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6:15 PM ET, September 25, 2014

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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Eric Holder To Step Down As Attorney General  —  Eric Holder Jr., the nation's first black U.S. attorney general, is preparing to announce his resignation Thursday after a tumultuous tenure marked by civil rights advances, national security threats, reforms to the criminal justice system …
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Host: Holder Ran The DOJ ‘Much Like The Black Panthers Would’  —  Fox News host Andrea Tantaros said Thursday during a discussion about Attorney General Eric Holder's reported resignation that he ran the Department of Justice “much like the Black Panthers would.”
Benjamin Goad / The Hill:
GOP to Obama: Don't use lame-duck Congress to replace Holder  —  Conservatives are warning President Obama against using a lame-duck session of Congress to push through Attorney General Eric Holder's replacement, even as the White House signals its intention to fill the post quickly.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and ABC News
New York Times:
Attorney General Eric Holder, Prominent Liberal Voice in Obama Administration, Is Resigning  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is resigning from his post, the Justice Department said Thursday.  Mr. Holder will remain in office until a successor is nominated and confirmed.
David Nather / Politico:
Eric Holder's real legacy  —  For someone who has been such a punching bag while in office, Attorney General Eric Holder is leaving on a more successful note: his response to the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, that may serve as a capstone for a civil rights legacy that could outlast the controversies of his tenure.
Discussion: ABC News and ThinkProgress
The National Interest:
Good Riddance, Eric Holder  —  “The most polarizing man in Barack Obama's administration—besides the president himself—is calling it quits.”  —  The most polarizing man in Barack Obama's administration—besides the president himself—is calling it quits.
Colin Campbell / Business Insider:
Al Sharpton Says He's Helping The White House Pick The Next Attorney General
Discussion: Mediaite, RedState and The PJ Tatler
Benjamin Goad / The Hill:
Eric Holder to resign
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Hot Air
David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
With Eric Holder's Exit, Obama Loses a Key Ally
John Monk / The State:
VIDEO RELEASED: SC trooper charged with felony in shooting at traffic stop over seat belt violation  —  COLUMBIA, SC — An S.C. trooper who stopped a man for a seat belt violation outside Columbia and then shot him - apparently without provocation - was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Video Shows South Carolina Cop Shooting Black Man Without Any Apparent Provocation
Discussion: Hit & Run, Shakesville and Daily Kos
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Yep, We Need Dashcams
Discussion: WLTX-TV and Unfogged
Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Cheney rips Obama for ‘Ferguson’  —  Dick Cheney says it's “outrageous” that President Barack Obama mentioned the summer's unrest in Ferguson, Mo., while speaking about ISIL during a speech at the United Nations.  —  “I was stunned,” the former vice president said on Wednesday during an interview on Fox News' “Hannity.”
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
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Economist:
Mission relaunched  —  The fight against Islamic State …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama's exceptional U.N. address
New York Post:
Zoo in coverup after groundhog dropped by de Blasio dies  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio couldn't hold onto the Staten Island Zoo's squirming groundhog.  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio has groundhog blood on his hands!  —  A week after Hizzoner dropped Staten Island Chuck in front of a crowd of spectators on Feb. 2 …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Romney 2016 is for real  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL 2016 ELECTIONS MITT ROMNEY  —  Is Mitt Romney, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination and lost in 2008, ran again and won the nomination but lost the general election in 2012, really thinking about running yet again for president in 2016?
BuzzFeed:
SD Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Somehow Plagiarized Biographical Sentence  —  Mary Burke had her own policies plagiarized.  —  Susan Wismer For South Dakota / Via Facebook: SusanForSD  —  Democratic gubernatorial South Dakota nominee appears to have plagiarized parts of her issues page …
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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Wisconsin's Dilettante  —  The daughter of Trek Bicycle founder …
Discussion: Hot Air and BuzzFeed
Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Ferguson police chief apologizes to Michael Brown's parents  —  (CNN) — Ferguson, Missouri, Police Chief Thomas Jackson apologized Thursday to the parents of Michael Brown, as well as to any peaceful protesters who feel he didn't do “enough to protect their constitutional right to protest.”
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Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
New GOP ad campaign: ‘Republicans Have Feelings’  —  Vinny Minchillo, a Republican campaign strategist based in Texas, isn't the most famous GOP consultant in the country, but he did claim to have “reinvented political advertising” while working for Mitt Romney's failed presidential campaign in 2012.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Signal
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Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Gabby Giffords's Gun-Control Ads Are Being Criticized Because They're Working  —  Strange but true: getting shot in the head will make a person want to defeat political candidates who oppose gun control laws.  Actually, getting shot in the head is usually fatal.
Discussion: National Review
Paul A. Offit / Wall Street Journal:
The Anti-Vaccination Epidemic  —  Whooping cough, mumps and measles are making an alarming comeback, thanks to seriously misguided parents.  —  Almost 8,000 cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, have been reported to California's Public Health Department so far this year.
Discussion: Washington Post
Jack Shafer:
War without end: The U.S. may still be fighting in Syria in 2024, 2034, 2044 . . .  This must be what perpetual war looks like.  —  In a Pentagon briefing yesterday, Army Lieutenant General Bill Mayville called the cruise missiles and bombs flung at targets in Syria “the beginning of a credible and sustainable persistent campaign.”
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
A Terror Cell That Avoided the Spotlight
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Conservatives Launch ‘Unprecedented’ Campaign Against Pro-Marriage Equality Republicans  —  National Organization for Marriage, Family Research Council, and CitizenLink lash out against candidates “working to actively alienate the Republican base.”  —  Olaf Faeskorn/Tisei for Congress
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Hosts Dub Female Fighter Pilot Who Bombed ISIL ‘Boobs On The Ground’ (VIDEO)  —  Two male co-hosts of Fox News' “The Five” cracked sexist jokes Wednesday about the United Arab Emirates' first female fighter pilot.  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle took a moment to salute Major Mariam Al Mansouri …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Raw Story and Gawker
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Colorado's Politics Are as Divided as They Get  —  Obama no more popular in the Centennial State than elsewhere  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Of the handful of extremely close U.S. Senate races this year, the battle over the Colorado seat being defended by Democratic Sen. Mark Udall is one of the closest …
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
 
 
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
GOP poll: Dem trails in Alaska Senate race
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Incredibly Insipid War on Women 2.0
Discussion: Daily Kos
Dylan Byers / Politico:
‘Meet the Press’ finishes third, again
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
New York Times:
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire
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Theodore Dalrymple / City Journal:
The Reeducation of Dinesh D'Souza
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
This Democrat likes spending your taxes, but doesn't like paying hers
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