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Christina Ng / ABCNEWS:
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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CANNONFIRE, New York Magazine, L.A. NOW, Connecting.the.Dots, Los Angeles Times, American Power, TMZ.com, WEWS-TV, Mashable! and The Lede
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Associated Press:
Shooting suspect gun club membership rejected — AURORA, Colo.—The suspect in the Colorado shooting rampage displayed behavior that a gun range owner thought was “bizarre,” but it is still unclear if anyone at the university where he studied had any hint of his plans.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Clayton Cramer's Blog
KDVR.com:
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 Hinterland Gazette and The PJ Tatler
Anne McQuary / WLTX-TV:
Colorado Shooter's Elaborate And Easily Available Arsenal — All the gear - from military-grade smoke canisters to flak jackets - was purchased legally at local sporting good stores or over the Internet, Aurora police said. Police said James Holmes, 24, opened fire in a crowded movie theater during …
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Crooks and Liars and The Raw Story
NY Daily News:
Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes jailed in solitary: ‘All the inmates were talking about killing him’
Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes jailed in solitary: ‘All the inmates were talking about killing him’
Sam Quinones / L.A. NOW:
Colorado shooting suspect worked for a summer as camp counselor in L.A. County
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
Larry Celona / New York Post:
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, Outside the Beltway, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite, ThinkProgress and New York Magazine
Alan Carter / CBS Los Angeles:
Near Riot Breaks Out After Officer-Involved Shooting In Anaheim — ANAHEIM (CBS/AP) — A police shooting that left a man dead led to a near riot Saturday as angry witnesses threw bottles at officers who responded with tear gas and beanbag rounds. — The man was shot around 4 p.m. in front …
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Balloon Juice
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CBS News:
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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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Sen. Ron Johnson: 100-round rifle magazine is a ‘basic freedom’ — Tea party-backed Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) says that the right to own high-capacity ammunitions magazines like the 100-round drum that was used to kill at least a dozen people in Colorado last week is a “basic freedom” that is protected by the U.S. Constitution.
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Firedoglake and Booman Tribune
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Jgalloway / Political Insider:
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
Jason Riley / Courier-Journal:
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, The Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
NY Daily News:
‘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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LewRockwell.com Blog
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New York Times:
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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RedState, American Power, Guardian, The PJ Tatler, Prairie Weather, Mondoweiss, JOSHUAPUNDIT and Israel Matzav
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain blasts Obama handling of Syria, warns of chemical weapons threat
McCain blasts Obama handling of Syria, warns of chemical weapons threat
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CNN
Justin Sink / The Hill:
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, The Reaction and The Impolitic
Heather Stewart / Guardian:
£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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John D. McKinnon / Washington Wire:
Tax Justice Network: Wealth Held in Tax Havens Skyrockets
Tax Justice Network: Wealth Held in Tax Havens Skyrockets
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Prairie Weather