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Garland Shooting Suspect Elton Simpson's Father: ‘My Son Made a Bad Choice’ … The father of one of the suspected gunman in the Garland, Texas shooting told ABC News today that his son “made a bad choice.” — “We are Americans and we believe in America,” Dunston Simpson said.
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Official: One of Texas Shooting Suspects ID's … One of the suspects in the shooting in Garland, Texas, late Sunday has been identified as Elton Simpson, an Arizona man who was previously the subject of a terror investigation, according to a senior FBI official.
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GOP lawmaker knocks Hillary Clinton over Texas shooting — Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) criticized Hillary Clinton for her recent comments on criminal justice reform in light of the Sunday night shooting at a Texas event holding a contest to draw the Prophet Mohammed.
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The Definitive H&H Carly Fiorina Scouting Report — What she's got: High-level executive and management experience from her tenure as head honcho of Hewlett-Packard; private-sector bona fides bolstering her economic message; compelling secretary-to-CEO professional biography …
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Carly Fiorina Announces Presidential Campaign With a Jab at Hillary Clinton: “She clearly is not trustworthy, … Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced her run for president on “Good Morning America” today, calling herself the “best person for the job” while also taking a shot at Hillary Clinton …
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Carly Fiorina launches 2016 bid: ‘Yes, I am running for president’
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A look back at Carly Fiorina: 2016 Republican presidential candidate
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Carly Fiorina: ‘Yes, I am running for president’
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American Way: Why a diverse range of candidates could help Republicans against Hillary
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Ben Carson announces his run for President
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Fiorina and Huckabee Joining G.O.P. Race on Heels of Carson
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Carly Fiorina announces presidential bid
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Outside Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas, 2 gunmen are killed and guard is shot — Two gunmen were killed and a security guard wounded in an attack Sunday outside a controversial Dallas-area event where organizers were holding a contest for cartoons featuring the Muslim prophet Muhammad, police said.
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Pamela Geller Battles CNN Host over Garland Shooting: Why Is Media ‘Targeting’ Us? — Hours after a shooting at a Muhammad cartoon event Garland, Texas that left the two gunmen dead, the event's sponsor and American Freedom Defense Initiative president Pamela Geller battled CNN's Alisyn Camerota …
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Garland shooting: 2 killed after they open fire at Mohammed cartoon event
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‘Shariah Is Light’ Twitter Account Tweets ‘#TexasAttack’ Minutes Before Mohammad Art Contest Shooting
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2 suspects dead after gunfire outside Muhammad cartoon exhibit
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2 Killed in Texas After Firing on Anti-Islam Group's Event
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LIVESTREAM: AFDI/Jihad Watch Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest
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Two Gunmen Dead, Guard Shot at ‘Draw Muhammad’ Event
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Gunmen open fire outside ‘Muhammad Art Exhibit’ at Garland ISD facility, police say


A Fox News Contributor On Being Gay, The GOP, And Religious Liberty — WASHINGTON — Guy Benson — the baby-faced, fast-talking Fox News contributor who is the political editor at Townhall.com — has something to say. — “Guy here,” he writes in his forthcoming book. “So, I'm gay.”
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Bill Clinton Defends His Foundation's Foreign Money — Bill Clinton says he has no regrets about taking millions in foreign cash for his foundation — even though the donations have caused a political headache for Hillary Clinton as she tries to follow him into the Oval Office.

Race, Class and Neglect — Every time you're tempted to say that America is moving forward on race — that prejudice is no longer as important as it used to be — along comes an atrocity to puncture your complacency. Almost everyone realizes, I hope, that the Freddie Gray affair …
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Washington Monthly and Mediaite


City Life — Somewhere between the ball game played to an empty stadium and the arrest of six police officers on charges including manslaughter and murder, somewhere around the time that a leaked document suggested that a man who suffered a catastrophic spinal injury while in police custody …
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Washington Monthly
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U.S. Split Along Racial Lines on Backlash Against Police, Poll Finds
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Star Wars Cover: J.J. Abrams Reveals His Idea to Kill Jar Jar Binks — Go behind the scenes of the year's most anticipated movie with Vanity Fair contributing editor Bruce Handy. — For some Star Wars fans, there's no May the Fourth news finer than this: director J. J. Abrams revealed …
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Extreme secrecy eroding support for Obama's trade pact — Classified briefings and bill-readings in basement rooms are making members queasy. — Getty — If you want to hear the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the Obama administration is hoping to pass …
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Most New Jersey adults think Chris Christie was involved in Bridgegate — A majority of adults in New Jersey now think Gov. Chris Christie was personally involved in Bridgegate, according to a new Monmouth University poll released Monday. — Asked whether the governor was directly part …
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