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A Note to Our Readers — To Our Readers: — Last month, Rolling Stone published a story titled “A Rape on Campus” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, which described a brutal gang rape of a woman named Jackie at a University of Virginia fraternity house; the university's failure to respond to this alleged assault …
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U-Va. fraternity to rebut claims of gang rape in Rolling Stone — A lawyer for the University of Virginia fraternity whose members were accused of a brutal gang rape said Friday that the organization will release a statement rebutting the claims printed in a Rolling Stone article about the incident.


Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine — Facebook billionaire Chris Hughes and his lieutenant from Yahoo gut one of journalism's great publications, setting off waves of resignations and tears. — When Facebook billionaire Chris Hughes …
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The New Republic and the Beltway media's race problem — There's little doubt that The New Republic's young owner, Chris Hughes, treated its beloved editor, Frank Foer, poorly. Hughes' new CEO, Guy Vidra, criticized Foer's leadership while sitting right next to him at an all-staff meeting.
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New Republic staffers resign en masse — The majority of The New Republic's masthead resigned en masse on Friday following the owner's decision to force out the editorial leadership, move the magazine to New York, and rebrand the venerable, century-old publication as a “digital media company.”
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Mass Exodus At ‘The New Republic’
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Implosion of a Washington institution
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White Men Upset Wrong White Man Placed in Charge of White-Man Magazine
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Randy Barnett: How to finally kill Obamacare — The Supreme Court is more likely to act if Republicans have an alternative bill ready. — Thanks to four justices of the Supreme Court, there is now a clear path to repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act next year, finally bringing Obamacare to an end.
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No Such Thing as Racial Profiling — Coming just two weeks after the non-indictment of Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the non-indictment of Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner has the feel of a grim serial filled with redundant plot lines …
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George W. Bush: Garner decision ‘hard to understand’
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Eric Garner could spark American Spring: Column
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New Twist in Lynch's Confirmation After New York Grand Jury Decision
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EXCLUSIVE: Rookie NYPD officer who shot Akai Gurley in Brooklyn stairwell was texting union rep as victim lay dying — In the six and a half minutes after Peter Liang discharged a single bullet that struck Gurley, 28, he and his partner couldn't be reached, sources told the Daily News.
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22 people had to approve Romney tweets — Aides to Mitt Romney's presidential team in 2012 are airing their frustrations with the campaign, alleging that tweets had to be approved by nearly two dozen people by the end of the race. — “So whether it was a tweet, Facebook post, blog post …
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Romney Tweets Needed to be Approved by 22 People
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Kerry Puts Brakes on CIA Torture Report — Secretary of State John Kerry personally phoned Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Friday morning to ask her to delay the imminent release of her committee's report on CIA torture and rendition during …
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Obama Romance Movie In Works - Who Will Play Young Barack? — EXCLUSIVE: The White House legend that is Barack and Michelle Obama's romance is heading to the screen. Southside With You, a drama in the vein of Before Sunrise, chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President …
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Michigan House approves Religious Freedom Restoration Act in party-line vote — Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall (MLive File Photo) — LANSING, MI — Michigan's Republican-led House on Thursday approved a proposed “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” which supporters …
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Cassidy, headed toward win, takes Election Day off — Lake Charles, Louisiana (CNN) — What's a Republican congressman with an all-but-certain Senate seat in his pocket to do on Election Day? — If you're Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy, you take a professional development course for your day job.
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The Last Southern Democrat — HAMMOND, La.—Mary Landrieu is dead …
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Christie bridge scandal report cannot determine if governor was involved — TRENTON — An interim report by the joint legislative panel investigating last year's controversial lane closures at the George Washington Bridge could not determine if Gov. Chris Christie had any direct involvement …
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GWB probe finds no evidence of link to Christie; legislative panel blames his appointees
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More Jobs and Higher Wages: U.S. Recovery Starts to Hit Home — After more than five years of elusive gains, ordinary Americans may finally be about to see the benefits of the recovery where it really counts: in their pocketbooks and wallets. — The Labor Department reported Friday …


Teacher accused of anti-Muslim remarks to resign, get 3 months' pay — A third-grade HISD teacher accused of making profane and anti-Muslim remarks on a public access television show will resign immediately and receive three months' pay under a deal approved by the school board Thursday.
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