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David Squires / Hampton Roads Daily Press:
Rev. Wright says he doesn't regret severed relationship with president — HAMPTON - - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright says he does not feel any regrets over his severed relationship with President Barack Obama, a former member of the Chicago church in which Wright was the longtime pastor.
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Debbi Wilgoren / Washington Post:
3 People Shot at U.S. Holocaust Museum — A security guard and two other people were shot today inside the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in downtown Washington, authorities said. — U.S. Park Police said a gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire on the security guard and that other security guards returned fire.
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Debbie Schlussel:
So What if Holocaust Museum Shooter is White Christian: We Know Who Crescented, er . . . Created This Atmosphere; 9/11 Truther — Much is being made by Muslims and their many defenders on the left—and the ignoramus “conservatives” at Hot Air (who lecture us that hate has no ideological bounds …
Michelle Malkin:
Shooting at National Holocaust Museum Updated: Museum guard dies; shooter wasn't “left” or “right,” just plain loony — Scroll for updates... Details just coming in. — Via FoxNews: “At least two people were shot at the national Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, an official told FOX News.
Dana Goldstein / American Prospect:
HOLOCAUST MUSUEM SHOOTER IS WHITE SUPREMACIST. — According to NBC, the man who shot a security guard and potentially one to two other people at the Holocaust Museum today is 89-year-old James W. Von Brunn. Von Brunn maintains a white-supremacist Web site, HolyWesternEmpire.org.
Kathy Shaidle / Examiner:
Holocaust Museum shooter von Brunn a 9/11 ‘truther’ who hated ‘neo-cons’, Bush, McCain — The man accused of opening fire at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC on June 10, James W. von Brunn, left a trail of unhinged writings around the internet. — The anti-semitism of von Brunn …
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
“Told Ya So” - 89 year-old shooter “confirms DHS report” — Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge just announced that the shooting at the Holocaust Museum - allegedly by an 89-year old WWII veteran - confirms a recent DHS report regarding the threat posed by extremist veterans.
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James Von Brunn: A Profile
James Von Brunn: A Profile
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Andy Ostroy / The Huffington Post: The Holocaust Museum Shooting: Another Right-Wing Psycho Turns to Murder.
Tim Reid / Times of London:
White supremacist James W Von Brunn opens fire Holocaust museum
White supremacist James W Von Brunn opens fire Holocaust museum
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NY Daily News:
Holocaust Museum shooter James Von Brunn's ex-wife says his racism ‘ate him alive’
Holocaust Museum shooter James Von Brunn's ex-wife says his racism ‘ate him alive’
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Francis Beckwith / What's Wrong with the World:
Anti-Christian White Supremacist Shoots Three People at Holocaust Museum
Anti-Christian White Supremacist Shoots Three People at Holocaust Museum
CNN:
Shooting reported at Holocaust Museum in Washington
Shooting reported at Holocaust Museum in Washington
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Rabbitluvr / Media Matters for America:
Smith on DHS report and Holocaust Museum shooting: “It was a warning …
Smith on DHS report and Holocaust Museum shooting: “It was a warning …
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Heidi Beirich / Hatewatch:
Holocaust Museum Shooter Had Close Ties to Prominent neo-Nazis
Holocaust Museum Shooter Had Close Ties to Prominent neo-Nazis
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Josh Rottenberg / EW.com:
David Letterman responds to flap over Sarah Palin jokes — Taping tonight's episode of The Late Show, David Letterman took a few minutes to respond to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who called him “pathetic” in a radio interview after he made her and her family the butt of a recent Top 10 list.
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Palin smacks down Letterman again — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took a second swipe at David Letterman Wednesday, calling the CBS “Late Show” host's jokes about one of her daughters “disgusting” and “sexually perverted.” — In an e-mailed statement, the Republican governor said …
John Nolte / Big Hollywood:
Top Ten Possible Letterman Reactions to Fallout Over Willow Palin Rape ‘Joke’ — 10. Listen, I didn't know Willow Palin was 14. She was born in 1995. I thought she was still 13. — 9. Why's everyone so mad? I wasn't making fun of Barack...? — 8. I understand some offense was taken over my remarks last night.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Aging man, 62, jokes about girl, 14 (Letterman on Willow Palin) update — (UPDATE: This item has been updated below.) — Maybe it's just the tempting ratings window of no longer going up against NBC's Juggernaut Jay and being the also-ran of late-night television.
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Miranda Rights for Terrorists — When 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was captured on March 1, 2003, he was not cooperative. “I'll talk to you guys after I get to New York and see my lawyer,” he said, according to former CIA Director George Tenet. — Of course, KSM did not get a …
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Exclusive: Miss California Carrie Prejean Loses Her Crown — Less than a month after being told by Donald Trump that she can keep her Miss California crown, Carrie Prejean was fired on Wednesday, Foxnews.com has learned exclusively. — K2 Productions, the independent producers …
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Reason:
The Top 10 Most Absurd Time Covers of The Past 40 Years — From William Randolph Hearst's ginned up hysterical stories about marijuana to the “10-cent plague” comic book scare of the 1950s to The New York Times warning of “cocaine-crazed Negroes” raping white women across the Southern countryside …
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ABCNEWS:
GOP Leader Rep. Eric Cantor Predicts Republican Landslide in 2010 — In ABC News Exclusive, Top GOP Leader Predicts Republicans Will Take Back House of Representatives in 2010 — These may be dark days for the Republican Party, but a top GOP congressional leader predicted today that Republicans …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The paralyzing fears of the Right — (updated below - Update II) — The Obama administration announced today that it will pay $200 million to the tiny Pacific island-nation of Palau in exchange for Palau's agreement to accept 17 Chinese Uighurs who have been imprisoned at Guantanamo for seven years.
Howard Arenstein / CBS News:
Some Israelis Insulted By Obama Picture — Israeli TV newscasters Tuesday night interpreted a photo taken Monday in the Oval Office of President Obama talking on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an “insult” to Israel. — They saw the incident as somewhat akin …
Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Bank bailout turns out to have been good business for U.S. — WASHINGTON — When Congress passed the $700 billion Wall Street bailout package last fall, critics said it'd be a money loser. But when 10 banks returned $68 billion of the money on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said the government had realized a small profit.
Micheline Maynard / New York Times:
U.S. Takes On the Insular Culture of G.M. — DETROIT — Fiat will set a new direction at Chrysler, which finished its tour through bankruptcy court Wednesday, completing its deal to join forces with the Italian automaker. — At Ford, a chief executive brought in from the aircraft industry is helping to shake up the company.
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Doctors' Group Opposes Public Insurance Plan — WASHINGTON — As the health care debate heats up, the American Medical Association is letting Congress know that it will oppose creation of a government-sponsored insurance plan, which President Obama and many other Democrats see as an essential element …