memeorandum: France's Jihadist Shooter Was No Lone Wolf (Jytte Klausen/Wall Street Journal)

8:10 PM ET, March 25, 2012

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David Plouffe / CNN:

Plouffe calls out GOP candidates over Obama reaction — Washington (CNN) - “Reprehensible.” “Irresponsible.” “Hard to stomach.” — White House senior adviser David Plouffe did not mince words Sunday when talking about the reaction by Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum …

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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

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Rick Moran / americanthinker.com:
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Fox News:

Santorum wins Louisiana, next matchup Wisconsin — Rick Santorum won the Louisiana primary Saturday as project, solidify his support from conservative in the Deep South but still faces a tough next few weeks as he competes in Northern states where frontrunner Mitt Romney has done well.

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Rick Santorum / Associated Press:

After Louisiana Win, Santorum Eyes Wisconsin — GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Another victory in hand but still badly trailing rival Mitt Romney, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum vowed to continue his campaign despite an increasingly steep climb to the nomination.

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New York Times:
Santorum Wins Louisiana Primary

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Washington Post:
Santorum wins Louisiana primary

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Peter Allen / Daily Mail:

Toulouse gunman Mohammed Merah had links to Islamic extremists in Britain — The Al Qaeda gunman who shot dead seven people in France was in touch with British Islamic extremists as recently as last year, security sources in Paris said yesterday. — Mohammed Merah, 23 …

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Jytte Klausen / Wall Street Journal:

France's Jihadist Shooter Was No Lone Wolf — Mohamed Merah was practically a prince in violent extremist circles. — Mohamed Merah, the Frenchman who assassinated three French paratroopers of North African background and then launched a terrible attack on a Jewish school—murdering a teacher …

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Associated Press: Officials: Pakistani Taliban training Frenchmen

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William Saletan / New York Times:

Why Won't They Listen? — ‘The Righteous Mind,’ by Jonathan Haidt — You're smart. You're liberal. You're well informed. You think conservatives are narrow-minded. You can't understand why working-class Americans vote Republican. You figure they're being duped. You're wrong.

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Dick Cheney / Associated Press:

Police in CA looking into possibility of hate crime in death of severely beaten Iraqi woman — EL CAJON, Calif. — A woman from Iraq who was found beaten next to a threatening note saying “go back to your country” has died, and police are investigating the possibility of a hate crime.

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Oliver Pickup / The Independent:

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