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10:05 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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David Cameron / Mirror.co.uk:
VIEW GALLERY  —  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.  —  The plight of the dad-of-two was revealed when he appeared at the end of a video showing …
Thomas Tracy / NY Daily News:   Alan Henning, shown in alleged ISIS video as next victim, is British aid worker who was helping Syrian refugees
Wall Street Journal:
Islamic State Video Claims Beheading of British Man
Discussion: National Review
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Democrats' Push to Criminalize Dissent  —  Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.  Dissent is the lowest form of crime.  If you are a drone in the hive of the Left, it is possible — easy, in fact — to believe both of those things at the same time.  —  Free speech just won …
Discussion: his vorpal sword and Power Line
New York Times:
Arab Nations Offer to Fight ISIS From Air  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Sunday that “several” Arab nations had offered to join in airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but any sustained military campaign does not appear imminent, and likely will require …
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Jay Carney: 'It's Not Going to Be a Good Year for Democrats'  —  In his new guise as a political commentator for CNN, former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney dished out conventional wisdom on State of the Union Sunday morning, which in this case meant diagnosing the Democrats' chances in the upcoming midterms as poor.
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
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” …
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Obama's ship is sinking  —  The rising clamor over the beheading of two Americans, and rapidly sinking polls, forced President Obama to reassure the nation last week he had a plan to deal with the Islamic State.  He did some of what he had to do, but only some, and so most military analysts believe …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Paths to War, Then and Now, Haunt Obama  —  WASHINGTON — Just hours before announcing an escalated campaign against Islamic extremists last week, President Obama privately reflected on another time when a president weighed military action in the Middle East — the frenzied weeks leading up to the American invasion of Iraq a decade ago.
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David Kihara / Politico:
Mark Sanford's fiancée surprised by break-up  —  The very public break-up between Rep. Mark Sanford and his fiancée came as a surprise to his fiancée, who told the New York Times on Saturday that she learned about it from the media.  —  Maria Belen Chapur told the Times …
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Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Ray Rice to appeal indefinite suspension on Monday  —  Ray Rice hasn't said or done much since he was cut by the Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL last Monday.  This Monday, he'll say plenty.  —  According to multiple league sources, Rice will appeal the indefinite suspension on Monday.
Discussion: Deadspin and SBNation.com
Ken Dilanian / Associated Press:
Islamic State group's war chest is growing daily  —  Associated Press 2 hrs ago  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Islamic State militants, who once relied on wealthy Persian Gulf donors for money, have become a self-sustaining financial juggernaut, earning more than $3 million a day from oil smuggling …
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.
 
 
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