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CNN:
12 killed, 38 wounded in Colorado theater — (CNN) — A heavily armed gunman tossed tear gas into the darkness of an Aurora, Colorado movie theater Friday and then sprayed the audience with gunfire during an early morning screening of the new Batman movie, killing 12 and wounding 38 others, authorities said.
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Denver Post:
12 killed, 50 wounded at Aurora movie theater — AURORA — About 50 people were shot — 12 fatally — early Friday when shots rang out at an Aurora movie theater during a premiere showing of the new Batman movie. — A 24-year-old man in is custody and an apartment building in north Aurora connected …
Pierre Thomas / ABCNEWS:
Aurora ‘Dark Knight’ Shooting Suspect Identified: James Holmes — The young man who is in custody after allegedly gunning down 12 people in a mass shooting spree overnight in Aurora, Colorado has been identified as local resident James Holmes, according to federal authorities.
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Jade Walker / The Huffington Post:
Aurora Shooting: Suspect Opens Fire At Colorado Movie Theater, Killing 14 … FOLLOW: — Crime, Video, Aurora Shooting, Century 16 Movie Theater, Dark Knight Shooting, Batman, Batman Shooting, Movie Theater Shooting, Movie Theater Shooting Colorado, The Dark Knight Rises, Denver News
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Obama, Romney offer support to victims of Colorado shootings — President Obama and Mitt Romney released separate statements on Friday saying they were “saddened” by the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater early this morning, and pledged to bring those responsible to justice.
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Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
We Don't Think Ann Romney Said ‘You People’ — Ann Romney. — As a rule of thumb, “you people” is not a very nice way to address a group of people. Sometimes, it comes off as racist. Or it can seem scornful and condescending when the utterer is, say, extraordinarily wealthy and “you people” refers to the American public.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is the FBAR FUBAR? — Through the last week of tax return follies …
Is the FBAR FUBAR? — Through the last week of tax return follies …
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Pat Sajak / Ricochet Conversations Feed:
Defining Moments — It's as if President Obama climbed into a tank, put on his helmet, talked about how his foray into Cambodia was seared in his memory, looked at his watch, misspelled “potato” and pardoned Richard Nixon all in the same day. It's fun to imagine the hand-wringing that must …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
The mother of all defining moments? — Pat Sajak on President Obama's anti-entrepenurial riff: … Sajak argues that “defining moments take hold most devastatingly when they confirm what a large portion of the electorate already believes.” Anyone can make an unguarded remark or a slip of the tongue.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Thank you Elizabeth Warren (for possibly costing Obama the election)
Thank you Elizabeth Warren (for possibly costing Obama the election)
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CNN:
Super PAC donors may keep opening wallets, but public may not see it — Washington (CNN) - When the super PAC backing Mitt Romney, Restore Our Future, files its June donation report on Friday with the Federal Election Commission, it is expected to show a six-figure contribution …
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
A Guide To Consumer Brands Helping Bankroll Right-Wing Attack Ads
A Guide To Consumer Brands Helping Bankroll Right-Wing Attack Ads
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney: Obama's 'you didn't build that' comment not a gaffe, it's his ideology — Mitt Romney made an impromptu swing by a Massachusetts body shop Thursday afternoon to again hammer President Obama over the president's suggestion last week that the success of private enterprises in the United States …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Ad Accuses Romney of ‘Launching a False Attack’ for Quoting Obama
Obama Ad Accuses Romney of ‘Launching a False Attack’ for Quoting Obama
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Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: A Remedial Communication Class — Lessons from three recent failures, at the Olympics and on the campaign trail. — Thoughts on three recent failures to communicate: — In the controversy surrounding the uniforms of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, the problem isn't China.
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Explaining Obama's Ressentiment — Unearned success is the central theme of his life story. — The Romney campaign is out with a very effective new ad illuminating and responding to President Obama's disparagement of individual achievement. The ad constructs a dialogue between Obama and Jack Gilchrist …
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The Washington / Washington Times:
GHEI: Crop cronyism — Trillion-dollar farm bill is the latest example of what's wrong with our economy — Combine a Midwestern drought with pointless ethanol mandates, and the supplies of corn inevitably dwindle, driving prices sky high. Politicians like Sen. Claire McCaskill …
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Matt Taylor / Salon:
Obama's pot problem — Will the president's tough stance on marijuana cost him the crucial swing state of Colorado? — A crowd of people all exhale marijuana simultaneously at the University of Colorado in Boulder on April 20, 2010. — President Barack Obama has disappointed drug-reform advocates across …
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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Legal Battles Erupt Over Tough Voter ID Laws — PHILADELPHIA — Four years ago as Viviette Applewhite, now 93, was making her way through her local Acme supermarket, her pocketbook hanging from her shoulder, a thief sliced the bag from its straps. — A former hotel housekeeper, Ms. Applewhite …
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Robert P. George / Public Discourse:
Marriage, Religious Liberty, and the “Grand Bargain” — It was only yesterday, was it not, that we were being assured that the redefinition of marriage to include same-sex partnerships would have no impact on persons and institutions that hold to the traditional view of marriage as a conjugal union?
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Kate Nocera / Politico:
King tries to ban gay marriages on military bases
King tries to ban gay marriages on military bases
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K.T. Arasu / Reuters:
GRAINS-Corn and soybeans hit record highs, stir food crisis fear — * Corn front-month hits record top, off peak — * U.S. govt forecasts hot, dry weather to continue (Adds analyst quotes, updates market action at the close) — Corn and soybeans soared to record highs on Thursday …
Alex Pareene / Salon:
Aaron Sorkin versus reality — The increasingly unpleasant superiority complex of America's most prominent liberal screenwriter … Aaron Sorkin is why people hate liberals. He's a smug, condescending know-it-all who isn't as smart as he thinks he is. His feints toward open-mindedness …
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Rolling Stone:
Global Warming's Terrifying New Math — Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe - and that make clear who the real enemy is — If the pictures of those towering wildfires in Colorado haven't convinced you, or the size of your AC bill this summer, here are some hard numbers …
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