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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:
Standoff ends at Clinton N.H. office — The man walked into the campaign office shortly before 1 p.m. and took several hostages, police and witnesses said. He let a woman with an infant go immediately and at least one other woman got out about two hours later.
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CNN:
Hostages situation at Clinton campaign office ends — (CNN) — Police took into custody a man they say walked into Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, and took several people hostage Friday. — The man, Lee Eisenberg, claimed to have a bomb strapped to his chest, police said.
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Beverley Wang / Associated Press:
Hostage crisis ends at Clinton office — ROCHESTER, N.H. - A distraught man wearing what appeared to be a bomb walked into a Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign office Friday and demanded to speak to the candidate during a hostage drama that dragged on for nearly six hours before he peacefully surrendered.
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.
Michelle Malkin:
Report: Armed man takes hostages at/near Hillary NH office; WMUR confirms two being held; Update: Released? ; Update: Report - Still two hostages being held? ; Three total released, suspect ID'd as conspiracy theorist; Update: hostage situation still "fluid," police logs added, Update …
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Foster's Daily Democrat:
Hostage suspect identified as Somersworth's Leeland Eisenberg — ROCHESTER — Foster's Daily Democrat has learned the suspect who took hostages at the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign headquarters is Leeland Eisenberg of Somersworth, who is well known to police in Rochester.
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Bryan / Hot Air:
Breaking: Man takes hostages at Clinton's NH campaign office …
Breaking: Man takes hostages at Clinton's NH campaign office …
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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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The Blotter:
NYPD Chief Casts Doubt on Giuliani Expense Story — Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report: — New questions were raised today about Rudy Giuliani's explanation for submitting police security expenses to obscure city agencies while he was mayor of New York and carried on a secret affair with his mistress …
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TPMmuckraker:
Rudy Put $400,000 In Advance Funds On Credit Card For Travel Expenses — We've been swimming in credit card receipts from Rudy Giuliani's administration today, and one thing in particular has struck us: in 2001, apparently with an eye to future globetrotting, Giuliani's administration sent a check for $400,000 to American Express.
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Give Dana Perino a Raise — Q Why should we depend on him? — MS. PERINO: Because he is the commander on the ground, Helen. He's the one who is making sure that the situation is moving — Q You mean how many more people we kill? — MS. PERINO: Helen …
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 …
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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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
RUDY REFUSES TO ANSWER NYC QUESTIONS — From NBC/NJ's Matthew E. Berger — OKATIE, SC — Giuliani refused to take questions here today about allegations that travel expenses were picked up by obscure city offices when he was mayor of New York City. — "We've already explained it," …
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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Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
Calls in Sudan for Execution of British Teacher
Calls in Sudan for Execution of British Teacher
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National Review:
Team Romney 'Fine' With Second Place? Team Huckabee Laughs. — Fresh in the e-mailbox from Joe Carter of Team Huckabee: … *Ahem* — from a letter to supporters about that Chuck Norris ad: "The media buy we put behind the ad is $60,000. A small amount targeted towards key areas of Iowa."
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Matthew L. Wald / New York Times:
Study Details How U.S. Could Cut 28% of Greenhouse Gases — The United States could shave as much as 28 percent off the amount of greenhouse gases it emits at fairly modest cost and with only small technology innovations, according to a new report. — A large share of the reductions …