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Ed Payne / CNN:
Story highlights — (CNN)[Breaking news update at 7:27 a.m. ET] — Dylann Roof has confessed to authorities to shooting and killing nine people this week at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, two law enforcement officials said Friday.
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Shooter Almost Backed Out Because ‘Everyone Was So Nice’ — Dylann Roof, the man accused of gunning down nine parishioners at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, has been charged with nine counts of murder and illegal weapons possession, police said.
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Post and Courier:
Despite mourning, statehouse Confederate battle flag remains at full staff — The Confederate flag flying at the Statehouse in Columbia became part of the Charleston church shooting story Thursday after the U.S. and South Carolina flags were lowered in mourning but the rebel banner was left flying at its full height.
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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Suggests Donald Trump-Like Comments Can ‘Trigger’ Events Like Charleston … Hillary Clinton didn't call The Donald out by name, but she suggested in an interview Thursday that comments like ones the real estate tycoon-turned-Republican presidential candidate made during …
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ABC News:
Dylann Roof's Uncle Would ‘Push Button’ Himself If Nephew Receives Death Penalty … The uncle of a 21-year-old man accused of opening fire inside a Charleston church — killing nine people — says he will “push the button myself” if his nephew receives the death penalty, which is legal in South Carolina.
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush: 'I Don't Know' If Charleston Shooting Was Racially Motivated — As more becomes clear about the motives of the man believed to be behind the Charleston church shooting, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was hesitant to connect Dylann Storm Roof's alleged actions to any racial prejudice.
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The Huffington Post:
Jeb Bush: 'I Don't Know What Was On The Mind' Of Charleston Shooter — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Friday that he has no idea what motivated a young white man to walk into a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, Wednesday night and kill nine people.
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The Huffington Post:
The Confederate Flag Isn't Budging From South Carolina's Capitol — Because It's Protected Under State Law — The morning after nine people were shot to death Wednesday inside a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, flowers were laid, black cloth was draped and flags …
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Washington Post:
For accused killer Dylann Roof, a life that had quietly drifted off track
For accused killer Dylann Roof, a life that had quietly drifted off track
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Wall Street Journal:
The Charleston Shooting — An echo of 52 years ago, but also a crucial difference.
The Charleston Shooting — An echo of 52 years ago, but also a crucial difference.
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Justin Wm / Washington Post:
Why South Carolina's Confederate flag isn't at half-mast after church shooting
Why South Carolina's Confederate flag isn't at half-mast after church shooting
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Brian Ries / Mashable:
Charleston shooting victim posted Snapchat from Bible study moments before attack
Charleston shooting victim posted Snapchat from Bible study moments before attack
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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Dylann Roof Had Confederate Plates. Here's Why the Rebel Flag Still Flies in South Carolina.
Dylann Roof Had Confederate Plates. Here's Why the Rebel Flag Still Flies in South Carolina.
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Rick Santorum, reacting to Charleston shooting, denounces ‘assaults on our religious liberty’
Rick Santorum, reacting to Charleston shooting, denounces ‘assaults on our religious liberty’
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New York Times:
Dylann Roof, Suspect in Charleston Shooting, Flew the Flags of White Power
Dylann Roof, Suspect in Charleston Shooting, Flew the Flags of White Power
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Rachel E. Gross / Slate:
Why South Carolina's Confederate Flag Is Still Flying at Full Staff
Why South Carolina's Confederate Flag Is Still Flying at Full Staff
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Henry Louis Gates Jr / New York Times:
Henry Louis Gates: If Clementa Pinckney Had Lived
Henry Louis Gates: If Clementa Pinckney Had Lived
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
South Carolina's Confederate flag is still flying. It's an insult to Charleston's victims.
South Carolina's Confederate flag is still flying. It's an insult to Charleston's victims.
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Gabe Whisnant / The Shelby Star:
BREAKING: Tip from Kings Mountain florists led to Charleston shooting suspect's arrest
BREAKING: Tip from Kings Mountain florists led to Charleston shooting suspect's arrest
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ABC News:
Shooting Suspect ‘Big Into Segregation,’ Roommate Says
Shooting Suspect ‘Big Into Segregation,’ Roommate Says
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Voodoo, Jeb! Style — On Monday Jeb Bush — or I guess that's Jeb!, since he seems to have decided to replace his family name with a punctuation mark — finally made his campaign for the White House official, and gave us a first view of his policy goals. First, he says that if elected …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Operation Replace Jeb Bush
Operation Replace Jeb Bush
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In L.A., Obama addresses Washington's dysfunction: ‘I did not say I would fix it’ — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — President Obama wrapped up a day he began with an angry and frustrated reaction to the mass killings in Charleston, S.C., by acknowledging that he has been unable to change the culture …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
NRA Board Member Blames Charleston Victim For His Own Death — NRA board member Charles Cotton blamed Clementa Pinckney, a victim of the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, for his own death. He also blamed Pinckney, the pastor of Emanuel AME and a state senator, for the deaths of the other eight people killed.
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John R. Lott / Fox News:
Gun-free zones an easy target for killers
Gun-free zones an easy target for killers
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Zahira Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Nationally recognized teacher removed from class after allegations of misconduct — Attorneys for a nationally recognized Los Angeles Unified teacher, who was removed from his classroom after allegations of misconduct, are issuing an ultimatum to district administrators: publicly apologize and let him return to work, or get sued.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul's First Two Books Are Full Of Fake Founding Fathers Quotes — “We currently have no evidence to confirm that Thomas Jefferson ever said or wrote” this. — Many of the quotes attributed to the Founding Fathers in two of Rand Paul's books are either fake, misquoted, or taken entirely out of context, BuzzFeed News has found.
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Carl Icahn / Shareholders Square Table:
My comments re Donald Trump running for President & wanting to nominate me for the Secretary of Treasury — I was extremely surprised to learn that Donald was running for President and even more surprised that he stated he would make me Secretary of Treasury.
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