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Nick Baumann / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: Loughner Friend Explains Alleged Gunman's Grudge Against Giffords — In a MoJo interview, the friend shares a message sent hours before the massacre. — Post Comment — At 2:00 a.m. on Saturday—about eight hours before he allegedly killed six people and wounded 14 …
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Gabrielle Giffords shooting: Frightening, twisted shrine in Arizona killer Jared Lee Loughner's yard — A sinister shrine reveals a chilling occult dimension in the mind of the deranged gunman accused of shooting a member of Congress and 19 others. — Hidden within a camouflage tent behind …
Michelle Malkin:
The progressive “climate of hate:” An illustrated primer, 2000-2010 — The Tucson massacre ghouls who are now trying to criminalize conservatism have forced our hand. — They need to be reminded. You need to be reminded. — Confront them. Don't be cowed into silence.
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Wall Street Journal:
The Arizona Tragedy and the Politics of Blood Libel — Those who purport to care about the tenor of political discourse don't help civil debate when they seize on any pretext to call their political opponents accomplices to murder. — Shortly after November's electoral defeat for the Democrats …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Tragedy marks turning point for Palin — With a long list of enemies, a taste for incendiary rhetoric and responsibility for a campaign website graphic that placed gunsight logos on a map of targeted congressional districts, it didn't take long for Sarah Palin to get pulled into the orbit of Saturday's massacre in Tucson.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Climate of Hate — When you heard the terrible news from Arizona, were you completely surprised? Or were you, at some level, expecting something like this atrocity to happen? — Put me in the latter category. I've had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach ever since the final stages of the 2008campaign.
Wall Street Journal:
Suspect Fixated on Giffords — Accused Gunman Went to Congresswoman's Event in 2007; ‘I Planned Ahead’ — TUCSON, Ariz.—Accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner appeared to have been long obsessed with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. — A safe at Mr. Loughner's home contained a form letter …
New York Times:
Suspect's Odd Behavior Caused Growing Alarm — TUCSON — In a community college classroom here last June, on the first day of the term, the instructor in Jared L. Loughner's basic algebra class, Ben McGahee, posed what he thought was a simple arithmetic question to his students.
The Right Scoop:
Glenn Beck reads email from Sarah Palin — This is probably the closest thing we'll get to hear from Sarah Palin this soon on this weekend's unfortunate events. Glenn Beck reads part of an email from Sarah Palin to him in light of the massive smear job the Left is perpetrating against her.
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Sarah Palin to Glenn Beck: “I hate violence” — Sarah Palin reached out to Glenn Beck over the weekend, and Beck read some of their email exchange on his radio show this morning. — “Sarah, as you know, peace is always the answer. I know you are felling the same heat, if not much more on this,” Beck wrote.
Christopher Beam / Slate:
Jared Lee Loughner's philosophy professor reflects on the shooting in Arizona. — The videos posted by Jared Lee Loughner on YouTube at first appear to be a jumble of disjointed thoughts. He claims to be a “conscience dreamer” concerned with “English grammar structure” and “mind control” …
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Associated Press:
Shooting suspect's nihilism rose with isolation
Shooting suspect's nihilism rose with isolation
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
United in Horror — When John F. Kennedy visited Dallas …
United in Horror — When John F. Kennedy visited Dallas …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Jared Loughner's behavior recorded by college classmate in e-mails
Jared Loughner's behavior recorded by college classmate in e-mails
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Conservative pundit says criticism of Palin like ‘McCarthyism’
Conservative pundit says criticism of Palin like ‘McCarthyism’
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Still In Arizona — Prof. Krugman, who types at the speed of hate …
Still In Arizona — Prof. Krugman, who types at the speed of hate …
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
A Right to Bear Glocks?
A Right to Bear Glocks?
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
The Arizona Shooting Is Not A Product Of Right-Wing Rage
The Arizona Shooting Is Not A Product Of Right-Wing Rage
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Obama London:
Inexplicable Edits on Sarah Palin's Facebook Page
Inexplicable Edits on Sarah Palin's Facebook Page
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Steven Hoffer / AOL News:
Judy Clarke, Who Defended the ‘Unabomber,’ Will Represent Jared Lee Loughner
Judy Clarke, Who Defended the ‘Unabomber,’ Will Represent Jared Lee Loughner
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Josh Horwitz / The Huffington Post:
Tucson Shooting Shows True Face of NRA's “Second Amendment Remedies”
Tucson Shooting Shows True Face of NRA's “Second Amendment Remedies”
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Mark Potok / Hatewatch:
Who is Jared Lee Loughner?
Who is Jared Lee Loughner?
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ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Jared Loughner Radically Changed Before Alleged Shooting, Friend Says
Exclusive: Jared Loughner Radically Changed Before Alleged Shooting, Friend Says
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
A Single, Terrifying Moment: Shots Fired, a Scuffle and Some Luck
A Single, Terrifying Moment: Shots Fired, a Scuffle and Some Luck
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Monica Von Dobeneck / PennLive.com:
Dick Winters, of ‘Band of Brothers’ fame, dies — Dick Winters, the former World War II commander whose war story was told in the book and miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died. — Dick Winters led a quiet life on his Fredericksburg farm and in his Hershey home until the book and miniseries …
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T. Rees Shapiro / Post Mortem:
Dick Winters dies; WWII hero commanded ‘Band of Brothers’
Dick Winters dies; WWII hero commanded ‘Band of Brothers’
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Official: DHS has not determined any possible ties between Arizona shooter and law enforcement group — For the last 24 hours, the Web has been alive with speculation that the Arizona shooter has some sort of ties to a right-wing group called American Renaissance.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Within GOP, Huckabee Most Liked, Palin Best Known — Palin, Romney, and Gingrich trail Huckabee on Gallup's net favorable dimension — PRINCETON, NJ — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has the highest net favorable score among Republicans nationwide in a field of potential GOP candidates for 2012 …
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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Sen. Thune to address Missouri GOP — South Dakota Sen. John Thune (R) will travel Saturday to Missouri to give the keynote speech at the state GOP's annual dinner. — Thune is often mentioned as a possible 2012 presidential candidate, but he's made relatively few maneuvers toward a run …