The Presidential Daily Brief - 08/12/2015

August 12, 2015

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Protesters voice concern over police brutality in Arlington, Texas, following the fatal shooting of Christian Taylor. Source: Getty Deadly Error Texas Cop Fired After Fatally Shooting Teen Poor judgment is to blame. So says Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson, who has fired rookie Officer Brad Miller following last Friday's fatal shooting of 19-year-old Christian Taylor at a car dealership. Miller entered the building, where Taylor was allegedly damaging property and threatening to steal a car, Johnson says, without proper coordination or backup. "Cascading consequences" then led to Taylor being shot four times in a case that police are investigating against a backdrop of national tensions over racial injustice.  USA Today, BBC Share With Friends:

Return to Sender Hillary Clinton Gives Email Server to Investigators Can she keep a secret? Clinton says she didn't handle classified materials on her personal email as secretary of state. Yet federal officials aren't so sure, and the inspector general reports that 2 out of 40 messages he's been allowed to review were indeed "top secret." The State Department claims those emails weren't marked as classified when they were sent. But in a bid to clear up the matter, Clinton has instructed staff to hand over her server and backup thumb drive, prompting House Speaker John Boehner to declare, "It's about time." AP, NYT Share With Friends:

New Low Stocks Fall Along With Value of Yuan Yesterday they said it was a one-off, but China's central bank did it again today, fixing its currency down 1.6 percent against the U.S. dollar. This saw the yuan fall nearly 2 percent in afternoon trading. While perhaps good for Beijing's exports, a weaker yuan hurts global competitors by cheapening their products in the Chinese market and reducing profits. Global stocks are responding in kind, with the pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 index and Germany's export-reliant DAX down by more than 2 percent, and many wonder how low they will go. WSJ (sub), BBC Share With Friends:

Vox Populi Libya's PM 'Resigns' During Televised Interview Was it just a frustrated outburst? Abdullah al-Thinni, interviewed last night on a Libyan television network, angrily responded to questions from dissatisfied citizens, telling the host "I officially resign, and I will submit my resignation … on Sunday." But his spokesman said Thinni — who notably threatened to quit in 2014 as well — wasn't serious. The prime minister, based in eastern Libya since armed rivals forced him to flee Tripoli last year, plans instead to continue ruling the terror-plagued country until the people demand otherwise.  Reuters, Al Jazeera Share With Friends:

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Suspected Boko Haram blast kills 47 in Nigeria. (AFP)  Police say Ferguson video shows suspect with gun. (CNN)  Fox network and Trump call a truce. (FT) sub  Feds: Seven million fewer Americans uninsured this year. (USA Today)  Jeb Bush takes aim at Obama, Clinton over Iraq's decline. (NYT)

INTRIGUING

Long Shot Harvard Law Professor Mulls 2016 Bid President Obama taught law once, too. Now another respected member of the profession is eyeing the White House from the Ivory Tower. But Lawrence Lessig says his only ambition is to pass a Citizens Equality Act that protects the right to vote, ends gerrymandering and reforms campaign finance. He's promising that his tenure would be "a very short period of time, ideally a day," with his veep then taking the helm. Lessig's crowdfunding his campaign, and says he'll make his candidacy official if he raises $1 million by Labor Day.  Mic, Boston.com Share With Friends:

Slurred Speech Moscow Threatens to Ban Reddit Over Drug Talk The drama is intoxicating. A single thread about how to grow drug-producing plants could get the popular social news site banned in Russia. The country's telecoms watch dog, Roskomnadzor, says it has asked the company to remove the offending discussion. But Reddit has thus far refused to respond, prompting the regulator to issue a Wanted poster featuring the site's alien mascot. It's unlikely editors will pull down the drug-related thread, and Moscow may soon decide it's high time to pull the plug. The Register, IBT Share With Friends:

Udder Disarray Shipping Animals Overseas Is Big Business Where's the beef? Probably on a boat. The international export of livestock is a billion-dollar business that's growing fatter by the year. As demand for protein skyrockets, exporters like the U.S. and Australia, which saw live animal shipments increase 79 percent between 2012 and 2014, are shipping millions of dollars worth of still-mooing cows around the globe, sometimes as many as 53,000 at a time. And while animal rights groups are raising a stink — nearly 80 percent Down Under want it banned — this cash cow is unlikely to sink. OZY Share With Friends:

Tearjerker 'The Notebook' Heads for the Small Screen They're betting you'll fall in love all over again. The tragic but romantic film so many fell for in 2004 is being adapted into a TV series for The CW Television Network. Author Nicholas Sparks is on board with the project — still in the very early stages of development — and Todd Graff will write the script and help Sparks executive produce, alongside Theresa Park. While Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are unlikely returnees, the show will follow their characters, Noah and Allie, as they build their lives together. Mashable, EW , Hollywood Reporter Share With Friends:

Punchline Jets QB Out 6-10 Weeks After Locker Room Brawl He supposedly didn't put his money where his mouth was … and it got punched. New York's starting quarterback Geno Smith may be out for two months with a broken jaw following a locker room fight with teammate Ikemefuna Enemkpali. The players were reportedly arguing over Smith's refusal to pay Enemkpali $600 for a plane ticket when the linebacker — who's been released from the team — "sucker-punched" the QB, said Coach Todd Bowles. He called the incident "very childish" and said Smith, who faces surgery, isn't guaranteed his starting role. ESPN, Deadspin, USA Today Share With Friends:

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