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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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Talking Points Memo, BBC, Associated Press, WFAA-TV, The PJ Tatler, Business Insider, Twitchy, MintPress News and Hot Air
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
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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No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story and ABC News
New York Times:
Two Gunmen Killed at Anti-Islam Exhibit Are Identified — GARLAND, Tex. — Law enforcement officials on Monday identified two men who were killed Sunday after they opened fire at an event where people were invited to present cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Talking Points Memo, Outside the Beltway, WFAA-TV, Washington Post, The PJ Tatler and The Week
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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New York Times, The Moderate Voice, The Hinterland Gazette, Taylor Marsh and Yahoo Politics
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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 …
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CNN, Washington Post, Yahoo Politics, Politico, US News, BuzzFeed and Mediaite
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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ABC News, Bloomberg Business and Yahoo News Photos
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Carly Fiorina launches 2016 bid: ‘Yes, I am running for president’
Carly Fiorina launches 2016 bid: ‘Yes, I am running for president’
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American Spectator and OnPolitics
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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The Mahablog, The Daily Caller and Betsy's Page
Nick Gass / Politico:
Carly Fiorina: ‘Yes, I am running for president’
Carly Fiorina: ‘Yes, I am running for president’
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WKRC Doppler Tim Science Lab:
Ben Carson announces his run for President
Ben Carson announces his run for President
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Carly Fiorina announces presidential bid
Carly Fiorina announces presidential bid
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The Atlantic, Politico, Power Line, ThinkProgress, Fox News, OnPolitics, Post On Politics, Fusion and Gizmodo
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
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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CAIR, CNN, The Daily Banter, Liberaland, FOX News Radio and NPR
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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.
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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Jordan Schachtel / BREITBART.COM:
‘Shariah Is Light’ Twitter Account Tweets ‘#TexasAttack’ Minutes Before Mohammad Art Contest Shooting
‘Shariah Is Light’ Twitter Account Tweets ‘#TexasAttack’ Minutes Before Mohammad Art Contest Shooting
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Guardian, Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, The Gateway Pundit and The Jawa Report
Dallas Morning News:
Police kill 2 men who opened fire outside Muhammad art show in Garland
Police kill 2 men who opened fire outside Muhammad art show in Garland
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and Booman Tribune
USA Today:
2 suspects dead after gunfire outside Muhammad cartoon exhibit
2 suspects dead after gunfire outside Muhammad cartoon exhibit
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Hot Air, The Federalist, AMERICAblog News, Friendly Atheist, RT and Mashable
Pamela Geller / Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs:
LIVESTREAM: AFDI/Jihad Watch Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest
LIVESTREAM: AFDI/Jihad Watch Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest
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Washington Post, Mondoweiss, New York Times, Facebook and Hatewatch
William J. Gorta / NBC News:
Two Gunmen Dead, Guard Shot at ‘Draw Muhammad’ Event
Two Gunmen Dead, Guard Shot at ‘Draw Muhammad’ Event
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Hit & Run, The Daily Beast and Andy Kaufman's Kavalkade …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
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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Mediaite, LGBTQ Nation, Hot Air and Towleroad News #gay
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.
Jeff Clements / The Hill:
Citizens United: The view from the ivory tower has a blind spot — Millions of Americans across the political spectrum are working for a Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and end the corruption of overwhelming, unlimited money of an elite few in our elections.
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 …
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Annie Leibovitz / Vanity Fair:
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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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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