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ABC News Exclusive: First Video of Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes Emerges — ABC News has obtained exclusive video and photos of Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes. The video was recorded six years ago when Holmes was 18. — Federal authorities and local police today …
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L.A. NOW, Connecting.the.Dots, New York Magazine, American Power, TMZ.com, WEWS-TV, Mashable! and The Lede
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Police interview associate of movie theater suspect — AURORA, Colo. — Aurora Police said they interviewed an associate of the suspect in the shooting spree Friday at the Century 16 Movie Theaters. — Sources tell FOX31 Denver reporter Justin Joseph that a second man is now a person …
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Twitchy, Mediaite, The PJ Tatler and The Hinterland Gazette


Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes jailed in solitary: ‘All the inmates were talking about killing him’ — ‘He was spitting at the door and spitting at the guards,’ a just-released inmate told the Daily News. 'He's spitting at everything. Dude was acting crazy.'
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CANNONFIRE, The PJ Tatler, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, American Power, Scared Monkeys, TMZ.com and New York Magazine


Shooting suspect gun club membership rejected
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Clayton Cramer's Blog

Colorado shooting suspect worked for a summer as camp counselor in L.A. County
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Los Angeles Times, newsfeed.time.com, TMZ.com and American Power


NCAA source: “Unprecedented” penalties against Penn State — (CBS News) CBS News has learned that the NCAA will announce what a high-ranking association source called “unprecedented” penalties against both the Penn State University football team and the school.
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Statue of Hall of Fame Penn State coach Joe Paterno taken down from outside football stadium — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding …
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Outside the Beltway, Scared Monkeys and Sense of Events


Weiner wife under guard — Police and federal officials have placed security around ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, after a New Jersey man threatened her, law-enforcement sources said. — An individual, described as a Muslim man, made the unspecified threat after Rep. Michele Bachmann …
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Daily Mail, The Moderate Voice, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite, ThinkProgress and New York Magazine


Sexual assault victim's tweets about attackers prompt contempt case against Louisville's Savannah Dietrich — Frustrated by what she felt was a lenient plea bargain for two teens who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her and circulating pictures of the incident, a Louisville 17-year-old lashed out on Twitter.
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The Volokh Conspiracy, Outside the Beltway and The Raw Story

Riot Breaks Out After Suspect Shot by Anaheim Police — ANAHEIM (KTLA) — A crowd of neighbors got a bit unruly Saturday night after a man was fatally shot by police earlier in the evening. — The shooting happened around 4 p.m. in an alley near the 600 block of N. Anna Drive.
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Orange County Register, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Hinterland Gazette and L.A. NOW
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Near Riot Breaks Out After Officer-Involved Shooting In Anaheim
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The Raw Story and Balloon Juice


‘Dark Knight Rises’ shooting: Three heroes died in Aurora taking bullets for their girlfriends — In final acts of valor, Jon Blunk, Matt McQuinn and Alex Teves used their bodies to shield their girlfriends as accused madman James Holmes turned the Aurora cineplex into a shooting gallery.
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Former McCain adviser: Romney taxes complex but not ‘disqualifying’ — A top campaign official who worked for Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) 2008 presidential bid and helped select his running mate said Sunday that Mitt Romney's tax returns “do not look anything like the average American,” …
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Politico and The Impolitic


A rare word from Zell Miller: ‘I had a late life conversion’ — Buford, Ga. - There was no mistaking the man who walked through the glass doors of the hotel complex on the shores of Lake Lanier. — The trademark shock of white hair remains neatly groomed. The hawk-like nose still juts out over a tight jaw.
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The Gateway Pundit and Politico

U.S. to Focus on Forcibly Toppling Syrian Government — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has for now abandoned efforts for a diplomatic settlement to the conflict in Syria, and instead it is increasing aid to the rebels and redoubling efforts to rally a coalition of like-minded countries …
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American Power, The PJ Tatler, Guardian, Prairie Weather, Mondoweiss and Israel Matzav
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McCain blasts Obama handling of Syria, warns of chemical weapons threat
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Tea Party Senator: Keeping Guns From ‘Demented Individuals’ Will ‘Restrict Our Freedoms’ — Responding to the tragic shooting in Colorado during an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said he would oppose gun control efforts that could be used to “restrict our freedoms” …
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Feinstein urges assault weapons ban renewal after Colo. shootings
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£13tn: hoard hidden from taxman by global elite — • Study estimates staggering size of offshore economy — • Private banks help wealthiest to move cash into havens — A global super-rich elite has exploited gaps in cross-border tax rules to hide an extraordinary £13 trillion …
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Firedoglake and ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*
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Tax Justice Network: Wealth Held in Tax Havens Skyrockets
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Prairie Weather

Obama's campaign attack on Romney was costly — President Obama's campaign spent $58 million in June, chiefly in TV advertising assailing his GOP rival's business record and personal finances. Romney spent less, but raised more than Obama. — Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife …
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The Other McCain, Hot Air and Politico
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Democratic billionaires boost pro-Obama super PAC
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New York Magazine