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San Bernardino shooting: Attacker pledged allegiance to ISIS, officials say — (CNN)[Breaking news update at 10:24 a.m. ET] — As the San Bernardino attack was happening, investigators believe the female shooter, Tashfeen Malik, posted on Facebook, pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Treating San Bernardino Attack as Terrorism Case — WASHINGTON — The woman who, with her husband, killed 14 people in San Bernardino pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a Facebook post the day of the attack, officials said Friday, and the F.B.I. announced it was treating the massacre as an act of terrorism.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
What the Hell Just Happened on MSNBC and CNN? — A baffling, surreal scene just played out on the two networks, where the landlord of the San Bernardino shooting suspects apparently allowed reporters into their apartment. — The result was disturbing. On live national television …
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Pharyngula, Poynter. and Washington Free Beacon
Rhonda Schwartz / ABC News:
First Photo of Female San Bernardino Shooter Tashfeen Malik — Since news today that San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik is said to have posted a pledge of allegiance to ISIS around the time she and her husband killed 14 people Wednesday, the world's attention has shifted to the mysterious mother-turned-murderer.
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Chris Enloe / TheBlaze.com:
Police Spokesman Stunned as News Cameras ‘Rush’ Inside San Bernardino Killers' Home and Broadcast Live — Media members bombarded into the San Bernardino apartment of Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik Friday afternoon, after the property's landlord pried off the board covering the door.
CBS News:
San Bernardino suspect's sister breaks her silence — As investigators sort through evidence picked up at the San Bernardino shooting suspects' Redlands home, family members say they are in disbelief. — “I can never imagine my brother or my sister-in-law doing something like this.
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Daily Mail:
'It doesn't seem plausible to us': Family of US Muslim who killed 14 says they don't believe official account of the massacre and even suggest the Sandy Hook slaying didn't take place — Chesley: ‘There were a lot of questions drawn with Sandy Hook and whether or not that was a real incident or not’
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Brian Ries / Mashable:
Journalists storm San Bernardino shooters' apartment after landlord pries open door — THE LATEST: — In a surreal scene, a swarm of local and national media entered the apartment where San Bernardino shooters Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik lived after the landlord tore off a piece of plywood that was blocking the door.
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New York Times:
Tough Talk and a Cowardly Vote on Terrorism — Investigators now believe that what initially seemed a workplace shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., was a well-planned attack by a married couple with at least some contact with Islamic extremists. — The evolving situation has forced Republican leaders …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The First Amendment Needs Your Prayers
The First Amendment Needs Your Prayers
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
MSNBC embarrasses itself inside San Bernardino attackers' apartment
MSNBC embarrasses itself inside San Bernardino attackers' apartment
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Kate Mather / Los Angeles Times:
FBI seized guns, ammo, computer and notebook from home of San Bernardino shooters
FBI seized guns, ammo, computer and notebook from home of San Bernardino shooters
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New York Times, Mediaite, The Last Refuge, Crime Blog and LAist
Fred Lucas / TheBlaze.com:
‘Of Course Not’: White House Spokesman's Surprising Response When Asked if Obama Gun Proposals …
‘Of Course Not’: White House Spokesman's Surprising Response When Asked if Obama Gun Proposals …
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
MSNBC: ‘We Regret’ Live Shots Of Kid Photos, ID Cards From Attackers' Home
MSNBC: ‘We Regret’ Live Shots Of Kid Photos, ID Cards From Attackers' Home
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NBC News:
Tashfeen Malik, Mother in San Bernardino Massacre, Pledged Allegiance to ISIS Leader: Sources
Tashfeen Malik, Mother in San Bernardino Massacre, Pledged Allegiance to ISIS Leader: Sources
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Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
What The Hell Is NBC Doing Inside Attackers' Apartment?
What The Hell Is NBC Doing Inside Attackers' Apartment?
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Hullabaloo, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run:
How Background Checks and an ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Failed in San Bernardino
How Background Checks and an ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Failed in San Bernardino
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NBC News:
Brother-in-Law Wants to Adopt Shooter's Orphaned Baby Girl
Brother-in-Law Wants to Adopt Shooter's Orphaned Baby Girl
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Los Angeles Times:
California congresswoman won't stand for moment of silence
California congresswoman won't stand for moment of silence
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
CNN Asks Slain San Bernardino Man's Widow If He Was Asking For It
CNN Asks Slain San Bernardino Man's Widow If He Was Asking For It
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Jeb Bush is convincing donors the polls are wrong — Jeb Bush didn't fix it. His attempted attacks on rivals have fallen flat. His $30 million in TV ads have failed to move his numbers. And now, with the Iowa caucuses less than two months away, he's polling at a miserable 3 percent nationally.
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CNN:
CNN/ORC Poll: Trump alone at the top again — (CNN)Donald Trump is once again alone at the top of the Republican field, according to the latest CNN/ORC Poll, with 36% of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents behind him, while his nearest competitor trails by 20 points.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
No, Donald Trump Won't Win — A little while ago I went rug shopping. Four rugs were laid out on the floor and among them was one with a pink motif that was dazzlingly beautiful. It was complex and sophisticated. If you had asked me at that moment which rug I wanted, I would have said the pink one.
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Republicans brace for long battle against Donald Trump
Republicans brace for long battle against Donald Trump
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Donald Trump opens ‘yuge’ lead over GOP field in CNN/ORC national poll
Donald Trump opens ‘yuge’ lead over GOP field in CNN/ORC national poll
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Bloomberg.com news, New York Times, Hullabaloo and The Hill
Ashley Feinberg / Gawker:
Watch the Most Deeply Uncomfortable Moments of the Ted Cruz Family Outtake Videos — Thanks to the (few) rules governing campaign Super PACs, candidates aren't technically allowed to coordinate with them. Which means candidates can't technically feed them hours and hours of raw video footage for future campaign ads.
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
AG Loretta Lynch Promises to ‘Take Action’ Against ‘Anti-Muslim Rhetoric’ — In remarks before the Muslim Advocates Dinner Thursday night, Attorney General Loretta Lynch told attendees that the Justice Department will take action against “anti-Muslim rhetoric” and “violent talk.”
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James Barrett / Daily Wire:
The day after a horrific shooting spree by a “radicalized” …
The day after a horrific shooting spree by a “radicalized” …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House rips GOP for blocking gun control measures — The White House on Friday ripped congressional Republicans for opposing efforts to tighten the nation's gun laws in the wake of Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. — White House press secretary Josh Earnest lashed …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate blocks effort to keep guns from terrorists
Senate blocks effort to keep guns from terrorists
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Obama: US has ‘never been more protected’ from ISIS
Melissa Gira Grant / Guardian:
How Stoya took on James Deen and broke the porn industry's silence — Stoya - in her first interview since accusing James Deen - and a chorus of adult performers argue that the problem in porn isn't the sex: it's the culture — toya says she couldn't sleep.
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Elizabeth Kolbert / New Yorker:
Congress Moves to Sabotage the Paris Climate Summit — Don't trust the United States: as the international climate summit in Paris grinds along, this is the message Republicans in Congress are trying to send the delegates. The logic, such as it is, of the claim is that merely by making …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Republicans' Climate Change Denial Denial
Republicans' Climate Change Denial Denial
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The Huffington Post:
Watch Jon Stewart And 9/11 First Responders Actually Change A GOP Senator's Mind — They convinced him to back the expiring health and compensation program for first responders and victims. — WASHINGTON — As of Thursday morning, Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) was among just 34 senators …
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Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
The Craziest Thing About This Supreme Court Case Isn't That One Plaintiff Believes Unicorns Are Real — Inside the redistricting challenge that could upend the political map. — On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will examine the bedrock principle of “one person, one vote” …
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