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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 …
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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.
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Why Darren Wilson was never going to be indicted for killing Michael Brown. — The first Ferguson protests had two slogans: “Hands up, don't shoot”—referring to Michael Brown's final actions before he was killed—and “Justice for Michael Brown.” And when you asked protesters what they meant by …
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Ron Christie / The Daily Beast:
Justice Was Served in Ferguson—This Isn't Jim Crow America — “Civil rights” figures decided long ago that the only fair outcome would be indictment. But that was driven by ideology, not facts. — The day of reckoning has arrived not just in Ferguson, Missouri but also across America.
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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 …
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.
KSDK-TV:
Last Slide — He said gas lines were another challenge faced by firefighters throughout the night. Laclede Gas had to come out to the scenes of the fires to shut off service. — “What I've seen tonight is probably much worse than the worst night we saw a couple of months ago,” St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said.
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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Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Go to Ferguson Right Now, President Obama, and Give Your Biggest Race Speech Yet
Go to Ferguson Right Now, President Obama, and Give Your Biggest Race Speech Yet
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New York Times:
More Troops Sent to Ferguson After Night of Chaos
More Troops Sent to Ferguson After Night of Chaos
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Legal Experts Explain Why The Ferguson Grand Jury Was Set Up For Failure
Legal Experts Explain Why The Ferguson Grand Jury Was Set Up For Failure
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Maria L. La Ganga / Los Angeles Times:
Darren Wilson, recalling shooting, said Michael Brown looked like a demon
Darren Wilson, recalling shooting, said Michael Brown looked like a demon
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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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CNN:
Streets of Ferguson smolder after grand jury decides not to indict officer
Streets of Ferguson smolder after grand jury decides not to indict officer
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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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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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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 Huffington Post:
Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson Not Indicted In Michael Brown Shooting
Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson Not Indicted In Michael Brown Shooting
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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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Kathleen Hunter / Bloomberg.com:
Democrats Erred by Acting on Health Care in 2010, Schumer Says — Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) — Democrats made a mistake by passing President Barack Obama's health-care law in 2010 instead of focusing more directly on helping the middle class, third-ranking U.S. Senate Democrat Charles Schumer said today.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer slams ‘sensationalist’ press — Government's “failure to deliver” contributed to Democrats' catastrophic losses this fall, but Sen. Chuck Schumer did not blame the Obama administration. Enthusiasm for his own populist Fair Shot Agenda was muted on the campaign trail …
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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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
How Obama Dumped Hagel
How Obama Dumped Hagel
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
With Chuck Hagel's departure, Obama is turning into George W. Bush
With Chuck Hagel's departure, Obama is turning into George W. Bush
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
‘Stupidity’ consultant agrees to testify — Jonathan Gruber, the former ObamaCare adviser in hot water for his comments about the “stupidity of the American voter,” has agreed to testify at a House panel next month, setting up a healthcare showdown in what could be the final week of this Congress.
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Joe Millitzer / FOX2now.com:
Body found in Ferguson neighborhood — FERGUSON, MO (KTVI) - A body was found in a Ferguson neighborhood just east of the Canfield apartments in the 9400 block of Glen Owen drive. The body was found in a white Pontiac car parked in a driveway at around 9am. — The driver's side window is shot out.
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New York Times:
F.D.A. to Require Calorie Count, Even for Popcorn at the Movies — WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration will announce sweeping rules on Tuesday that will require chain restaurants, movie theaters and pizza parlors across the country to post calorie counts on their menus.
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Politico:
GOP leaders uniting around plan to avoid shutdown — House Republican leaders are beginning to coalesce around a strategy to avoid a government shutdown in less than a month. — The likely proposal would fund nearly the entire government through September 2015, but immigration enforcement related funding …
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