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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Forget Oregon's Gunman. Remember the Hero Who Charged Straight at Him. — No amount of murder seems likely to result in gun control any time soon. So let's do what we can to stop the lunacy—by reserving the limelight for the vet who rushed Thursday's shooter.
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Randleman victim in Oregon community college shooting tried to stop gunman, family says … RANDLEMAN, N.C. — A man originally from Randleman was shot and injured in the Oregon community college shooting Thursday that resulted in 10 fatalities. — Seven other people were injured when a gunman …
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NBC News:
Oregon Shooting: ‘Heroic’ Veteran Chris Mintz Was Shot 7 Times — An Army veteran was shot seven times while trying to save other students during the deadly Oregon community college rampage, according to his aunt. — Chris Mintz “tried to protect some people,” his aunt Sheila Brown told NBC News in a telephone interview.
Chris Perez / New York Post:
Oregon gunman singled out Christians during rampage — Authorities carry a shooting victim away from the scene after a gunman opened fire at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. on Oct. 1. — The gunman who opened fire at an Oregon community college was forcing people to stand …
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Chris Harper Mercer, Oregon Gunman, Is Recalled as a Recluse Close to His Mother — Chris Harper Mercer, the man identified as the gunman in the deadly rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., on Thursday, was a withdrawn young man who neighbors said wore the same outfit every day …
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Alexandra Lewis / Q13 FOX News:
Oregon community college shooting victim, shot 5 times, says he stood up to shooter — ROSEBURG, Ore. — As we learn more about the Umpqua Community College shooter, we are also learning more about men and women who stood up to protect their classmates. — All brave souls have a calling.
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CNN:
Father of Umpqua college shooting victim: Gunman singled out Christians — Roseburg, Oregon (CNN)The gunman who opened fire at Oregon's Umpqua Community College singled out Christians, according to the father of a wounded student. — Before going into spinal surgery …
Ruben Vives / Los Angeles Times:
Oregon college gunman Chris Harper Mercer liked target shooting, ex-neighbors say
Oregon college gunman Chris Harper Mercer liked target shooting, ex-neighbors say
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Daily Mail:
Chris Mintz was shot as he charged the Umpqua Community College shooter in Oregon
Chris Mintz was shot as he charged the Umpqua Community College shooter in Oregon
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Washington Post:
Oregon shooter said to have singled out Christians for killing in ‘horrific act of cowardice’
Oregon shooter said to have singled out Christians for killing in ‘horrific act of cowardice’
Iris Salem / CBS Los Angeles:
Father Of Suspected Oregon Shooter: 'I'm Just As Shocked As Anybody At What Happened'
Father Of Suspected Oregon Shooter: 'I'm Just As Shocked As Anybody At What Happened'
Pamela Engel / Business Insider:
An Army veteran who survived combat was shot several times as he charged at the Oregon gunman
An Army veteran who survived combat was shot several times as he charged at the Oregon gunman
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Cassandra Vinograd / NBC News:
What We Know About the Oregon College Shooter
What We Know About the Oregon College Shooter
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Who Is Alleged Oregon College Gunman Chris Harper Mercer? (UPDATED)
Who Is Alleged Oregon College Gunman Chris Harper Mercer? (UPDATED)
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whitehouse.gov:
Statement by the President on the Shootings at Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon
Statement by the President on the Shootings at Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon
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Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Umpqua Gunman Chris Harper-Mercer Hated Religion Online
Umpqua Gunman Chris Harper-Mercer Hated Religion Online
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Mike Ramsey / CBS Chicago:
Vatican Source: Pope Blindsided By Meeting With Controversial Kentucky Clerk — (CBS) — Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich is on his way to Rome tonight. Before he left, he spoke out for the first time on that controversial meeting between Pope Francis and Kim Davis, the county clerk …
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New York Times:
Pope Francis' Meeting Wasn't an Endorsement of Kim Davis's Views, Vatican Says — VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' encounter with Kim Davis last week in Washington, which was interpreted by many as a subtle intervention in the United States' same-sex marriage debate, was part of a series …
Philip Pullella / Raw Story:
Vatican feels ‘sense of regret’ for pope's meeting with Kim Davis
Vatican feels ‘sense of regret’ for pope's meeting with Kim Davis
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CNN:
Pope's meeting with Kim Davis not an endorsement, Vatican says
Pope's meeting with Kim Davis not an endorsement, Vatican says
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Philip Pullella / Reuters:
‘Sense of regret’ in Vatican over pope meeting with gay marriage opponent
‘Sense of regret’ in Vatican over pope meeting with gay marriage opponent
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Voodoo Never Dies — So Donald Trump has unveiled his tax plan. It would, it turns out, lavish huge cuts on the wealthy while blowing up the deficit. — This is in contrast to Jeb Bush's plan, which would lavish huge cuts on the wealthy while blowing up the deficit, and Marco Rubio's plan …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: The Politics of Mass Shootings
The Note: The Politics of Mass Shootings
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Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Employment Situation Summary — Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-15-1912 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, October 2, 2015 — Technical information: — Household data: (202) 691-6378 • cpsinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cps
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Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Jobs Report Is Lackluster, Raising Concern on Economy's Course
Jobs Report Is Lackluster, Raising Concern on Economy's Course
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Weekly Standard:
Rather Shameful — ‘Truth’ is out there somewhere — When CBS's 60 Minutes Wednesday broadcast its lead story—reported by Dan Rather and produced by Mary Mapes—on the evening of September 8, 2004, it was given the anodyne title “For the Record,” as though it constituted little more than a disinterested historical footnote.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rubio campaign boots Bush-backing tracker from Iowa event — MIAMI — The Florida family feud between Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio took a surprising turn on Thursday night when a tracker for a super PAC supporting the former governor tried to slip into an Iowa event for Rubio, whose staff quickly spotted and removed him.
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
‘Hostage Takers:’ Dems Block Bill to Fund Veterans, Demanding More Spending Elsewhere — If and when Washington is pushed to the brink of another government shutdown in December, as the just-passed stopgap funding measures approach their expiration, we'll inevitably hear a lot of sound …
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Jeff McAdam / fox13now.com:
Residents in Murray furious after HOA fines homeowner for flying American Flag — MURRAY, Utah — Homeowners in Murray say they are being fined by their home owner's association for flying the American Flag. — Chestnut Place is a condominium community consisting of about 60 homeowners.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: Mass shootings are ‘something we should politicize’ — President Obama on Thursday made an impassioned case that gun violence is “something we should politicize” following a mass shooting at a community college in Oregon. — A visibly angry Obama blasted Congress for being unwilling …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
2015: 274 days, 294 mass shootings, hundreds dead
2015: 274 days, 294 mass shootings, hundreds dead
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