memeorandum: Full text: Obama's remarks on fatal shooting in Charleston, S.C. (Washington Post)

6:35 PM ET, June 18, 2015

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Charleston Church Shooting Suspect, Dylann Storm Roof, Is Captured — CHARLESTON, S.C. — The man suspected of killing nine people at a prayer meeting at a historic black church in this city's downtown area was caught on Thursday some 200 miles away in North Carolina, local and federal officials said.

Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:

Everything Known About Charleston Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof — The man accused of killing nine inside a black church wore pro-apartheid flags, held ‘strong conservative beliefs,’ and made a ‘lot of racist jokes.’ — Police said they have arrested Dylann Storm Roof …

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Post and Courier:

Nine dead after ‘hate crime’ shooting at Emanuel AME — (Matthew Fortner/staff) Scene of church shooting at 9 p.m. at 110 Calhoun Street, site of Mother Emanuel AME Church. — The Post and Courier — A white gunman killed nine people during a prayer meeting at one of Charleston's oldest …

Emily Shapiro / ABC News:

What Roommate Said About Charleston Shooting Suspect — Dylann Roof, the alleged gunman authorities say is responsible for killing nine people in a predominantly black Charleston, South Carolina, church Wednesday night, had been “planning something like that for six months,” according to his roommate.

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Ashley Killough / CNN:

Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting 10 photos — Police close off a section of Calhoun Street near the scene of the shooting. — Hide Caption — 10 of 10 — Story highlights — Charleston, South Carolina (CNN)[Latest developments] — The suspect is in his early 20s, 5'9" in height. "

David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:

Rand Paul on Charleston Shooting: 'There's A Sickness in Our Country' — Kentucky Senator Rand Paul told a crowd of social conservatives that a “sickness” in the country was responsible for the mass shootings in South Carolina, adding that the problem “isn't going to be fixed by your government.”

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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:

Santorum Calls Charleston Shooting ‘Assault On Religious Liberty’ — Presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) on Thursday called the attack by a white gunman on a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. part of a broader assault on “religious liberty” in America.

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Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Fox And Friends Say More Guns Would Have Stopped The Charleston Church Massacre

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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
Take Down The Confederate Flag. Now.

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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Gov. Haley Breaks Down: ‘The Heart And Soul Of South Carolina Was Broken’ (VIDEO)

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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
In Facebook Photo, Charleston Suspect Wears Flags Of Racist African States

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Alastair Jamieson / NBC News:
KKK Is Among 19 Hate Groups Operating in South Carolina

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Jeffrey Collins / BuzzFeed:
These Are The Victims Of The Charleston Church Shooting

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Chauncey Devega / Salon:
Charleston church massacre: The violence white America must answer for

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Washington Post:
Full text: Obama's remarks on fatal shooting in Charleston, S.C.

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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo: Republican State Sen. On Church Shooter: 'We've Got To Find This Jackass'

Yahoo Politics:
Obama on Charleston: It's too easy to get guns in America

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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
South Carolina Is One Of The Only States That Still Doesn't Have A Hate Crime Law

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Harriet McLeod / Reuters:
Gunman at large after killing nine at black South Carolina church

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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
A Living Landmark — Charleston's Emanuel AME Church isn't just a church.

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Matthew Weaver / Guardian:
Charleston shooting: state senator Clementa Pinckney among victims

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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:

Alexander Hamilton: Immigrant, Bastard, Patriot — Alexander Hamilton was a bastard. Indeed, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson never tired of calling him that - the ‘Bastard Brat of a Scots Pedlar’ who infuriated them time and again. They called him this for one reason above all …

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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Woman's Portrait Will Appear on the $10 Bill

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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Move over, Hamilton! Treasury to put woman on $10 bill

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Frank Newport / Gallup:

Democrats in the U.S. Shift to the Left — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — Democratic candidates for the 2016 presidential nomination face a significantly more left-leaning party base than their predecessors did over the last 15 years. Forty-seven percent of Democrats …

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Brian Williams breaks silence in Matt Lauer interview — Suspended NBC news anchor Brian Williams has broken his silence in an interview with his colleague Matt Lauer. — The sit-down with Lauer, the co-host of the “Today” show, was taped earlier this week, according to two people at NBC.

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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Why Is Brian Williams Good Enough for MSNBC, but Not NBC?

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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

Supreme Court Says Texas Can Reject Confederate Flag License Plate — In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Texas' speciality license plates are government speech, and the state can reject a proposal featuring the Confederate flag. — Mark Wilson / Getty Images

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Says Texas Can Reject Confederate Flag License Plates

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Nature:

The ancestry and affiliations of Kennewick Man … Kennewick Man, referred to as the Ancient One by Native Americans, is a male human skeleton discovered in Washington state (USA) in 1996 and initially radiocarbon-dated to 8,340-9,200 calibrated years before present (BP)1.

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Rand Paul / Wall Street Journal:

Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over — Apply a 14.5% flat tax to personal income and to businesses. Cut deductions. Watch the economy roar. — Some of my fellow Republican candidates for the presidency have proposed plans to fix the tax system. These proposals are a step in the right direction …

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple Watch 2: Apple plans FaceTime camera, iPhone-free Wi-Fi, $1000+ models, similar battery — Two months after the initial launch of the Apple Watch, and only a day following the device's debut at Apple Stores, sources have revealed Apple's considerations for the 2016 release of a second-generation model.

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Priscilla Alvarez / National Journal:

Ben Carson Says He Wants to Seal the Border to Keep Out People ‘That Want to Bomb Us’ — The presidential contender spoke at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' annual conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. — There is only one Republican presidential candidate …

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New York Times:

Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change — VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday called for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront environmental degradation and climate change, as his much-awaited papal encyclical blended …

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Kimberly Hefling / Politico:

Scott Walker's latest target: College professors — As Republican Gov. Scott Walker prepares to campaign for president as the man who tamed Wisconsin's unions, he's targeting tenure protections for professors at public colleges and universities. — Getty