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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: Students weren't told after first shooting? — 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.
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The Jawa Report, protein wisdom, Gateway Pundit, Ace of Spades HQ, TheNewsHole and Dr. Helen
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 …
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ABCNEWS, Sister Toldjah, Op For, NO QUARTER, Kiko's House, Firedoglake, The Volokh Conspiracy, No More Mister Nice Blog and Oliver Willis
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 …
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Obsidian Wings, Neptunus Lex, Transterrestrial Musings, Power Line and The Moderate Voice
Liza Porteus / Fox News:
Virginia Tech Campus Reels From Shooting That Leaves at Least 32 Dead — Students and faculty at Virginia Tech University were in shock Monday after a gunman shot and killed at least 32 people and injured 21 during the most deadly shooting spree in U.S. history.
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Brian Hollar / Thinking on the Margin:
Virginia Tech Shootings - At Least 20 Fatalities — This is just awful: … I lived in Pritchard Hall for two years, not far from Ambler Johnston Hall where one of the shootings took place. Most of my mechanical engineering classes were in Randolph Hall next to Norris Hall where the other shootings took place.
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Pajamas Media:
MASSACRE: SHOOTING RAMPAGE AT VIRGINIA TECH — 32 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD — LATER: Police said there was only one shooter and he is now dead. They are unsure if the shooter was a student. (FNC) — LATER: Gun bill got shot down by panel in January last year; campus was kept a gun-free zone.
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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.
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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Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
Gonzales Deputy, in Crossfire, Looks for Quiet Exit
Gonzales Deputy, in Crossfire, Looks for Quiet Exit
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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.
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Pew Research Center:
Public Knowledge of Current Affairs Little Changed by News and Information Revolutions — What Americans Know: 1989-2007 — Summary of Findings — Since the late 1980s, the emergence of 24-hour cable news as a dominant news source and the explosive growth of the internet have led …
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 …
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Scott Lemieux / TAPPED:
SELECTIVE OUTRAGE. To follow up on Matt and Atrios …
SELECTIVE OUTRAGE. To follow up on Matt and Atrios …
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Matthew Yglesias
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 …