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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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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.
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.
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.
John M. Broder / New York Times:
32 Shot Dead on Virginia Tech Campus — Thirty-two people were killed, along with a gunman, and at least 15 injured in two shooting attacks at Virginia Polytechnic Institute on Monday during three hours of horror and chaos on this sprawling campus. — The police and witnesses said some victims …
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Washington Post, Pottersville, Boing Boing, the talking dog, The Huffington Post, Althouse and The Blotter
Doug Donovan / Baltimore Sun:
'I don't think my teacher got out' … In Monday morning's lecture on solid mechanics, all was quiet except for the sound of Professor Liviu Librescu's voice. — Then came the gunshots — in the classroom next door. In an instant, Virginia Tech's Norris Hall, a building dedicated …
Adam Geller / Associated Press:
Va. Tech president: Gunman was student — BLACKSBURG, Va. - A Virginia Tech senior from South Korea was behind the massacre of at least 30 people locked inside a campus building in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, the university said Tuesday.
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Associated Press, Shakesville, Planet Blacksburg, Daily Mail, Verum Serum, Brilliant at Breakfast and Scared Monkeys
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com:
On Internet Condolences: Republicans Drop the Ball on Va. Tech Shootings — Heart-ache? — To be clear, I'm not saying that Obama, Hillary, and Edwards care any more about the suffering on the ground in Blacksburg, Va. today than Mitt, McCain, and Rudy. — But to look at their websites …
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Personal Democracy Forum, NewsBusters.org, TIME: Swampland, On Politics and No More Mister Nice Blog
Fox News:
Parents Demand Firing of Virginia Tech President, Police Chief …
Parents Demand Firing of Virginia Tech President, Police Chief …
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The Moderate Voice, Winds of Change.NET, ynet, Right Wing News, ABCNEWS, Wizbang, MSNBC, A Second Hand Conjecture, Scared Monkeys and local6.com
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés / The Moderate Voice:
Recovery From Virginia Tech, Columbine High School, 911 Massacres …
Recovery From Virginia Tech, Columbine High School, 911 Massacres …
Washington Post:
Gunman Kills 32 at Virginia Tech In Deadliest Shooting in U.S. History
Gunman Kills 32 at Virginia Tech In Deadliest Shooting in U.S. History
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CBS News, Associated Press, Bloomberg, TPMCafe blogs, New York Times, Jon Swift, On Deadline, Firedoglake, The Jawa Report, TalkLeft and ABCNEWS
Washington Post:
Final War Funding Bill in Works — U.S. Divided on Pullout, Favor Congress to Set Policy, Poll Finds — Congress and the White House will move this week toward a final showdown over a contested war funding bill, with most Americans trusting Democrats over President Bush to set Iraq policy …
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Horses Mouth, The Carpetbagger Report, First Read, DownWithTyranny!, Political Animal and The Gun Toting Liberal™
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The warped reality of our media stars — Two weeks ago, our nation's greatest and most cherished media stars lamented how "controversial" and irresponsible was Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria (she went even though the President said not to), and they warned how very harmful that would be to Democrats …
David Johnston / New York Times:
Ex-Aide Says Gonzales Discussed Firings — The former top aide to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has told Congressional investigators that Mr. Gonzales was "inaccurate," or "at least not complete" in asserting that he had no role in the deliberations about individual United States attorneys …
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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The Carpetbagger Report, Shakesville, Norwegianity, Cheat Seeking Missiles and The Corner
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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.
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 …
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Brian Beutler
Eduardo Porter / New York Times:
For Illegal Immigrants, Housing Slump Takes Toll — HURON, Calif. — Some of the casualties of America's housing bust are easy to spot up and down California's Central Valley. — From Fresno to Sacramento, big tangles of wire and PVC pipes clutter vacant lots in silent subdivisions, waiting for houses to be built — some day.