Here are the most important news stories of the day, according to The Reid Report team:
Nixon to announce Ferguson initiative
Oscar Pistorius starts serving 5-year prison term
Pa. manhunt: Schools close for day in ambush suspect search area
Pennsylvania cop killer suspect apparently spotted again
EBOLA CASES RISE SHARPLY IN WESTERN SIERRA LEONE
MOTHER OF NURSE WITH EBOLA SAYS SHE’S DOING WELL
Bill Clinton to Campaign for Pat Quinn in Chicago Today
Christie to Make 2nd Trip to Support Hogan
Bill Clinton returns to Kentucky for Grimes
Michelle Obama in for Braley, Mike Huckabee in for Ernst today
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