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New York Post:
Arrests plummet following execution of cops — It's not a slowdown — it's a virtual work stoppage. — NYPD traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have dropped off by a staggering 94 percent following the execution of two cops — as officers feel betrayed by the mayor and fear for their safety, The Post has learned.
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New York Times:
Police Respect Squandered in Attacks on de Blasio — Mayor Bill de Blasio has spent weeks expressing his respect and admiration for the New York Police Department, while calling for unity in these difficult days, but the message doesn't seem to be sinking in.
ABC News:
Bill De Blasio News — ... committed suicide. Some key developments in the aftermath: — NYPD RECRUIT GRADUATION Mayor Bill de Blasio , whose relationship with the New York Police Department has been particularly tense in recent weeks, was booed ...
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Amy Davidson / New Yorker:
No One Here Should Be Turning His Back — Whom are police …
No One Here Should Be Turning His Back — Whom are police …
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New York Times, The Huffington Post and New York Post
Steve Scalise / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
‘I detest any kind of hate group’ — Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise said he doesn't support “any of the things I read about” a white supremacist group that organized an event at which Scalise appeared in 2002. — In an exclusive interview Monday with NOLA.com |
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
How Do You Show Up at a David Duke Event and Not Know What It Is? — In 2002, a year after not long before Trent Lott was driven from office in December of 2002, for his statements about support Strom Thurmond, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)Heritage ActionScorecard Rep. Steve Scalise House Republican Average …
Steve Scalise / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Steve Scalise's attendance at 2002 white nationalists event ignites political firestorm — U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, acknowledged Monday that he spoke at a white nationalist conference in Metairie in 2002, but said he did not realize the type of organization he was speaking to and has never affiliated with the group.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Duke adviser Kenny Knight: Scalise didn't know about white nationalists at 2002 event — Kenny Knight, a longtime political adviser to former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, said in an interview Tuesday that he personally invited House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) to speak to a 2002 gathering of white supremacists.
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Scalise In 1999: I Agree With KKK Leader On ‘Conservative’ Issues But 'He Can't Get Elected'
Scalise In 1999: I Agree With KKK Leader On ‘Conservative’ Issues But 'He Can't Get Elected'
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Bill Clark / Roll Call:
What Scalise and Vitter Told Roll Call About David Duke in 1999
What Scalise and Vitter Told Roll Call About David Duke in 1999
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:
David Duke Returns to Haunt the Republican House Whip
David Duke Returns to Haunt the Republican House Whip
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KREM-TV:
Toddler accidentally shoots Hayden Walmart shopper — HAYDEN, Idaho—Employees evacuated the Hayden Walmart on Tuesday following a shooting inside the store. — Authorities on the scene around 11:15 a.m. described the shooting as “accidental.” — A woman was shopping with four kids …
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Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Obama Adviser Jonathan Gruber In 2009: Obamacare Will NOT Be Affordable — President Obama's health care adviser Jonathan Gruber said that the Affordable Care Act would definitely not be affordable while he was writing the bill with the White House. — As Gruber continues to withhold documents …
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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Success of Kentucky's Health Plan Comes With New Obstacles
Success of Kentucky's Health Plan Comes With New Obstacles
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Anthony M. Freed / Norse:
Norse Investigation Focusing on a Small Group, Including Sony Ex-Employees — An investigation into the massive breach at Sony has focused on a group of at least six individuals that may have worked to compromise the company's networks, including at least one ex-employee who had the technical background …
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Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic Online:
The Financial Consequences of Saying ‘Black,’ vs. ‘African American’ — One hundred years ago, “Colored” was the typical way of referring to Americans of African descent. Twenty years later, in the time of W.E.B. Du Bois, it was purposefully dropped to make way for “Negro.”
Pew Research Center:
U.S. border apprehensions of Mexicans fall to historic lows — For the first time on record, more non-Mexicans than Mexicans were apprehended at U.S. borders in 2014 by the Border Patrol, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of more than 60 years of Border Patrol data.
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Idaho Statesman:
Boise police: Woman faces felony charges after punching officer in face — A 25-year-old Meridian woman who is accused of punching a police officer after trying to drive away in a stranger's car is facing two felony charges. — Andrea S. Espinosa was charged early Saturday morning …
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Fox News:
At least 40 bodies, debris found in search for missing AirAsia plane — At least 40 bodies have been found in the area where AirAsia Flight 8501 last made contact with air traffic controllers, along with debris from the plane. — The bodies were found in the Java Sea about six miles from the plane's last known point of contact.
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John Harwood / New York Times:
For Solution to Income Stagnation, Republicans and Democrats Revise Their Playbooks — For average American families, the United States economy is like a football team that cannot move the ball, and has not been able to for 30 years. — That is why frustrated economists in both parties are scrambling for a new playbook.
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Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
Potential Hillary Challenger Paid Nearly $100,000 In Campaign Donations To His Family — See Also — FORGET BRIDGEGATE: Chris Christie May Be Responsible For ‘Traffic Armageddon’ Across The Northeast — Hillary Clinton Is Getting Terrible Reviews On The Campaign Trail, And There Might Be A Very Simple Reason Why
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Michael Grimm, in a Reversal, Will Resign From Congress — WASHINGTON — Michael G. Grimm, the Republican Party's lone congressional representative in New York City, announced late Monday night that he would resign effective Jan. 5, two weeks after he pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion.
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