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New York Post:
Gay man shot dead in Village after gunman shouted homophobic slurs: authorities — A gay man was gunned down in Greenwich Village early today by an armed bigot who hurled homophobic slurs at him — and claimed to be the Newtown, Conn. killer before the murder, police said today.
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New York Times:
Killing in Greenwich Village Looks Like Hate Crime, Police Say — The violence took place just blocks from the Stonewall Inn, perhaps the most important landmark of the gay liberation struggle. A young man screamed antigay slurs at another man on a street in Greenwich Village on Friday night …
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Darrell Issa: 'You Don't Accuse The IRS Until You've Had A Nonpartisan, Deep Look' — WASHINGTON — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said earlier this week in a little-noticed interview that he knew “approximately” what the IRS inspector general would report about selective targeting of conservative groups …
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Romney: Benghazi talking points had no bearing on presidential election — The Obama administration's talking points on the terror attack in Benghazi had no bearing on Mitt Romney's defeat last year, the former Republican presidential nominee told Jay Leno.
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Obama puts Marines on umbrella duty, irking conservatives — Slogging through a drizzly Rose Garden news conference Thursday with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Obama took a break to ask for some rain protection. — “I am going to go ahead and ask folks …
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New York Times:
White House Sharpens Focus on Path Forward After Troubles — BALTIMORE — President Obama, struggling to find his footing after one of his most turbulent weeks in office, will try to push past the moment's political furor with a focus on the few pieces of legislation he believes have a chance …
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Andres Jauregui / The Huffington Post:
Anastasia Adair, Colorado Woman, Dies After Assault Rifle Accidentally Discharges — A Denver-area woman died Tuesday night after an assault rifle she was handling accidentally fired and shot her in the head. — Witnesses told ABC Denver affiliate KMGH that Anastasia Adair, 22 …
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TheDenverChannel.com and The Daily Caller
Ian Austen / New York Times:
Mountain of Petroleum Coke From Oil Sands Rises in Detroit — WINDSOR, Ontario — Assumption Park gives residents of this city lovely views of the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit skyline. Lately they've been treated to another sight: a three-story pile of petroleum coke covering …
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Gawker and Prairie Weather
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Bobby Jindal: IRS officials deserve prison time — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will use a Saturday speech to Virginia Republicans to suggest the IRS officials who targeted conservative political organizations for scrutiny be sent to prison. — “You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans …
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Scared Monkeys and CNN
BBC:
France gay marriage: Hollande signs bill into law — France's president has signed into law a controversial bill making the country the eighth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage. — On Friday, the Constitutional Council rejected a challenge by the right-wing opposition …
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Towleroad News #gay and Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
At Cincinnati IRS office, surprise over claims of partisan villainy — CINCINNATI — The fog of scandal hangs over a boxy, modernist, 10-story building that looks like a monument to paperwork. Shrubs and chain smokers flank its front entrance here on Main Street, in the heart of downtown.
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AllThingsD:
Yahoo Board to Meet Sunday to Consider $1.1 Billion, All-Cash Deal to Acquire Tumblr — According to sources close to the situation, the Yahoo board plans to meet Sunday night to decide whether to approve a $1.1 billion all-cash offer for New York-based blogging site Tumblr.
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