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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
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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Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, The Federalist, Politico, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Guardian, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo and Taylor Marsh
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New York Times:
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.
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Reckon with this — After Dylann Roof murdered nine pastors and churchgoers in the course of Bible study in Charleston, President Obama couldn't wait to use the occasion for his narrow political purposes. “Let's be clear,” he said with urgency in his voice.
CNN:
FBI says Dylann Roof should not have been cleared to purchase a weapon
FBI says Dylann Roof should not have been cleared to purchase a weapon
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
FBI Admits Error in Charleston Suspect's Gun Background Check
FBI Admits Error in Charleston Suspect's Gun Background Check
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Fox News:
OPM director Katherine Archuleta resigns in wake of data breach — DEVELOPING: WASHINGTON — U.S. personnel chief Katherine Archuleta resigned Friday in the wake of massive data breach that allowed hackers to steal the records of more than 21 million people under her watch, Fox News confirmed.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Katherine Archuleta, Director of Office of Personnel Management, Resigns
Katherine Archuleta, Director of Office of Personnel Management, Resigns
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
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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Guardian and CBS San Francisco, more at Mediagazer »
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New York Times:
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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Bloomberg Business, The Verge, US News, The Atlantic, Fusion and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Appeal—and Its Limits — Sometimes an ill wind feels like a breath of fresh air. — Donald Trump is an unstable element inserted into an unsettled environment. Sooner or later there will be a boom. — He has shot up like a rocket since his June announcement but likely has a low ceiling and short staying power.
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Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, National Review, The Daily Beast and No More Mister Nice Blog
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
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
Debra Kessler / The Interrobang:
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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Hit & Run, Mediaite, Balloon Juice and Instapundit
Matt Adams / Fox 59:
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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WTKR-TV and The Daily Caller
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
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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Booman Tribune and Democratic Strategist
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Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
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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Mediaite, Mashable, The Week and Daily Mail
Luke O'Brien / Politico:
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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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Web Chief Joshua Topolsky to Leave Bloomberg as Staff Tensions Surface
Web Chief Joshua Topolsky to Leave Bloomberg as Staff Tensions Surface
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The Huffington Post and Wall Street Journal, more at Mediagazer »
Kathleen Miller / Bloomberg Business:
Once Ex-Im Foe, Tea Party Congressman Leads Fight to Save It — Tennessee Congressman Stephen Fincher voted against renewing the U.S. Export-Import Bank three years ago. Today he is the chief Republican sponsor of U.S. House legislation to keep it alive. — Elected in 2010 …
Reuters:
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 …
Suzannah Gonzales / Reuters:
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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Yanis Varoufakis / Guardian:
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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Yanis Varoufakis, Mashable, Business Insider and Slantpoint
Bill Cotterell / Reuters:
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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Orlando Weekly and MintPress News
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Court ruling opens door to Charlie Crist comeback
Court ruling opens door to Charlie Crist comeback
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Washington Monthly