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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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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 …
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” …
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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 …
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.
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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.
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The Corner:
Gravely Wicked — Whoever murdered George Tiller has done a gravely wicked thing. The evil of this action is in no way diminished by the blood George Tiller had on his own hands. No private individual had the right to execute judgment against him. We are a nation of laws.
Wichita Eagle:
George Tiller suspect may be charged Monday — WICHITA - With one bullet, a gunman ended the life and the controversial career of abortion doctor George Tiller, killing him as he stood in the foyer of his church Sunday. — Monday, a 51-year-old Johnson County man could be charged with murder …
Christian Newswire:
George Tiller was a Mass-Murderer, says Randall Terry — We Grieve That he Did Not Have Time to Properly Prepare his Soul to Face God — Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, led protests against George Tiller's late-term abortion clinic in Wichita in 1991.
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Donald Douglas / American Power:
Andrew Sullivan: “Christianists” Killed George Tiller - UPDATED!! — George Tiller, the Wichita, Kansas, abortion doctor, was shot dead today while on his way to attend church services. — The controversy over Tiller's late-term abortion activities drew heavy fire from conservatives.
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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 …
CNN:
Doctor who performed abortions shot to death — (CNN) — Dr. George Tiller, whose Kansas women's clinic was the epicenter of the state's battles over abortion for nearly two decades, was shot and killed at his church Sunday morning, his family said. — Tiller, 67, was fatally shot shortly …
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Abortion doctor George Tiller is killed; suspect in custody
Abortion doctor George Tiller is killed; suspect in custody
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Roxana Hegeman / Associated Press:
Kan. abortion doc killed in church; suspect held
Kan. abortion doc killed in church; suspect held
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Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
Bill O'Reilly's ‘Tiller the Baby Killer’ Gunned Down in Wichita Church
Bill O'Reilly's ‘Tiller the Baby Killer’ Gunned Down in Wichita Church
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Upchuck / freerepublic.com:
Report: George Tiller Shot To Death [Child Murderer Killed At Wichita Church]
Report: George Tiller Shot To Death [Child Murderer Killed At Wichita Church]
Fox News:
Arrest Made in Shooting Death of Abortion Doctor at Church, Source Says
Arrest Made in Shooting Death of Abortion Doctor at Church, Source Says
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Oh, God, not this: Tiller assassinatedMORE UPDATES:: Suspect arrested
Oh, God, not this: Tiller assassinatedMORE UPDATES:: Suspect arrested
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 …
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.