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Time editor to join Obama administration, handle public affairs at State

http://twitter.com/#!/EWErickson/status/378260302543851521 Yes, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney came to the White House from Time Magazine, and he’ll soon be joined by Time editor Richard Stengel, whose official title will be “under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs at the State Department.” We don’t know much about the job description, but we’re guessing State needs someone to raise the level of public discourse above a petulant, “What difference does it make?” http://twitter.com/#!/SteveKrak/status/378266471924658177 Pretty exciting news, huh? http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/378261301509636097 http://twitter.com/#!/ByronKoay/status/378273284082528256 It seems reasonable. Entertainers and athletes like […]

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DCA halts flights due to Navy Yard shooting [photos from tarmac]

http://twitter.com/#!/SDSLivesUnited/status/379606354077691905 The Reagan National Airport has halted all outgoing flights due to the shooting at the Washington DC Navy Yard: https://twitter.com/luisevanegas/status/379608322623565824 https://twitter.com/nelsonbunn/status/379604888004882432 https://twitter.com/scottdstone/status/379605709379629056 https://twitter.com/JordanWhichard/status/379599475050037248 https://twitter.com/SusanPage/status/379603574457892864 https://twitter.com/SVenusTV/status/379597621952008192 https://twitter.com/DMAguirre11/status/379594182689832960 https://twitter.com/Julia_Tanner/status/379602846284791808 It is unclear whether all incoming flights have also been halted, but some people at other airports are reporting lengthy delays: https://twitter.com/bradjshannon/status/379604919357292544 https://twitter.com/arianash/status/379600134163922944 Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/09/16/reagan-national-airport-halts-flights-due-to-navy-yard-shooting-photos-from-tarmac/

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