MoJo: Sarah Palin Picks Imaginary Fight With Elizabeth Warren, Loses, •Ferguson Is 60 Percent Black. Virtually All Its Cops Are White

Sarah Palin Picks Imaginary Fight With Elizabeth Warren, Loses

Who Said It: Hillary Clinton or John McCain?

By Andy Kroll

In a recent interview with the Atlantic, Hillary Clinton went to great lengths to separate herself from her former boss, President Obama, in the realm of foreign policy. She unabashedly defended Israel's actions in the ongoing war in Gaza, chalked up civilian casualties in that conflict to "the fog of war," drew a hard line on Iran, and argued that the "failure" of the Obama administration to arm Syrian rebel forces led to the rise of the Islamic State. Asked about the president's unofficial motto for foreign interventions—"Don't do stupid stuff"—Clinton did not mince words: "Great nations need organizing principles, and 'Don't do stupid stuff' is not an organizing principle."

Hillary's talking like a hawk again. Critics on the left and right have said she sounds more like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the grand old hawk of the GOP. How right they are. Can you guess who gave the following quotes—Clinton or McCain? [READ MORE]

Anonymous Posts St. Louis Police Dispatch Tapes From Day of Ferguson Shooting

The Men's Rights Movement and the Women Who Love It

Ferguson Is 60 Percent Black. Virtually All Its Cops Are White.

Texas Pays "Thoroughly Discredited" Expert $42,000 to Defend Anti-Abortion Law

CHART OF THE WEEK: Ferguson Is 60 Percent Black. Virtually All Its Cops Are White. [READ MORE]

4 Unarmed Black Men Have Been Killed By Police in the Last Month

On the heels of so many killings of young black men by police, protests have erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, a highly-segregated suburb of St. Louis, after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, this past weekend. The response from local police has been heavy-handed, with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protestors. Meanwhile, communities everywhere have been showing their support for the Ferguson protests. The hacktivist collective Anonymous hacked the Ferguson police and released dispatch tapes from the day of the shooting. Throughout it all, Missouri's governor has stayed under the radar.

Outside of Missouri, some scrappy ex-cops in Florida are transforming public defense, astrology helps expain partisan gridlock in Washington, and Texas is paying a discredited abortion researcher loads of cash. [READ MORE]

The GOP Legacy: This is why POVERTY matters! Daily Kos: Michael Brown's School

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RSN: Anonymous Leaks Name and Photo of Officer They Say Shot Michael Brown

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FOCUS | Anonymous Leaks Name and Photo of Officer They Say Shot Michael Brown

C. Harbison, International Digital Times
Harbison reports: "On the heels of the massive Ferguson protest that ended in violent outbursts, smoke bombs and tear gas, the hacktivist group Anonymous has allegedly revealed the name of the officer who shot unarmed teen Michael Brown."
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RSN: Eyewitness: 'Michael Brown Held Up Hands, Pled for Life Before Being Shot'

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FOCUS | Eyewitness: 'Michael Brown Held Up Hands, Pled for Life Before Being Shot'

Elias Isquith, Salon
Isquith writes: "As the hard-luck suburb that he once called home descends into open conflict between citizens and police, an eyewitness to the killing of Michael Brown is now sharing his recollection of how the unarmed 18-year-old was shot by a still-unknown Ferguson cop."
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RSN: Elizabeth Warren | We Can Do Better Than the Pipeline

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Elizabeth Warren | We Can Do Better Than the Pipeline

Elizabeth Warren, Reader Supported News
Warren writes: "Massachusetts has distinguished itself as a state with a strong and enduring commitment to environmental conservation, a commitment evidenced in the wetlands, forests, waters, and state and private conservation lands that run from our coastline to the Berkshires."
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Obama Calls Syria Criticism 'Horsesh*t'
Josh Rogin, The Daily Beast
Rogin writes: "President Obama got angry at lawmakers who suggested in a private meeting that he should have armed the Syrian rebels, calling the criticism 'horsesh*t."
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Anonymous Launches #OpFerguson, Promising to Release Personal Info of Police Officers
Abby Johnston, Bustle
Johnston writes: "In a video released Sunday, the hacktivist group Anonymous announced Operation Ferguson, stemming from the fatal shooting of unarmed Missouri teenager Mike Brown over the weekend."
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Sandy Tolan | Blown Chances in Gaza
Sandy Tolan, TomDispatch
Tolan writes: "Alongside the toll of death and broken lives, perhaps the saddest reality of the latest Gaza war, like the Gaza wars before it, is how easy it would have been to avoid."
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Russell Brand | Robin Williams' Divine Madness Will No Longer Disrupt the Sadness of the World
Russell Brand, Guardian UK
Brand writes: "Robin Williams was exciting to me because he seemed to be sat upon a geyser of comedy. Like he didn't manufacture it laboriously within but had only to open a valve and it would come bursting through in effervescent jets. He was plugged into the mains of comedy."
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Amnesty International: Pentagon Intentionally Covered Up War Crimes in Afghanistan
Nico Hines and Sami Yousafzai, The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "The U.S. military has systematically covered up or disregarded 'abundant and compelling evidence' of war crimes, torture, and unlawful killings in Afghanistan as recently as last year, according to a report by Amnesty International published today in Kabul."
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Convicted Steubenville Rapist Playing Football Again
WTRF
Excerpt: "Ma'Lik Richmond, one of two teens convicted in the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Steubenville, is back on the roster of the Steubenville Big Red football team."
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