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ABC News:
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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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
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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WFAA-TV:
Two shot near Garland events center — Two men were shot in a parking lot outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland Sunday afternoon, SWAT officials told News 8. — Those men possibly had explosives on them, SWAT officials said. Everyone at the center, which was hosting a Muhammad Art exhibit …
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CNN:
Garland shooting: 2 killed after they open fire at Mohammed cartoon event
Garland shooting: 2 killed after they open fire at Mohammed cartoon event
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Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Official Identifies One Suspect in Attack at Texas Anti-Islam Event
Official Identifies One Suspect in Attack at Texas Anti-Islam Event
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Dallas Morning News:
Gunmen open fire outside ‘Muhammad Art Exhibit’ at Garland ISD facility, police say
Gunmen open fire outside ‘Muhammad Art Exhibit’ at Garland ISD facility, police say
Liam Stack / New York Times:
2 Killed in Texas After Firing on Anti-Islam Group's Event
2 Killed in Texas After Firing on Anti-Islam Group's Event
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Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:
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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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
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 …
WKRC Doppler Tim Science Lab:
Ben Carson announces his run for President — UNDATED (WKRC) — The Republican field of candidates continues to widen. Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson is expected to make a major announcement at an event tomorrow in his hometown of Detroit. But in an exclusive interview tonight …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Carly Fiorina: ‘Yes, I am running for president’
Carly Fiorina: ‘Yes, I am running for president’
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Yahoo Politics:
A look back at Carly Fiorina: 2016 Republican presidential candidate
A look back at Carly Fiorina: 2016 Republican presidential candidate
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Fiorina and Huckabee Joining G.O.P. Race on Heels of Carson
Fiorina and Huckabee Joining G.O.P. Race on Heels of Carson
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Matt K Lewis / Telegraph:
American Way: Why a diverse range of candidates could help Republicans against Hillary
American Way: Why a diverse range of candidates could help Republicans against Hillary
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David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Republican Carly Fiorina Says She Is Running for President
Republican Carly Fiorina Says She Is Running for President
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Cynthia McFadden / NBC News:
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.
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Washington Post:
The Clintons, a luxury jet and their $100 million donor from Canada — Bill Clinton was planning a charity trip to Latin America and needed a big plane. — For Frank Giustra, who had never met the former president, this was an opportunity. The Canadian mining magnate …
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
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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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Split Along Racial Lines on Backlash Against Police, Poll Finds
U.S. Split Along Racial Lines on Backlash Against Police, Poll Finds
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Democrats and GOP Don't Agree on Country's Top Issue
Poll: Democrats and GOP Don't Agree on Country's Top Issue
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Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune and Political Wire
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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 …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
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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Common Dreams
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Former CIA official cites agency's failure to see al-Qaeda's rebound — U.S. intelligence agencies badly misjudged al-Qaeda's ability to take advantage of political turmoil in the Middle East and regain strength across the region after Osama bin Laden was killed, according to a new book by the CIA's former deputy director.
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New York Times:
Dean Skelos, New York Senate Leader, and Son Are Arrested on Corruption Charges — Dean G. Skelos, the leader of the New York State Senate, and his son were arrested on Monday morning by federal authorities on corruption charges, officials said. — Mr. Skelos, 67, and his son, Adam B. Skelos …
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Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Emergency-Room Visits Keep Climbing — People on Medicaid turn to hospital care when doctor access is limited, new survey suggests — Emergency-room visits continued to climb in the second year of the Affordable Care Act, contradicting the law's supporters who had predicted a decline …
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