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9:35 AM ET, August 6, 2012

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Gunman's tattoos lead officials to deem Sikh shooting terrorism — Police work outside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin where a suspected gunman stormed the mass and opened fire, killing six and injuring three, including the police officer who then shot the gunman dead. (Scott Olson / Associated Press / August 5, 2012)

Discussion: U.S. News, TBogg, The Hinterland Gazette, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, New York Magazine, The Raw Story, The Other McCain, Joe. My. God. and Little Green Footballs

Jana Winter / Fox News:

Gunman in Sikh temple identified, was former soldier — CUDAHY, WIS. - The man authorities say killed six in a Milwaukee-area Sikh temple before police shot him was a heavily-tattooed, 40-year-old ex-Army soldier, sources told Fox News, but what triggered his rampage remains unclear.

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Wizbang, americanthinker.com, Bob Owens, Scared Monkeys, The Other McCain, U.S. News, Outside the Beltway, The Raw Story, American Power and ABCNEWS

Mike Johnson / JSOnline:

FBI: Motive in Oak Creek Sikh temple shooting unclear — By Mike Johnson, Karen Herzog and Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel — The shooting at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek that left seven people dead, including the shooter, is being looked at as a possible domestic terrorism incident …

ABCNEWS:

7 Dead at Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis.; Officials Believe ‘White Supremacist’ Behind ‘Domestic Terrorism’ — Seven people were shot and killed today at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., in what officials are treating as a case of domestic terrorism. — Though police have not given …

Discussion: CNN, CBS News, The Moderate Voice, Poynter and The Other McCain

CNN:
Gunman, six others dead at Wisconsin Sikh temple

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New York Times:
Gunman Kills 6 in Wisconsin Before Dying in Shootout

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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
7 dead, including gunman, in Wis. shooting at Sikh temple

Discussion: The Huffington Post, This Just In, Mediaite and US Politics

CBS News:
Shooting at Sikh temple in Wis., at least 7 dead

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

CNN:
Romney: Wisconsin shooting a ‘senseless act of violence’

Discussion: Mediaite

Reuters:

Historic Curiosity probe lands safely on Mars — (Reuters) - NASA's Mars science rover Curiosity landed safely late on Sunday after hurtling through the pink Martian skies at the start of a two-year quest for signs the Red Planet once hosted key ingredients for life.

Discussion: Towleroad News #gay and Mediaite

Marc S. Kaufman / Washington Post:

NASA mission to Mars: Rover Curiosity touches down — PASADENA, Calif. — NASA's rover Curiosity touched down deep in a Martian crater early Monday after a picture-perfect descent and landing, beginning what promises to be one of the most ambitious planetary missions in history.

Discussion: The Heritage Foundation, normblog and Balloon Juice

Kenneth Chang / New York Times:

Curiosity Rover Lands Safely on Mars — PASADENA, Calif. - The Curiosity has landed. — With pride, relief and exhilaration, NASA engineers and officials erupted in cheers and hugs early Monday morning with confirmation that the Curiosity, a car-sized, plutonium-powered robotic rover, had landed safely on the surface of Mars.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Talking Dog

Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
Mars Mission's Fate Rests on Landing

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, New York Magazine, Guardian, The Reaction and Balloon Juice

Charles Mahtesian / Politico:

GOP to Reid: You're next — The Sunday news shows featured a rare spectacle that at once revealed the decline of civility in Washington and the depth of GOP outrage over Harry Reid's unproven claim that Mitt Romney didn't pay income taxes for an entire decade: two of the nation's top GOP officials flat …

Discussion: USA Today, Pirate's Cove, Examiner, Hot Air, First Read, The Reaction, The Reality-Based Community and ThinkProgress

John Bresnahan / Politico:
David Krone, Harry Reid's chief of staff, denounces GOP ‘cowards’

Discussion: USA Today and Wall Street Journal

George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:
Reince Priebus: Sen. Harry Reid Is a ‘Dirty Liar’

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Lonely Conservative, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, Mediaite, RealClearPolitics Video Log, Wall Street Journal, The Page and Politico

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
GOP strategist Ed Rollins: Romney should release more tax returns

Discussion: Mediaite, The Hill, Booman Tribune, The Moderate Voice and Outside the Beltway

Richard Danielson / Tampa Bay Times:

RNC speakers include Rick Scott, John McCain, Condoleezza Rice, Nikki Haley, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich and Susana Martinez — TAMPA — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Sen. John McCain and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are among seven headline speakers announced today for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Discussion: BuzzFeed, The Hill, GOP 12, First Read, Mediaite, Washington Post and The Caucus

Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Santorum eager for Romney to grant him role at GOP convention

Discussion: GOP 12 and CNN

BuzzFeed:

Axelrod: Military Voters Should Get Special Consideration In Voting — Gives voice to campaign walk-back. — Source: youtube.com — Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod gave voice to a careful walk-back by the Obama campaign over its challenge to an Ohio early voting law.

Discussion: The Columbus Dispatch and JOSHUAPUNDIT

BuzzFeed:
Obama Campaign Called Ohio Decision On Early Military Voting “Appropriate” In Lawsuit

Discussion: ThinkProgress, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and Politico

Washington Post:

Obama associate got $100,000 fee from affiliate of firm doing business with Iran — David Plouffe, a senior White House adviser who was President Obama's 2008 campaign manager, accepted a $100,000 speaking fee in 2010 from an affiliate of a company doing business with Iran's government.

Discussion: The Hill, BuzzFeed, Hot Air, americanthinker.com, “The Lid”, USA Today and Israel Matzav

Nyasa / Malawi news, Malawi:

Panic as Clinton jets out of Malawi, bees mystery — United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton might have had a tight schedule in Malawi but her first visit to the southern African nation will indubitably remain memorable to her as much as it will be historic to the country.

Discussion: The Hill, Malawi Voice, BuzzFeed and New York Magazine

Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:

Fear of ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Has Industry Pulling Back — A rising number of manufacturers are canceling new investments and putting off new hires because they fear paralysis in Washington will force hundreds of billions in tax increases and budget cuts in January, undermining economic growth in the coming months.

Discussion: Booman Tribune, The Confluence and Via Meadia

San Francisco Chronicle:

Protesters damage Obama Oakland office — Protesters smashed a large window at President Obama's re-election campaign office in downtown Oakland late Friday night, tore down a nearby fence and vandalized cars, according to police, witnesses and video footage.

Discussion: Betsy's Page and The Gateway Pundit