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10:20 AM ET, July 20, 2013

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The White House:
Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin  —  THE PRESIDENT: I wanted to come out here, first of all, to tell you that Jay is prepared for all your questions and is very much looking forward to the session.  The second thing is I want to let you know that over the next couple of weeks …
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New York Times:
President Offers a Personal Take on Race in U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — After days of angry protests and mounting public pressure, President Obama summoned five of his closest advisers to the Oval Office on Thursday evening.  It was time, he told them, for him to speak to the nation …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran's Mullahs Demand Justice for Trayvon  —  Iran's foreign ministry on Friday criticized the acquittal of George Zimmerman and chastised the United States for widespread “racial discrimination.”  —  “The acquittal of the murderer of the teenage African American once again clearly demonstrated …
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Weasel Zippers
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Obama Addresses George Zimmerman Verdict  —  Here's the transcript of President Obama's remarks on the George Zimmerman verdict today.  —  Here's what I agree with: … The rest of his remarks, on the topic of race, would be welcome following an incident involving racial profiling by police.
James Arkin / Politico:
Fleischer: Obama AWOL on race  —  Ari Fleischer wants to know where President Obama has been in the last five years when it comes to issues of race.  —  “Why did it take the Trayvon Martin case for the president to come out and raise some of these very valid issues that it would be constructive …
Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
Zimmerman brother: Obama ‘very sincere’ in comments on racial fallout of Trayvon case
Talking Points Memo:   Why Obama Decided To Speak Out On Race And The Zimmerman Verdict
Ted Cruz / CNN:
Cruz says Obama going after guns with ‘stand your ground’ remark
Discussion: Politico
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Why Obama decided to speak out
CNN:   Transcript: President Obama addresses race, profiling and Florida law
Washington Post:
President Obama's remarks on Trayvon Martin (full transcript)
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Firedoglake
Politico:
President Obama: ‘Trayvon Martin could have been me’
Discussion: Reuters and NewsBusters blogs
Gary Heinlein / detroitnews.com:
Ingham County judge rules Detroit bankruptcy be withdrawn; Schuette appeals  —  Judge Rosemarie Aquilina (Dale G. Young/The Detroit News)  —  Lansing — Ruling the governor and Detroit's emergency manager violated the state constitution, an Ingham County Circuit judge ordered Friday …
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Steven Rattner / Opinionator:
We Have to Step In and Save Detroit  —  For months, the question in many minds has been not whether Detroit would file for bankruptcy, but when.  —  But while Detroit's decision this week to enter bankruptcy might make it easier to improve the city's fiscal position, it will prove far tougher …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Michigan judge halts Detroit bankruptcy because it dishonors Obama
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight Blog Is to Join ESPN Staff  —  Nate Silver, the statistician who attained national fame for his accurate projections about the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, is parting ways with The New York Times and moving his FiveThirtyEight franchise to ESPN …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Congressional Black Caucus members would support Florida boycott  —  A number of House Democrats are lining up behind the Rev. Jesse Jackson's threat for an economic boycott of Florida following the not-guilty verdict in the death of Trayvon Martin.  —  The lawmakers, all members …
Discussion: Gretawire
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Obama hails Cordray confirmation as CFPB chief in weekly address  —  President Obama pivoted from emotional discussions of race to more mundane consumer financial issues in his weekly address on Saturday.  —  The administration is eager to promote the benefits of its signature Dodd-Frank financial overhaul …
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Judge Challenges White House Claims on Authority in Drone Killings  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday sharply and repeatedly challenged the Obama administration's claim that courts have no power over targeted drone killings of American citizens overseas.
Discussion: Wired, Hit & Run and The Reaction
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Court Tells Reporter to Testify in Case of Leaked C.I.A. Data  —  WASHINGTON — In a major ruling on press freedoms, a divided federal appeals court on Friday ruled that James Risen, an author and a reporter for The New York Times, must testify in the criminal trial of a former Central …
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emptywheel:
Fourth Circuit Guts National Security Investigative Journalism Everywhere It Matters
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Bloomberg:
China's Flying Propaganda Weapon Will Blow Your Mind  —  What's the latest weapon in the Chinese military's arsenal of high-tech killing machines?  It might be an airplane capable of disseminating propaganda so powerful it induces nervous breakdowns, according to report in Tuesday's Global Times …
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
GOP urges Senate to delay ObamaCare's individual mandate  —  House Republicans on Saturday called on the Senate to vote to delay ObamaCare's individual mandate since businesses will not be required to provide healthcare coverage until 2015.  —  Reps. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Griffin …
Discussion: CNN
Ed Rogers / PostPartisan:
The Insiders: Obamacare is falling apart  —  As the reality of Obamacare emerges, a disastrous calamity imposed on the American people, even the most compliant members of the Obama fan club are beginning to panic.  Three union presidents have sent Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
 
 
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Top 12 Conservative Freakouts After Obama's Race Speech
Discussion: ComPost and Booman Tribune
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Fewer Blacks in U.S. See Bias in Jobs, Income, and Housing
Chicago Tribune:
CPS lays off more than 2,000, including 1,000 teachers
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
Must there always be a Detroit?
Alexander Burns / Politico:
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Pat Buchanan / Yahoo! News:
Black America's Real Problem Isn't White Racism
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Ted Cruz to Iowa pastors: Belief ‘is not sitting there quietly’
The Huffington Post:
Rick Scott Refuses To Budge On ‘Stand Your Ground’ After Meeting With Protesters
Discussion: CNN and The Hinterland Gazette
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
GOP Official Admits Voter ID Law Hurt Obama
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