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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 …
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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 …
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Washington Post:
Navy Yard massacre should move Americans to more than sorrow — FOR ALL the unknowns about Monday's mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, there was a nauseating familiarity to the unfolding events: the witness accounts of chaos and fear; the plea from officials for the public's help …
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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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Investigations:
Alleged Washington shooter served as Navy reservist, may have recently lost job — The man accused of killing 12 people in a gun rampage at the Washington Navy Yard was described by mystified friends and family as a Buddhist and Thai speaker who, in the words of one friend, “could not be the shooter.”
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
After shooting, talk turns to gun control — President Barack Obama on Monday stepped onto a podium and lamented the deaths of a senseless mass shooting — just as he did after Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn. — This time, his remarks came as office workers scrambled for cover …
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Ashley Halsey III / Washington Post:
D.C. Navy Yard gun attack kills 12, wounds 14; alleged shooter dead, ID'd as Aaron Alexis — A gunman killed a dozen people as the workday began at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, creating an improbable moment of horror at a military facility with armed guards at every gate …
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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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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
D.C. Gun Laws Some of the Strictest in the U.S.
D.C. Gun Laws Some of the Strictest in the U.S.
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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Aaron Alexis, Suspect In Washington Navy Yard Shooting, Was Once Arrested For Shooting Bullet Into Neighbor's Home
Aaron Alexis, Suspect In Washington Navy Yard Shooting, Was Once Arrested For Shooting Bullet Into Neighbor's Home
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Navy Yard shooting hits home
Navy Yard shooting hits home
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Theresa Vargas / Washington Post:
Aaron Alexis, 34, is dead gunman in Navy Yard shooting, authorities say
Aaron Alexis, 34, is dead gunman in Navy Yard shooting, authorities say
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USA Today:
Shooting rampage at Navy Yard in D.C. leaves 13 dead
Shooting rampage at Navy Yard in D.C. leaves 13 dead
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Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Gunman, 34, who murdered TWELVE in Washington Navy Yard rampage claimed he had 'anger issues …
REVEALED: Gunman, 34, who murdered TWELVE in Washington Navy Yard rampage claimed he had 'anger issues …
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NBCNews:
At least 12 killed in shooting rampage at Washington Navy Yard, chief says
At least 12 killed in shooting rampage at Washington Navy Yard, chief says
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Aimee Parnes / The Hill:
Obama phones Navy secretary to offer his condolences
Obama phones Navy secretary to offer his condolences
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ABC News:
Navy Yard Shooting Suspect Identified as Aaron Alexis
Navy Yard Shooting Suspect Identified as Aaron Alexis
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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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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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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Public Backs Diplomatic Approach in Syria, But Distrusts Syria and Russia — Just 26% Think Syria Will Give up Chemical Arms — As U.S. and Russian diplomats reached an agreement over the weekend to dismantle Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles, the public expresses support for a diplomatic approach …
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New York Times:
Forensic Details in U.N. Report Point to Assad's Use of Gas
Forensic Details in U.N. Report Point to Assad's Use of Gas
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Yaara Shalom / Jerusalem Post:
Report: Syria is transferring chemical weapons to Hezbollah to avoid international inspection
Report: Syria is transferring chemical weapons to Hezbollah to avoid international inspection
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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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Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Obama waives ban on arming terrorists to allow aid to Syrian opposition — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL BARACK OBAMA SYRIA TERRORISM ISLAMIC JIHAD AL QAEDA BOB CORKER BASHAR ASSAD — President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups …
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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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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Alan Simpson: 'Don't use our names' — The bipartisan co-chairmen of the president's fiscal commission, former Sen. Alan Simpson and former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, said Tuesday they stand ready to help Congress figure out the nation's budget — but they don't have to attach their names to it.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
About That Other Debacle — For ObamaCare, it's only the end of the beginning. — If you're the kind of driver who can't help but gawk at the wreckage when you pass an accident—and honestly, who isn't?—you'll enjoy today's lengthy account in The Wall Street Journal of the runup to last week's Putin-Assad triumph.
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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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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 …
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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Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
A Lot Of People Are Very Upset That An Indian-American Woman Won The Miss America Pageant
A Lot Of People Are Very Upset That An Indian-American Woman Won The Miss America Pageant
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