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5:15 PM ET, August 19, 2014

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I'm a cop. If you don't want to get hurt, don't challenge me. — It's not the police, but the people they stop, who can prevent a detention from turning into a tragedy. — Sunil Dutta, a professor of homeland security at Colorado Tech University, has been an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department for 17 years.

Discussion: Hit & Run, Boing Boing, Gawker, Shakesville, Daily Kos, Simple Justice and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

BREAKING REPORT: Officer Darren Wilson Suffered “Orbital Blowout Fracture to Eye Socket” During Mike Brown Attack — The Gateway Pundit can now confirm from two local St. Louis sources that police Officer Darren Wilson suffered facial fractures during his confrontation with deceased 18 year-old Michael Brown.

Discussion: The Last Refuge, RedState, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Right Wing News, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Clash Daily, Truth Revolt, Scared Monkeys, Mashable, Talking Points Memo and Yahoo! News

Daily Mail:

'I can't go out... the support is really keeping me going during this stressful time. Just stay safe': Under 24-hour guard in fear for his life, Darren Wilson breaks his silence in texts to friend — Wilson, who shot dead Michael Brown, sparking seven nights of unrest …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air, The Last Refuge and The Lead with Jake Tapper

New York Times:

Obama Is Seen as Frustrating His Own Party — WASHINGTON — The meeting in the Oval Office in late June was called to give President Obama and the four top members of Congress a chance to discuss the unraveling situation in Iraq. — But Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, wanted to press another point.

Discussion: Fox News, Business Insider, National Review, Wall Street Journal, The Faculty Lounge, Althouse and protein wisdom

Ezra Klein / Vox:

Why Obama won't give the Ferguson speech his supporters want — TWEET SHARE +1 LINKEDIN EMAIL PRINT — President Obama's statement today on Ferguson began with the words “I also want to address the situation in Ferguson. Earlier this afternoon I spoke with Governor Nixon...” It didn't get much more passionate from there.

Discussion: Althouse, KSDK-TV, NewsBusters, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Washington Monthly, Balloon Juice, Washington Examiner, TIME, Booman Tribune, Liberaland, Hot Air and blogs.telegraph.co.uk

Argus Leader:

Reid: ‘We are going to lose in South Dakota’ — RENO, Nev. - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday he expects Democrats to maintain control of Senate in the fall elections but acknowledged things could change between now and then. — “If the election were held today …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Capitol Report and OnPolitics

Amie Parnes / The Hill:
White House hasn't ruled out sending Obama to Ferguson

Discussion: St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The Gateway Pundit

Glenn Thrush / Politico:
The Survivor — Why the hell is Eric Holder still around?

Discussion: Fox News

John Cook / The Intercept:

Intercept Reporter Shot With Beanbags and Arrested While Covering Ferguson Protests — Intercept reporter Ryan Devereaux was arrested this morning while on the ground covering the protests in Ferguson, Mo. According to St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer David Carson, who witnessed the apprehension …

Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos, Hit & Run, PandoDaily, The Huffington Post and Eschaton, more at Mediagazer »

Hadas Gold / Politico:
Ferguson police will keep arresting reporters

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Huffington Post and RealClearPolitics Video Log

Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Ferguson mayor: No ‘racial divide’

Discussion: The Raw Story

Stuart Stevens / The Daily Beast:
Why Won't Obama Go to Ferguson?

Discussion: VodkaPundit

Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Poll finds sharp racial, political divide over Ferguson shooting

Discussion: Politico, New York Magazine, The Dish, alicublog, CBS DC, Taylor Marsh and The Democratic Daily

Bonyen Lee / KCTV:

Kansas City officer faces review for Michael Brown Facebook posts — A Kansas City Police Department officer vented on Facebook about the Michael Brown shooting, and now he faces an internal review. — Officer Marc Catron's postings have produced outrage on social media …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Gawker, Hinterland Gazette, CBS St. Louis and Mediaite

Sara Libby / CityLab:
Even When Police Do Wear Cameras, Don't Count on Seeing the Footage

Discussion: ThinkProgress, TIME, Washington Post, KSDK-TV, The Hill and Wall Street Journal

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Medical Examiner: Marijuana Could've Made Ferguson Teen Act ‘Crazy’

Discussion: Washington Post and The Raw Story

Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
History Says Ferguson Police Officer Likely Won't Be Charged For Shooting

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Unfogged

Polly Mosendz / The Wire:
KKK Disowns KKK Fundraiser for Darren Wilson

Discussion: Mediaite, RT, Talking Points Memo, The Raw Story and CBS St. Louis

New York Times:

Is Gov. Rick Perry's Bad Judgment Really a Crime? — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is one of the least thoughtful and most damaging state leaders in America, having done great harm to immigrants, abortion clinics and people without health insurance during his 14 years in office.

Discussion: Hot Air, RedState, Politico, his vorpal sword, Mediaite, JustOneMinute, Business Insider, Fox News, Washington Post and Weekly Standard

Michael Lind / Salon:
Rick Perry's indictment is bad for Democrats: A Texas perspective

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Monthly, NationalJournal.com, The Iowa Republican, Betsy's Page, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and The Federalist

Simon Maloy / Salon:
The right's “bombshell” deceit: Why the left's defense of Perry reveals so much

Discussion: The Raw Story, Cagle.com Premium Cartoon News, Off the Kuff, Washington Post and National Review

Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
3 Reasons Why Rick Perry Will Be Very Tough To Take Down In Court

Discussion: Election Law Blog, Daily Signal, Slate and Overlawyered

Vera Culley / FOX2now.com:

St. Louis City police shoot, kill knife-wielding suspect — ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson says officers warned a suspect multiple times to put down his weapon before they shot and killed him. — The shooting happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday at McLaran and Riverview.

Discussion: Hinterland Gazette, Gawker, The PJ Tatler, kdvr.com, National Review and fox4kc.com

Stephanie Baumer / KMOV-TV:

Police: Knife-wielding suspect shot, killed by officers — ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -A 23-year-old man was shot and killed after showing a knife to an officer in North St. Louis, according to Chief Sam Dotson. — Dotson confirmed that there was a fatal officer-involved shooting around 12:30 p.m …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and abc13.com

Travis / Uber Blog:

A Leader for the Uber Campaign — Uber the Candidate — Uber's simple mission: Transportation as reliable as running water, everywhere, for everyone. In pursuit of that mission over the past four years, Uber has transformed the fabric of 170 cities around the world …

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Wall Street Journal, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, New York Times, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, Mashable, Business Insider and Gawker

Mike Allen / Politico: David Plouffe joins Uber as ‘campaign manager’

Microsoft Corporation:

Steve Ballmer steps down as board member at Microsoft — As I approach the six month mark of my retirement and your appointment as CEO, I have been reflecting on my life, my ongoing ownership of Microsoft stock, and my involvement with the company. I have reached some conclusions and wanted to share them with you.

Discussion: The Hill, The Verge, New York Times, Mashable, Deadline and Engadget

Frank Bruni / New York Times:

The Trouble With Tenure — DENVER — Mike Johnston's mother was a public-school teacher. So were her mother and father. And his godfather taught in both public and private schools. — So when he expresses the concern that we're not getting the best teachers into classrooms or weeding …

Discussion: Dorf on Law and Washington Free Beacon

TIME:

Trayvon Martin's Mom: ‘If They Refuse to Hear Us, We Will Make Them Feel Us’ — Sybrina Fulton is the mother of Trayvon Martin and the founder of the Trayvon Martin Foundation. In a letter to the family of Ferguson teen Michael Brown written exclusively for TIME, Fulton reflects on what the families now share.

Discussion: Colorlines, WFAA-TV, New York Times, The Daily Caller, Hinterland Gazette, Talking Points Memo, Jezebel, Shakesville, Gawker, Mediaite, FOX2now.com, ABC News and New Day

Charlie Spiering / BREITBART.COM:

MISSOURI GOP: MICHAEL BROWN VOTING REGISTRATION BOOTHS ‘DISGUSTING’ — Republicans are criticizing efforts by liberal organizers to set up voter registration booths at the site where Missouri teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a local police officer.