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12:00 PM ET, September 14, 2014

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Greg Botelho / CNN:
ISIS executes British aid worker David Haines; Cameron vows justice  —  (CNN) — British aid worker David Haines has been executed by ISIS militants, according to a video posted Saturday to a website associated with the group, making him the third Western captive to be killed by the Islamist extremist group in recent weeks.
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Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
John Kerry: “We are at war” with ISIS  —  Shares -  —  Secretary of State John Kerry backtracked on the language he had used to describe the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also known as ISIL), saying in an interview on CBS' “Face the Nation” Sunday that, “we are at war” with the group.
Wall Street Journal:
Islamic State Video Claims Beheading of British Man  —  Obama, Cameron Condemn Killing, Vow to Bring Perpetrators to Justice  —  BAGHDAD—The Islamic State militant group released a video late Saturday that it said showed the beheading of David Haines, a British aid worker.
Discussion: National Review
David Cameron / Mirror.co.uk:
Chilling: ISIS militants threatened to kill David Haines if their demands were not met  —  Islamic State militants have released footage claiming to show the beheading of British hostage David Haines.  —  The aid worker, 44, was captured by ISIS in Syria in March 2013.
Thomas Tracy / NY Daily News:   Alan Henning, shown in alleged ISIS video as next victim, is British aid worker who was helping Syrian refugees
Natasha / The Young, Black, and Fabulous:
THAT'S UNFORTUNATE: “Django Unchained” Star Daniele Watts & Husband Claim Cops ARRESTED Her...After Being Horribly Mistaken For A Prostitute  —  In what seems to be yet another case of police prejudice and brutality, Django Unchained star Daniele Watts and her husband are speaking out about a wrongful arrest …
Discussion: Liberaland and Raw Story
New York Times:
A Risky Bet on Syrian Rebels  —  President Obama's new strategy for routing ISIS, the extremist Sunni group that controls large areas of Iraq and Syria, rests substantially and precariously on having rebels in Syria fight ISIS, even as they battle the forces of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Mark Sanford's Breakup Post Caught His Fiancée Off Guard  —  Representative Mark Sanford of South Carolina surprised the political world on Friday with his announcement that he was ending his engagement to the woman with whom he had an extramarital affair, the revelation of which stunted his rising-star career five years ago.
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Senator: ‘We All Get Killed Back Here At Home’ If Obama Doesn't Send Combat Troops Back Into Iraq  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) blasted President Barack Obama's plan to defeat ISIS during an appearance on Fox News Sunday, calling the commander-in-chief “disingenuous and delusional” …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Building Legacy, Obama Reshapes Appellate Bench  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats have reversed the partisan imbalance on the federal appeals courts that long favored conservatives, a little-noticed shift with far-reaching consequences for the law and President Obama's legacy.
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
GOP congressman's campaign slams opponent for ‘promoting’ Bill Maher  —  Rep. John Kline's (R-Minn.) campaign slammed his Democratic opponent for welcoming support from liberal comedian Bill Maher, who named Kline the target of his “Flip a District” campaign Friday night.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
7 women working tirelessly to attack equal rights for women  —  Sadly, these women find it personally advantageous to reject feminism and continue perpetuating sexist social norms  —  A lot of people assume the term “female misogynist” is an oxymoron.  How can a woman be opposed to the fight to help women achieve equality?
Discussion: American Power and protein wisdom
Drew Karedes / KHOU-TV:
Chemistry teacher allegedly brought “date rape recipes” to school  —  An Oak Ridge teacher and her husband were arrested on drug charges  —  An Oak Ridge High chemistry teacher is in big trouble, and her students know it because she was arrested at school.  —  CONNECT
Discussion: Raw Story, abc13.com and Liberaland
Tim Ross / Telegraph:
Scottish independence: polls show it's too close to call  —  ICM survey for The Telegraph suggests Yes campaign is in the lead but a Survation poll for Better Together puts the No vote ahead  —  Polling experts said the Scottish independence referendum was “too close to call” …
 
 
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
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