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2:40 PM ET, April 16, 2007

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ABCNEWS:
Massacre at Virginia Tech: 29 Confirmed Dead  —  Fatalities Expected to Rise; Suspected Gunman Among the Dead  —  Apr. 16, 2007— At least 29 people are dead in what may be the biggest mass killing on a college campus in American history — and the death toll may rise.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Report: At least 20 29 32 dead, 28 wounded in shooting at Virginia Tech; Update: Cell-phone video added  —  Good lord.  I've been peeking at this story for hours and until a few minutes ago there was one reported dead and the gunman was in custody.  Now the death toll is 22 and the gunman is supposedly dead too.
Associated Press:
Suspect reported held in fatal Va. Tech shooting  —  One person dead; 2nd assailant may be at large; 7-8 others may be victims  —  BLACKSBURG, Va. - A shooting at a Virginia Tech dormitory on Monday left at least one person dead, a state government official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press.
Washington Post:
At Least 20 Killed in Virginia Tech Shooting  —  At least 20 people were killed this morning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University after a shooting spree at two buildings on the campus.  —  The unidentified shooter was among the dead, according to officials …
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
THIS IS AWFUL: "At least 20 people were killed this morning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University after a shooting spree at two buildings on the campus."  Nobody seems to know much yet on what happened.  These things do seem to take place in locations where it's not legal for people …
The Roanoke Times:
At least 22 killed in shootings at Virginia Tech  —  At least 22 people died this morning in a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech.  The shooter is dead, either by his own hand or shot by police.  Details are still coming in.  —  Virginia Tech police Chief Wendell Flinchum said it's unclear what could have prompted today's shootings.
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Breaking: Mass Murder At Virginia Tech
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Pajamas Media:
MASSACRE: SHOOTING RAMPAGE AT VIRGINIA TECH — 32 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD
Discussion: Riehl World View and Fausta's blog
Mike Carney / On Deadline:
Deadly shooting at Virginia Tech
Discussion: Think Progress and SayUncle
Adam Zagorin / Time:
Conservatives to Bush: Fire Gonzales  —  In what could prove an embarrassing new setback for embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the eve of his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a group of influential conservatives and longtime Bush supporters has written a letter to the White House to call for his resignation.
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CBS News:
Cheney Steers Clear Of Libby Mess  —  VP Says Some Democrats Have Been "Irresponsible" On Iraq In Pushing For Withdrawal Timetable  —  (CBS) Despite the conviction of his former chief of staff in a high-profile trial, Vice President Dick Cheney said today that he has not had an opportunity …
Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
Gonzales Deputy, in Crossfire, Looks for Quiet Exit
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Angela Doland / Associated Press:
France Knew of 2001 al-Qaida Hijack Plot  —  PARIS — France's foreign intelligence service learned as early as January 2001 that al-Qaida was preparing a hijacking plot likely to involve a U.S. airplane, former intelligence officials said Monday, confirming a report that also said the CIA received the warning.
Discussion: protein wisdom, Dr. Sanity and Wizbang
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AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
What Did Clinton's CIA Know About 9-11?
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Flopping Aces
WWD.COM:
Pat Buckley: A New York Original  —  NEW YORK — Patricia Taylor Buckley, who died Sunday at age 80, was a true original and a fixture of New York society for more than four decades.  —  Buckley died at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut of an infection following a long illness, according to a statement from her family.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Prayers For WFB And The Anchoress
Discussion: Leibowitz's Canticle
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Paying for America  —  I just paid my taxes, and I have to say, I always take pride when I do so.  I don't like having less money to spend, of course, and the complexity of the process is really upsetting.  But I am proud to pay for democracy, and I feel when I do send money to the DC Treasurer …
Discussion: Power Line and Left in the West
Matthew Yglesias:
The Metapolitics of Resentment  —  I've never addressed the growing (and growing, and growing) pile of evidence that those Duke lacross guys were innocent of the rape charges brought against them.  When the story first broke I didn't write about it, because it was a little tangential …
Discussion: TAPPED and Eschaton
Dan Boniface / 9NEWS:
Kerry reopens door to possible presidential run  —  DENVER - Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) reopened the door to a possible 2008 presidential campaign during a book signing in Denver and then again, in an interview with 9NEWS.  —  The 2004 Democratic nominee told a crowd of more than 250 …
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Attacks Surge as Iraq Militants Overshadow City  —  BAQUBA, Iraq — They maneuver in squads, like the American infantrymen they try to kill.  One squad fires furiously so another can attack from a better position.  They operate in bad weather, knowing American helicopters and surveillance drones are grounded.
 
 
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