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Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times:
Developing Fatalities confirmed in San Bernardino shooting; police search for black SUV — Police are now searching for a black sport utility vehicle that fled the scene of a mass shooting that left up to 20 people injured inside of a San Bernardino social services office on Wednesday morning …
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Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
14 Killed, About 14 Wounded After Up to 3 Shooters Open Fire: San Bernardino Police Chief — Fourteen people were killed and about 14 were hospitalized with injuries after up to three shooters opened fire with long guns inside the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino Wednesday, according to the city's police chief.
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Steve Almasy / CNN:
Active shooter reported in San Bernardino, California — Reports of multiple victims in San Bernardino shooting — (CNN)Police in San Bernardino, California, tweeted a warning Wednesday that there was an active shooter situation. — There were one to three suspects …
German Lopez / Vox:
San Bernardino shooting: what we know — As many as three suspects remain at large after shooting and killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 17 people at a San Bernardino, California, social services center on Wednesday, according to police. — Up to three shooters were involved …
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abc7.com:
12 people killed in shooting at San Bernardino social services facility — Up to 12 people were believed killed in an active-shooting situation in San Bernardino on Wednesday. — The shooting took place at the Inland Regional Center, a nonprofit that works with individuals with developmental disabilities, at 1365 S. Waterman Avenue.
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
At least 14 people killed, 17 injured in mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. — As many as three attackers opened fire at a holiday party for county employees in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 17 others in what the city's police chief described as an act of domestic terrorism.
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Los Angeles Times, Common Dreams, National Review and FOX31 Denver
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
WATCH LIVE: At least 14 dead in mass shooting at San Bernardino social services agency — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — As many as 28 people have been shot at a social services facility in Southern California. — Police are seeking one to three heavily armed men …
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan Holds Moment Of Silence For San Bernardino Shooting Victims
Paul Ryan Holds Moment Of Silence For San Bernardino Shooting Victims
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New York Times:
San Bernardino Gunmen Kill at Least 14, Wound 14
San Bernardino Gunmen Kill at Least 14, Wound 14
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Fox News:
Active shooter, reports of multiple victims in San Bernardino, Calif.
Active shooter, reports of multiple victims in San Bernardino, Calif.
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Washington Post:
Private memo lays out how the GOP would deal with Trump as its nominee — Donald Trump has become such a force in the Republican Party that the official overseeing next year's Senate races has proposed a delicate strategy for GOP candidates: Tap into Trumpism without mimicking Trump.
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Memo on Donald Trump from Ward Baker to NRSC senior staff
Memo on Donald Trump from Ward Baker to NRSC senior staff
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Talking Points Memo, Mashable, Business Insider and Liberaland
Eliza Collins / Politico:
GOP memo offers Senate candidates advice on how to cope with Trump
GOP memo offers Senate candidates advice on how to cope with Trump
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Anyone but Ted Cruz — You're evaluating candidates for an open job in your company, and you come across one who makes a big impression. — He's clearly brilliant — maybe smarter than any of the others. He's a whirlwind of energy. And man oh man can he give a presentation.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Ben Carson tumbles in national poll
Ben Carson tumbles in national poll
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
University President Draws Audible Gasps From Students, Faculty When He Reveals Identity of Suspect Behind Racist Threats — Kean University President Dawood Farahi drew audible gasps from faculty and students on Tuesday when he informed them that the suspect who recently made “abhorrent” …
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Deer Collision / Facebook:
Over the weekend, Officer Pittaluga encountered a large deer while driving on Decoursey Pike through Visalia. The encounter was less than cordial and ended as abruptly as it began. We think this video is a pretty good training video on how to react when a four-legged furry friend attempts to abruptly cross your path.
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
The GOP at breaking point — The biggest political story of 2015 will also be the biggest political story of 2016: The Republican base has divorced the Republican establishment. — The rupture has paralyzed Congress and polarized voters, both inside and outside GOP ranks.
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Spreading Virus: Hamilton College Edition — The crybullies of Hamilton College have issued a list of 83 demands, and you have to read through this not to believe it. In addition to lapses in basic literacy, the document is self-contradictory: it deplores “tokenism” in hiring …
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Emily Shire / The Daily Beast:
Hamilton Students Deliver List of 83 ‘Demands’ to College President
Hamilton Students Deliver List of 83 ‘Demands’ to College President
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Washington Free Beacon, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Daily Caller
Aurora Snow / The Daily Beast:
Two More James Deen Accusers Tell All: ‘There Was So Much Blood’ — Porn stars Amber Rayne and Kora Peters tell The Daily Beast's Aurora Snow about how Deen violated them on set, bringing the total number of on the record accusers to five. … One well-known adult actress discovered …
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Ted Cruz Vows To Fight Gay Rights In Extremist Conference Call — Sen. Ted Cruz continues to woo anti-gay extremists, this time appearing on a conference call for conservative activists organized by E.W. Jackson, the former GOP nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia.
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Ted Cruz Vows to Put Hard-Core Conservatives on Supreme Court
Ted Cruz Vows to Put Hard-Core Conservatives on Supreme Court
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New York Times:
The Chicago Police Scandal — The cover-up that began 13 months ago when a Chicago police officer executed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on a busy street might well have included highly ranked officials who ordered subordinates to conceal information. But the conspiracy of concealment exposed …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Rahm Emanuel: I have no plans to resign
Rahm Emanuel: I have no plans to resign
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Chicagoist, Wall Street Journal and Hot Air
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Alabama Sued Over Photo ID Law After Mass DMV Closures — Alabama now faces a federal lawsuit over its voter ID law after closing 30 or so driver's licenses offices, many of them in areas with high African-American populations. — The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is bringing the suit on behalf …
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John Nolte / Breitbart:
9 Pieces of Documentation that Vindicate Trump's Claim of 9/11 Muslim Celebrations — There is nothing yet that validates Donald Trump's claim that on that terrible September morning “thousands and thousands” of American Muslims cheered the collapse of the World Trade Center.
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MTV, Walid Shoebat, SGBerman, Moonbattery, Liberty News, Pamela Geller, Washington Post, Mediaite, The Last Refuge and CNN
Jon B. Carroll / The Henry County Report:
Leaked Documents Reveal Dothan Police Department Planted Drugs on Young Black Men For Years, District Attorney Doug Valeska Complicit … HUNDREDS OF CASES PROSECUTED WITH PLANTED EVIDENCE, MANY WRONGLY CONVICTED STILL IN PRISON — The Alabama Justice Project has obtained documents that reveal …
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New Republic, Raw Story, Common Dreams, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos, Shakesville, The Week and addictinginfo.org
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
NATO Unveils Plans to Grow, Drawing Fury and Threats From Russia — LONDON — For the first time in six years, NATO on Wednesday invited a new member to join the military alliance, prompting a heated response from Russia and further underscoring escalating tensions between the Cold War adversaries.
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