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Police search for active shooter on grounds of Washington Navy Yard in Southeast D.C. — A D.C. police officer is among the people shot at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning. — A police spokesman confirmed at 9:20 a.m. that the officer was shot near the room where a lone gunman …
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Jonah Spangenthal-Lee / SPD Blotter:
Suspect In Navy Yard Attack Previously Arrested In Seattle For “Anger-Fueled” Shooting — Aaron Alexis, the man identified by Washington D.C. police as a suspect in this morning's tragic attack on a US Navy Yard, was previously arrested by Seattle police in 2004 for shooting out the tires …
Deanna Boyd / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Fort Worth man, 34, accused of shootings in Navy Yard — FORT WORTH — The man suspected of killing 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard, identified as Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth, left the Navy in 2011. — Alexis, 34, was fatally shot after a gunbattle with police at the site …
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
One Conservative's Provocative Rules For Covering Mass Shootings — David Frum is a former Bush Administration speechwriter and one of the loudest conservative voices arguing in favor of new laws targeted at reducing gun violence. When the news of the Navy Yard shooting broke Monday morning …
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Los Angeles Times:
Live updates: Navy Yard shooter ‘had a pattern of misconduct’ — This post has been corrected. See below for details. — WASHINGTON — The 34-year-old former Navy electrician's mate identified as the gunman who killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard had been discharged from the service …
New York Times:
Gunman and 12 Victims Killed in Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard — WASHINGTON — At least 13 people, including one gunman, were killed, and the police were looking for other potential suspects, in a shooting Monday morning at a naval office building not far from Capitol Hill and the White House, police officials said.
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Max Seddon / BuzzFeed:
Russian Official Gloats Over Navy Yard Shooting — With multiple people injured and the gunman still at large, a member of Russia's parliamentary foreign affairs committee says the shooting is an example of “American exceptionalism.” — A shooting at the Washington Navy Yard …
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Matt Hadro / NewsBusters:
Fort Hood 2009? CNN Anchor Can't Remember the Last Shooting at ‘U.S. Military Facility’
Fort Hood 2009? CNN Anchor Can't Remember the Last Shooting at ‘U.S. Military Facility’
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Navy Yard shooting update: Senate lockdown ‘partially’ lifted
Navy Yard shooting update: Senate lockdown ‘partially’ lifted
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard
Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard
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Associated Press:
OFFICIALS: 2ND SHOOTER POSSIBLE AT NAVY YARD
OFFICIALS: 2ND SHOOTER POSSIBLE AT NAVY YARD
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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
How Gun Laws Factor Into The Navy Yard Shooting
How Gun Laws Factor Into The Navy Yard Shooting
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nbcwashington.com:
Four Dead Among 10 Shot at D.C. Navy Yard; At Least 1 Shooter Still At Large
Four Dead Among 10 Shot at D.C. Navy Yard; At Least 1 Shooter Still At Large
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Navy.mil:
Active Shooter at Washington Navy Yard
Active Shooter at Washington Navy Yard
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Max Fisher / WorldViews:
Russian official blames Navy Yard shooting on ‘American exceptionalism’
Russian official blames Navy Yard shooting on ‘American exceptionalism’
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
This Time There Really Will Be a Government Shutdown — And that's not all bad — Suffice it to say, it's hard to do a deal when the only thing the other guy wants is the one thing you can't give him. This null set scenario is, unfortunately, precisely where we find ourselves in the debate …
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Conservatives: Obama will blink
Conservatives: Obama will blink
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Julian Zelizer / CNN:
GOP strategy on shutdown courts doom
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
A Lot Of People Are Very Upset That An Indian-American Woman Won The Miss America Pageant — Sunday night Nina Davuluri, Miss New York, was crowned the winner the 2014 Miss America Pageant. She is the first contestant of Indian descent to be crowned Miss America. — Lucas Jackson / Reuters
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Scott Kaufman / The Raw Story:
Fox News host: new Miss America, Nina Davuluri, doesn't ‘represent American values’ — The crowning of Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, as Miss America should have been, to paraphrase her platform, a celebration of diversity through cultural competency. But in the hours after her victory …
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Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
Miss America Nina Davuluri brushes off racist remarks
Miss America Nina Davuluri brushes off racist remarks
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Alicia A. Caldwell / Associated Press:
MAN ARRESTED IN FRONT OF WHITE HOUSE — You are here — Home » United States government » Man arrested in front of White House — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service has arrested a man for tossing firecrackers over a fence at the White House.
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Obama's ‘unbelievably small’ presidency — If you have any doubts that President Obama's handling of Syria is an utter debacle, witness the embarrassing spectacle this morning as his top aides scramble to place blame for it at their boss's feet. — In today's Wall Street Journal …
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Erika Johnsen / Hot Air:
OFA ad: “Enough already” with the ObamaCare opposition, silly Republicans — President Obama's campaign-turned-"advocacy" arm Organizing for Action has apparently been busying itself this summer with organizing poorly attended rallies concerning such political duds as climate change and gun control …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Why Ken Cuccinelli is losing the Virginia governor's race — Republicans can't believe this is happening: Democrat Terry McAuliffe — whose controversial business dealings and past life as a party moneyman make him a walking negative ad — has taken command of the Virginia governor's race.
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
McAuliffe camp erupts over business PAC's choice of Cuccinelli for Virginia governor
McAuliffe camp erupts over business PAC's choice of Cuccinelli for Virginia governor
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Dianne Feinstein: Congress ‘shirking’ duty on guns — The fatal shootings at the Washington Navy Yard are evidence that Congress is “shirking its responsibility” on the gun debate, Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Monday. — The California Democrat said the type of guns allegedly used by the shooter …
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Senate Officials Shut Complex While Shooter Sought
Senate Officials Shut Complex While Shooter Sought
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Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Exclusive: Bill Daley drops bid for Illinois governor — In this raw Sept. 16, 2013 interview, Bill Daley explains to Chicago Tribune reporter Rick Pearson why he is dropping out of the Illniois governor's race. (WGN-TV) — Bill Daley abruptly ended his bid for the Democratic nomination …
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
House GOP moves forward with $40 billion cut to food stamps — House Republicans on Monday introduced a food stamp reform bill that they say will cut $40 billion from the program over 10 years. — The move sets up a dramatic debate and vote on the bill on Thursday, with the fate …
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Politico
Betsy McCaughey / New York Post:
Obamacare will question your sex life — A man holds a sign at the ‘Exempt American from Obamacare’ rally on Sept. 10, 2013 — 'Are you sexually active? If so, with one partner, multiple partners or same-sex partners? Be ready to answer those questions and more the next time you go to the doctor …
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