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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Rudy Giuliani: 2 NYC Cops Were Killed Because Obama Told Everyone To ‘Hate The Police’ — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani attributed the execution-style assassination of two police officers on Saturday afternoon to the protests that broke out across the city following a grand jury's failure …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama condemns NYPD killings, calls for ‘patient dialogue’ — President Obama called for “patient dialogue” in a statement Saturday night “unconditionally” condemning the shooting deaths of two New York City police officers. — “Two brave men won't be going home to their loved ones tonight …
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Obama offers help to NYPD after 2 officers killed — HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is offering full support and federal assistance to the New York Police Department in the wake of the killing of two officers. — The White House says Obama called New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton …
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Skschust / CBS New York:
Police Unions, Others Blast De Blasio After Shooting Deaths Of Two NYPD Cops — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - Police union officials blasted Mayor Bill de Blasio Saturday, saying the blood of two NYPD cops who were shot and killed in Brooklyn is on his hands. — “There's blood on many hands tonight.
Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
Flame Throwers and Fire Fighters — It's obvious that the big story of the day is the murder of two NYC police officers yesterday. I'm always hesitant to comment on a story like this as its unfolding. Its better to wait for all the information, process it, and see what we can draw from it.
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Rocco Parascandola / NY Daily News:
NYPD cops furious with Bill de Blasio turn their backs on the mayor as he enters hospital where officers died
NYPD cops furious with Bill de Blasio turn their backs on the mayor as he enters hospital where officers died
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Obama: No justification for murder of NYC police
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Obama: North Korea's hack not ‘war,’ but ‘cyber vandalism’ — Watch Candy Crowley's interview with President Barack Obama on “State of the Union with Candy Crowley,” Sunday at 9 a.m. ET on CNN — Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama says he doesn't consider North Korea's Sony hack “an act of war.”
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Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Sony hack reveals threat of ‘psychological’ cyber warfare — The Sony Pictures hack has forced Americans to confront an aspect of cyber warfare common overseas but rarely discussed domestically — psychological cyberattacks. — When U.S. policymakers discuss the threat of cyberattacks …
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Agence France-Presse:
Obama says Sony hack was not ‘an act of war’ — Washington (AFP) - North Korea's alleged hack of Sony Pictures was not an act of war, President Barack Obama said in an interview aired Sunday that appeared aimed at keeping a lid on simmering tensions with Pyongyang.
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
US mulls putting NKorea on terrorism sponsor list
US mulls putting NKorea on terrorism sponsor list
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
North Korea and the Speech Police
North Korea and the Speech Police
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Justin Fenton / Baltimore Sun:
Police say killer of 2 NYPD officers first shot ex-girlfriend in Owings Mills — The shooting of a woman at an Owings Mills apartment complex was the precursor for the ambush killing of two New York City police officers later in the day, law enforcement officials said.
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Tina Moore / NY Daily News:
Police believe New York City cop killer was a member of the Black Guerrilla Family: sources
Police believe New York City cop killer was a member of the Black Guerrilla Family: sources
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Gunman Kills Two NYPD Officers In Brooklyn
Gunman Kills Two NYPD Officers In Brooklyn
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New York Post:
Man aimed empty gun in cop's face, pulled trigger: officials — A third cop narrowly escaped with his life Saturday night when a suspect pointed a gun directly at the officer's head and pulled the trigger in The Bronx — not realizing it was empty. — Cops went to East 140th Street …
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Will Jeb stumble in Iowa? — With no love lost for Jeb Bush among the Republican base, the Iowa caucuses could be an early stumbling block in his 2016 quest. — The former Florida governor's business-friendly stances and willingness to criticize GOP hard-liners make him popular with the donor class.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
“Hands Up”: More Of The News Not Fit To Print — This is torn from yesterday's headlines: — The rap video “Hands Up!” featuring rappers Maino and Uncle Murda has gone viral, but it's the videos message that has many people up in arms. The video basically encourages people to kill police officers …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Clinton: Off Her Peak, but Still Towering — Hillary Clinton is off her peak but still overwhelmingly strong in support for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, while Elizabeth Warren has inched up in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. — Clinton's backed by 61 percent …
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Associated Press:
Greek prime minister open to 2015 early elections — Associated Press 1 hr ago — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister says early general elections could be called by the end of 2015 if the current legislature can elect a president and if negotiations with the country's creditors on post-bailout aid are completed.