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Mark Potok / Hatewatch:
Bulletin: Alleged Sikh Temple Shooter Former Member of Skinhead Band — The man who allegedly murdered six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee yesterday, identified in media reports as Wade Michael Page, was a frustrated neo-Nazi who had been the leader of a racist white-power band.
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John Diedrich / JSOnline:
FBI: ‘Person of interest’ not involved in Oak Creek Sikh temple shooting — Jhalman Singh of Oak Creek (second from right) hides tears as he listens during a news conference Monday to a moving story about the president of the Sikh Temple who died trying to stave off the gunman.
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Jana Winter / Fox News:
Gunman in Sikh temple identified, was former soldier
Gunman in Sikh temple identified, was former soldier
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Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
CBS News: Shooter Identified As Former US Military Member
CBS News: Shooter Identified As Former US Military Member
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Anthony Bartkewicz / NY Daily News:
Alleged Sikh temple killer had a long history in the white-power rock scene: civil rights watchdog
Alleged Sikh temple killer had a long history in the white-power rock scene: civil rights watchdog
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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Who was Sikh temple shooter Wade Michael Page?
Who was Sikh temple shooter Wade Michael Page?
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Nancy Pelosi: ‘It Is A Fact’ That Somebody Told Harry Reid About Romney Not Paying Taxes … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Harry Reid , Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, Elections 2012, Video, Mitt Romney Tax Returns, Mitt Romney Taxes, Harry Reid Mitt Romney, Harry Reid Mitt Romney Taxes, Politics News
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Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Nancy Pelosi-Republicans Part of the “Ecoli-Club” — Democrat House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi made the trip all the way from her California congressional district to Boca Raton to attend a healthcare forum and to campaign on behalf of former West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
David Krone, Harry Reid's chief of staff, denounces GOP ‘cowards’ — The war over Mitt Romney's tax returns is getting more bitter by the moment, with a top aide to Senate Majority Harry Reid blasting Republicans as “cowards” and “henchmen” for their attacks on the Nevada Democrat.
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Harry Reid's gutter politics
Harry Reid's gutter politics
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Tomer Ovadia / Politico:
John Sununu: Barack Obama behind Harry Reid's claim
John Sununu: Barack Obama behind Harry Reid's claim
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
White House: Sen. Reid ‘speaks for himself’ on Romney tax returns
White House: Sen. Reid ‘speaks for himself’ on Romney tax returns
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mars.jpl.nasa.gov:
MULTIMEDIA — Curiosity Spotted on Parachute by Orbiter — NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT). The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) …
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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.
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Aaron Smith / CNNMoney.com:
How many jobs did the Mars landing create?
How many jobs did the Mars landing create?
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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.
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Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
WH Press Corps Goes Seven Weeks Without a Question
WH Press Corps Goes Seven Weeks Without a Question
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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.
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First Thoughts: Reaching the saturation point
First Thoughts: Reaching the saturation point
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Donald Trump: I'm wanted at convention
Donald Trump: I'm wanted at convention
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Bloomberg:
Romney Persona Non Grata In Italy For Bain'S Deal Skirting Taxes — Mitt Romney skipped Italy on his swing through Europe. That was probably prudent. — That's because Bain Capital, under Romney as chief executive officer, made about $1 billion in a leveraged buyout 12 years ago that remains controversial in Italy to this day.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
More 2008 Obama Voters Than McCain Voters Switching Sides — Vast majority of 2008 voters staying loyal to party in 2012 — PRINCETON, NJ — Eighty-six percent of voters who say they voted for Barack Obama in 2008 are backing Obama again this year, a smaller proportion than the 92% …
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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.
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Rasmussen: Obama overtakes Romney in national tracking poll — President Obama has overtaken Mitt Romney in the latest national survey from conservative polling outlet Rasmussen. — Obama leads Romney 47 to 45 percent in the daily tracking poll released Monday.
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
NOM Defends Biblical Marriage, Including Slavery, Concubines, Polygamy, And Rape — (Click to see full-size.) — Defenders of Chick-fil-A's anti-equality positions have argued that the company simply believes in the “biblical definition of marriage.” An infographic has been circulating …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Bee swarm attacks Hillary Clinton — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's tour of Malawi had an inauspicious finale on Monday as she and her detail were targeted by a swarm of bees at the airport. — Clinton and her detail were headed to board her plane at Kamuzu International Airport in the capital …
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Nyasa / Malawi news, Malawi:
Panic as Clinton jets out of Malawi, bees mystery
Panic as Clinton jets out of Malawi, bees mystery
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Politico:
GOP steers clear of gay marriage issue — The GOP is doing something once unheard of. They're staying quiet on gay rights. AP Photos — Close — When Democrats announced that their 2012 platform would include a historic first - gay marriage written in as a plank - the reaction from mainstream Republicans was near silence.
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Men less supportive of gay marriage: poll
Men less supportive of gay marriage: poll
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ScienceDaily:
Pupil dilation reveals sexual orientation in new study — ScienceDaily (Aug. 6, 2012) — There is a popular belief that sexual orientation can be revealed by pupil dilation to attractive people, yet until now there was no scientific evidence. For the first time, researchers at Cornell University used …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Veep Sheet: Paul Ryan rising? — Happy Monday and welcome back to the Veep Sheet. This was a busy weekend in veepstakes world. As POLITICO's Mike Allen pointed out in Saturday's Playbook, two influential conservatives at The Weekly Standard called on Mitt Romney to make a bold vice presidential pick …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Would picking Ryan really help Romney?
Would picking Ryan really help Romney?
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The New / New York Times:
Times Photographer Is Arrested on Assignment — A freelance photographer for The New York Times was arrested on Saturday night while on assignment with two reporters who were conducting street interviews in the Bronx. — The photographer, Robert Stolarik, 43, who has worked regularly …
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