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Read Chattanooga Shooter's Blog — The killer of four U.S. Marines in Chattanooga maintained a short-lived blog that hinted at his religious inner life. Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez's blog had only two posts, both published July 13 and written in a popular style of Islamic religious reasoning.
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Chattanooga Shooting Suspect's Trip to Jordan Scrutinized by Authorities — Officials looking at whether he had contact with extremists or traveled to other countries — Counterterrorism investigators are looking closely at a monthslong trip the Chattanooga shooting suspect took to Jordan …
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protein wisdom, The Daily Caller and Daily Mail

Chattanooga Gunman Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez: ‘Life Is Short and Bitter’
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Washington Post, CNN, timesfreepress.com, No More Mister Nice Blog, Bloomberg Business, NPR, Mediaite, The Atlantic, Outside the Beltway and Shakesville
David Brooks / New York Times:
Listening to Ta-Nehisi Coates While White — The last year has been an education for white people. There has been a depth, power and richness to the African-American conversation about Ferguson, Baltimore, Charleston and the other killings that has been humbling and instructive.
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Sadly, No!, The Mahablog and RH Reality Check
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David Brooks scolds Ta-Nehisi Coates: “I think you distort history” — The Times columnist displays more white privilege in one column than some white people experience in a lifetime — The New York Times' moral scold David Brook took time out from his career as a professional taxi cab passenger …
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Shakesville

A Note About Our Coverage Of Donald Trump's ‘Campaign’ — Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post — Editorial Director, The Huffington Post — After watching and listening to Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president, we have decided we won't report …
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Talking Points Memo, OnPolitics, Poynter. and Taylor Marsh, more at Mediagazer »
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Wanna bet? Trump makes wager after MSNBC host calls him liar — Donald Trump called into MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Thursday to wager a year of Lawrence O'Donnell's network salary after the MSNBC host accused Trump of lying on his financial disclosure forms.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Sanders makes play for black vote — Bernie Sanders is making a push for support from black and Hispanic voters as he seeks to intensify his challenge to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. — Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, has made a number …
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Hillary Clinton's No Good, (Record-Breaking, Poll-Winning), Very Bad Week
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Politico and America Rising
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Clinton burns through millions as she assembles a political battleship
Clinton burns through millions as she assembles a political battleship
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BillMoyers.com and Prairie Weather
Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton campaign touts endorsements ahead of Iowa cattle call
Clinton campaign touts endorsements ahead of Iowa cattle call
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The mystery of the Trump coalition — Pollsters can't get a read on his supporters. — Last weekend, Donald Trump added to his long list of bold claims by declaring himself the champion of a new “silent majority” of Americans. — While 17 percent of Republican voters isn't a majority …
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Slantpoint and Christian Science Monitor
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Insiders: Ted Cruz hurt most by Trump candidacy
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Perry for President:
Statement by Gov. Perry on Donald Trump's Border Security Comments
Statement by Gov. Perry on Donald Trump's Border Security Comments
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Hot Air, Washington Post and FiveThirtyEight
Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Says He's Thankful for Ted Cruz's Support
Donald Trump Says He's Thankful for Ted Cruz's Support
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Washington Post, Mediaite and Political Wire

Condé Nast's CFO Tried To Pay $2,500 for a Night With a Gay Porn Star — David Geithner, brother of ex-Obama Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, is currently the chief financial officer of Condé Nast. This past weekend, he'd planned to go to Chicago—where he planned to meet …
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Hit & Run, New York Magazine, Poynter., USA Today and Vox Popoli, more at Mediagazer »

Republicans criticize Confederate flags at Obama visit — Two Oklahoma Republican congressmen ripped protesters in their state who greeted President Obama in Oklahoma City by waving Confederate flags, calling their actions “disrespectful,” “embarrassing” and “inappropriate.”
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Political Wire

Republicans plan new abortion push — They see a turning point following the release of a secretly filmed Planned Parenthood video. — Republicans on Capitol Hill are betting the secretly filmed Planned Parenthood video — depicting an executive allegedly discussing the sale of fetal organs …
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Roll Call, AMERICAblog News, PoliticusUSA, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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T. Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Rick Perry turns Planned Parenthood question back on reporter
Rick Perry turns Planned Parenthood question back on reporter
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CNN Analyst Unsure If Mass Shooter Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez's Name is Muslim — Share it Tweet it — On Thursday's The Lead, CNN analyst Tom Fuentes was unwilling to conclude that the perpetrator of a mass shooting against servicemen in Chattanooga, Tennessee was Muslim.
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Jihad Watch and The Gateway Pundit
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Benny Johnson / Independent Journal Review:
Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez's High School Yearbook Quote Will Give You Chills
Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez's High School Yearbook Quote Will Give You Chills
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The Gateway Pundit and Jihad Watch

Everything We Know About Sandra Bland — The 28-year-old Illinois native, who was on a road trip to Texas to start a new job, was found dead while in the custody of a local jail. — Sandra Bland was found dead Monday while in the custody of a Waller County, Texas, jail.
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Raw Story and Chicago Tribune
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran Bans U.S. Inspectors from All Nuclear Sites — U.S. and Iranian officials confirmed Thursday that no American nuclear inspectors will be permitted to enter the country's contested nuclear site under the parameters of a deal reached with world powers this week, according to multiple statements by American and Iranian officials.
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RedState, Betsy's Page, Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RealClearWorld, National Review and The Fiscal Times
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Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Top US official: ‘Anytime, anyplace access’ to Iranian facilities was rhetorical flourish
Top US official: ‘Anytime, anyplace access’ to Iranian facilities was rhetorical flourish
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Democrats View U.S. Justices Kennedy, Roberts Favorably — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — More Democrats have a favorable than an unfavorable view of Republican-appointed U.S. Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and John Roberts, while Republicans' opinions of the justices are much more negative than positive.
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Politico and Washington Times

Fox News Poll: Most voters don't trust Iran, many agree with Trump on immigration — Home - Video - Politics - U.S. - Opinion - Entertainment - Tech - Science - Health - Travel - Lifestyle - World - Sports - On Air — ©2015 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Windows 10: You'll get UPDATES LIKE IT or NOT - unless you have Enterprise Edition — ‘You agree to receive automatic updates without notice’ — Microsoft's licensing on the upcoming Windows 10 OS means that most users will find their systems updating on command from Redmond without any option to stop this.