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After Shooting, Alleged Gunman Details Grievances in ??? Suicide Notes??? — A man claiming to be Bryce Williams called ABC News over the last few weeks, saying he wanted to pitch a story, and wanted to fax information. He never told ABC News what the story was.
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Vester Flanagan Threatened Colleagues, Played the Race Card for Years — The cold-blooded Roanoke killer kept getting fired, kept threatening co-workers, and kept claiming he was the real victim. — Vester Lee Flanagan claimed in a suicide note Wednesday that June's massacre of black parishioners …
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Lessons From the Murders of TV Journalists in the Virginia Shooting — The slaying of two journalists Wednesday as they broadcast live to a television audience in Virginia is still seared on our screens and our minds, but it's a moment not only to mourn but also to learn lessons.
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SEE IT: Video shows Virginia gunman Vester Lee Flanagan in July road rage incident — A former reporter-turned killer who considered himself a “human powder keg” ignited behind the wheel as well. — A recently emerged YouTube video shows Vester Lee Flanagan II, who also went by the name Bryce Williams …
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On Wednesday, America met a deeply evil human being: Vester Lee Flanagan II, also known as reporter Bryce Williams.
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Virginia TV shooter Bryce William's reprimand for wearing Barack Obama badge
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Biden donors lying in wait — Major fundraisers for Joe Biden's past campaigns have not committed to Hillary Clinton, leaving the vice president's allies convinced he can win the financial support necessary to challenge her. — Biden would face a financial giant in the Clinton campaign …
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Biden More Competitive Than Clinton Against Leading Republicans: Poll — A solid majority of Democrats still want Clinton to be their nominee. — t aritbenie — Here's one more reason to continue speculating about whether Vice President Joe Biden will enter the presidential race …


Joe Biden Isn't Sure Family Is Ready for Run
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Biden unsure if he has the ‘emotional fuel’ for 2016 run
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Behind the Biden hype
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Clinton on Biden: I just want him to reach the right decision for him
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MSNBC moves Al Sharpton to Sunday mornings — Al Sharpton is leaving MSNBC's weekday dayside lineup, and moving to Sunday mornings. — Sharpton's last weekday “PoliticsNation” will be Sept. 4. He moves to Sundays a month later on Oct. 4, according to a memo sent to MSNBC staff …
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White House pushes for Iran filibuster — The administration seeks to tamp down expectations, but the numbers of supportive Senate Democrats are adding up. — President Barack Obama's almost certain to get the Iran nuclear deal through Congress — but whether he gets there by filibuster …
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White House hits back at Charles Koch
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Inside the Trump-Bush melodrama: Decades of tension and discomfort — Donald Trump spent a day in January 2014 hobnobbing with politicians at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. The billionaire mogul touted legalizing gambling with state House Speaker Steve Crisafulli …
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Bush on Jorge Ramos: Reporters Deserve ‘A Little More Respect’
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Hillary Clinton Takes ‘Responsibility’ for Email Use, Saying It 'Wasn't the Best Choice' — Hillary Rodham Clinton waited to be introduced Wednesday at the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa. — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that she understood why people had questions …
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Tom Harkin Cautions Joe Biden Against Running for President
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EARLY CONCERNS — Obamacare included member-run, locally based nonprofit insurers to increase competition for existing carriers. The idea initially worked: Nevada Health CO-OP had more than a third of the market in the 2013 enrollment period, beating out big, publicly traded competitors UnitedHealth Group …
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Almost None of the Women in the Ashley Madison Database Ever Used the Site — When hacker group Impact Team released the Ashley Madison data, they asserted that “thousands” of the women's profiles were fake. Later, this number got blown up in news stories that asserted “90-95%” …
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Facebook Launches M, Its Bold Answer to Siri and Cortana — Today, a few hundred Bay Area Facebook users will open their Messenger apps to discover M, a new virtual assistant. Facebook will prompt them to test it with examples of what M can do: Make restaurant reservations. Find a birthday gift for your spouse.
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President Obama talks Va. shooting with Monica Malpass — Action News anchor Monica Malpass was on assignment Wednesday to interview President Barack Obama one-on-one at the White House. — They discussed several topics, including the shooting of two TV news staffers during a live report in Virginia.
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Donald Trump Says He Wants to Raise Taxes on Himself — The billionaire Republican front-runner starts getting specific about economic policy proposals. — t writerknowles — Republican front-runner Donald Trump began to flesh out his economic vision for America, and it includes raising taxes on the wealthy.
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Pollsters dumbfounded by Trump — Polling experts agree on one thing when it comes to Donald Trump's presidential run: They've never seen anything like it. — The businessman's dominance of the Republican presidential race is forcing experienced political hands to question whether everything …
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South Carolina GOP chafes under Graham — Party leaders don't think their senator can win but don't feel free to endorse someone else. — South Carolina's Republican power brokers are facing a Lindsey Graham dilemma. — Wide-open nominating contests don't happen every day …
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