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6:10 AM ET, June 1, 2009

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Stan Finger / Wichita Eagle:
George Tiller shot to death at Wichita church  —  WICHITA - George Tiller, the Wichita doctor who became a national lightning rod in the debate over abortion, was shot to death this morning as he walked into church services.  —  Tiller was shot just after 10 a.m. at Reformation Lutheran Church …
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Gabriel Winant / Salon:
O'Reilly's campaign against murdered doctor  —  The Fox News star had compared Tiller to a Nazi, called him a “baby killer,” and warned of “Judgment Day”  —  When his show airs tomorrow, Bill O'Reilly will most certainly decry the death of Kansas doctor George Tiller, who was killed Sunday …
Michelle Malkin:
Notes on the murder of George Tiller  —  *Late-term abortion doctor George Tiller was gunned down at his church in Kansas Sunday morning in a thoroughly evil, cold-blooded act of domestic terrorism.  Yes, terrorism.  Not “extremism.”  Interesting how the t-word has been rediscovered.
New York Times:
Abortion Doctor Shot to Death in Church  —  George Tiller, a Wichita doctor who was one of the few doctors in the nation to perform late-term abortions, was shot to death on Sunday as he attended church, city officials in Wichita said.  —  Dr. Tiller, who had performed abortions since the 1970s …
Little Green Footballs:
Tiller Murder Suspect Identified, Posted at Operation Rescue  —  The man arrested on suspicion of murdering Dr. George Tiller has been identified as Scott Roeder: … And Scott Roeder posted a creepy comment at the Operation Rescue website in 2007, in this topic about Dr. Tiller …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
O'Reilly's Target Shot Dead In Church  —  The abortionist, George Tiller, was shot to death ... in a Wichita church this morning.  It was the culmination of a campaign of domestic terrorism against him:  —  Protesters blockaded Tiller's clinic during Operation Rescue's “Summer of Mercy” …
Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Right-wing hate reacts to murder of Dr. George Tiller.  —  Earlier today, George Tiller, a Kansas doctor who administered abortions, was murdered “as he stood in the foyer of his church.”  Tiller, who frequently wore a bullet-proof vest for protection, was shot and killed by an assailant …
Shannyn Moore / The Huffington Post:
Christian Fundamentalist Terrorism.  —  It's shocking to write.  But it's time to start calling it what it is.  —  When Jim D. Adkisson walked into the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church with 76 rounds and a shot-gun, he killed 2 people and was charged with murder.
Judy L. Thomas / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Suspect supported killing abortion providers, friends say  —  George Tiller's body removed from church.  —  The suspect in custody for the slaying of Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller was a member of an anti-government group in the 1990s and a staunch opponent of abortion.
The Lawrence Journal-World:
51-year-old man arrested in murder of George Tiller outside his church  —  Man expected to face murder, aggravated assault charges  —  The body of a shooting victim is removed from the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009.  Media outlets have identified …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
A Kind of Terrorism that Works  —  Bad news: … Random murder of civilians in order to coerce political concessions doesn't have a great track-record.  But direct action terrorist violence against abortion providers has, I think, proven to be a fairly successful tactic.
The Corner:
Gravely Wicked  —  Whoever murdered George Tiller has done a gravely wicked thing.
Discussion: USA Today and The New Republic
Hunter / Daily Kos:
Suspect Identified in Tiller Assassination
Discussion: Salon and Talking Points Memo
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés / The Moderate Voice:   Suspect in Murder of Dr. Tiller Allegedly Member of ‘Operation Rescue’ Forum
La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
Child Killer George Tiller Killed
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Kansas Abortion Doctor Is Slain at His Church
Discussion: Salon and Crooks and Liars
Derrick Jones / nrlc.org:   NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE CONDEMNS THE KILLING OF DR. GEORGE TILLER
Melinda Henneberger / Politics Daily:
George Tiller's Lawyer: ‘I Never Detected Fear in Him’
Discussion: Macsmind and Exurban League
Dan Collins / protein wisdom:   Tiller's Assassination  —  Darleen's already spoken her mind …
Becky Brindle:
Shocking News - Dr. Tiller Murdered
Discussion: fox4kc.com and Corrente
KBSL-TV:
Tiller Shooting Suspect in Custody
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Kim Sengupta / The Independent:
Army fury at refusal to bolster Afghan campaign  —  Senior commanders warn British strategic alliance with United States is being put at risk  —  Britain's most senior military commanders have warned Gordon Brown that unless he sends more troops to Afghanistan Britain will lose credibility …
Discussion: The Agonist and Weasel Zippers
Wall Street Journal:
New Era in Autos as GM Set for Bankruptcy  —  DETROIT — General Motors Corp. will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Monday, marking the humbling of an American icon that once dominated the global car industry and setting up a high-stakes gamble for U.S. taxpayers.
 
 
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