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ABCNEWS:
Virginia Tech Killer Identified — Cho Seung-Hui, 23-Year-Old Student, Left 'Distrubing Note' — We now know the identity of the killer at Virginia Tech. — He is Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old resident alien of the United States, as first reported by ABC News.
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Captain's Quarters, The Strata-Sphere, The Blotter, shotinthedark.info/wp …, The Democratic Daily, GINA COBB, La Shawn Barber's Corner, On Deadline, Clayton Cramer's BLOG, Done With Mirrors, PoliBlog (TM), Jon Swift, Joanne Jacobs, JammieWearingFool, Roger L. Simon, Gateway Pundit, Blue Crab Boulevard, Michael P.F. van der Galiën, Macsmind, The Jawa Report, Wizbang, Daimnation! and Don Surber
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The Smoking Gun:
Virginia Killer's Violent Writings — Play told of pedophilic stepfather, murder of 13-year-old boy — The college student responsible for yesterday's Virginia Tech slaughter was referred last year to counseling after professors became concerned about the violent nature of his writings …
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.
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neo-neocon, CBS News, Sadly, No!, Associated Press, Debbie Schlussel, QandO, Verum Serum, Blogs of War, Neptunus Lex and Done With Mirrors
Max Henninger / Spiegel Online:
Blaming Charlton Heston — With a view to Monday's deadly shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, European newspapers are blaming the lack of gun control measures in the United States and implying that Charlton Heston is indirectly responsible for the scope of the killings.
Associated Press:
Israeli professor killed in US attack — As Jews worldwide honored on Monday the memory of those who were murdered in the Holocaust, a 75-year-old survivor sacrificed his life to save his students in Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech college that left 32 dead and over two dozen wounded.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: ABC News ID's VT gunman as Cho Seung-Hui; Update: Killer warned, "im going to kill people at vtech today" — Just across. Looks like the bulletin board posting Bryan quoted last night was right on the money. … The university's holding a press conference right now. Standby.
Doug Donovan / Baltimore Sun:
'I don't think my teacher got out' … In Monday morning's lecture …
'I don't think my teacher got out' … In Monday morning's lecture …
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Pam's House Blend
Adam Geller / Associated Press:
Va. Tech president: Gunman was student
Va. Tech president: Gunman was student
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Debbie Schlussel, Shakesville, Planet Blacksburg, PoliBlog (TM), Brilliant at Breakfast and Scared Monkeys
John M. Broder / New York Times:
32 Shot Dead on Virginia Tech Campus
32 Shot Dead on Virginia Tech Campus
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Washington Post, Associated Press, Boing Boing, Pottersville, the talking dog, Firedoglake, Althouse and The Huffington Post
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:
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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New York Times, TPMmuckraker, Firedoglake, DownWithTyranny!, Norwegianity, The Carpetbagger Report, Shakesville and The Corner
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NY Daily News:
We must tighten lax gun laws — Right, sure, guns don't kill people, people with guns kill people. We've heard it already. — Ah, but there are so many people with guns. And their guns are so easy to come by. — Particularly, not to put too fine a point on it …
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Harvard University Institute of Politics:
OBAMA, GIULIANI LEAD PACK IN RACE FOR PRESIDENT AMONG 18-24 YEAR-OLDS, HARVARD POLL FINDS — Foreign Policy Issues, Particularly the War in Iraq and Genocide in Darfur, of Top Concern to Young People Today — Washington, DC - A new national poll by Harvard University's Institute of Politics …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Bush 35% Approval Average in Most Recent Quarter Lowest to Date — Lowest quarterly average of his presidency — PRINCETON, NJ — George W. Bush's presidency reaches a milestone of sorts on Thursday as he completes his 25th quarter in office. But his 25th quarter is not one on which he will look …
Newsweek:
Now, We're Talking to the Brotherhood — Controversial Contacts: Muslim Brotherhood leaders pray at their Cairo office — A brief encounter at a Cairo cocktail party could signal a shift in Bush administration policy toward the Muslim Brotherhood, a worldwide Islamic movement …
Ken Silverstein / Harper's:
Sex and the C.I.A. — I recently received an advance copy of Seth Hettena's Feasting on the Spoils: The Life and Times of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, History's Most Corrupt Congressman, which will be published this July and which I highly recommend. In addition to being a terrific piece …
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Wonkette
Jules Crittenden:
PC Racists — It's worse than I thought. — What we did to the German people, I mean. — Here's that Bundeswehr training vid. * The sausage-eater sergeant actually says "drei Afro-Amerikaner." So the reported comments weren't sanitized after all, though the quote was truncated for reasons of taste.
Katherine Coble / Just Another Pretty Farce:
JL Kirk Resolution — Attorneys for JL Kirk & Assocs. contacted Media Bloggers Association attorney Ronald Coleman shortly after receiving his letter stating that the MBA was representing me in this dispute on Thursday afternoon. Both sides expressed their wish to avoid litigation or further aggravation of the situation.