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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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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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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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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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Wall Street Journal:
The Charleston Shooting — An echo of 52 years ago, but also a crucial difference. — It is inevitable that when nine black men and women are shot to death inside their church by a 21-year-old white man in Charleston, S.C., the issue of race in America will be raised.
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Charleston and the Age of Obama
Charleston and the Age of Obama
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Lindsey Graham defends Confederate flag: ‘It works here’
Lindsey Graham defends Confederate flag: ‘It works here’
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ABC News:
Dylann Roof's Uncle Would ‘Push Button’ Himself If Nephew Receives Death Penalty
Dylann Roof's Uncle Would ‘Push Button’ Himself If Nephew Receives Death Penalty
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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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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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TODAY.com:
Gov. Nikki Haley: Charleston shooting ‘An absolute hate crime’
Gov. Nikki Haley: Charleston shooting ‘An absolute hate crime’
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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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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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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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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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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump's racial rhetoric ‘not acceptable’ — Hillary Clinton took a swipe at Donald Trump on Thursday, saying — without mentioning the New York real estate tycoon by name — that his presidential launch speech was offensive to Mexicans and “emblematic” …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clintons cover both sides on trade deals
Clintons cover both sides on trade deals
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Vicki Needham / The Hill:
In break with Obama, Clinton won't back fast-track trade bill
In break with Obama, Clinton won't back fast-track trade bill
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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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Joe. My. God.
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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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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