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Associated Press:
Cops: LGBT volunteer shoots conservative group's guard — (AP) WASHINGTON - A man suspected of shooting and wounding a security guard in the lobby of a Christian lobbying group had been volunteering at a community center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Shooting spurs heated debate on gay rights, ‘hate group’ label — The shooting of a security guard Wednesday at the Family Research Council (FRC) has spurred a torrent of heated accusations from both sides of the gay rights debate about claims that the conservative organization is a “hate group.”
GLAAD:
LGBT organizations release joint statement regarding the shooting at Family Research Council (FRC)
LGBT organizations release joint statement regarding the shooting at Family Research Council (FRC)
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Anne Sorock / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
HuffPo attacks Family Research Council just hours after shooting
HuffPo attacks Family Research Council just hours after shooting
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Washington Post:
Security guard shot at Family Research Council in downtown D.C.
Security guard shot at Family Research Council in downtown D.C.
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Erick Erickson / Twitchy:
Crosshairs: Left calls Family Research Council ‘hate group,’ reacts to shooting; Shooter yelled about FRC's ‘values’
Crosshairs: Left calls Family Research Council ‘hate group,’ reacts to shooting; Shooter yelled about FRC's ‘values’
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Fox News:
FBI probing shooting of guard at Family Research Council HQ
FBI probing shooting of guard at Family Research Council HQ
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Joe Biden / WDBJ-TV:
Radford business owner declines request from Joe Biden's entourage to stop in store — The owner of Crumb and Get It says he doesn't agree with the Obama administration's policies. — Vice President Joe Biden visits Danville, Floyd, Wytheville — Republicans seize on Biden's ‘put you back in chains’ comment
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
President Obama: No Apologies, No Scolding for Joe Biden's Remark
President Obama: No Apologies, No Scolding for Joe Biden's Remark
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Washington Post:
Ryan pick presents new challenges for Biden
Ryan pick presents new challenges for Biden
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Joe Biden / CNN:
Former Obama campaign co-chair: Biden's remarks ‘racial viciousness’
Former Obama campaign co-chair: Biden's remarks ‘racial viciousness’
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Lisa Hirsch / ETonline.com:
President Obama Weighs in on Romney Attack
President Obama Weighs in on Romney Attack
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Investor's Business Daily:
Look Who the Press Is Blaming for the Ugly Campaign — Media Bias: What a surprise. Mitt Romney finally throws a counterpunch to a series of outrageous Obama campaign lies, and the press accuses Romney of going negative. The media's pro-Obama bias is a wonder to behold.
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Ex-Officers Attack Obama Over Leaks on Bin Laden Raid — WASHINGTON — In a direct attack on one of President Obama's political strengths, a group of former special operations and C.I.A. officers started a campaign Tuesday night accusing Mr. Obama of recklessly leaking information about the raid …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
President Obama, Mitt Romney running a most poisonous campaign
President Obama, Mitt Romney running a most poisonous campaign
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Erika Johnsen / Hot Air:
Special ops group scolds White House: Stop the leaks and the bragging
Special ops group scolds White House: Stop the leaks and the bragging
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The Other McCain, Outside the Beltway, The Agonist and The Hinterland Gazette
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Gov. Jan Brewer defies W.H. on immigration — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed an executive order on Wednesday to deny benefits to young illegal immigrants who qualify under the White House's new deferred action policy. — The Republican governor issued the order in response …
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Brewer bars IDs, benefits for DREAMers — Gov. Jan Brewer has signed an order directing agencies to deny driver's licenses and other public benefits to young illegal immigrants who obtain work authorizations under a new Obama administration program. — Officials said the 3-year-old boy …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Arizona Governor Tries To Thwart Obama's Immigration Directive With Executive Order
Arizona Governor Tries To Thwart Obama's Immigration Directive With Executive Order
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Reuters:
Britain warns Ecuador it could enter embassy to get Assange — (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday warned Ecuador that it could raid its London embassy if Quito does not hand over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been taking refuge at the mission since mid-June.
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Karah-Leigh / Athens Daily News:
Red & Black student staffers walk out — The student editorial staff of the University of Georgia's The Red & Black newspaper walked out Wednesday evening after a non-student was named editorial director with final say on all editorial content. — The Red & Black's student editor-in-chief …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Swing state poll: After picking Ryan, Romney now leads in Ohio, Virginia — and Florida — Via Guy Benson, no self-respecting eeyore would leave a headline as rosy as the above unchecked, so here's me checking it right off the bat. According to Gallup's tracker, Romney's gotten almost no bounce from the Ryan pick — yet.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Pennsylvania voter ID law gets approval from state judge — A Pennsylvania judge Wednesday allowed a Republican-backed law requiring voters to show IDs to go into effect starting this Election Day, a setback for Democrats and civil rights groups who contend that such laws could deny many Americans the right to vote.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Give 'em hell, Mitt! — On Medicare, the Romney campaign is borrowing the strategic logic of a long-ago military legend. — Taking command of the French 9th army in 1914 as it retreated before the Germans, Marshal Ferdinand Foch uttered his immortals words: “Hard pressed on my right.
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TMZ.com:
Megadeth Singer Dave Mustaine — Barack Obama ‘Staged’ Aurora Shooting Massacre — Obama ‘Staged’ Aurora — Shooting Massacre — Dave Mustaine — the lead singer of Megadeth — believes Barack Obama “staged” the massacre in Aurora, CO in a sick, twisted plot to pass a gun ban.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The next frontier in the case against Paul Ryan — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have had some success in obscuring the health care debate by pointing out that Ryan's proposal does not change Medicare for people currently over 55 years old. This has allowed Republicans to blunt Dem attacks …
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Iowa deli co-owner caters for Obama visit, but his T-shirt tells another story — DAVENPORT, Iowa — Ross Murty likes business, but he doesn't like President Obama. — And so the co-owner of the Village Corner Deli here agreed to cater Obama's visit Wednesday — but not before donning …
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David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Artur Davis, who backed Obama in 2008, to speak at GOP convention — Former congressman Artur Davis, who officially seconded President Obama's nomination at the 2008 Democratic convention, said Wednesday that he will cap a remarkable political metamorphosis by addressing the Republican convention …
MiamiHerald.com:
Suspected Rivera-ringer might have broken campaign laws — After spending thousands of dollars on mailings in his bid for Congress, Justin Lamar Sternad's didn't disclose the expenditures on his campaign finance reports. — MCAPUTO@MIAMIHERALD.COM — A Democratic congressional candidate …
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