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FBI: Breakdown in background check system allowed Dylann Roof to buy gun — Dylann Roof, who is accused of killing nine people at a church in South Carolina, should not have been able to purchase the gun used in the attack and was allowed to buy the weapon only because of breakdowns …
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Background Check Flaw Let Dylann Roof Buy Gun, F.B.I. Says — WASHINGTON — The man accused of killing nine people in an historically black South Carolina church last month should not have been able to buy a gun, the F.B.I. said Friday in what was the latest acknowledgment of flaws in the national background check system.


Confederate flag comes down for good at S.C. Statehouse
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FBI Admits Error in Charleston Suspect's Gun Background Check
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Katherine Archuleta, Director of Office of Personnel Management, Resigns — WASHINGTON — Katherine Archuleta, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, will resign effective Friday, according to a White House official, one day after it was revealed that sweeping cyberintrusions …
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Pao Out as Reddit CEO; Co-Founder Huffman Takes Over — Ellen Pao is stepping down as Reddit CEO, a move that comes amid mounting pressure after a series of management mishaps that has angered its very vocal online community. Steve Huffman, Reddit co-founder and its original CEO, is taking over immediately.
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It's Silicon Valley 2, Ellen Pao 0: Fighter of Sexism Is Out at Reddit — Ellen Pao became a hero to many when she took on the entrenched sexist culture of Silicon Valley. But sentiment is a fickle thing. Late Friday she fell victim to a crowd demanding her ouster as chief executive of the popular social media site Reddit.
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Voters Want to Punish Sanctuary Cities — Following the murder of a young woman in San Francisco by an illegal immigrant from Mexico, voters want to get tough on so-called “sanctuary cities” that refuse to enforce immigration laws. — Sixty-two percent (62%) of Likely U.S. Voters …
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Donald Trump's Appeal—and Its Limits
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The Promise and Peril of “Hidden Majority” Theories — If you are a political party or party faction, and you find yourself in what appears to be a durable minority position with the electorate as it currently exist, you have four basic options to boost your standing: (1) …
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Hillary Clinton's push on gun control marks a shift in presidential politics
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HarperCollins Refutes New York Times Claim That Ted Cruz Tried To Game Bestseller List — “No evidence of bulk orders or sales through any retailer or organization,” says the publisher, in a rare rebuttal to the all-powerful Times. — Richard Ellis / Getty Images


Woman reveals comment allegedly from ‘Subway Guy’ Jared Fogle that led to raid — SARASOTA, Fla. (July 10, 2015) — A Florida woman who provided key information to federal authorities, leading to a raid at former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle's Indiana home Tuesday, revealed one of the comments Fogle allegedly said to her.
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Washington Post Writer Who Accused Amy Schumer Of Racism Never Saw Her Standup or TV Show … The Washington Post, one of our nation's most venerable guardians of free speech took a step in a surprising direction earlier this week, publishing an article by Dr. Stacey Patton and David Leonard …
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Review: Harper Lee's ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Gives Atticus Finch a Dark Side — We remember Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's 1960 classic, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” as that novel's moral conscience: kind, wise, honorable, an avatar of integrity who used his gifts as a lawyer to defend …
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The Mayor vs. the Mogul — Michael Bloomberg's $9 billion identity crisis. — Piotr Lesniak. — On November 5, 2014, Mike Bloomberg settled in front of a Bloomberg terminal, logged on with his “B-unit” biometric identity card and prepared to send an email to his employees.
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Web Chief Joshua Topolsky to Leave Bloomberg as Staff Tensions Surface
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Iran, powers give themselves to Monday for nuclear deal — Iran and major powers gave themselves until Monday to reach a nuclear agreement, their third extension in two weeks, as Tehran accused the West of throwing up new stumbling blocks to a deal. — Both sides say there has been progress …


A comparison of Greece's reform list and creditors' proposals — In a 13-page list of reforms sent to Brussels on Thursday night, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras largely did what he urged Greece's voters not to do in a referendum at the weekend: back a series of economic measures …
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Florida Supreme Court orders redrawing of some U.S. congressional districts — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the redrawing of some of the state's U.S. congressional districts before the 2016 elections. — In a 5-2 ruling, the state's high court found the legislature's redistricting plan …
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Court ruling opens door to Charlie Crist comeback
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Ginsburg: Liberal Justices Make A Point To Speak With One Voice — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Thursday provided an unusual peek behind-the-scenes at how the court did its work this term. — It's true, she said, that the liberal justices tried to be disciplined about having …
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Court upholds former Virginia governor's corruption conviction — A federal appeals court upheld a guilty verdict on Friday in the corruption case against former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell, according to court documents. — The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals let stand a jury verdict …
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Germany won't spare Greek pain - it has an interest in breaking us — Debt restructuring was our aim: little did we know, when we embarked on negotiations, that Grexit might be a goal for eurozone leaders — reece's financial drama has dominated the headlines for five years for one reason …
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Psychologists Shielded U.S. Torture Program, Report Finds — WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency's health professionals repeatedly criticized the agency's post-Sept. 11 interrogation program, but their protests were rebuffed by prominent outside psychologists who lent credibility to the program …