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F.B.I. Treats San Bernardino Attack as Possible Terrorism Case — SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The married couple suspected of killing 14 people at a social services center had built more than a dozen pipe bombs and stockpiled thousands of rounds of ammunition, officials said Thursday …
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Guns: Time to Call the Liberal Bluff? — Last week the left attacked Republican leaders who stayed silent about the shooting at the Planned Parenthood abattoir in Colorado Springs, but yesterday, as Scott notes below, the left attacked Republicans who expressed condolences and prayers for the victims of the San Bernardino shooting.
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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.
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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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Los Angeles Times:
San Bernardino suspects' huge cache of bullets and bombs enough for ‘another attack,’ officials say — Fourteen people were killed when two attackers opened fire at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. — Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik fired at least 65 bullets when they stormed …
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Los Angeles Times:
White House plans executive action to expand background checks for gun sales — President Obama speaks in the Oval Office about Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino that left 14 people dead and 17 wounded. — White House officials are seeking a way to use executive authority to close …
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Los Angeles Times:
For victim's boyfriend, 22 hours of conflicting reports, then heartbreak — Ryan Reyes, 32, center, breaks down after finding out his boyfriend of nearly three years, Daniel Kaufman, 42, was one of those killed during Wednesday's mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center.
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Allah isn't fixing this [With Comment by John]
Allah isn't fixing this [With Comment by John]
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Camila Domonoske / NPR:
San Bernardino Shootings: What We Know, One Day After
San Bernardino Shootings: What We Know, One Day After
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NBC News:
Attackers Planted Bomb Similar to Boston Marathon Design
Attackers Planted Bomb Similar to Boston Marathon Design
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NBC News:
San Bernardino Killers Could Have Jihadi Connections
San Bernardino Killers Could Have Jihadi Connections
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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
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Alan Yuhas / Guardian:
San Bernardino shooting: police detail gun battle as injured toll rises - live
San Bernardino shooting: police detail gun battle as injured toll rises - live
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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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate votes to defund Planned Parenthood — The Senate on Thursday rejected an amendment to the ObamaCare repeal bill that would have allowed federal funding for Planned Parenthood. — The measure sponsored by three Senate Republicans would have stripped language from the bill blocking federal funds for Planned Parenthood.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Gun measures fail in Senate — One day after the deadliest U.S. mass shooting in nearly three years, the Senate voted down a pair of gun-control measures that were designed by Democrats to put Republicans on record on the charged issue. — The votes, which came in connection with GOP legislation …
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The Hill:
Ryan vows to offer ObamaCare replacement plan in 2016 — Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Thursday he plans to roll out a long-awaited replacement plan for ObamaCare in 2016, lifting healthcare reform to the top of the House GOP's agenda in a presidential election year.
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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Christie can't lose — Nine months ago a savvy political junkie told me Chris Christie would soon announce a presidential campaign, simply because he had to. — Making our way through the nation's capital, my cab driver made his case: running was the only way for the New Jersey governor to clean up his image and come out ahead.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Still Leads in NH but Christie Rising; Clinton/Sanders Closely Matched
Trump Still Leads in NH but Christie Rising; Clinton/Sanders Closely Matched
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Justin Salhani / ThinkProgress:
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Has Gone From Fringe To Mainstream, Report Says
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Has Gone From Fringe To Mainstream, Report Says
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Paul J. Van Blarcum / Facebook:
ATTENTION LICENSED HANDGUN OWNERS — In light of recent events that have occurred in the United States and around the world I want to encourage citizens of Ulster County who are licensed to carry a firearm to PLEASE DO SO. — I urge you to responsibly take advantage of your legal right to carry a firearm.
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James Nani / Times Herald-Record:
Ulster County sheriff: ‘PLEASE’ carry gun if you have a license
Ulster County sheriff: ‘PLEASE’ carry gun if you have a license
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
In historic decision, Pentagon chief opens all jobs in combat units to women — Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said Thursday that he is opening all jobs in in combat units to women, a landmark decision that ends a three-year period of research with a number of firsts for female service members …
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Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Gun Industry Executives Say Mass Shootings Are Good for Business — Behind closed doors, speaking with investors and Wall Street analysts, the gun industry views mass shootings as an opportunity to make lots of money. — Ordinary people are despairing about the frequency of tragic events …
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Associated Press:
AP CONVERSATION: TRUMP CALLS MIDEAST PEACE ‘TOUGHEST DEAL’ — STERLING, Va. (AP) — Donald Trump says that if he's elected president, he'll know within six months whether he can achieve an elusive peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians, one of the world's most vexing challenges.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Carson stumbles on Hamas, says something more like hummus
Carson stumbles on Hamas, says something more like hummus
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Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:
We've had a massive decline in gun violence in the United States. Here's why. — Premeditated mass shootings in public places are happening more often, some researchers say, plunging towns and cities into grief and riveting the attention of a horrified nation.
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Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Coldplay to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show — Band to withhold new ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ album From Spotify — British rock band Coldplay will headline the halftime show at the National Football League's Super Bowl 50 in February, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Mass murder is not an impulsive crime—and therein lies the promise of threat assessment. … The vast majority of mass shooters signal their intentions in advance, though usually not to their intended targets. … One security expert says Columbine has “a cult following unlike anything I've ever seen before.”