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WMUR:
Man Takes Hostages At Clinton Campaign Office — ROCHESTER, N.H. — ROCHESTER, N.H. An armed man has taken two campaign workers hostage at the Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, police said. — Officials with the campaign confirmed that there were two workers taken hostage …
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MSNBC:
Hostages taken at Clinton office — 'He showed us a bomb strapped to his chest,' says woman who was freed — ROCHESTER, N.H. - A man claiming to have a bomb walked in to Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign offices Friday and took hostages, police and witnesses said.
WCVB-TV:
Hostages Taken At Clinton Campaign Office — Police Unclear As To How Many People Involved — BOSTON — An armed man took at least two workers hostage Friday at a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office in New Hampshire, police said. — The incident happened at about 1 p.m. Friday at 28 Main St. in Rochester.
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Michelle Malkin:
Report: Armed man takes hostages at/near Hillary NH office; WMUR confirms two being held; Update: Released? — Update 3:15pm Eastern. Hostages released? WMUR reporting...here's a screenshot: — Edwards' office evacuated. — Update 2:15pm Eastern. FNC's Major Garrett reporting …
CNN:
Hostages held at Clinton campaign office — (CNN) — Two people held hostage at Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, have been freed, CNN affiliate WMUR said Friday. — Neither hostage was harmed, another affiliate, WCVB, reported on its Web site.
New Hampshire Union Leader:
Armed standoff reported at Clinton campaign office, several hostages held — ROCHESTER - Part of downtown Rochester has been evacuated as police respond to an armed standoff with hostages at Hillary Clinton's local headquarters. Two volunteers are believed to be hostages. — The incident began at about 1 p.m.
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WBZ-TV:
Workers Held Hostage At Clinton Office In N.H. — Man With Bomb Holding Campaign Volunteers — WBZ-TV Live Coverage Of Hostage Crisis — (WBZ) ROCHESTER, N.H. A man is holding at least one person hostage at the presidential campaign office for Sen. Hillary Clinton in Rochester, New Hampshire.
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WCVB-TV:
Hostages Held By Armed Man At Clinton Office — An armed man, possibly with a bomb, has taken people hostage at Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, N.H. — Clinton, who is not in New Hampshire, is attending a National Democratic Committee meeting in Virginia.
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Fox News:
Armed Man Holds Hostages at Hillary Clinton Campaign Office in New Hampshire
Armed Man Holds Hostages at Hillary Clinton Campaign Office in New Hampshire
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CNN Political Ticker:
Murtha clarifies surge remarks — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Following a headline-grabbing uproar, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pennsylvania, moved swiftly Friday to clarify earlier remarks that seemed to suggest the Iraq surge policy was working. — The surge, he said in a statement …
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Murtha's surge comments a problem for Dems — Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), one of the leading anti-war voices in the House Democratic Caucus, is back from a trip to Iraq and he now says the "surge is working." This could be a huge problem for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democratic leaders …
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Helen A / Daily Mail:
Thousands of Islamic fanatics wielding knives demand jailed teddy bear teacher is executed — Thousands of Islamic fanatics wielding clubs and knives are marching through the streets of Khartoum demanding the execution of teddy bear teacher Gillian Gibbons.
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
CNN Admits Holes in Screening of Questioners — CNN expressed regret yesterday for allowing a Hillary Clinton adviser to ask a question at Wednesday's Republican presidential debate, even as controversy swirled about two other questioners who have declared their support for Democratic candidates.
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans Report Much Better Mental Health Than Others — Relationship persists even when controlling for other variables — PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, according to data …
Faiz / Think Progress:
Card Rejects Rove's Claim That Congress Pushed Bush To War: 'His Mouth Gets Ahead Of His Brain' — Karl Rove asserted on the Charlie Rose show recently that it was Congress that pushed the Bush administration into war with Iraq. "The administration was opposed" to voting for a war resolution in the fall of 2002, Rove claimed.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Mandates and Mudslinging — From the beginning, advocates of universal health care were troubled by the incompleteness of Barack Obama's plan, which unlike those of his Democratic rivals wouldn't cover everyone. But they were willing to cut Mr. Obama slack on the issue, assuming that in the end he would do the right thing.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Stem Cell Vindication — "If human embryonic stem cell research does not make you at least a little bit uncomfortable, you have not thought about it enough." — A decade ago, Thomson was the first to isolate human embryonic stem cells. Last week, he (and Japan's Shinya Yamanaka) …
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