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New York Times:
The Meaning of the Ferguson Riots  —  The St. Louis County grand jury's decision not to indict the white police officer who in August shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, would have generated widespread anger and disappointment in any case.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Ferguson Fraud  —  The bitter irony of the Michael Brown case is that if he had actually put his hands up and said don't shoot, he would almost certainly be alive today.  His family would have been spared an unspeakable loss, and Ferguson, Missouri wouldn't have experienced multiple bouts of rioting …
Ed Driscoll:
New York Times Publishes Darren Wilson's Address  —  All the doxing that's fit to print.  —  “The Times “had no qualms whatsoever about publishing almost all the information needed for Officer Darren Wilson's enemies to track him and his wife down at home,” John Nolte writes at Big Journalism …
Dan Good / ABC News:
Exclusive: Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson Tells George Stephanopoulos He's Having a Baby … Police Officer Darren Wilson, who has been in seclusion since the fatal shooting of Ferguson teenager Michael Brown, revealed to “Good Morning America” today that he and his new wife are expecting a baby.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Fanciful and not credible’: CNN legal analyst destroys Darren Wilson's testimony
James Oliphant / National Journal:
Obama's Split-Screen Appeal Lost in Ferguson's Anger
Discussion: Washington Post, Time and The Dish
Charles Roberts / opposingviews.com/homepage.xml:
Watch: Darren Wilson Explains Why He Shot Michael Brown (Video)
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Holder: ‘Disappointed’ by Violence in Ferguson
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Nick Hanauer / Politico:
The Pitchforks Are Coming... For Us Plutocrats  —  To: My Fellow Zillionaires  —  You probably don't know me, but like you I am one of those .01%ers, a proud and unapologetic capitalist.  I have founded, co-founded and funded more than 30 companies across a range of industries …
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
What's Next for the Democrats?  —  I was talking to Ted Strickland, the former governor of Ohio, when Nick Hanauer approached.  “What did you call it again?”  Strickland asked Hanauer, a Seattle-based tech zillionaire who has become a celebrity on the left for his advocacy of wealth redistribution.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Didn't Republicans See Obama's Immigration Move Coming?  —  Congress foiled by extremely predictable scheme.  —  Shares  —  One of the strangest things about the immigration debate is the fervent belief by conservatives that President Obama is motivated only by devious partisan considerations.
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Veto threat derails Reid tax deal  —  The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto an emerging deal that would restore several lapsed tax breaks, bringing into the open tensions between President Obama and the top Senate Democrat.  —  Jennifer Friedman, a White House spokeswoman …
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Wall Street Journal:
Congressional Talks On Tax Breaks Stall As White House Threatens Veto
Discussion: Daily Kos
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer: Dems erred with ObamaCare  —  Democrats made a strategic mistake by passing the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the third-ranking member of the Senate Democratic leadership, said Tuesday.  —  Schumer says Democrats “blew the opportunity the American people gave them” …
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NBC News:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Stent Placed in Her Heart  —  Ginsburg, 81, said in a series of interviews this year that she has no plans to retire.
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Paige Lavender / The Huffington Post:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘Resting Comfortably’ After Heart Surgery  —  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is “resting comfortably” after having heart surgery Wednesday morning, according to a release from the high court.  —  Ginsburg, 81, underwent a procedure to place a stent …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Admits: ‘I Just Took an Action to Change the Law’  —  The White House has argued that President Obama's executive amnesty order last week was made well within the existing law.  But in remarks in Chicago tonight, President Obama went off script and admitted that in fact he unilaterally made changes to the law.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Obama to immigration hecklers: ‘I just took an action to change the law’
Discussion: Riehl World News
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Obama to Introduce Sweeping New Controls on Ozone Emissions  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expected to release on Wednesday a contentious and long-delayed environmental regulation to curb emissions of ozone, a smog-causing pollutant linked to asthma, heart disease and premature death.
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CNNMoney.com:
U.S. EPA: We need tougher ozone standards
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Darlena Cunha / TIME:
Ferguson: In Defense of Rioting  —  Darlena Cunha is a Florida-based contributor to The Washington Post and TIME among dozens of other publications.  —  The violent protests in Ferguson, Mo., are part of the American experience.  Peaceful protesting is a luxury only available to those safely in mainstream culture
Rachel Huggins / The Hill:
Obama fires back at hecklers: ‘Get the facts’  —  President Obama shot back at hecklers Tuesday who interrupted his speech in Chicago, insisting they “get the facts.”  —  Back in his hometown, Obama pitched his sweeping executive actions on immigraton to a pre-dominantly Polish-American crowd.
Discussion: Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
Reuters:
U.S. judges overturn gay marriage bans in Arkansas, Mississippi  —  (Reuters) - U.S. district judges on Tuesday struck down as unconstitutional same-sex marriage bans in Arkansas and Mississippi, separately overturning measures that voters approved a decade ago in both socially conservative Southern states.
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and Daily Kos
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Associated Press:   Arkansas, Mississippi gay marriage bans overturned
Danielle Scruggs / FOX2now.com:
Two FBI agents shot during confrontation with murder suspect in north St. Louis County  —  HANLEY HILLS, MO (KTVI)- Two FBI Special Agents were shot during a confrontation with a murder suspect around 3a.m.  Wednesday morning in north St. Louis County.  The agents were assisting …
Discussion: Mediaite and myfox8.com
 
 
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