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Idaho wildfire forces more home evacuations
8/18/2013 1:39:02 PM

Idaho wildfire forces more home evacuations

Dominic Di-Natale reports

'No Dog Gets Left Behind' recognized by Defense Dept.
8/18/2013 1:22:07 PM

'No Dog Gets Left Behind' recognized by Defense Dept.

Soldiers reuniting with wartime animals

Hero cop rescues German shepherd after traffic accident
8/18/2013 12:59:45 PM

Hero cop rescues German shepherd after traffic accident

Officer carries injured pooch to safety

After the Show Show: Hiking the Appalachian Trail
8/18/2013 1:05:24 PM

After the Show Show: Hiking the Appalachian Trail

After the Show Show: 8/18

Ride to remember 9/11
8/18/2013 12:42:46 PM

Ride to remember 9/11

Motorcyclists visit all three 9/11 sites

Trail blazer: Author sets record hiking Appalachian Trail
8/18/2013 12:48:25 PM

Trail blazer: Author sets record hiking Appalachian Trail

Jennifer Pharr Davison on challenges

'F' for Obamacare?
8/18/2013 12:37:14 PM

'F' for Obamacare?

Schools taking hit from health care law

What would Lincoln do?
8/18/2013 12:37:10 PM

What would Lincoln do?

Obama straying from his hero's path?

From frontlines to businessman
8/18/2013 12:25:55 PM

From frontlines to businessman

Ex-Navy SEAL starts small business

NYPD fights for 'stop and frisk'
8/18/2013 11:46:09 AM

NYPD fights for 'stop and frisk'

Bloomberg: Judge knows 'absolutely zero'

'Duck Dynasty' wedding
8/18/2013 10:04:39 AM

'Duck Dynasty' wedding

Bride and groom base ceremony off show

Obama's energy policy on track?
8/18/2013 2:46:31 PM

Obama's energy policy on track?

Congress still not on board with agenda

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Saturday, August 17, 2013

Blog Alert for POLITICO - Top 10 - Morning Education, Aug 16, 2013

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1) Three 'no child' waivers at risk - High demand for course choice - 165 schools benefited from Bennett grade changes
http://www.politico.com/morningeducation/0813/morningeducation11441.html

Three 'no child' waivers at risk.

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Blog Alert for POLITICO - CLICK - Full Blog, Aug 16, 2013

New Posts to POLITICO - CLICK - Full Blog on Aug 16, 2013:

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1) Week in one-liners: FLOTUS, Carney, Paul
http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2013/08/week-in-oneliners-flotus-carney-paul-170684.html

The top quotes in politics...
"I'm in this business to win." -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reassuring Republican leaders.
"Reporting for #juryduty." -- Arizona Sen. John McCain tweeting about his afternoon in Maricopa County Superior Court.
"I think I'm too famous." -- Rush Limbaugh brushing off suggestions that he should moderate a presidential debate.
"Why does that make me not serious?" -- Donald Trump defending his ongoing skepticism about the president's birth certificate.
"I love an endorsement by Sarah Palin, what's not to love?" -- Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul touting support for "Team Rand" from the former Alaska governor.
"I want to be this really fly 80-, 90-year old." -- First Lady Michelle Obama dishing on her upcoming birthday.
"I'm kind of busy right now." -- "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson shutting down talks of a congressional run.
"Can you teach me how to [...]

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2) Fairchild praises Gillibrand, Warren
http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2013/08/fairchild-praises-gillibrand-warren-170676.html

Actress Morgan Fairchild, who has been active in supporting more women in politics for years, says in addition to Hillary Clinton, there is a growing list of rising female stars in D.C.
"It's great. And some of the women that are coming along now that really have just jumped in feet first and really making their mark in the Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand [D-N.Y.], Elizabeth Warren [D-Mass.], you've got different ones that are really getting out there and taking on some heavy issues as opposed to sort of meekly sitting in the back benches for a couple of years to get their feet wet," Fairchild said Friday on MSNBC's "Jansing and Co."
She said the women "jumping in feet first" helps them get more leadership roles.
"That's great and gives them a chance to move up that pecking order a lot faster, and reach, even if they don't run for president, reach chairmanships of committees and things [...]

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3) Kravitz: America is not past racism
http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2013/08/kravitz-america-is-not-past-racism-170654.html

Singer and actor Lenny Kravitz says while the election of President Barack Obama did not mean there was no longer racism in America, and his movie "The Butler" comes out at an interesting time for race relations.
Speaking to MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist, Kravitz was asked about the election of President Barack Obama, and the idea that a "magic wand" had been waved and America was past race.
"It just isn't so, but I think a lot of people wanted it to be so. And at the time I was touring in Europe, and that was the question I got every day when I was being interviewed: 'So America is not racist anymore,' and that's not the fact," Kravitz said.
The film is about a black butler who served eight presidents in the White House. Kravitz, who plays another White House butler in the film, said that when there's progress, some people want to hold on to old ways of thinking, and that [...]

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4) VIDEO: POLITICO Playback
http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2013/08/video-politico-playback-170653.html

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Blog Alert for POLITICO - Top 10 - Morning Defense, Aug 16, 2013

New Posts to POLITICO - Top 10 - Morning Defense on Aug 16, 2013:

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1) NSA breaks privacy rules - Egypt aid on the line - DoD rolls out new sexual assault policies
http://www.politico.com/morningdefense/0813/morningdefense11448.html

DoD rolls out new sexual assault policies.

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Blog Alert for POLITICO - Dylan Byers Blog, Aug 16, 2013

New Posts to POLITICO - Dylan Byers Blog on Aug 16, 2013:

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1) Remainders: Scrapped
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/remainders-scrapped-170702.html

Enjoy the weekend.Continue reading post...

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2) Flooding at Al Jazeera America headquarters
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/flooding-at-al-jazeera-america-headquarters-170704.html

Uh oh:Continue reading post...

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3) An MSNBC chart
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/an-msnbc-chart-170700.html

Preserving this one for posterity's sake. Via @DorseyShaw.Continue reading post...

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4) NPR E.P. Teshima Walker dead at 44
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/npr-ep-teshima-walker-dead-at-170698.html

Walker was the award-winning executive producer of NPR's Tell Me More.Continue reading post...

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5) Report: Fox TV Studios scrap talks to produce NBC's Clinton mini-series
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/report-fox-tv-studios-scrap-talks-to-produce-nbcs-170695.html

In the wake of the RNC vote, FTVS reportedly cancels its plans to produce the miniseries .Continue reading post...

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6) Correction of the day, 'racist' edition
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/correction-of-the-day-racist-edition-170682.html

Business Insider issues a correction for mistakenly quoting Reince Priebus.Continue reading post...

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7) RNC's NBC, CNN boycott will extend to Telemundo, CNN Espanol
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/rncs-nbc-cnn-boycott-to-benefit-univision-170671.html

In a highly anticipated move, the Republican National Committee voted on Friday to deny NBC and CNN the rights to host or sponsor a Republican primary debate unless they cancel their respective Hillary Clinton film projects.Continue reading post...

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8) RNC votes: No debates for NBC, CNN
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/rnc-votes-no-debates-for-nbc-cnn-170672.html

Just in from the Republican National Committee meeting in Boston: The RNC has voted unanimously to bar NBC and CNN from hosting GOP primary debates in 2016 if the networks move forward with their Hillary Clinton projects.Continue reading post...

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9) Snowden to media: Don't listen to my dad
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/snowden-to-media-dont-listen-to-my-dad-170667.html

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has released a statement to The Huffington Post pleading with the media to stop listening to his father.Continue reading post...

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10) O'Reilly gave $25K to Al Sharpton?s charity
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/oreilly-gave-k-to-al-sharptons-charity-170663.html

In an effort to counter an attack from the Rev. Al Sharpton, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly revealed on Thursday that he once gave $25,000 to Sharpton's Harlem charity so that it could "provide Christmas presents and Christmas dinners to hundreds of poor people."Continue reading post...

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Blog Alert for POLITICO - Top 10 - Full Blog, Aug 16, 2013

New Posts to POLITICO - Top 10 - Full Blog on Aug 16, 2013:

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1) Pro Report, presented by POWERJobs: While you were working - RNC all about 2016 ... not so much about Hill - Marching onward 50 years later - More questions on NSA - Will Democrats denounce Obama's fo
http://www.politico.com/proreport/0813/proreport11452.html

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2) Remainders: Scrapped
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/remainders-scrapped-170702.html

Enjoy the weekend.

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3) Flooding at Al Jazeera America headquarters
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/flooding-at-al-jazeera-america-headquarters-170704.html

Uh oh:

Al Jazeera America's New York City headquarters was temporarily evacuated and staffers were blocked from entering this afternoon due to flooding in the building. The incident comes just four days before AJAM is scheduled to launch across the country.
The flooding also began less than an hour after a throng of reporters toured the space to check out AJAM's New York City newsroom and studio. You can read our report from that tour here.

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4) An MSNBC chart
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/an-msnbc-chart-170700.html

Preserving this one for posterity's sake. Via @DorseyShaw.

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5) Kerrey in talks for State Dept. post
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/08/bob-kerrey-in-talks-for-state-department-post-170699.html

Bob Kerrey is in talks to be the latest former senator to get a post at the State Department.
Kerrey, the two-term Nebraska Democrat who lost an attempted comeback bid last year, has since returned to New York, where he'd relocated to after leaving Washington to run the New School and live with his wife, comedy writer Sarah Paley.
But now that Kerrey's close friend and former Senate colleague John Kerry's in charge at Foggy Bottom, he's looking at getting involved, too.
"I've had conversations with them about taking on a project," Kerrey confirmed.
(PHOTOS: Stars at the State Department)
Kerrey wouldn't discuss what the "project" would be, but stressed that the position wouldn't be full-time--"I wouldn't actually use the word 'job,'" he said.
He also said that the discussions are not finalized, though some people have already been contacted as part of a procedural background check [...]

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6) NPR E.P. Teshima Walker dead at 44
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/npr-ep-teshima-walker-dead-at-170698.html

Some very sad news from NPR:

The award-winning executive producer of NPR's Tell Me More, Teshima Walker, died this morning at the age of 44 after a two-year battle with colon cancer. She is survived by her husband, writer Jimi Izrael, her parents, William and Vonceal Walker and her sister, Eureva Walker.
Since 2011, Walker was the executive producer for NPR's midday news program Tell Me More, hosted by Michel Martin. Walker was part of the public radio family for more than a decade. She first joined the afternoon newsmagazine All Things Considered as a journalism fellow in 2000. Later she spent three years as a producer for The Tavis Smiley Show, and then for News and Notes. In 2007, Walker signed on as senior supervising producer of Tell Me More, and served the program in various capacities for the next six years. A Chicago native, Walker first came to NPR by way of WBEZ, where she [...]

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Blog Alert for POLITICO - Dylan Byers - Full Blog, Aug 16, 2013

New Posts to POLITICO - Dylan Byers - Full Blog on Aug 16, 2013:

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1) Remainders: Scrapped
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/remainders-scrapped-170702.html

Enjoy the weekend.

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2) Flooding at Al Jazeera America headquarters
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/flooding-at-al-jazeera-america-headquarters-170704.html

Uh oh:

Al Jazeera America's New York City headquarters was temporarily evacuated and staffers were blocked from entering this afternoon due to flooding in the building. The incident comes just four days before AJAM is scheduled to launch across the country.
The flooding also began less than an hour after a throng of reporters toured the space to check out AJAM's New York City newsroom and studio. You can read our report from that tour here.

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3) An MSNBC chart
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/an-msnbc-chart-170700.html

Preserving this one for posterity's sake. Via @DorseyShaw.

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4) NPR E.P. Teshima Walker dead at 44
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/npr-ep-teshima-walker-dead-at-170698.html

Some very sad news from NPR:

The award-winning executive producer of NPR's Tell Me More, Teshima Walker, died this morning at the age of 44 after a two-year battle with colon cancer. She is survived by her husband, writer Jimi Izrael, her parents, William and Vonceal Walker and her sister, Eureva Walker.
Since 2011, Walker was the executive producer for NPR's midday news program Tell Me More, hosted by Michel Martin. Walker was part of the public radio family for more than a decade. She first joined the afternoon newsmagazine All Things Considered as a journalism fellow in 2000. Later she spent three years as a producer for The Tavis Smiley Show, and then for News and Notes. In 2007, Walker signed on as senior supervising producer of Tell Me More, and served the program in various capacities for the next six years. A Chicago native, Walker first came to NPR by way of WBEZ, where she [...]

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5) Report: Fox TV Studios scrap talks to produce NBC's Clinton mini-series
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/report-fox-tv-studios-scrap-talks-to-produce-nbcs-170695.html

Fox Television Studios has cancelled its plans to produce NBC Entertainment's forthcoming mini-series about Hillary Clinton, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter.
FTVS, the sister company of Fox News, revealed last Friday that it was in "the early stages" of discussions with NBC to to produce the mini-series and distribute it internationally.
But in the wake of the Republican National Committee's vote to bar NBC and CNN, which is producing a Hillary Clinton documentary film, from the GOP primary debates, FTVS has apparently pulled out.
(PHOTOS: Hillary Clinton's life, career)
More to come.

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6) Correction of the day, 'racist' edition
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/correction-of-the-day-racist-edition-170682.html

Business Insider issued a big correction today, admitting it misquoted Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as calling self-deportation "racist" when, in fact, he said it "hurts us."
Priebus was commenting on how terms like "self-deportation," a phrase Mitt Romney was known to use a lot during the 2012 campaign, are "horrific."
The correct quote: "Using the word 'self-deportation' -- it's a horrific comment to make," Priebus said. "I don't think it has anything to do with our party. When a candidate makes those comments, obviously, it hurts us."
Politics Editor Josh Barro told POLITICO the mistake was "just a mistranscription of an audio clip" and that an RNC staffer raised the issue with reporter Brett LoGiuarto.
"It was just a mistranscription of an audio clip," Barro said. "A staffer at the RNC raised the issue with Brett and we determined it was [...]

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7) RNC's NBC, CNN boycott will extend to Telemundo, CNN Espanol
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/rncs-nbc-cnn-boycott-to-benefit-univision-170671.html

In a highly anticipated move, the Republican National Committee voted unanimously on Friday to deny NBC and CNN the rights to host or sponsor a Republican primary debate unless those two networks cancel their respective Hillary Clinton film projects.
"CNN and NBC anchors will just have to watch on their competitors' networks," RNC chairman Reince Priebus told the committee members in Boston.
While NBC and CNN's competitors stand to benefit from the RNC's decision, there's another potential winner who has gone unmentioned: Univision.
On Friday, RNC communications director Sean Spicer told POLITICO that the boycott would extend to NBC and CNN's Spanish-language channels: Telemundo and CNN Espa
"My understanding is that they both would be excluded," Spicer wrote in an email.
That leaves Univision, the country's leading Spanish-language network, as the obvious go-to for any Republican [...]

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8) RNC votes: No debates for NBC, CNN
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/rnc-votes-no-debates-for-nbc-cnn-170672.html

The Republican National Committee has voted unanimously to bar NBC and CNN from hosting GOP primary debates in 2016 if the networks move forward with their Hillary Clinton projects.
"The RNC unanimously passed a resolution preventing the committee from partnering with CNN and NBC for debates if they don't drop their Hillary Clinton productions ahead of the 2016 presidential election," an RNC release stated.
My colleague James Hohmann has the full details:

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus got an extended standing ovation from cheering state chairmen during the party's summer meeting for spearheading the push.
"We're done putting up with this nonsense," he said. "CNN and NBC will just have to watch on their competitors' network...The media overplayed their hand this time."

Hohmann's full report here; more on the networks' film projects here.
UPDATE (11:55 a.m.): CNN spokesperson [...]

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9) Snowden to media: Don't listen to my dad
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/snowden-to-media-dont-listen-to-my-dad-170667.html

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has released a statement to The Huffington Post pleading with the media to stop listening to his father.
Snowden, who recently was granted temporary asylum in Russia, said neither his father, stepmother or father's attorney are in any way involved in his situation, and "this will not change in the future."
"I ask journalists to understand that they do not possess any special knowledge regarding my situation or future plans, and not to exploit the tragic vacuum of my father's emotional compromise for the sake of tabloid news," Snowden wrote.
(Also on POLITICO: Pelosi: NSA report 'disturbing')
The Huffington Post said the ACLU confirmed to them the email was in fact from Snowden.
Snowden also addressed reports from his father's wife that he was being misled or manipulated by the organizations and journalists he has worked with, including [...]

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10) O'Reilly gave $25K to Al Sharpton?s charity
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/oreilly-gave-k-to-al-sharptons-charity-170663.html

In an effort to counter an attack from MSNBC's Al Sharpton, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly revealed on Thursday that he once gave $25,000 to Sharpton's charity so that it could provide Christmas presents and dinners to poor people in Harlem.
Rev. Sharpton, who confirmed the donation in an interview with POLITICO, had criticized O'Reilly of "attacking the poor" because he opposed food stamps and because he referred to one person -- a surfer with dubious claims to the food stamp program -- as "a parasite."
On Fox, O'Reilly said that Sharpton had taken his remarks out of context and was not telling the truth.
(Also on POLITICO: Rush re-ups, Hannity out at Cumulus)
"And here's the crusher on Sharpton," O'Reilly added. "He's been portraying me as a racist and a brutalizer of the poor. A few years ago Sharpton told me that his charity in Harlem, New York, was out of money and that it could [...]

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