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Jack Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
San Bernardino shooting suspect traveled to Saudi Arabia, was married, appeared to be living ‘American Dream,’ co-workers say — Fourteen people were killed when two attackers opened fire at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. — As the holiday gathering got underway Wednesday morning …
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Rich Schapiro / New York Daily News:
GOP presidential candidates offer prayers — not solutions on gun control — after San Bernardino massacre — Prayers aren't working. — Another mass shooting prompted another round of silence Wednesday from GOP presidential candidates on the issue of gun control.
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CNN:
San Bernardino: At least 14 people killed in mass shooting; 2 suspects identified — San Bernardino, California (CNN)Two suspects died in a gun battle with police Wednesday hours after authorities say they burst into a holiday party at a center for people with developmental disabilities and killed 14 people.
New York Times:
Couple Kept Tight Lid on Plans for San Bernardino Shooting — ANAHEIM, Calif. — On Wednesday morning, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, left their 6-month-old daughter with Mr. Farook's mother, telling her they were dipping out for a doctor's appointment, a relative said.
NBC News:
At Least 14 Dead in California Shooting, Two Suspects Killed — At least 14 people were killed and two suspects were dead Wednesday after up to three people on a mission that authorities described as “possibly terrorism” barged into a holiday party in a California conference room and unleashed a bloodbath.
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New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Father of San Bernardino shooting suspect Syed Farook says son worked as health tech inspecting restaurants, hotels — One of the suspects in Wednesday's mass shooting in California was identified as a young father who worked for the county agency that had been holding a holiday party when the carnage unfolded.
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Saeed Ahmed / CNN:
Who are Syed Rezwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik? — (CNN)Mass shootings that involve multiple shooters are rare in American history: just two of the 28 deadliest shootings were carried out by more than one person. — The attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California …
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Prayer Shaming After a Mass Shooting in San Bernardino — Directly after a mass shooting, in the minutes or hours or days between the first trickle of news and when police find a suspect or make arrests, it is very difficult to know what to do. Some people demand political action, like greater gun control; others call for prayer.
Jonathan Polakoff / CBS Los Angeles:
Authorities Search Redlands Home Tied To Suspect Syed Farook — REDLANDS (CBSLA.com) — Authorities on Wednesday night continued to investigate a Redlands home tied to Syed Farook, a suspect identified in connection with the mass shootings that killed at least 14 people and injured …
New York Times:
How Often Do Mass Shootings Occur? On Average, Every Day, Records Show — More than one a day. — That is how often, on average, shootings that left four or more people injured or dead occurred in the United States this year, according to compilations of episodes derived from news reports.
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Richard Serrano / Los Angeles Times:
San Bernardino shooting live updates: Pipe bombs and thousands of rounds discovered
San Bernardino shooting live updates: Pipe bombs and thousands of rounds discovered
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Says California Shooting May Be Related to Terrorism
Obama Says California Shooting May Be Related to Terrorism
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Democrats to GOP: Prayers are not enough
Democrats to GOP: Prayers are not enough
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
The San Bernardino shooting is the second mass shooting today and the 355th this year
The San Bernardino shooting is the second mass shooting today and the 355th this year
New York Times:
San Bernardino Shooting Investigators See Terrorism Links
San Bernardino Shooting Investigators See Terrorism Links
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MSNBC:
Fiorina: This is an unspeakable tragedy
Fiorina: This is an unspeakable tragedy
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama: ‘Possible’ that San Bernardino attack was terrorism
Obama: ‘Possible’ that San Bernardino attack was terrorism
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Ryan: Attacks no reason to ‘trample’ gun rights
New York Times:
The Horror in San Bernardino
The Horror in San Bernardino
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The Daily Beast:
Suspect ID'd in San Bernardino Massacre as Syed Farook
Suspect ID'd in San Bernardino Massacre as Syed Farook
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Ted Cruz: Obama ‘nutty’ on radical Islamic terrorism
Ted Cruz: Obama ‘nutty’ on radical Islamic terrorism
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Guns: Time to Call the Liberal Bluff?
Brian Ross / ABC News:
What We Know About Couple Blamed in Calif. Massacre
What We Know About Couple Blamed in Calif. Massacre
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
A coming GOP bloodbath — The Republican front-runner in the presidential campaign, who does more to define the GOP brand than any politician in America, has made the following destructive contributions to Republican politics during his White House bid: — He insulted heroic POWs by saying …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Still Leads in NH but Christie Rising; Clinton/Sanders Closely Matched — PPP's new New Hampshire poll finds Donald Trump's position in the state pretty much unchanged compared to six weeks ago. He leads with 27% to 13% for Ted Cruz, 11% for Marco Rubio, 10% for Chris Christie …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Tweet on Shooting: At Least My Poll Numbers Will Go Up — Donald Trump managed to find a silver lining in the murder of 14 people in San Bernardino, California, retweeting a fan's tweet saying that his poll numbers would go up as a result.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN Will Not Give $5 Million To Charity To Get Donald Trump On Debates
CNN Will Not Give $5 Million To Charity To Get Donald Trump On Debates
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Wall Street Journal:
Ted Cruz's Syria ‘Dog’ — The Texan offers his own version of leading from behind in the Mideast. — Ted Cruz's bid for the GOP's presidential nomination has always rested on the proposition that he is the only “real Republican” in the race. So why is the junior Senator from Texas advocating …
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Republican White House Hopefuls Assail Obama, Each Other at Jewish Gathering
Republican White House Hopefuls Assail Obama, Each Other at Jewish Gathering
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
At Jewish GOP Group, Lindsey Graham Harangues White House Rivals
At Jewish GOP Group, Lindsey Graham Harangues White House Rivals
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Carter opens all military combat jobs to women — Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday said he's ordering the military to open all combat jobs to women, overruling Marine Corps commanders who requested exceptions for a small number of front-line combat jobs and furthering President Barack Obama's legacy …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Behind McConnell's campaign to win over Cruz — Mitch McConnell is close to pulling off a feat that at first seemed impossible: Coax Ted Cruz and antagonistic conservative groups to back his strategy to repeal Obamacare. — For weeks, Cruz, a 2016 GOP presidential candidate and chief McConnell nemesis …
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump relents after withholding medical records — Donald Trump says he is in good health, but voters up to now have had to take his word for it. — Trump once said that all presidential candidates should release their medical records. But so far in the 2016 race, he had declined to release his …
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Blaming White Americans First — There is an interesting trend worth noting. In the face of tragedy, the political left always blames rational Americans first — not crazies, not terrorists, but rational Americans with whom they have political disagreements, who tend to be white, Christian, and Republican.