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New York Times:
Protests Flare After Ferguson Police Officer Is Not Indicted … CLAYTON, Mo. — A St. Louis County grand jury has brought no criminal charges against Darren Wilson, a white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, more than three months ago in nearby Ferguson.
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Washington Post:
Ferguson police officer won't be charged in fatal shooting — Barbara Jones, joined by other protesters, raises her hands, on Nov. 24, in Ferguson, Mo., more than three months after an unarmed black 18-year-old man was shot and killed there by a white policeman.
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Darren Wilson issues statement reacting to grand jury decision — • By Christine Byers cbyers@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8087 — FERGUSON • Lawyers for Darren Wilson issued a public statement Monday night after learning he would not be indicted, saying, in part, that Wilson …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
LEAKED>>> Prosecutor's Office: NO INDICTMENT in #MikeBrown Case — NO INDICTMENT IN MIKE BROWN CASE— From a source inside the Prosecutor's Office - NO INDICTMENT in the Michael Brown case. — Heard from a SEPARATE NEWS SOURCE same news - No Indictment.
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Ben Casselman / FiveThirtyEight:
It's Incredibly Rare For A Grand Jury To Do What Ferguson's Just Did — A St. Louis County grand jury on Monday decided not to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police Officer Darren Wilson in the August killing of teenager Michael Brown. The decision wasn't a surprise — leaks from the grand jury …
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Go to Ferguson Right Now, President Obama, and Give Your Biggest Race Speech Yet — President Barack Obama's unwillingness to wade deeply into the thicket of passions, grievances, suspicions, and resentments that materialized after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri, has disappointed some of his strongest supporters.
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Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Live Updates From Ferguson on the Grand Jury Decision in Michael Brown Shooting — Journalists with The New York Times in Ferguson, Mo., and around the country are following the work of the grand jury in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was fatally shot Aug. 9 by Darren Wilson, a white police officer.
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Darren Wilson Told Grand Jury That Michael Brown Looked Like A ‘Demon’ — Ferguson, Mo. police Officer Darren Wilson testified before a grand jury that Michael Brown looked like an angry “demon” during the Aug. 9 confrontation that ended in the teenager's death.
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Alana Horowitz / The Huffington Post:
Ferguson Prosecutor Robert McCulloch Gives Bizarre Press Conference — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announced on Monday night that Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted for the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in a press conference that many found baffling, unwieldy and inflammatory.
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
The crisis of leadership and confidence in Ferguson, Mo.
The crisis of leadership and confidence in Ferguson, Mo.
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
IN FERGUSON: Police cars, businesses on fire, “much worse than the worst night” in August, police chief says
IN FERGUSON: Police cars, businesses on fire, “much worse than the worst night” in August, police chief says
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New York Times:
After Ferguson Decision, Fury Boils Over, From Plains to Both Coasts
After Ferguson Decision, Fury Boils Over, From Plains to Both Coasts
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Ron Christie / The Daily Beast:
Justice Was Served in Ferguson—This Isn't Jim Crow America
Justice Was Served in Ferguson—This Isn't Jim Crow America
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Michael Brown's Mother: 'They Still Don't Care—They Ain't Never Gon' Care'
Michael Brown's Mother: 'They Still Don't Care—They Ain't Never Gon' Care'
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Raw Story
Syreeta McFadden / Guardian:
Ferguson, goddamn: No indictment for Darren Wilson is no surprise. This is why we protest
Ferguson, goddamn: No indictment for Darren Wilson is no surprise. This is why we protest
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The Federalist, New York Times, Mashable and Slate
Joe Concha / Mediaite:
Concha: Announcing Grand Jury Decision at Night a Needlessly Reckless One
Concha: Announcing Grand Jury Decision at Night a Needlessly Reckless One
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Erin McClam / NBC News:
Ferguson Erupts: Shots Fired After Grand Jury Decision Sparks Rage
Ferguson Erupts: Shots Fired After Grand Jury Decision Sparks Rage
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Ferguson Grand Jury Does Not Indict Officer Darren Wilson in Death of Michael Brown
Ferguson Grand Jury Does Not Indict Officer Darren Wilson in Death of Michael Brown
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Prosecutor a Democrat — The prosecutor that announced Darren Wilson …
Prosecutor a Democrat — The prosecutor that announced Darren Wilson …
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Hit & Run and The Daily Caller
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Poll finds racial divide over Wilson charges
Poll finds racial divide over Wilson charges
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
With Chuck Hagel's departure, Obama is turning into George W. Bush — When Barack Obama looks in the mirror these days, he must see a terrifying visage staring back at him: that of George W. Bush. — In a cruel echo of history, Obama is morphing into the president whose foreign policy he campaigned to overturn.
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Kevin Lamarque / The Daily Beast:
Hagel Takes a Bullet for Obama: Inside the Defense Secretary's Sudden Firing — The Secretary of Defense is stepping down after less than two lackluster years inside the Pentagon walls and disastrous developments around the world. — From practically the day he took office as the 24th Secretary …
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The Hill:
How Obama and Chuck Hagel reached the end of the line — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's exit from the Obama administration came after weeks of discussion with President Obama over what role he would play in shaping defense policy over the last two years of his term.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
A Shake-Up Stops at One — WASHINGTON — Shortly after President Obama announced the resignation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the White House on Monday, he went to a meeting of his entire National Security Council staff, where he told the embattled group that they were critical to an ambitious foreign policy agenda.
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BBC:
Turkey president Erdogan: Women are not equal to men — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said women cannot be treated as equal to men, and has accused feminists of rejecting motherhood. — “You cannot put women and men on an equal footing,” he told a meeting in Istanbul. “It is against nature.”
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