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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
DHS probing shooter's ties to fanatical group — The feds are reportedly probing whether shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner has ties to an anti-Semitic, anti-government hate group that has ads for tea party organizations on its website. — A Department of Homeland Security memo quoted …
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George Packer / News Desk:
It Doesn't Matter Why He Did It — Judging from his Internet postings, Jared Lee Loughner is a delusional young man whose inner political landscape is a swamp of dystopian novels, left- and right-wing tracts, conspiracy theories, and contempt for his fellow human beings.
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New York Times:
Arizona Suspect's Recent Acts Offer Hints of Alienation — WASHINGTON — Jared Lee Loughner had become increasingly erratic in recent months, so much so that others around him began to worry. — He had posted on his Myspace page at some point a photograph of a United States history textbook, on top of which he had placed a handgun.
HeraldSun:
Arizona shooting suspect may be linked to anti-Semitic group — THE suspect being held over Saturday's shooting of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords may have links to anti-Semitic race hate group American Renaissance. — An internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …
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The Politico:
Violence and politics merge in Arizona — The references to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995 echoed in other ways. That horror, which killed 168 people including many children, helped then-President Bill Clinton stigmatize extreme anti-government rhetoric …
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Alexander Refuses To Condemn Palin's Cross-Hairs Map, Urges Media Not To Talk About It — Yesterday, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was shot at a campaign event in Tuscon by a deranged gunman who also fired at twenty other people, killing six, including a federal judge and a nine year-old girl.
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Scott / Power Line:
A disgrace to nuts everwhere — The race is on to place Jared Loughner among conservatives and attribute responsibility for yesterday's murders to the political opponents of President Obama. It is a handy device to stifle resistance to the left. As you might expect — see, e.g. …
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Jennifer Griffin / Fox News:
DHS Memo Suggests Shooter May Be Linked To Racist Organization
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Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Report: DHS says shooting suspect ‘possibly linked’ to anti-Semitic group
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IS DAILY KOS INVOLVED IN ARIZONA MURDERS? …
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James King / Valley Fever:
Jared Loughner, Alleged Shooter in Gabrielle Giffords Attack …
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Tim Steller / Arizona Daily Star:
Man linked to Giffords shooting called ‘very disturbed’
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Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
The Arizona tragedy — The horrific shooting of Rep. Gabrielle …
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Arizona Republic:
Daniel Hernandez, intern, stays by Gabrielle Giffords' side — UA student pulls her into lap, holds head to stop bleeding — Daniel Hernandez had been U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' intern for five days when she was shot Saturday outside Tucson. — The junior at the University of Arizona …
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New York Times:
Giffords Called Responsive After Attack — TUCSON — Representative Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona Democrat who was gravely wounded in a shooting rampage, remained in critical condition on Sunday but has been able to respond to simple commands, and her doctors described themselves as “cautiously optimistic.”
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Howard Kurtz / Blogs and Stories:
Should We Blame Sarah Palin for Gabrielle Giffords' Shooting — Already, people are pointing fingers at Sarah Palin and her “target map” for fostering the tragedy in Arizona—but Howard Kurtz says military terminology has been part of politics for ages. — I hate to say this, but the blame game is already under way.
New York Times:
Bloodshed Puts New Focus on Vitriol in Politics — WASHINGTON — The shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and others at a neighborhood meeting in Arizona on Saturday set off what is likely to be a wrenching debate over anger and violence in American politics.
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Keith Olbermann / msnbc.com:
Violence and threats have no place in democracy — The political rhetoric of the country must be changed to prevent acts of domestic terrorism — Below: — on msnbc.com - — More from: - TODAY - Nightly News - Meet the Press - Dateline - Morning Joe - Hardball - Countdown - Rachel Maddow - msnbc tv
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Matt Bai / New York Times:
A Turning Point in the Discourse, but in Which Direction?
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Sean J. Miller / The Hill:
House Dem calls for ‘beefed up’ security, special treatment for members by TSA
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The Politico:
Violence and politics merge in Arizona
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Giffords had history with Palin, Tea Party
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Paul Krugman:
Assassination Attempt In Arizona
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Evan Harris / ABCNEWS:
Rep. Giffords' Hero Intern: ‘Congresswoman Was Alert’
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Palin aide: ‘Never intended gun sights’ — An aide to Sarah Palin said images of cross-hairs were never meant to evoke violence, in the Palin camp's first extended comment on yesterday's attack. — “ We have nothing whatsoever to do with this,” Palin aide. Rebecca Mansour told the talk radio host Tammy Bruce in an interview.
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Amanda Coyne / Alaska Dispatch:
Palin staffer calls using tragedy to score political points ‘obscene’
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
A 'SURVEYOR'S SYMBOL'?.... On March 22, the day before the …
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Palin aide defends imagery targeting Giffords
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Tammy Bruce:
Special Public Podcast: Intv w Rebecca Mansour
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
FOX News cuts away from ‘Giffords vigil’ when Sarah Palin's name is mentioned
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HillBuzz.org:
BRACE YOURSELVES: Democrat Fred Phelps and Westboro Hate Group announce plans to picket 9-year-old shooting victim Christina Greene's funeral. A new low for Democrat hate groups. — Posted by kevindujan01 under Fred Phelps, HillBuzz, Kevin DuJan | Tags: Fred Phelps, Fred Phelps Al Gore …
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Stephanie Innes / Arizona Daily Star:
Born, died between 2 tragedies — Aspiring politician Christina-Taylor Green was born in the midst of tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001, and died Saturday morning while trying to meet Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. — The strong-willed 9-year-old third-grader had gone to meet Giffords with a neighbor when she was shot.
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Jared Loughner's college instructor: I was worried he might have a gun in class — A community college instructor who taught Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner was so disturbed by the student's outbursts in class that he requested Loughner's removal from the course, he told the Washington Post in an interview Sunday.
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Tim Steller / Arizona Daily Star:
Dupnik: Suspect is mentally unstable
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Patricia Murphy / Politics Daily:
Suspect in Giffords Shooting Had a History of Troubling Behavior
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