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New York Times:
Eric Garner, Daniel Pantaleo and Lethal Police Tactics — One route to justice for Eric Garner was blocked on Wednesday, by a Staten Island grand jury's confounding refusal to see anything potentially criminal in the police assault that killed him. — But the quest will continue.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
New Twist in Lynch's Confirmation After New York Grand Jury Decision — WASHINGTON — The federal civil rights investigation into the chokehold death of Eric Garner could present a new complication for Loretta E. Lynch's nomination as attorney general, because she will be heading the inquiry …
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Washington Post and Political Wire
The Hill:
Obama signals he'll put muscle behind response to police killings — President Obama is pledging a robust effort to ensure the criminal justice system treats all people equally regardless of color following a New York City grand jury's decision to not indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner.
Salon:
White America's moral disaster: From Eric Garner to Mike Brown, a destructive view of “justice”
White America's moral disaster: From Eric Garner to Mike Brown, a destructive view of “justice”
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Hullabaloo
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Christie: I'm Not Going to Second-Guess Eric Garner Grand Jury
Christie: I'm Not Going to Second-Guess Eric Garner Grand Jury
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New York Magazine and FOX News Radio
Jesse Walker / Hit & Run:
The Last Words of Eric Garner
The Last Words of Eric Garner
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Talking Points Memo, New York Post, The Daily Banter and Gawker
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Even the liberal New Republic needs to change — When I entered journalism there were three places I badly wanted to work: The American Prospect, The Washington Monthly, and The New Republic. The decision turned out to be easy: TNR never called me back. The Washington Monthly didn't have entry-level positions.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
A Eulogy for The New Republic — A century-old liberal institution gazes at the end. — Shares — Not long after he purchased The New Republic, Chris Hughes had lunch with me, as he was doing with quite a few journalists around Washington. At one point, he asked me who the best editor had been during my 16 years.
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The Dish, RedState, Balloon Juice, Poynter, Booman Tribune and Power Line, more at Mediagazer »
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Implosion of a Washington institution
Implosion of a Washington institution
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The Federalist and National Review, more at Mediagazer »
Leah Finnegan / Gawker:
White Men Upset Wrong White Man Placed in Charge of White-Man Magazine
White Men Upset Wrong White Man Placed in Charge of White-Man Magazine
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Mashable
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Frank Foer, Leon Wieseltier out at TNR
Frank Foer, Leon Wieseltier out at TNR
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Poynter, New York Magazine, New York Times, FOX News Radio, FishbowlDC and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Democrats Against Reform — It's easy to understand why Republicans wish health reform had never happened, and are now hoping that the Supreme Court will abandon its principles and undermine the law. But it's more puzzling — and disturbing — when Democrats like Charles Schumer …
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hrms.urban.org:
Taking Stock: Health Insurance Coverage under the ACA as of September 2014
Taking Stock: Health Insurance Coverage under the ACA as of September 2014
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PoliticusUSA, Addicting Info and Daily Kos
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems on ObamaCare: Was it worth it?
George Selgin / Free Banking:
A 1920-21 Recovery Myth — The Forgotten Depression, Jim Grant's excellent book about the 1920-21 downturn and the recovery that followed, has generated a burst of critical commentary from persons anxious to reject the principal conclusion Grant draws from that episode.
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EconLog and Cafe Hayek
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Could ‘Barry’ sue Lena Dunham over her memoirs? — Actress Lena Dunham holds her memoir, “Not That Kind of Girl,” ahead of a book signing in Piccadilly in central London in October. (Joel Ryan/Invision via Associated Press) — A reader writes: … A very interesting question …
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David Sims / The Atlantic Online:
Seen It All Before: 10 Predictions About Police Body Cameras — Twenty years ago, law enforcement and activists teamed up to support another video surveillance technology: in-car dash cams. — A strange coalition has formed around the police officer-worn body camera.
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Prairie Weather and Washington Post
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Added 321,000 Jobs in November; Unemployment Rate Is 5.8% — Employers added 321,000 jobs in November, a very healthy showing that echoes other positive economic data recently and bodes well for the crucial holiday retail season underway. — The unemployment rate remained unchanged …
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CNBC, CNNMoney.com, Campaign for America's Future and Outside the Beltway
Weekly Standard:
The Benghazi Report — An ongoing intelligence failure — After a long day on November 13, 2013, Speaker of the House John Boehner walked down the marble hallways of the Longworth House Office Building to the personal office of Representative Devin Nunes for a drink, a cigarette, and maybe a brief reprieve.
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Hot Air
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
The Last Southern Democrat — HAMMOND, La.—Mary Landrieu is dead, and everyone knows it but Mary Landrieu. — The senior senator from Louisiana, a diminutive blond woman with a round, youthful face, is standing under a green canopy in the middle of an airfield. The canopy reads, “City of Hammond, Too Lovely to Litter.”
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Business Insider:
Romney's Inner Circle Is Convinced He's Running — Mitt Romney held meetings with donors in New York this week that left one attendee convinced he is running for president again in 2016. — A member of Romney's inner circle who spoke to Business Insider said the former governor …
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Political Wire and Liberaland
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
On a Roll — Suddenly, things look up for the GOP. — Republicans have lost the last two presidential elections, but not much else over the past six years. They've captured the House and Senate. They now hold 31 governorships and 69 of the 99 state legislative chambers.