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11:05 PM ET, April 17, 2007

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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama on Virginia Tech, and "Violence"  —  A reader (who found my take on Obama's Milwaukee talk cynical) points me to the audio of his remarks last night, a 23-minute .mp3 file you can listen to here.  —  It's worth a listen, and it captures what moves a lot of people about Obama …
Aamer Madhani / Chicago Tribune:
Sources: College gunman left note  —  BLACKSBURG, Va. — The suspected gunman in the Virginia Tech shooting rampage, Cho Seung-Hui, was a troubled 23-year-old senior from South Korea who investigators believe left an invective-filled note in his dorm room, sources say.
News Bloggers Blog:
Cho Seung-Hui's Plays  —  AOL News has obtained two plays a classmate says were written by Cho Seung-Hui.  Ian MacFarlane, the former classmate and current AOL employee, provided us with the plays.  A note from Mr. MacFarlane and links to the works appear below. … Click on the links below the read the plays.
David Espo / Associated Press:
Reid Warns Against Rush on Gun Control  —  After the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid cautioned Tuesday against a "rush to judgment" on stricter gun control.  A leading House supporter of restrictions on firearms conceded passage of legislation would be difficult.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Washington Post:
Centreville Student Was Va. Tech Shooter  —  A 23-year-old English major from Centreville was the gunman who killed 32 people and then himself on the Virginia Tech campus yesterday — the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, university and law enforcement officials said.
Max Henninger / Spiegel Online:
Blaming Charlton Heston
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Roommates Describe Gunman as Loner
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: ABC News ID's VT gunman as Cho Seung-Hui; Update …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
20/20 mistakes  —  [Megan] (Enters, stage centre-right …
ABCNEWS:
Virginia Tech Killer Identified
Los Angeles Times:
Gunman was both methodical and angry
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
ABCNEWS:   Killer's Note: 'You Caused Me to Do This'
Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:
Blaming the Victims ... Because They're Total Wusses  —  The last time we checked in with NRO's John Derbyshire, he was expounding on his own hypothetical bravery regarding Iranian hostage-takers.  Today, we learn that he also is completely fearless in imaginary domestic scenarios as well:
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Nico / Think Progress:
More blaming the victim.  —  Conservative Nathaniel Blake at Human Events Online links positively to John Derbyshire's post, then writes that the students at Virginia Tech should feel "heartily ashamed" for not acting more bravely:
Nathanael Blake / Human Events:
Where Were the Men?  —  John Derbyshire says what I've been thinking since last night. … Well, there was one who seems to have actively resisted, instead of just ducking and barricading doors.  "Professor Liviu Librescu, 76, threw himself in front of the shooter when the man attempted to enter his classroom.
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Articles of Impeachment To Be Filed On Cheney  —  Looks like he's reached his boiling point.  —  Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), the most liberal of the Democratic presidential candidates in the primary field, declared in a letter sent to his Democratic House colleagues this morning that he plans …
Lawrence J. Korb / Center for American Progress:
Greetings from the Red Zone  —  Dispatches from a Five-Day Trip to Iraq  —  Greetings from the Red Zone.  I was originally supposed to reside in the Green Zone at the Al Rashid Hotel.  But the Green Zone is now referred to as the International Zone because of the repeated shellings …
Discussion: The Newshoggers
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
VISITING IRAQ....Lawrence Korb just got back from a trip to Iraq.
Discussion: TIME: Swampland
Matthew Yglesias:
Clinton Doomed!  —  Jerome Armstrong rounds up online preference polls, revealing the big three going 42/25/13 on dKos, and 43/34/8 on MYDD.  In third place, of course, is Bill RIchardson.  Barack Obama's in second.  And that's John Edwards with the commanding lead.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Ezra Klein
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Jerome Armstrong / MyDD:   Online preference polls & the '08 primary vote
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Are They Serious?  —  Today's topic is credibility — specifically, recent claims by certain high-ranking present, former and perhaps soon-to-be-former Bush administration officials.  The aim is to answer a simple question: Should we believe these three Bush loyalists if they tell us …
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
White House to RNC: Don't You Give Those Emails to Dems  —  The White House and Democrats in Congress are both pushing for emails kept by the Republican National Committee, and the RNC is caught in the middle.  —  The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and The Next Hurrah
Shashank Bengali / MiamiHerald.com:
Rate of U.S. losses in Iraq is highest yet  —  In the past six months, the rate of Americans killed in Iraq has reached its highest level ever, despite four years of fighting.  —  BAGHDAD — Over the past six months, American troops have died in Iraq at the highest rate since the war began …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
The Blotter:
Massacre Gun: $571 for 9 mm Glock and 50 Bullets at Roanoke Store  —  Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report:  —  Seung-Hui Cho bought his first gun, a 9mm handgun, on March 13 at a Roanoke, Va. gun store, the owner tells ABC News.  —  John Markell, the owner of Roanoke Firearms …
 
 
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