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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
12 Soldiers Killed and 31 Wounded in Fort Hood Shooting — Suspected Gunman Is Identified by ABC News as Major Malik Nadal Hasan — Twelve people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting spree at a Texas military base by what officials believe was possibly carried out by an Army officer.
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msnbc.com:
NBC: 7 dead, 12 injured in Fort Hood shooting — No word from the military base whether the victims are military or civilians — At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base's public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday.
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CNN:
12 dead at Fort Hood; gunman was U.S. Army major — (CNN) — Eleven people plus a gunman were dead and 31 wounded after the gunman opened fire Thursday on a soldier-processing center at Fort Hood, Texas, officials said. — The gunman was a soldier, and two other soldiers have been detained as suspects, Army Lt. Gen. Bob Cone said.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Massacre at Fort Hood; Update: Three suspects, all soldiers; Update: Dead gunman identified — No word yet on motive, but the fact that at least three gunmen are involved already has Shuster and Miklaszewski mentioning similarities to the Fort Dix Six plot on MSNBC. Seven dead, 12 wounded so far.
CBS News:
Soldier Opens Fire at Ft. Hood; 12 Dead — 31 Others Wounded; Shooter Killed by Police; Two Other Soldiers Held as Suspects — A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded.
The Blotter:
Seven dead, 20 injured in Fort Hood shooting — The Army says seven people were killed and 20 wounded in a pair of shootings at the Fort Hood Army base in Killeen, according to the Associated Press. — An Army spokesman at the Pentagon says the shootings began about 1:30 p.m. Thursday …
The Politico:
Tea partiers descend on Capitol — The Tea Party holds no seat in Congress, but at least 10,000 of the party's members descended on Capitol Hill Thursday to rally against a Democratic-written health care overhaul. — A plan first hatched and heralded on FOX by iconic conservative Rep. Michele Bachmann …
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The Note:
Protesters Arrested at Lieberman's Office — ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: — It is protest day, for the Left and the Right, on Capitol Hill. — First out of the gate - 8 Protesters backing a universal health care system briefly occupied Sen. Joe Lieberman's office this morning.
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
It's On and IT'S MASSIVE- “Kill the Bill Rally” In DC! ... Update: Mark Levin at Rally (Video) — Ed Schultz sends these photos from the steps of the US Capital— ** CSPAN 3 has a live video stream from the rally. — Truth Czar Rep. Joe Wilson is currently speaking.
Daniel Libit / The Politico:
Bachmann calls for ‘scare’ tactics
Bachmann calls for ‘scare’ tactics
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Ezra Klein:
Congressional Budget Office Thrashes Republican Health-Care Plan — Republicans are learning an unpleasant lesson this morning: The only thing worse than having no health-care reform plan is releasing a bad one, getting thrashed by CBO and making the House Democrats look good in comparison.
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GOP Leader Blog:
Speaker Pelosi's Government-Run Health Plan Will Require a Monthly Abortion Premium — Follow @GOPLeader on Twitter for updates. — Health care reform should not be used as an opportunity to use federal funds to pay for elective abortions. Health reform should be an opportunity to protect human life - not end it.
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
CBO: Republican health plan would reduce premiums, cut deficit — The Congressional Budget Office Wednesday night released its cost analysis of the Republican health care plan and found that it would reduce health care premiums and cut the deficit by $68 billion over ten years.
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Sabato's Fun Facts—Election '09 — The following “fun facts” are presented as instant analysis of the November 3 election for the Crystal Ball's readers, straight from the mouth of U.Va. Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato, with the editorial assistance of Isaac Wood:
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WEAK KNEES KEEP SHAKING.... In Tuesday's congressional races, voters sent two more House Democrats to Congress, expanding an already-large Democratic majority on the Hill. In 2008, the electorate made a House Democratic majority bigger, and in 2009, Dems went five for five in special elections, making that majority bigger still.
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Election defeats may spell midterm disaster for Democrats
Election defeats may spell midterm disaster for Democrats
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Right-wing protesters at GOP rally display prominent sign tying health care to the Holocaust. — ThinkProgress' Lee Fang snapped this photograph of a prominent sign being displayed at today's GOP anti-health care rally. It's unclear whether this sign is one of the many being handed …
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The Note:
Steele to Republicans Who Support Obama: 'We'll Come After You' — ABC News' Rick Klein reports: RNC Chairman Michael Steele has been endorsing a “big tent” approach to recruiting candidates for 2010, emphasizing the need to find candidates who fit the needs of individual districts.
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Michael Getler / PBS Ombudsman:
Pox or Fox? We Report. You Decide. — One of the most interesting aspects of this peculiar job is that you hear from viewers about lots of things that surprise you. I expect to hear regularly about The NewsHour, Frontline, Bill Moyers Journal, NOW, Tavis Smiley or Washington Week and all the high-profile documentaries.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Huckabee, Romney, Palin See Most Republican Support for '12 — Huckabee, Romney viewed as most qualified of possible Republican presidential candidates — PRINCETON, NJ — Looking ahead to the 2012 presidential election, 71% of Republicans say they would seriously consider voting for Mike Huckabee.
Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:
Playing Hooky: Olbermann Catches World Series Instead Of Hosting Show — Let's get the facts out of the way first - Keith Olbermann went to see Game 6 of the World Series, watching the Yankees close it out, instead of hosting his 8pmET MSNBC show Countdown last night - the day after the first elections of the Obama administration.
Kim Hart / The Hill:
Facebook exec leverages online, offline friends in campaign — There are 7 million Democrats in California. About 5 million of them will be on Facebook by the time the state elects a new attorney general one year from now. — That could be helpful for Facebook's Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
McCain ‘angry’ over Afghanistan delay — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that he is “angry” and “disappointed” with President Barack Obama for delaying his decision on increasing troop levels in Afghanistan. — “The fact is we already have men and women over there …
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Crist says he never backed stimulus measure — (CNN) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist tells CNN he never endorsed President Obama's $787 billion stimulus measure, in what appears to be the latest effort by the Florida Republican to distance himself from the president as he seeks his party's Senate nomination.
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