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1:40 AM ET, July 23, 2013

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Matt Gutman / ABC News:

George Zimmerman Emerged From Hiding for Truck Crash Rescue — George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding since he was acquitted of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, emerged to help rescue someone who was trapped in an overturned truck, police said today.

Discussion: The Raw Story, AMERICAN DIGEST, Mediaite, Atlas Shrugs, The Gateway Pundit, his vorpal sword, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Jezebel, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Independent Journal Review, Althouse, The Spectacle Blog, The Daily Caller, National Review, TheBlaze.com and Shakesville

ABC News:

George Zimmerman Emerged From Hiding for Truck Crash Rescue … George Zimmerman, defendant in the killing of Trayvon Martin, is sworn in as a witness in Seminole circuit court for a pre-trial hearing April 30, 2013 in Sanford, Fla. — Joe Burbank/Getty Images

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, Right Wing News, Hit & Run, Twitchy, The Daily Caller, neo-neocon, Illinois Review and Conservatives4Palin

Kerry Picket / BREITBART.COM:
Zimmerman Saves Family of Four in Florida Car Crash, Extinguishes Car Fire

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, protein wisdom and Rush Limbaugh

Fox News:
George Zimmerman rescues family from truck crash last week, police say

Discussion: NY Daily News, TalkLeft and Examiner

Shelby Steele / Wall Street Journal:
The Decline of the Civil-Rights Establishment

Discussion: The Mahablog and Los Angeles Times

Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:

Nate Silver Went Against the Grain for Some at The Times — Why did Nate Silver decide to leave The New York Times and accept an offer from ESPN? — That's the cause of great speculation in media circles at the moment. As has been noted elsewhere, there's no question that The Times …

Discussion: ESPN, Firedoglake, Guardian, PopWatch, BobCesca.com, Politico, Mediaite, Business Insider, The Big Picture, The Week, Mashable, The Huffington Post, The Reaction, The Raw Story and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »

Mike Allen / Politico:

How ESPN and ABC landed Nate Silver — If you were away from your screens this weekend, you may have missed Mike Allen's fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how ESPN and ABC News fought to lure data-whiz Nate Silver away from The New York Times. Because this all went down in Playbook, it'll be lost to the archives soon.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Washington Monthly, Deadline.com and New Republic

Amy Phillips / ESPN:

Nate Silver - Renowned Statistician, Author and Founder of FiveThirtyEight - Joins ESPN in Multi-Faceted Role — Nate Silver - Renowned Statistician, Author and Founder of FiveThirtyEight - Joins ESPN in Multi-Faceted Role — Will Also Contribute Regularly to ABC News Platforms

Discussion: The Verge, New Republic, ThinkProgress and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

Jim Galloway / Ajc Blogs: &lsquo:

Michelle Nunn declares herself a U.S. Senate candidate — Shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, Michelle Nunn declared herself a Democratic candidate in the 2014 race for U.S. Senate, the very seat once held by her father. — The formal announce will come Tuesday, when she files the official paperwork.

Discussion: Politico, CNN, Ballot Box, Roll Call and Post Politics

David Leonhardt / New York Times:

In Climbing Income Ladder, Location Matters — The odds of rising to another income level are notably low in certain cities, like Atlanta and Charlotte, and much higher in New York and Boston.

Discussion: Gawker, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, The Dish, Washington Monthly, Paul Krugman, Crooks and Liars, AEIdeas, Mother Jones, Via Meadia, Hullabaloo, National Review, American Prospect, Economix and Marginal Revolution

Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
In America, Where You're Born Has a Huge Impact on How Far You'll Go in Life

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Brad DeLong and The Dish

Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:

The Obama appointee implicated in congressional testimony in the IRS targeting scandal met with President Obama in the White House two days before offering his colleagues a new set of advice on how to scrutinize tea party and conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, “The Lid” and Hot Air

CNN:
Obama meets with celebs who want to promote Obamacare

Discussion: Hot Air

Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama rallies supporters for August push

Discussion: CNN

Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama Lines Up Celebrities To Promote Obamacare

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Reuters and Associated Press

New York Times:

Pentagon Lays Out Options for U.S. Military Effort in Syria — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has provided Congress with its first detailed list of military options to stem the bloody civil war in Syria, suggesting that a campaign to tilt the balance from President Bashar al-Assad to the opposition …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Reaction

Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Gen. Dempsey: Syria no-fly zone could cost US $1B per month

Discussion: Politico

Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. congressional hurdles lifted on arming Syrian rebels

Discussion: Hot Air and Politico

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

Ohio Officials Ordered To Recognize Gay Couple's Marriage — Married on July 11 in Maryland, John Arthur is in hospice care and “certain to die soon.” He and his husband have sued to ensure their marriage is recognized by Ohio officials at Arthur's death. — Via: Photo courtesy of Jim Obergefell

Discussion: Advocate, ThinkProgress, The Volokh Conspiracy and Good As You

Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:

Sacha Baron Cohen Exits Freddie Mercury Biopic Over Creative Differences With Queen — BREAKING... EXCLUSIVE... Sacha Baron Cohen is just not seeing eye to eye with the remaining members of Queen who have script and director approval over that biopic on iconic lead singer Freddie Mercury.

Discussion: Gay Star News, The Huffington Post and Althouse

Justin Sink / The Hill:

Report: Jay Z, Kanye West, Rolling Stones join Stevie Wonder's Florida boycott — Some of the music industry's biggest acts are joining Stevie Wonder in boycotting Florida over the state's controversial “Stand Your Ground” law. — Artists joining Wonder include Rod Stewart, Madonna …

Discussion: Firedoglake

April D. Ryan / AprilDRyan.com:
Celebrities Take Action Against Stand Your Ground Law in Florida

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette, Weasel Zippers and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

BBC:

Royal baby: Kate gives birth to boy — The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, Kensington Palace has announced. — The baby was delivered at 16:24 BST at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, weighing 8lb 6oz. — The palace said in a statement that the duchess and the baby were …

Discussion: USA Today, Telegraph, Taylor Marsh, The Moderate Voice and The Daily Caller

Evan McMurry / Mediaite:

Scarborough Rips Hannity For Trayvon Weed Comments: Are ‘White Kids On College Campuses Fair Game’ Too? — On his show Monday morning, Joe Scarborough tore into Sean Hannity for the latter's attempt to link Trayvon Martin and Barack Obama through their allegedly similar drug history.

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette, The Other McCain, The Huffington Post and The Moderate Voice

Susan Jones / CNSNews:

HUD's New ‘Fair Housing’ Rule Establishes Diversity Data for Every Neighborhood in U.S. — (CNSNews.com) - To ensure that “every American is able to choose to live in a community they feel proud of,” HUD has published a new fair-housing regulation intended to give people access to better neighborhoods …

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Weasel Zippers, The Last Refuge and Sense of Events

Byron Tau / Politico:

Harry Reid: Mitch McConnell ‘tried to make love to the tea party’ — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is enjoying the possibility of a tea party backed challenger to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. — “He tried to make love to the tea party and they didn't like it,” …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Huffington Post and Weasel Zippers

Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:

Priebus: GOP Not Embracing ‘Tolerance,’ Just Becoming More Loving — Following their 2012 election debacle, the Republican National Committee and the College Republicans issued reports which urged the party to go through an image makeover without adjusting its political stances.

Discussion: The Brody File, The Raw Story, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly and Daily Kos

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Olympia Snowe: Liz Cheney challenge to Mike Enzi ‘unfortunate’ — Liz Cheney has not made a case for her challenge to Mike Enzi in a Wyoming Republican primary next year, former Sen. Olympia Snowe told POLITICO. — The Maine Republican senator said the decision by Cheney …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:

Big Racial Divide over Zimmerman Verdict — Whites Say Too Much Focus on Race, Blacks Disagree — OVERVIEW — The public is divided over the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial and over the conversation about race that has surrounded it. The latest national survey …