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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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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.
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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)
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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 …
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Sikh temple shooting suspect identified as Wade Michael Page; Motivation unclear
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CBS News: Shooter Identified As Former US Military Member
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Suspect named in Sikh temple shooting
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FBI: Seeking second “person of interest” in Oak Creek Sikh Temple shooting
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Woman Says Her Son is Landlord of Gunman in Temple Shooting
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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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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.
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GOP to Reid: You're next
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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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Curiosity Rover Lands Safely on Mars
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NASA mission to Mars: Rover Curiosity touches down
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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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Obama raises $75 million in July, trails Romney again — The president's campaign puts out word of its July fundraising totals on Twitter, marking the third month in a row where the Obama operation has lagged Mitt Romney and the RNC: … No word yet on the Obama/DNC cash on hand …
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Romney Easily Outpaces Obama in Fundraising
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Romney camp, RNC announce $101.3M July fundraising total
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Romney outraised Obama in July, $101.3 million to $75 million
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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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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.
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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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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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Would picking Ryan really help Romney?
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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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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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$1 million for gay marriage efforts
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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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Video: Man vandalizes General Mills' lawn; prob not the kind of grassroots fire NOM wanted — Probably not the smartest thing to post to YouTube: — He could've at least opted for the company's Golden Grahams so that he'd be on his way to S'mores.
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