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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Is the Oregon Standoff Evidence of a Racial Double Standard? — Not really. And we are in danger of drawing the wrong lessons from the fact that these armed militiamen are white. — In April 2014, Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy made headlines when he (and his armed allies) …
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, said while campaigning in Iowa on Monday that he had no knowledge about a standoff in eastern Oregon where armed anti-government protesters have taken over a federal wildlife refuge.
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Carissa Wolf / Washington Post:
In Oregon, frustration over federal land rights has been building for years — BURNS, Ore. — B.J. Soper has seen the frustration building for years in this rural corner of Oregon. — The federal government owns more than half the land in the state, as it does across much of the West.
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
How the Leader of the Oregon Armed Protest Benefited From a Federal Loan Program — Ammon Bundy decries federal “tyranny,” but he sought aid from the government to help his company. — As one of the leaders of a band of armed, anti-government activists who have taken over a National Park Service building …
Guardian:
Authorities plan to cut off power to militia at occupied Oregon refuge — Armed militants will begin their third day at the wildlife refuge and have vowed to remain for months in protest at over the treatment of two local cattle ranchers — Federal authorities are planning to cut off …
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Bloomberg Business:
What the 2016 Presidential Candidates Must Do to Win
What the 2016 Presidential Candidates Must Do to Win
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Jim Dalrymple II / BuzzFeed:
You Need To Understand Mormonism If You Want To Understand The Oregon Standoff
You Need To Understand Mormonism If You Want To Understand The Oregon Standoff
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Washington Post:
Armed men, led by Bundy brothers, take over federal building in rural Oregon
Armed men, led by Bundy brothers, take over federal building in rural Oregon
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Los Angeles Times:
Armed activists in Oregon challenge government over federal control of public land
Armed activists in Oregon challenge government over federal control of public land
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities — Gun violence has taken a heartbreaking toll on too many communities across the country. Over the past decade in America, more than 100,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Obama details executive action on gun restrictions
Obama details executive action on gun restrictions
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Speaker.gov:
Statement on Potential Executive Action to Restrict 2nd Amendment Rights
Statement on Potential Executive Action to Restrict 2nd Amendment Rights
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Obama moves to require background checks for more gun sales
Obama moves to require background checks for more gun sales
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Wesley Goheen / WGCL-TV:
Woman, children safe after standoff at hotel comes to an end — A standoff at an area hotel involving two adults and 11 children has come to an end after the suspect stabbed himself. — A SWAT team had been deployed to the standoff inside a room at the Rite4Us Inn & Suites location …
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WXIA-TV:
Woman, 11 kids held hostage in motel standoff — DEKALB, Ga. — A woman and 11 children are being held hostage at a motel on Snapfinger Woods Dr. — The stand off is underway after a domestic dispute call that came in around the two o'clock hour. The SWAT team is on the scene negotiating …
WSB-TV:
11 kids safe after hostage situation at DeKalb motel — DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police said a SWAT standoff ended at a DeKalb County motel at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. — Police said a suspect had held 11 children hostage at Rite4Us Inn and Suites on Snapfinger Woods Drive.
Esquire:
AMERICAN RAGE: THE ESQUIRE/NBC NEWS SURVEY — WE THE PEOPLE ARE PISSED. THE BODY POLITIC IS BURNING UP. AND THE ANGER THAT COURSES THROUGH OUR HEADLINES AND NEWS FEEDS—ABOUT INJUSTICE AND INEQUALITY, ABOUT MARGINALIZATION AND DISENFRANCHISEMENT, ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO US—SHOWS NO SIGN OF ABATING.
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David Granger / Esquire:
A Few Words About Esquire's February Cover Star, Donald Trump
A Few Words About Esquire's February Cover Star, Donald Trump
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump and Cruz send shivers down GOP spines — With only weeks before GOP primary voters first cast their ballots, the level of alarm among establishment Republicans about the enduring dominance of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz is reaching new heights. — In private conversations with several former aides …
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NBC News:
Trump Has Highest Support Among White Evangelicals: Poll — With the presidential primaries in full swing, Donald Trump maintains his sizable lead over the rest of the Republican field. Among Republican or Republican-leaning registered voters, Trump has 35% support compared to 18% for Ted Cruz …
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Will Kraus / Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings …:
Donald Trump: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over “our southern border.” — The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! Donald Trump's first TV ad shows migrants ‘at the southern border,’ but they're actually in Morocco — In a new television ad — his campaign's first …
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NBC News:
Trump Ad Fact Checked for Border Footage, Campaign Says ‘No Sh—’
Trump Ad Fact Checked for Border Footage, Campaign Says ‘No Sh—’
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Tom Nichols / The Daily Beast:
How the P.C. Police Propelled Donald Trump
How the P.C. Police Propelled Donald Trump
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Jeremy Gillula / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
EFF Confirms: T-Mobile's Binge On Optimization is Just Throttling, Applies Indiscriminately to All Video — Back in November, T-Mobile announced a new service for its mobile customers called Binge On, in which video streams from certain websites don't count against customers' data caps.1 …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Hillary: Elect me and I'll get to the bottom of UFOs and Area 51 — Old and busted: Donald Trump actively appeals to the fringies! New hotness: Media to salute Hillary Clinton's inclusiveness in 4, 3, 2 ... Ahem. These two had eight years to pursue any curiosity they had about UFOs and Area 51.
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CNN:
Saudi Arabia-Iran row spreads to other nations — (CNN)The fallout of Saudi Arabia's execution of a Shiite cleric is spreading beyond a spat between the Saudis and Iranians, as other Middle East nations choose sides and world powers Russia and China weigh in.
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