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No Indictment in Eric Garner Chokehold Case for N.Y.P.D. Officer — A Staten Island grand jury voted on Wednesday not to bring criminal charges in the death of Eric Garner, a black man who died after being placed in a chokehold by a white police officer. — The decision was reached …
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New York Post:
Cop cleared in chokehold death of Eric Garner — Eric Garner seen during his arrest last August. — A Staten Island grand jury cleared an NYPD cop Wednesday in the chokehold death of Eric Garner during his caught-on-video arrest for peddling loose cigarettes, The Post has learned.
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New York Times:
Grand Jury Said to Bring No Charges in Staten Island Chokehold Death of Eric Garner — A Staten Island grand jury has voted not to bring criminal charges against the white New York City police officer at the center of the Eric Garner case, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday.
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CNN:
N.Y. cop not indicted in chokehold death — A grand jury decided against an indictment Wednesday in the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, who died after white police officer Daniel Pantaleo put him in a chokehold, according to two law enforcement officials.
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Christian Science Monitor, No More Mister Nice Blog, Addicting Info and Washington Times
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Grand Jury Won't Charge Cop Who Killed Eric Garner With Illegal Chokehold
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
ObamaCare author: Health law is ‘really complicated’ — Sen. Tom Harkin, one of the coauthors of the Affordable Care Act, now thinks Democrats may have been better off not passing it at all and holding out for a better bill. — The Iowa Democrat who chairs the Senate Health, Education …
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Is Obamacare Destroying the Democratic Party? — Charles Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, has forced a debate over fundamental party priorities out into the open. Should Democrats focus primarily on the problems of the poor or should they first address the economic struggles of the working and middle classes?
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Return of Focus Hocus Pocus
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Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
2014 Headed Toward Hottest Year On Record — Here's Why That's Remarkable — 2014 is currently on track to be hottest year on record, according to new reports from both the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the U.K.'s Met Office Wednesday. Similarly, NOAA reported two weeks ago …
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Politico:
Conservatives scoff at Boehner deal — Hardliners are again ready to cause leaders problems. — The “Hell No” caucus is once again causing headaches for Republican leadership. — A cadre of the House's most conservative members will meet Wednesday morning at the Capitol Hill Club …
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Dear Media: This Elizabeth Lauten Nonsense Is Why Everybody Hates You — Last week, President Barack Obama pardoned a turkey prior to Thanksgiving Day, as is tradition. And as in previous years, his teenage daughters Malia and Sasha stood by his side. The daughters are cute as can be …
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Media in Frenzy Over Hill Staffer's Comments on Obama's Daughters
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Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
The right's ‘State of the Union plan’ continues to percolate — Last week, shortly before Thanksgiving, the idea that congressional Republicans might block President Obama from delivering a State of the Union address first crossed the political world's radar.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mike Huckabee: Brown Could Have Avoided Death “If He Behaved Like Something Other Than A Thug” — “I'm gonna tell you something â” what gets you shot is when you grab a police officer's gun, and you lunge at him, and you try to hit him in the face. View Video ›
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Steve Almasy / CNN:
Charles Barkley: We never talk about race until something bad happens — Watch Brooke Baldwin's full interview with Charles Barkley on CNN on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET — (CNN) — Charles Barkley — who once said he doesn't create controversies, he just brings them to our attention — is at it again.
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Jason Hanna / CNN:
Michael Brown's stepfather sorry for outburst
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Clinton in the void — She faces a challenge in how to spend her time before a 2016 decision — She's not going to announce her 2016 plans for at least another six weeks — possibly longer. — So the question for Hillary Clinton has become how to fill the space between the midterms …
Plain Dealer:
Cleveland officer who shot Tamir Rice had ‘dismal’ handgun performance for Independence police — Adam Ferrise, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Adam Ferrise, Northeast Ohio Media Group — CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice had issues …
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Dan Cahill / Chicago Sun Times:
4 Downs with Mike Ditka: Ferguson, Forte and is Briggs a HOFer? — Before Sunday's game, five St. Louis Rams players took the field in a “hands up, don't shoot” solidarity protest for Ferguson and Michael Brown. — Neither the NFL nor the Rams penalized the players for their actions.
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
If false, Rolling Stone story could set rape victims back decades — If the Rolling Stone story regarding the account of “Jackie,” a University of Virginia student allegedly gang raped as part of a fraternity initiation didn't happen the way it was described, rape victims and advocates trying …
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
Hagel refused to hold off resignation announcement in spite of White House wishes — Washington (CNN) — CNN has learned the White House wanted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to wait until this week to resign, so it would have a new nominee in place by then.
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American Spectator, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Politico, Bloomberg View and Reuters
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Kevin Montgomery / Gawker:
Zillow Accused of Subjecting Female Employees to “Sexual Torture” — Zillow has built up a $4.5 billion valuation by amassing an immense real estate database. But a lawsuit filed in a California court accuses the company of cultivating an “adult frat house” culture in which female employees …
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ThinkProgress, Addicting Info, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
Ben Carson stands by comparison of U.S. to Nazi Germany — Washington (CNN) — Neurosurgeon Ben Carson stood by his controversial comparison of the United States to Nazi Germany in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday. — Asked by Blitzer whether he would amend or take back his comments, Carson said “Absolutely not.”
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Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Scalia? Set His Dissents to Music — Justice Inspires a Different Type of Courtroom Drama; Duet With Ginsburg — WASHINGTON—Justice Antonin Scalia , whose barbed wit entertains audiences at Supreme Court arguments, has some competition from Antonin Scalia, the fictional character.
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