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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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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.
Daily Mail:
Pamela Geller, co-founder and President of Stop Islamization of America, also spoke just before the two gunmen opened fire — Wilders, who has sparked controversy for linking the Koran with terrorism, speaks at the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest — The event had already been the subject …
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.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker knocks Hillary Clinton over Texas shooting
GOP lawmaker knocks Hillary Clinton over Texas shooting
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ABC News:
Official: One of Texas Shooting Suspects ID's
Official: One of Texas Shooting Suspects ID's
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Two gunmen killed at site of Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas
Two gunmen killed at site of Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas
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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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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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David Lerman / Bloomberg Business:
State Department Says No Evidence Donations Influenced Hillary Clinton
State Department Says No Evidence Donations Influenced Hillary Clinton
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BizPac Review, Mediaite and American Spectator
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Carly Fiorina Announces Presidential Campaign With a Jab at Hillary Clinton: “She clearly is not trustworthy,
Carly Fiorina Announces Presidential Campaign With a Jab at Hillary Clinton: “She clearly is not trustworthy,
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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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MJ Lee / CNN:
Carly Fiorina announces presidential bid
Carly Fiorina announces presidential bid
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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
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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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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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Chuck Norris: Don't Trust The Gov't On A Possible Military Takeover Of Texas — The actor who starred in the TV show “Walker, Texas Ranger” wrote on Sunday that he thinks concerns about a possible military takeover of Texas might well be justified. — Actor Chuck Norris …
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
VIDEO: Fox News Reporter Says He Saw Black Man Shot While Running From Police — Fox News correspondent Mike Tobin said that he and his news crew witnessed what he described as a “young, black male” being shot by a police officer in Baltimore while running away on Monday afternoon.
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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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New York Times:
Dave Goldberg, Silicon Valley Executive, Said to Have Died of Head Trauma — SAN FRANCISCO — Dave Goldberg, the chief executive of SurveyMonkey and husband of Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, died of head trauma Friday night after he collapsed at the gym at a private resort in Mexico, according to a Mexican government official.
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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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Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Romney Hits Back At Hillary: 'We Don't Have Mass Incarceration In America' — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney — Days after Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton laid out proposals for criminal justice reform at Columbia University, former Republican candidate …
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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.
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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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Chlamydia outbreaks hits nearly 10 percent of small Texas school in district with no sex-ed policy — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A small Texas high school has notified parents that it was dealing with a chlamydia outbreak. — Officials from the Crane Independent School District confirmed …
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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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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Ex-C.I.A. Official Rebuts Republican Claims on Benghazi Attack in ‘The Great War of Our Time’
Ex-C.I.A. Official Rebuts Republican Claims on Benghazi Attack in ‘The Great War of Our Time’
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