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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator: Don't Force Employees To Wash Their Hands After Using Toilet — In a week packed with news over concerns for public health, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) described his own history of opposing certain health and hygiene regulations, including those that require employees to wash their hands after using the bathroom.
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Senator says restaurant employees shouldn't be required to wash their hands — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said at the Bipartisan Policy Center that maybe the government should not require food workers to wash their hands after using the bathroom. (C-SPAN) — Once we're done debating …
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Humberto Sanchez / Roll Call:
Thom Tillis: Keep Government Out of the Bathroom
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Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
NC Senator: Starbucks Workers Shouldn't Have To Wash Hands After Bathroom Break
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
GOP senator: Let restaurants ‘opt out’ of handwashing after toilet to ‘reduce regulatory burden’
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Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: ISIS stoop to new barbarity beyond words as they release video of themselves TORCHING captive Jordanian pilot to death in a cage — In response to sickening footage, Jordan has reportedly moved five ISIS-linked prisoners to a prison in the south of the country
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George Packer / New Yorker:
Why ISIS Murdered Kenji Goto — Why did ISIS execute a second Japanese hostage? Before the beheading of the journalist Kenji Goto, Japan didn't think that it was even in a fight with the Islamic State. All Japan had done was contribute a couple of hundred million dollars in humanitarian aid to countries fighting ISIS.
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Agence France-Presse:
Jordan to execute jailed would-be bomber, jihadists — Amman (AFP) - Jordan will execute Wednesday an Iraqi would-be suicide bomber on death row and other jihadists after having vowed to avenge the murder of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State jihadists, an official said.
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Senate Democrats Block Republicans' Homeland Security Bill — WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican bill that would finance the Department of Homeland Security, objecting to a measure that would have gutted President Obama's recent executive actions on immigration.
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Cruz: Block Lynch until Obama blinks on immigration
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Dems filibuster DHS bill
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Dems block legislation reversing immigration actions
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz: Parents With ‘Religious Convictions’ Should Get A Pass On Vaccines — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday said he believes children should be vaccinated, but he said he supports exemptions for people with certain religious beliefs. — Cruz said that there is “widespread agreement” …
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
We Asked A Lot Of Likely 2016 Candidates Two Questions About Vaccinations
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Congressman: Measles Outbreak May Be Caused By ‘Illegal Aliens’ — An Alabama congressman with virulently anti-immigrant beliefs has a new theory on who may be causing the current measles outbreak: “illegal aliens.” — Appearing on the Matt Murphy radio show Tuesday morning, Rep. Mo Brooks …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Ben Carson Blames Measles Outbreak On ‘Undocumented People’
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Mariano Castillo / CNN:
Measles outbreak: How bad is it?
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Simon Romero / New York Times:
Draft of Arrest Warrant for Argentine President Found at Dead Prosecutor's Home — BUENOS AIRES — Alberto Nisman, the prosecutor whose mysterious death has gripped Argentina, had drafted a warrant for the arrest of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, accusing her of trying …
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Jim Clifton / Gallup:
The Big Lie: 5.6% Unemployment — Here's something that many Americans — including some of the smartest and most educated among us — don't know: The official unemployment rate, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, is extremely misleading. — Right now, we're hearing much celebrating …
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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Bobby Jindal's Official Painting Looks Nothing Like Bobby Jindal — This is a picture of Bobby Jindal, the Republican Governor of Louisiana: — [Christopher Halloran / Shutterstock.com] — And now this is the portrait of Governor Bobby Jindal that greets visitors at his office …
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Cathy Young / The Daily Beast:
Columbia Student: I Didn't Rape Her — Paul Nungesser was cleared of a rape charge but faced a harsh trial-by-media. Now, as new details come to light, he's speaking out and fighting back. — The Columbia University senior vividly remembers the day, in April 2013, when he received …
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Rick Ungar / Forbes:
Scott Walker Presidential Bid Self-Destructs On ABC's ‘This Week’ — Appearing yesterday on ABC's “This Week,” Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced that, “People want new, fresh leadership with big, bold ideas and the courage to act on it. If we're going to take on a name from the past …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Hammocks and Hammers — Greg Sargent draws attention to a conference call (or “tele-town hall,” which explains why the Des Moines Register's Jennifer Jacobs was allowed to listen in) Scott Walker held with Iowa conservative activists. Jacobs seemed to think what was most newsworthy …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Rand Paul Gets a Booster Vaccination — Senator Rand Paul received a booster vaccination for Hepatitis A on Tuesday in the Capitol physician's office.Credit: Jeremy W. Peters — Senator Rand Paul, facing a backlash over his comments that cast doubt on whether he believes vaccines can pose …
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
He's got a 'Downton Abbey'-inspired office, but Rep. Aaron Schock won't talk about it. — The Rayburn House Office Building is a labyrinth of beige offices. — And then, there's . . . Rep. Aaron Schock's new digs. — Bright red walls. A gold-colored wall sconce with black candles.
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Brett LoGiurato / Fusion:
Young people will hit the polls in 2016, and they want Hillary — Young people are planning to turn out the vote in 2016. And they have a clear choice at this point about who they want to be the nation's next president. — Those are some of the highlights from Fusion's Massive Millennial Poll …
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Ashley Lee / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’: Season 2 Has More Guests, “Long-Term Mayhem Production” — “I don't really feel like we've settled in yet,” John Oliver told a handful of reporters on Tuesday morning at HBO's New York City headquarters. “I don't know what comfort level we'll reach or when …
Oren Yaniv / NY Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Assault indictment for NYPD officer seen on video apparently stomping on suspect's head, sources say — Police Officer Joel Edouard, 36, was caught on a cell phone video seemingly kicking 32-year-old Jahmiel Cuffee in the head on July 23 during an arrest in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
More than 90 celebs say they're ready for Warren — Susan Sarandon, Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton are among the more than 90 entertainers urging Sen. Elizabeth Warren to throw her hat in the 2016 presidential race. — The group — which also includes Mark Ruffalo, Natasha Lyonne …
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