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4:45 PM ET, December 6, 2014

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New York Times:
2 Hostages Killed in Yemen as U.S. Rescue Effort Fails  —  SANA, Yemen — United States commandos stormed a village in southern Yemen early Saturday in an effort to free an American photojournalist held hostage by Al Qaeda, but the raid ended badly with the kidnappers killing the American …
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Mohammed Ghobari / Reuters:
U.S., South African hostages in Yemen killed in rescue attempt  —  (Reuters) - A U.S. journalist and a South African teacher held by al Qaeda militants in Yemen were killed alongside 10 of their captors during a rescue attempt by U.S. and Yemeni forces, senior officials said on Saturday.
The White House:
Statement by the President on the Death of Luke Somers  —  The United States strongly condemns the barbaric murder of Luke Somers at the hands of Al-Qa'ida terrorists during a rescue operation conducted by U.S. forces in Yemen in partnership with the Yemeni government.
Washington Post:
Hagel: U.S. hostage ‘murdered’ in Yemen
Discussion: Mashable and The PJ Tatler
ABC News:
Obama Says Somers' Life Was in Imminent Danger
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Zerlina Maxwell / Washington Post:
No matter what Jackie said, we should generally believe rape claims.  —  Incredulity hurts victims more than it hurts wrongly-accused perps.  —  In last month's deep and damning Rolling Stone report about sexual assault at UVA, a reporter narrated the story of “Jackie,” …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Rolling Stone's disastrous U-Va. story: A case of real media bias  —  On Slate's DoubleX Gabfest podcast last month, reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely explained why she had settled on the University of Virginia as the focus for her investigative story on a horrific 2012 gang rape of a freshman named Jackie …
Washington Post:
Rolling Stone's flawed story shouldn't keep schools from taking rape claims seriously
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
GOP group seizes on Landrieu's ‘I did not vote for Obama’ remark  —  Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) slipped and told a conservative radio host on Friday that she did not vote for President Obama.  —  It was a heated exchange and a source close to the Landrieu campaign said the Louisiana Democrat meant …
Discussion: Political Wire
Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
Los Angeles Police Shoot, Kill Man Amid Crowd Of Tourists On Hollywood Walk Of Fame  —  Police taped off the scene of a fatal shooting on Los Angeles' Walk of Fame on Friday night.  —  CREDIT: KTLA  —  Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a man Friday night at a busy intersection …
Discussion: KTLA
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Jim Dalrymple II / BuzzFeed:
Police Shoot Man In Front Of Tourists On Busy Hollywood Street Corner  —  Police shot the man at the busy intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.  —  instagram.com  —  LOS ANGELES — Police in Hollywood shot a man Friday night.  —  The shooting occurred about 7 p.m …
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's History as First Lady: Powerful, but Not Always Deft  —  WASHINGTON — As a young lawyer for the Watergate committee in the 1970s, Hillary Rodham caught a ride home one night with her boss, Bernard Nussbaum.  Sitting in the car before going inside, she told him she wanted to introduce him to her boyfriend.
Discussion: National Review
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
HHS asks GOP: Keep us away from Gruber  —  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is asking lawmakers not to seat ObamaCare consultant Jonathan Gruber next to Medicare's top official when the two testify on Capitol Hill next week.  —  HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Jim Esquea wrote …
Discussion: RedState and Politico
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Senate Forecast: Landrieu Headed Toward Historic Defeat In Louisiana Runoff  —  William Thompson of Kansas and Wesley Jones of Washington are former U.S. senators — you get a pass for not recognizing them, they've been dead for more than 80 years.  But if you'll be watching Saturday's Senate …
National Journal:
John Kerry Is Trying to Stall the Release of the CIA Torture Report  —  The secretary of State is reportedly asking the Senate to wait to release its report on the Bush-era use of “enhanced interrogation” techniques.  —  Secretary of State John Kerry is pleading with the Senate to delay …
 
 
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Julia Ioffe / Facebook:
Today, I did something I thought I'd never do and quit The New Republic.
Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Candy Crowley Out at CNN: Read Jeff Zucker's Internal Memo
The Indianapolis Star, Indystar:
IMPD tweet underscores perils of social media
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Dr. Thomas Pfeiffer / CBS News:
Cops: Doctor forced woman to swallow abortion pill
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Reid indicates Senate might not pass House tax extender bill
Discussion: The Nation
Reuters:
In North Korea, hackers are a handpicked, pampered elite
Discussion: Engadget
Daily Mail:
Father left speechless after NYPD tell him they are ‘too busy with Eric Garner protests’ to search for his suicidal son
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
New York Times:
Narendra Modi, Favoring Growth in India, Pares Back Environmental Rules
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Agency / Telegraph:
World's fattest man Keith Martin dies, aged 44
Discussion: FOX News Radio
 

 
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