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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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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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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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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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Justin Wm / Washington Post:
Why South Carolina's Confederate flag isn't at half-mast after church shooting — After Dylann Storm Roof allegedly shot up an AME church in Charleston, S.C., killing nine people, two flags were lowered more than 100 miles away in Columbia, the state's capital.
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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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Lindsey Graham defends Confederate flag: ‘It works here’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican presidential candidate, on Friday said the Confederate flag is part of the heritage of his home state of South Carolina, rebuffing calls for it to be taken down after a mass shooting in the state.
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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.
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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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Charleston and the Age of Obama
Charleston and the Age of Obama
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The Huffington Post:
Jeb Bush: 'I Don't Know What Was On The Mind' Of Charleston Shooter
Jeb Bush: 'I Don't Know What Was On The Mind' Of Charleston Shooter
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
The Conversation We Won't Have — Dylann Roof appears more evil than disturbed.
The Conversation We Won't Have — Dylann Roof appears more evil than disturbed.
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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 Confederate Flag Isn't Budging From South Carolina's Capitol — Because It's Protected Under State Law
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Anthea Butler / Washington Post:
Shooters of color are called ‘terrorists’ and ‘thugs.’ Why are white shooters called ‘mentally ill’?
Shooters of color are called ‘terrorists’ and ‘thugs.’ Why are white shooters called ‘mentally ill’?
TODAY.com:
Gov. Nikki Haley: Charleston shooting ‘An absolute hate crime’
Gov. Nikki Haley: Charleston shooting ‘An absolute hate crime’
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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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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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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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Democratic Strategist, The Stranger …, Daily Kos, Slantpoint, The Nation and Taylor Marsh
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Jeb Bush Makes Surprise Pick for Political Director — For the second time in less than two weeks, Jeb Bush is shuffling the top tier of his 2016 campaign staff. — The job of political director - expected to go to Kentucky-based consultant Scott Jennings - will instead be filled by David James …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Operation Replace Jeb Bush
Operation Replace Jeb Bush
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Ballot Access Problem For Bernie Sanders? — In what I assume is a moment of mischief, former NH Republican congressman Charlie Bass has penned a WaPo op-ed suggesting that Bernie Sanders' robust poll numbers in NH may not matter because he will not be elgible to run for president in the Granite State as a Democrat.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Insiders: Marco Rubio has an Obama problem
Insiders: Marco Rubio has an Obama problem
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Charles F. Bass / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders's primary problem
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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Todd Starnes / Fox News:
Huckabee: If Somebody in That Prayer Meeting Had a Conceal Carry... President Obama had a moment to bring healing to the nation, but he chose to play politics instead, using the terrible massacre in Charleston to call for a crackdown on guns. — Everything with this administration is about politics.
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Here's The Video A Tea Party Group Made That Implies Oral Sex Between A Panda And Hillary Clinton — WASHINGTON — BuzzFeed News has obtained parts of the video produced by Tea Party group FreedomWorks several years ago that features two female interns dressed up as a panda bear and Hillary Clinton …
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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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