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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump seems to connect President Obama to Orlando shooting — Donald Trump seemed to repeatedly accuse President Obama on Monday of identifying with radicalized Muslims who have carried out terrorist attacks in the United States and being complicit in the mass shooting at a gay nightclub …
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Trump: I'm revoking ‘dishonest’ Washington Post's credentials — Donald Trump is rescinding the Washington Post's credentials to cover his campaign events, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said Monday in his latest attack on the press. — “Based on the incredibly inaccurate coverage …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump's foreign policy speech revealed a dangerous mix of ignorance and arrogance — The point of a “major foreign policy address” is for a presidential candidate, who typically lacks foreign policy experience, to show that he or she is in the process of learning and capable of learning more in the future.
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alan.com and bradford-delong.com
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump: People Can Figure Out What I Meant By My Comments On Obama And Radical Islam — “I'll let people figure that out for themselves.” — w.soundcloud.com — Donald Trump said people can figure out for themselves what he meant when he said Monday morning that “there's something going on” …
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Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP ADDRESSES TERRORISM, IMMIGRATION, AND NATIONAL SECURITY — Thank you for joining me today. — This was going to be a speech on Hillary Clinton and how bad a President, especially in these times of Radical Islamic Terrorism, she would be. — Even her former Secret Service Agent …
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Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:
The four cryptic words Donald Trump can't stop saying — A day after 49 people were killed in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, Donald Trump seemed to imply that President Obama might have been connected, in some way, with the attack. — “Look, we're led by a man that either is not tough …
NBC News:
Donald Trump Takes Conspiracy Turn After Orlando — Donald Trump waded into the fever swamps on Monday, suggesting in two interviews that President Obama may have a secret agenda that prevents him from combating Islamic terrorists. — The comments added to a long list of conspiracy theories …
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David Wright / CNN:
Clinton: I'll say the words ‘radical Islamism’
Clinton: I'll say the words ‘radical Islamism’
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Business Insider, The Atlantic, New York Post, The Hill, Washington Post, Hot Air, Common Dreams, Yahoo, National Review, New York Times and BizPac Review
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: Orlando Shooter Was Only Here Because Of Our Immigration System
Trump: Orlando Shooter Was Only Here Because Of Our Immigration System
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The Week
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Trump's Islamophobia helps to motivate the Islamic State
Trump's Islamophobia helps to motivate the Islamic State
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AOL, Slate, Bloomberg and ThinkProgress
David Martosko / Daily Mail:
Trump tears into Clinton over Orlando as he says attacks prove HE'S the man to protect Americans …
Trump tears into Clinton over Orlando as he says attacks prove HE'S the man to protect Americans …
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Politicus USA and The Last Tradition
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump revokes Washington Post press credentials
Donald Trump revokes Washington Post press credentials
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Hot Air and CBS San Francisco, more at Mediagazer »
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's Speeches: What You Missed
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's Speeches: What You Missed
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Raw Story, Media Matters for America, Media Matters for America and Hit & Run
New York Times:
Blaming Muslims After Attack, Donald Trump Tosses Pluralism Aside
Blaming Muslims After Attack, Donald Trump Tosses Pluralism Aside
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Political Wire
Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Clinton calls for U.S. ‘intelligence surge’ in wake of Orlando attack
Clinton calls for U.S. ‘intelligence surge’ in wake of Orlando attack
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Infowars
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump attacks Obama: 'He's got something else in mind'
Trump attacks Obama: 'He's got something else in mind'
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Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
In Wake Of Orlando Shooting, Clinton Suggests Broader Terrorist Watch Lists
In Wake Of Orlando Shooting, Clinton Suggests Broader Terrorist Watch Lists
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Orlando Sentinel:
Gunman Omar Mateen visited gay nightclub a dozen times before shooting, witness says … FORT PIERCE - At least four regular customers at the gay Orlando nightclub where a gunman killed 49 people Sunday morning said today that they believe they had seen the killer, Omar Mateen, there before.
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Los Angeles Times:
Orlando gunman had used gay dating app and visited LGBT nightclub on other occasions, witnesses say — FBI investigators gather on the morning of June 13 outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) — The gunman who attacked a Florida LGBT nightclub …
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, The Week, The Last Refuge and National Review
Alexander Panetta / CJAD 800:
Homicidal homophobe used to hang at Orlando gay hotspot, some regulars recall — ORLANDO, United States — Omar Mateen was more than just a homicidal, jihadist-inspired homophobe when he shot his way through an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning, according to a couple of the establishment regulars.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Witness: Orlando shooter a regular at gay club — The gunman who attacked a gay nightclub in Orlando on Sunday was a frequent visitor to the establishment, according to one regular visitor. — “Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times …
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news9.com KWTV, Orlando Sentinel and Politicus USA
New York Times:
Orlando Gunman Was ‘Cool and Calm’ After Massacre, Police Say — ORLANDO, Fla. — The gunman who went on a shooting rampage in a popular gay nightclub here shot nearly all of his victims in the first stages of the assault, then was utterly “cool and calm” while he talked by phone …
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CBS News:
Orlando gunman's father posts new video message — The Orland gay club gunman's father has well-known anti-American views and is an ideological supporter of the Afghan Taliban. A new message posted by the father on Facebook early Monday morning also makes it clear he could have passed anti-homosexual views onto his son.
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Orlando Nightclub Gunman Scouted Walt Disney World as Potential Target: Source
Orlando Nightclub Gunman Scouted Walt Disney World as Potential Target: Source
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Telegraph, AOL, Pamela Geller and Fox News Insider
The Daily Beast:
Drag Queen: Anti-Gay Terrorist Omar Mateen Was My Friend
Drag Queen: Anti-Gay Terrorist Omar Mateen Was My Friend
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New York Daily News:
Omar Mateen bought guns used in Orlando gay club massacre from Florida store owned by retired NYPD officer
Omar Mateen bought guns used in Orlando gay club massacre from Florida store owned by retired NYPD officer
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Politico and Talking Points Memo
Gio Benitez / ABC News:
Inside the Orlando Nightclub Massacre, Breaking Down the Three Horrific Hours Inside
Inside the Orlando Nightclub Massacre, Breaking Down the Three Horrific Hours Inside
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The Daily Caller, Business Insider and mynews13.com
NBC News:
Why FBI Flags Didn't Block Gunman's Weapons Purchase
Why FBI Flags Didn't Block Gunman's Weapons Purchase
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Boston Globe, Newsweek, Mike Cernovich Presents …, Washington Post, Breitbart, Raw Story, AOL and The Truth About Guns
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Orlando and Trump's America
Paul Singer / USA Today:
Trump was accused of destroying email evidence in lawsuit 10 years ago — In 2006, when a judge ordered Donald Trump's casino operation to hand over several years' worth of emails, the answer surprised him: The Trump Organization routinely erased emails and had no records from 1996 to 2001.
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Politicus USA and New York Magazine
Arthur Kane / The New York Observer:
Flying High on the Taxpayer Dime: These Three Senators Bust the Budget on Air Travel — Senators Chuck Schumer, Kristen Gillibrand and John Barasso spent more taxpayer money on private charter flights than their colleagues — Sen. Charles Schumer spent $292,000 in public money flying private airplanes last year.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
A Party Agrift — This is not a column about Donald Trump. — It's not about the fraudulent scheme that was Trump University. It's not about his history of failing to pay contractors, leading to hundreds of legal actions. It's not about how he personally profited while running his casinos into the ground.
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bradford-delong.com and The Nation
BBC:
Qatar convicts Dutch woman held ‘after being raped’ — A court in Qatar has convicted a Dutch woman of having sex outside marriage after she told police she was raped. — The 22-year-old was handed a suspended sentence and fined $824 (£580). She will also be deported.
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Mediaite and Al Jazeera English