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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama's ‘propaganda’ pushed people to ‘hate the police,’ Giuliani says — President Obama has engaged in “propaganda” encouraging people to “hate the police,” former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) charged a day after two New York City police officers were shot and killed in their patrol car …
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TIME, Taylor Marsh, Political Wire, Hot Air and Politico
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Howard Safir / TIME:
Anti-Police Rhetoric Unlike Anything I've Seen in 45 Years — Howard Safir is the former commissioner of the New York City Police Department (1996-2000) and Chairman and CEO of Vigilant Resources International (VRI). — We have seen nothing but police bashing from some of the highest offices in the land.
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American Spectator, National Review, New York Times and NY Daily News
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
The Importance of Treating NYPD Officers as Individuals — On the outrageous murder of two cops and the faction trying to exploit their deaths for political leverage — At 28-years-old, Ismaaiyl Brinsley had been arrested 19 times and served 2 years in prison.
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Washington Monthly, New York Post and New York Times
Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
As Police Die, Racism Narrative Unravels — Any conversation about the murders of two New York City Police officers this weekend must start by acknowledging the ordinary heroism of law enforcement personnel that puts them in harm's way every day. We should then acknowledge …
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RedState
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Yankees will pay for education of children of NYPD cop Rafael Ramos who was killed while on duty Saturday — George Steinbrenner's Yankee Silver Shield Foundation has, for 32 years, provided for the education of the children of New York City cops, firefighters and Port Authority employees who were killed in the line.
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New York's PIX11, BizPac Review, Mediaite, TPNN and National Review
Justin Sink / The Hill:
NAACP chief: Don't blame Democrats for NYPD shootings — The head of the NAACP said it is “not fair” for the leader of a prominent police union and former Gov. George Pataki (R-N.Y.) to blame Democratic politicians for the deaths of two New York City police officers.
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Truth Revolt and The Gateway Pundit
Trevor Eischen / Politico:
Giuliani condemns anti-police ‘propaganda’ he says Obama started
Giuliani condemns anti-police ‘propaganda’ he says Obama started
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The Hill, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, National Review and Power Line
Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze.com:
‘NYPD Gets What They Deserve’: Here's How Some Celebrated the Shooting Deaths of Two Ambushed …
‘NYPD Gets What They Deserve’: Here's How Some Celebrated the Shooting Deaths of Two Ambushed …
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Scared Monkeys, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, New York's PIX11, The PJ Tatler and Twitchy
Caroline Bankoff / New York Magazine:
What We Know About NYPD Shooter Ismaaiyl Brinsley
What We Know About NYPD Shooter Ismaaiyl Brinsley
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New York Times, New York's PIX11, The Dish, Washington Post, Prairie Weather and Associated Press
New York Post:
Police turn their back on de Blasio
Police turn their back on de Blasio
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The Daily Banter, Roger's Rules, CBS New York, 7online.com, New York Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Fox News, LewRockwell and Ed Driscoll
Christopher Robbins / Gothamist:
“Blood On Many Hands”: Police Unions Blame De Blasio For Death Of 2 Cops
“Blood On Many Hands”: Police Unions Blame De Blasio For Death Of 2 Cops
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The Daily Beast, DNAinfo New York, Shakesville, The Nation, New York's PIX11, Washington Free Beacon, New York Times and Yahoo! News
Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
Flame Throwers and Fire Fighters
Flame Throwers and Fire Fighters
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Bloomberg Politics, The PJ Tatler and Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses — Since the day President Obama took office, he has failed to bring to justice anyone responsible for the torture of terrorism suspects — an official government program conceived and carried out in the years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Weekly Standard, PoliticusUSA, Balloon Juice and Raw Story
Yahoo! News:
President Obama's Hawaii vacation: Day 2 — KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his holiday vacation in Hawaii on Sunday: —POLICE SHOOTING: Obama called New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Sunday morning to offer condolences …
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Associated Press and Agence France-Presse
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Agence France-Presse:
Driver ploughs into crowd in France's second ‘Allahu Akbar’ attack
Driver ploughs into crowd in France's second ‘Allahu Akbar’ attack
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TheJournal.ie and Slantpoint
Julia Edwards / Reuters:
Obama to name Sally Yates as pick for deputy attorney general
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Obama offers help to NYPD after 2 officers killed
Kimberly Redmond / New Jersey Online:
Man dressed as elf charged with DWI — RIVERDALE - A man dressed as one of Santa's little helpers found himself in trouble Friday morning when Riverdale police allegedly discovered him drunkenly passed out in a car. — Around 3:30 a.m., Sgt. Pat Harden was dispatched to the parking lot …
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UPI, Gawker, UPROXX, Truth Revolt, Scared Monkeys and Gothamist
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
How Obama Took Sony's Crisis From Bad to Worse — If there are such a thing as textbooks in the field of crisis management, the Sony Pictures hack might end up in the chapter labeled “Worst Case Scenario.” — But as much as Sony seemed to mishandle its sorry situation in recent days …
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Hot Air
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Tea partier braces for primary challenge from the establishment — Mike Lee's position back home is turning the GOP civil war on its head. — Tea party favorite Mike Lee roiled the GOP establishment four years ago when he knocked off a sitting senator on his way to the Republican Senate nomination in Utah.
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
US Corps Claim Billions In Assets In Cuba And Now They'll Want It Back — When the Castro regime assumed power in Cuba in 1959, it quickly nationalized the assets of almost every foreign corporation within its borders as the country transitioned to communism.
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New York Times
Scott Greer / The Daily Caller:
Time: Right-Wing Militias Are The Real Threat To Cops — Time Magazine warned of a growing threat to cops nationwide in September 2010. The nationally renowned publication argued that sinister individuals would launch targeted attacks against police officers and even ambush them in their patrol cars.
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Ed Driscoll and Vox Popoli
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
G.O.P. Hopes for Unity May Be Upset by Ben Carson — INDIANAPOLIS — A conservative think tank recently sent Ben Carson, a potential presidential candidate and fierce critic of the federal health care overhaul, a series of messages to post on Twitter during the grilling in the House of Jonathan Gruber …
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Balloon Juice
Rebecca Riffkin / Gallup:
U.S. Quality Job Outlook Back at Pre-Recession Levels — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of Americans saying now is a good time to find a quality job jumped to 36% in December, up six percentage points from November. This is by one point the highest percentage …
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Bloomberg Politics and Politico
M.L. Nestel / The Daily Beast:
Anger at The Cop Killer - And The Police — In the Brooklyn neighborhood where two police officers were brutally murdered, not everyone was grieving. — Across the street from the hospital where two Brooklyn police officers were brought after being murdered, there were carnations and a makeshift memorial …
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