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   Morning Report: August 31, 2012

   producermatthew:

   Here’s a digest of the news worth following this morning…

   • 270 mine workers charged with deaths of 34 colleagues: Though the striking miners were shot dead by police, their colleagues were charged with murder, a move South Africa’s justice minister has called confusing. (Al Jazeera)
   • Obama to tour Louisiana following Hurricane Isaac: The president will meet with rescue workers and disaster relief volunteers who are picking up the pieces after this week’s storm. (Associated Press)
   • Five Los Angeles cops under investigation for woman’s death: The investigation comes after dash cam video showed an officer stomping on the woman’s genital area and suffocating her during a struggle as authorities tried to take her into custody. (Los Angeles Times)
   • Three shot dead at New Jersey supermarket: Authorities say two people were killed before a disgruntled employee turned the gun on himself. The shooting comes one week after a similar workplace incident near the Empire State Building in which two people were fatally shot and nine others wounded. (FOX News) 
   • Iranian leader says U.S., Israel to blame for Syria crisis: Ayatollah Khamenei says the main culprits behind the ongoing crisis in the country is due to “those who have paved the way for the influx of weapons into Syria.” (Press TV, government media)
   • Pentagon may prosecute Navy SEAL over bin Laden death book: A letter released by the Pentagon and addressed to “Mark Owen” claims to former Navy SEAL, who wrote a book detailing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, was breaching non-disclosure agreements. (Reuters)

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