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New York Times:
2 Hostages Killed in Yemen as U.S. Rescue Effort Fails — SANA, Yemen — United States commandos stormed a village in southern Yemen early Saturday in an effort to free an American photojournalist held hostage by Al Qaeda, but the raid ended badly with the kidnappers killing the American …
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Mohammed Ghobari / Reuters:
U.S., South African hostages in Yemen killed in rescue attempt — (Reuters) - A U.S. journalist and a South African teacher held by al Qaeda militants in Yemen were killed alongside 10 of their captors during a rescue attempt by U.S. and Yemeni forces, senior officials said on Saturday.
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Hot Air, Scared Monkeys and NO QUARTER USA NET
ABC News:
Obama Says Somers' Life Was in Imminent Danger — President Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the U.S. had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger. — Shortly before the White House statement …
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Politico and Associated Press
Zerlina Maxwell / Washington Post:
No matter what Jackie said, we should generally believe rape claims. — Incredulity hurts victims more than it hurts wrongly-accused perps. — In last month's deep and damning Rolling Stone report about sexual assault at UVA, a reporter narrated the story of “Jackie,” …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Rolling Stone's disastrous U-Va. story: A case of real media bias — On Slate's DoubleX Gabfest podcast last month, reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely explained why she had settled on the University of Virginia as the focus for her investigative story on a horrific 2012 gang rape of a freshman named Jackie …
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's History as First Lady: Powerful, but Not Always Deft — WASHINGTON — As a young lawyer for the Watergate committee in the 1970s, Hillary Rodham caught a ride home one night with her boss, Bernard Nussbaum. Sitting in the car before going inside, she told him she wanted to introduce him to her boyfriend.
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National Review
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Senate Forecast: Landrieu Headed Toward Historic Defeat In Louisiana Runoff — William Thompson of Kansas and Wesley Jones of Washington are former U.S. senators — you get a pass for not recognizing them, they've been dead for more than 80 years. But if you'll be watching Saturday's Senate …
Discussion:
Scared Monkeys, Power Line, FOX News Radio and The PJ Tatler
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:
The Last Days of Democratic Politics In Louisiana Are Here
The Last Days of Democratic Politics In Louisiana Are Here
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Hot Air, PJ Media, The Hill and Washington Post
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
HHS asks GOP: Keep us away from Gruber — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is asking lawmakers not to seat ObamaCare consultant Jonathan Gruber next to Medicare's top official when the two testify on Capitol Hill next week. — HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Jim Esquea wrote …
National Journal:
John Kerry Is Trying to Stall the Release of the CIA Torture Report — The secretary of State is reportedly asking the Senate to wait to release its report on the Bush-era use of “enhanced interrogation” techniques. — Secretary of State John Kerry is pleading with the Senate to delay …
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Booman Tribune, The Intercept, Techdirt, The Verge, Politico, Hot Air and New York Times
Dr. Thomas Pfeiffer / CBS News:
Cops: Doctor forced woman to swallow abortion pill — Shares - — ROSENDALE, N.Y. — Police say a New York doctor choked a woman and forced her to swallow a pill that could cause an abortion, after she told him she was pregnant. — The Ulster County Sheriff's Office …
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Liberaland, Talking Points Memo and New York Magazine
The Indianapolis Star, Indystar:
IMPD tweet underscores perils of social media — Police officer Kendale Adams spent two hours Thursday night in a room crowded with people peppering his boss with questions about how police interact with the public, particularly blacks. — Some of the people doing the peppering were protesters …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Reid indicates Senate might not pass House tax extender bill — Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday night that the Senate might not be able to pass the House tax extenders bill before the end of the year. — Reid said it was “imperative” for the Senate to pass a government funding bill …
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The Nation