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Jason Whitely / WFAA-TV:
Elite Navy SEAL slain in Erath County; suspect arrested — Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL who became known as the deadliest U.S. sniper, was one of two men murdered on Saturday afternoon at a gun range in Erath County. — Three sources confirmed to News 8 that Kyle …
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Fox News:
Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle fatally shot at Texas shooting range — Chris Kyle, a former U.S. Navy SEAL credited with the largest number of confirmed kills, was one of two people fatally shot at a North Texas shooting range Saturday, Texas Highway Patrol confirmed to Fox News.
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Associated Press:
‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas — GLEN ROSE, Texas — A former Navy SEAL and the author of “American Sniper,” Chris Kyle, was shot and killed along with another man Saturday at a Texas gun range, a county sheriff has told the Texas news media.
Dean Schabner / ABCNEWS:
Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle Reportedly Killed at Shooting Range; Suspect Arrested
Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle Reportedly Killed at Shooting Range; Suspect Arrested
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The PJ Tatler and Hot Air
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Reid: Immigration bill will pass Senate — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Sunday said that immigration reform was “certainly going to pass” the upper chamber. — “It has to get done. We have to work hard to get it done,” said Reid in an interview aired on ABC's “This Week.”
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George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:
Sen. Harry Reid: Any Budget Deal Must Include Revenue — Asserting that “the American people” are on his side, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told me during an exclusive interview for “This Week” that any that deal reached between Republicans and Democrats to avoid the looming sequester must …
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Will Dunham / Reuters:
Reid predicts U.S. Congress will pass immigration legislation
Reid predicts U.S. Congress will pass immigration legislation
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Senate Republicans renew blockade of Obama's Consumer Bureau pick
Senate Republicans renew blockade of Obama's Consumer Bureau pick
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Talking Points Memo:
Fox News Host Calls Out NRA Chief: 'That's Ridiculous And You Know It, Sir' (VIDEO) — Fox News host Chris Wallace called out National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre on Sunday for arguing that President Obama's children live under the same threats to their security as all other school children.
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Talking Points Memo:
LaPierre: Obama Wants To Take Your Rifle, Shotgun, Handgun — Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, argued that President Obama wants to take the rifles, shotguns and handguns away from law-abiding citizens, during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.”
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
NRA chief: Public cannot ‘trust’ White House on gun control
NRA chief: Public cannot ‘trust’ White House on gun control
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Top Donors to Republicans Seek More Say in Senate Races — COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — The biggest donors in the Republican Party are financing a new group to recruit seasoned candidates and protect Senate incumbents from challenges by far-right conservatives and Tea Party enthusiasts …
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Conservative groups mock Crossroads effort — Two powerful conservative groups reacted with scorn Sunday to a newly unveiled American Crossroads initiative, dubbed the Conservative Victory Project, that plans to work against Republican primary candidates it views as unelectable.
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J.R. Dunn / americanthinker.com:
Seven Reasons Why it's a Photoshop — I'm sure we've all seen by now the “photo op” of President Obama shooting skeet. If he's shooting skeet then I'm Daffy Duck. — Skeet [clay disks of bright colors] are thrown by a machine from two towers erected to the right and left of the shooter.
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SOOPERMEXICAN:
Sooper Skeet Shoot NON-Photoshop!!
Sooper Skeet Shoot NON-Photoshop!!
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Defense Secretary Panetta Admits Information from Waterboarding Led US to Bin Laden (Video) — Yes, waterboarding worked. — Today on Meet the Press Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta admitted that information gleaned from waterboarded detainees was used to track down al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and kill him.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Starting a Business Is a Huge Pain — I've been to three offices, filed five forms, spent $200, lost a day of work—and I'm not even close to getting the simple license I need. — Last week, having read my own writing about how it's cheaper to buy a house than rent one in most markets, I decided to take my own advice.
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Mohammad Alyousei / Alarabiya.net English:
“Burkas for babies”: Saudi cleric's new fatwa causes controversy — A Saudi cleric has called for all female babies to be fully covered by wearing the face veil, commonly known as the burka, citing reports of little girls being sexually molested. — In a TV interview on the Islamic Al-Majd TV …
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New York Times:
Dangerous Gun Myths — The debate over what to do to reduce gun violence in America hit an absurd low point on Wednesday when a Senate witness tried to portray a proposed new ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines as some sort of sexist plot that would disproportionately hurt vulnerable women and their children.
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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
Americans Closest to Retirement Were Hardest Hit by Recession — Young graduates are in debt, out of work and on their parents' couches. People in their 30s and 40s can't afford to buy homes or have children. Retirees are earning near-zero interest on their savings.
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Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
With Brown out, GOP mulls Romney energy — Massachusetts Republicans are desperately scrambling to find a strong Senate candidate to replace Scott Brown, with some even trying to persuade Mitt Romney's wife or son to jump into the race to avert another electoral disaster.
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Gregory Wallace / CNN:
Republican Tisei will not seek Kerry's Senate seat
Republican Tisei will not seek Kerry's Senate seat
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