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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.”
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Fox News:
FBI probing shooting of guard at Family Research Council HQ — A security guard at the Family Research Council headquarters in Washington, D.C., was shot in the arm by a gunman who sources said expressed disagreement with the conservative group's policy positions.
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GLAAD:
LGBT organizations release joint statement regarding the shooting at Family Research Council (FRC) — Joint statement regarding shooting at Family Research Council (FRC) from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations — We were saddened to hear news of the shooting …
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Washington Post:
Security guard shot at Family Research Council in downtown D.C. — A security guard at the Family Research Council was shot and wounded Wednesday morning after a scuffle in the lobby of the group's headquarters in downtown Washington, authorities said. — D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier …
Anne Sorock / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
HuffPo attacks Family Research Council just hours after shooting
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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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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Romney Sees No Immediate Bounce From Ryan V.P. Pick — Support at 46% before naming Ryan, 47% after — PRINCETON, NJ — Mitt Romney's standing in the presidential election campaign has not changed materially in the immediate days after his announcement of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate.
Ross Douthat / Campaign Stops:
Why Moderates Should Like Paul Ryan
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Aug. 14: The Fog of Polling — and Ryan's ‘Bounce’ So Far
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Halimah Abdullah / CNN:
Paul Ryan's budget balancing act
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
President Obama: No Apologies, No Scolding for Joe Biden's Remark — Vice President Joe Biden may have sparked the latest war of words in the presidential campaign, but he'll get no talking-to from the boss on this one. Just a small sigh - and a vote of confidence.
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Joe Biden / CNN:
Former Obama campaign co-chair: Biden's remarks ‘racial viciousness’
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Rudy Giuliani on Joe Biden: 'He isn't bright'
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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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New York Times:
Missed Chance to Reject Voting Barriers
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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Pennsylvania Judge Keeps Voter ID Law Intact on Its Way to Higher Court
David Weigel / Slate:
Voter ID Law Survives in Pennsylvania
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KNXV:
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 Jan Brewer (R) has signed an executive order that attempts to thwart President Obama's directive extending temporary work permits to more than a million undocumented immigrants.
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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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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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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
President Obama, Mitt Romney running a most poisonous campaign — No one expected Campaign 2012 to be positive or uplifting. The country's problems are too severe and the battle lines between Republicans and Democrats have been hardened by almost four years of conflict between the White House and Congress.
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Katherine Boyle / Washington Post:
Ryan and Romney: A contrast in sartorial styles
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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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Erika Johnsen / Hot Air:
Special ops group scolds White House: Stop the leaks and the bragging
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Heather McRobie / New Statesman:
Exclusive: Osborne's supporters turn on him — Leading economists who formerly backed Osborne urge him to change course. — On 14 February 2010, 20 prominent economists wrote to the Sunday Times in support of George Osborne's deficit reduction strategy. They said: “... in order to be credible …
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Business Insider, Paul Krugman and Guardian
David Bauerlein / Florida Times Union:
Jacksonville council denies human rights ordinance expansion — The Jacksonville City Council rejected a bill expanding the city's human rights ordinance to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination in the workplace, housing and public accommodations. — The cliffhanger 10-9 vote …
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