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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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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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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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Navy.mil:
Active Shooter at Washington Navy Yard — WASHINGTON (NNS) — An active shooter was reported inside the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building (Bldg. 197) on the Washington Navy Yard at 8:20 a.m. (Eastern Time). — There is one confirmed injury.
Associated Press:
OFFICIALS: 2ND SHOOTER POSSIBLE AT NAVY YARD — You are here — Home » U.S. Navy » Officials: 2nd shooter possible at Navy Yard — WASHINGTON (AP) — Two officials say police are looking into the possibility of a second shooter at the Washington Navy Yard where several people were killed.
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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
How Gun Laws Factor Into The Navy Yard Shooting — Twelve people died and several others were injured on Monday at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, at the hands of gunman Aaron Alexis. Originally of Fort Worth, Texas, Alexis was a military contractor. He was killed as authorities sought control of the crime scene early Monday.
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Los Angeles Times:
Live updates: Navy Yard shooter's motive still unknown, officials say — This post has been corrected. See below for details. — WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials identified a 34-year-old former Navy electrician's mate as the gunman who killed 12 people in a rampage …
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Matt Hadro / NewsBusters:
Fort Hood 2009? CNN Anchor Can't Remember the Last Shooting at ‘U.S. Military Facility’ — During CNN's live coverage of Monday's shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, anchor Carol Costello asked when the last time was that a gunman wreaked “havoc at a U.S. military facility.”
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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 …
Barbara Starr / CNN:
13 killed in Navy Yard shooting rampage; dead suspect identified
13 killed in Navy Yard shooting rampage; dead suspect identified
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New York Times:
Gunman and 12 Victims Killed in Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard
Gunman and 12 Victims Killed in Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard
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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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Washington Times:
One shooter dead, hunt on for two more; death toll expected to climb in Navy Yard rampage
One shooter dead, hunt on for two more; death toll expected to climb in Navy Yard rampage
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WJLA-TV:
Washington Navy Yard shooting: Aaron Alexis identified as shooter
Washington Navy Yard shooting: Aaron Alexis identified as shooter
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nbcwashington.com:
Gunman ID'd in D.C. Navy Yard Shooting That Killed at Least 12
Gunman ID'd in D.C. Navy Yard Shooting That Killed at Least 12
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Gabriela Resto-Montero / msnbc.com:
12 dead at Washington Navy Yard; hunt underway for accomplices
12 dead at Washington Navy Yard; hunt underway for accomplices
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
As Health Care Law Proceeds, Opposition and Uncertainty Persist — One-in-Four Backs Efforts to Make the Law Fail — As a key step in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act approaches, public views of the 2010 health care law are as negative as ever, and many are unaware of the elements …
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Conservatives: Obama will blink
Conservatives: Obama will blink
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Reuters:
Obama says he will not negotiate with Congress on debt ceiling
Obama says he will not negotiate with Congress on debt ceiling
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN 2016 Poll: Clinton favored for Democrats; no clear GOP leader
CNN 2016 Poll: Clinton favored for Democrats; no clear GOP leader
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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
Two new polls tell us Americans are very, very confused about Obamacare
Two new polls tell us Americans are very, very confused about Obamacare
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
This Time There Really Will Be a Government Shutdown
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
USA Today: Obamacare's Unpopularity Somehow the GOP's Fault
Erika Johnsen / Hot Air:
OFA ad: “Enough already” with the ObamaCare opposition, silly Republicans
OFA ad: “Enough already” with the ObamaCare opposition, silly Republicans
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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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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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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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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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Colleen Flaherty / Inside Higher Ed:
TOPICS — By — A Texas Christian University professor reached out in an e-mail to a group of students he deemed to be “of color” to help them succeed in his class. But the move backfired with at least one student, who was insulted at being included for her perceived ethnicity.
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