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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Exclusive: Police Officer Darren Wilson Explains How He Feared for His Life … Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson has spoken out to ABC News for the first time publicly since fatally shooting a black teenager, Michael Brown, and he said that he would not do anything differently.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Exclusive: George Stephanopoulos Interviews Police Officer Darren Wilson … In an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, police officer Darren Wilson breaks his silence about the shooting of Michael Brown. — Wilson told ABC News that he did not execute Brown on August 9 …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Fanciful and not credible’: CNN legal analyst destroys Darren Wilson's testimony — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — CNN legal analyst Sunny Hostin ripped St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch for asking Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson “softball” …
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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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Charles Roberts / opposingviews.com/homepage.xml:
Watch: Darren Wilson Explains Why He Shot Michael Brown (Video) — Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos for his first national television interview since the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown. ABC plans to release the interview in portions over the next 24 to 48 hours.
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Chronicle of a Riot Foretold
Chronicle of a Riot Foretold
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Holder: ‘Disappointed’ by Violence in Ferguson
Holder: ‘Disappointed’ by Violence in Ferguson
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New York Times:
Amid Conflicting Accounts, Trusting Darren Wilson
Amid Conflicting Accounts, Trusting Darren Wilson
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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Peter King: President Obama should invite Officer Darren Wilson to the W.H.
Peter King: President Obama should invite Officer Darren Wilson to the W.H.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Michael Brown's Father to MSNBC: ‘They Crucified His Character’
Michael Brown's Father to MSNBC: ‘They Crucified His Character’
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James Oliphant / National Journal:
Obama's Split-Screen Appeal Lost in Ferguson's Anger
Obama's Split-Screen Appeal Lost in Ferguson's Anger
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Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Michael Brown's Stepfather Urged Protesters To “Burn This Bitch Down” After Grand Jury Announcement
Michael Brown's Stepfather Urged Protesters To “Burn This Bitch Down” After Grand Jury Announcement
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Witnesses Saw Michael Brown Attacking-and Others Saw Him Giving Up
Witnesses Saw Michael Brown Attacking-and Others Saw Him Giving Up
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
GOP Rep. Peter King: Obama Should Invite Darren Wilson to White House
GOP Rep. Peter King: Obama Should Invite Darren Wilson to White House
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Obama Threatens to Veto $440 Billion Tax Deal — WASHINGTON — With negotiators nearing an accord on permanent tax breaks for businesses worth $440 billion over 10 years, President Obama rallied Democratic opposition and promised a veto. — “The president would veto the proposed deal …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Congress Poised To Eliminate Key Tax Breaks For Middle Class, Provide Permanent Tax Breaks For Corporations — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has reached a compromise with House Republicans on a package of tax breaks that would permanently extend relief for big multinational …
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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 …
Brian Faler / Politico:
White House threatens to veto tax deal
Sarah Mimms / National Journal:
Chuck Schumer: Passing Obamacare in 2010 Was a Mistake — The Senate's No. 3 Democrat says that his party misused its mandate. — Sen. Chuck Schumer upbraided his own party Tuesday for pushing the Affordable Care Act through Congress in 2010. — While Schumer emphasized during a speech …
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
How To Talk To Your Tea Party Uncle About Obamacare This Thanksgiving
How To Talk To Your Tea Party Uncle About Obamacare This Thanksgiving
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer: Democrats Screwed Up By Passing Obamacare In 2010
Schumer: Democrats Screwed Up By Passing Obamacare In 2010
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Car plows through protesters during Ferguson rally in south Minneapolis — Star Tribune videographer Mark Vancleave shot video of the altercation during a solidarity rally Tuesday near the Minneapolis Police's 3rd Precinct building at Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue S.
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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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Betty Cracker / Balloon Juice:
Witness #40 — I've been reading through the Ferguson grand jury doc dump released by Mr. McCullough; the documents are housed at the St. Louis public radio station here. The oddest thing I've seen so far is the account of Witness #40, who just happened to set out on a journey …
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Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
Rand Paul: The Politicians Are To Blame in Ferguson — The failure of the War on Poverty has created a culture of violence and put police in a nearly impossible situation. — We are witnessing a tragedy in Ferguson. This city in Missouri has become a focal point for so much.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Obama to immigration hecklers: ‘I just took an action to change the law’ — Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama told three people who repeatedly interrupted his latest speech on immigration to stop their yelling because he “just took an action to change the law.”
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