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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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James Dao / New York Times:
Suspect Was ‘Mortified’ About Deployment to War — WASHINGTON — Born and reared in Virginia, the son of immigrant parents from a small Palestinian town near Jerusalem, he joined the Army right out of high school, against his parents' wishes. The Army, in turn, put him through college …
Associated Press:
AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood shooter, reviewed Web postings — WASHINGTON - The Army psychiatrist suspected of carrying a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, had come to the attention of authorities six months ago because of Internet postings …
Philip Sherwell / Telegraph:
Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Malik Hasan ‘said Muslims should rise up’ — Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who allegedly killed 11 people before being shot and wounded by police at Fort Hood, had said Muslims should “rise up” and attack Americans in retaliation for the US war in Iraq, a former army colleague said.
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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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
MUSLIM TERROR ATTACK: ‘TWELVE shot dead’ 12 30 Wounded, Mass Shooting at Fort Hood, US Army Base — UPDATE: Shlep Smith has the jihadi's cousin on the phone, Nader Hasan, and Schlep is lapping up the lies and he is doing the taqiya. Nader is saying the Malik was a great American.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
This is Going to Get Very Dark — Multiple news organizations are reporting that one of the suspected gunman, apparently the one who fired most of the shots, at Fort Hood is Major Malik Nadal Hasan, 39. He was shot dead during the shooting. — Late Update: The most recent statements seem …
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Patterico's Pontifications:
Coverage of the Fort Hood Shooting: Hot Air vs. the L.A. Times; UPDATE: Shooter Still Alive — Whenever there is breaking news, it's good to keep a few things in mind: — Don't jump to conclusions. — Don't be afraid to discuss relevant topics even if they seem politically incorrect.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Massacre at Fort Hood; Update: Feds tracked Hasan's posts online for six months? Update: Surveillance video added — 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.
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Michelle Malkin:
The massacre at Fort Hood and Muslim soldiers with attitude
The massacre at Fort Hood and Muslim soldiers with attitude
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Scott McCabe / Washington Examiner:
Local psychiatrist ID'd as Fort Hood gunman worked at Walter Reed
Local psychiatrist ID'd as Fort Hood gunman worked at Walter Reed
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
At least 12 killed in shooting at Fort Hood, Tex.; U.S. soldier among the gunmen
At least 12 killed in shooting at Fort Hood, Tex.; U.S. soldier among the gunmen
CBS News:
Soldier Opens Fire at Ft. Hood; 12 Dead
Soldier Opens Fire at Ft. Hood; 12 Dead
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
No one said freedom was pretty — The call to arms went out last week. — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who made her name suggesting that Barack Obama and other Democrats have “anti-American” views, appeared on Fox News on Friday night and urged Americans to come to Washington to protest …
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill Online for 72 Hours Before Vote — Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor …
Washington Post:
Abortion, immigration are factors in health-care reform vote
Abortion, immigration are factors in health-care reform vote
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Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
Strange Scene: 10 Arrested As Tea Partiers Heckle Police
Strange Scene: 10 Arrested As Tea Partiers Heckle Police
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Javier C. Hernandez / New York Times:
Jobless Rate Hits 10.2% in October, a 26-Year High — The United States economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate reached a 26-year high of 10.2 percent, up from 9.8 percent in September, the Department of Labor said Friday in its monthly economic appraisal.
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Wall Street Journal:
October Jobless Rate Tops 10% — WASHINGTON — U.S. unemployment rose by more than expected in October to hit its highest level in more than 26 years and employers cut more jobs than forecast, a sign the labor market continues to struggle as the economy emerges from its deep recession.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Democratic civil war update: MoveOn raises $3.6 million to attack party moderates — A few days ago, the left-wing activist group MoveOn.org began sending out emails seeking contributions to fund primary challenges against any Democratic senator who does not fully support “health care reform with a public option.”
Erika Lovley / The Politico:
GOP's special elections losing streak — Lost amid the Republican euphoria surrounding Tuesday's elections is this inconvenient fact: The GOP just got its clock cleaned, again, in another high-stakes House special election. — It shouldn't have come as a surprise, since Republicans …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama delays meeting with House Dems until Saturday — President Barack Obama will meet with House Democrats to discuss healthcare on Saturday, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has planned a vote on the measure. — A White House aide said the trip was postponed “to be closer to the vote.”