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New York Times:
South Carolina Officer Is Charged With Murder in Black Man's Death — WASHINGTON — A white police officer in North Charleston, S.C., was charged with murder on Tuesday after a video surfaced showing him shooting and killing an apparently unarmed black man in the back while he ran away.
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Andrew Knapp / Post and Courier:
North Charleston officer faces murder charge after video shows him shooting man in back — A North Charleston police officer was arrested on a murder charge Tuesday after video surfaced of the lawman shooting eight times at 50-year-old Walter Scott as he ran away.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Everything The Police Said About Walter Scott's Death Before A Video Showed What Really Happened — CREDIT: Charleston County Police Department — On Tuesday, South Carolina police officer Michael Thomas Slager was charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of Walter Scott.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Sean Hannity shows his influence — Something to keep in mind: When Ted Cruz announced that he was running for president two weeks ago, reporters weren't allowed to publish their interviews with the candidate until 10 p.m. ET, several hours after the Texas senator's announcement.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
YouTube's copyright system has taken Rand Paul's presidential announcement offline — If you're looking for Rand Paul's presidential announcement on YouTube, bad news. As of writing, the video has been blocked by the video streaming site, thanks to a copyright claim from Warner Music Group, as Vox's Andrew Prokop spotted.
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Black Pastor Who Spoke At Rand Paul's Rally: Obama Will “Evolve” From Christianity
Black Pastor Who Spoke At Rand Paul's Rally: Obama Will “Evolve” From Christianity
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New York Times:
Rand Paul Announces Presidential Run
Rand Paul Announces Presidential Run
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Road to 2016: Rand Paul's Challenge: Libertarians Are Still a Small Minority
Road to 2016: Rand Paul's Challenge: Libertarians Are Still a Small Minority
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Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Don't Let Rand Paul Fool You On Climate Change
Don't Let Rand Paul Fool You On Climate Change
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Rand Paul is the change candidate in the 2016 race. Does that mean he can win?
Rand Paul is the change candidate in the 2016 race. Does that mean he can win?
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CNN:
How the U.S. thinks Russians hacked the White House — Washington (CNN)Russian hackers behind the damaging cyber intrusion of the State Department in recent months used that perch to penetrate sensitive parts of the White House computer system, according to U.S. officials briefed on the investigation.
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J. Michael Waller / Investor's Business Daily:
Hillary Clinton's Private Server A Foreign Spy Magnet — BY J. MICHAEL WALLER, FOR INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY — Hillary Clinton's private email server was a spy magnet for the Russian, Chinese, Iranian and other intelligence services, say current and former intelligence officials.
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Kate Andersen Brower / Politico:
The Secret Lives of Hillary and Bill in the White House
The Secret Lives of Hillary and Bill in the White House
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Chicago Tribune:
Chicago mayoral race: Garcia concedes defeat to Emanuel — Challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia has called Mayor Rahm Emanuel to concede defeat, Garcia's campaign manager said Tuesday night. — With 83.5 percent of precincts reporting, Emanuel had 55.7 percent of the unofficial vote to 44.3 percent for Garcia.
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Windy City / Bloomberg Business:
Emanuel Wins Second Term as Mayor of Fiscally Ravaged Chicago
Emanuel Wins Second Term as Mayor of Fiscally Ravaged Chicago
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Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
Battle for ‘future of Chicago’ decided in mayoral runoff Tuesday
Battle for ‘future of Chicago’ decided in mayoral runoff Tuesday
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Foreign Policy Factions Tussle for Sway in Jeb Bush Campaign Team — Two prominent factions within the Republican foreign policy establishment are fighting for control over who will help guide former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's policy positions as he gears up for a campaign for the presidency.
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Lonnae O'Neal / Washington Post:
Book author Joan Walsh Anglund says of Angelou stamp: 'That's my quote' — A number of luminaries are expected at Tuesday morning's unveiling ceremony for the new stamp honoring the late author Maya Angelou, among them first lady Michelle Obama. An 89-year-old children's book author named Joan Walsh Anglund won't be there.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Dems waver on Iran bill — The White House is trying to bottle up bipartisan legislation that would give Congress 60 days to review a final Iran nuclear deal. — The pushback may be having an effect — Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, is now undecided about the legislation …
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Chris Matthews Shames MSNBC For Airing ‘Goddamn’ Rightwing Ads (VIDEO) — MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts ended up under friendly fire on Tuesday when his colleague Chris Matthews launched into a tirade against his own network for airing “goddamn” ads by rightwing groups.
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
A Deep Dive Into Party Affiliation — Sharp Differences by Race, Gender, Generation, Education — Democrats hold advantages in party identification among blacks, Asians, Hispanics, well-educated adults and Millennials. Republicans have leads among whites - particularly white men …
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Brad Heath / USA Today:
U.S. secretly tracked billions of calls for decades — WASHINGTON — The U.S. government started keeping secret records of Americans' international telephone calls nearly a decade before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, harvesting billions of calls in a program that provided a blueprint …
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James Aitchison / Reviewed:
Let Them Eat Waste: Chefs Turn Trash Into Haute Cuisine — For two weeks, a NYC restaurant served garbage to rave reviews. — 929d80887e18455eda29afd9ff8e3514? s=48&d=https%3a%2f%2fs3.amazonaws.c om%2freviewed production%2favatar — Does your soul die a little every time you throw away unused food?
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