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Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
At least one killed during shooting at Seattle Jewish federation — At least five people were shot - one fatally - this afternoon at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle by a man a witness said was upset about "what was going on in Israel." — Police spokesman Rich Pruitt said there was one shooter …
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king5.com:
One dead, at least five injured in shooting at Jewish Federation in Seattle — SEATTLE - One person has been killed and at least five others have been injured in a shooting at the Jewish Federation at 2031 Third Ave. in downtown Seattle. One suspect has been taken into custody.
Seattle Times:
1 dead, at least 5 wounded in shootings — One person was dead and five others were hospitalized this afternoon in a shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle building in downtown Seattle by a man who declared he was "angry with Israel." — Seattle police later arrested the alleged gunman …
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Tim Booth / Associated Press:
5 Shot, 1 Fatally at Seattle Jewish Center — SEATTLE (AP) — At least five people were shot, one of them fatally, Friday afternoon at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, and one person was arrested, authorities said. — Five or six people were wounded, assistant police chief Jim Pugel said.
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Michelle Malkin:
Shooting in Seattle: Muslim revenge — ***Scroll for updates...shooter angered over Israel-Lebanon war*** — Pakistani Muslim suspect in custody (hat tip: Jim Hoft) — Victim being taken from the scene via KOMO TV — Murder at the Jewish Federation building downtown. — Jim Hoft's covering it.
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Gateway Pundit:
Shootings at Jewish Federation in Seattle! — Update: One person is dead!!! — (More Updates Below) — This is a picture of the suspect being led away by police after the shootings in Seattle where one person was killed today at a Jewish Center, from KING5 Video
KOMO News:
One Dead, At Least 5 Shot At Seattle Jewish Center — SEATTLE - One person was killed and five women were wounded by gunshots Friday afternoon at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and one person was arrested, police said. — All five of the wounded were taken to Harborview Medical Center …
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Hezbollah politicians back peace package — BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah politicians, while expressing reservations, have joined their critics in the government in agreeing to a peace package that includes strengthening an international force in south Lebanon and disarming the guerrillas, the government said.
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Mitch Prothero / Salon:
The "hiding among civilians" myth — Israel claims it's justified in bombing civilians because Hezbollah mingles with them. In fact, the militant group doesn't trust its civilians and stays as far away from them as possible. — A dog walks through the rubble of buildings hit …
Washington Post:
President Bush, Tony Blair Hold a Joint News Conference — SPEAKERS: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES — TONY BLAIR, PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM — BUSH: Thank you all. — Prime Minister Tony Blair, welcome back to the White House. As you know, we've got a close relationship.
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Washington Post:
Bush, Blair to Seek U.N. Approval on International Force — Rice to Return to Mideast to Negotiate with Lebanon, Israel — President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced agreement today to seek a United Nations resolution next week that would send a multinational force …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Float-a-phobia — While Michael Schaivo was holding a press conference to remind everyone what a sanctimonious, meddling, holier-than-thou, politically opportunistic tin-eared prick Joe Lieberman was during the difficult last days of his wife's life (YouTube above), Joe was touring Connecticut on a campaign bus.
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Associated Press:
Minimum wage increase tied to tax cuts — House leadership couples bill to estate tax measure — WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders are willing to allow the first minimum wage increase in a decade but only if it's coupled with a cut in future inheritance taxes on multimillion-dollar estates, congressional aides said Friday.
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
House GOP pressing vote on minimum wage
House GOP pressing vote on minimum wage
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Danger — An email from Jerusalem: … This is a war Iran started. I fear it has just begun. Its ultimate end is simple: the eradication of Israel and the murder of every Jew in the Middle East. Hezbollah and Ahmadinejad are very, very clear about this. And they are playing the p.r. game brilliantly.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Do or Die Against Iraq's Death Squads — Nouri al-Maliki does not strike a commanding pose as Iraq's new prime minister: Slouching, stubble-faced, uneasy before foreign audiences, he looks more like a doughy Mukhabarat officer than the sleek exile politicians who have been making the rounds in Washington over the past decade.
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