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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 …
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Gawker, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Political Wire and Real Clear Politics
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 mean't when he said Monday morning that “there's something going on” …
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Talking Points Memo, Howie Carr, Washington Post and Mediaite
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: Orlando Shooter Was Only Here Because Of Our Immigration System — Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump said Monday that the man suspected of opening fire on an LGBT nightclub Sunday in Orlando, Florida and killing 49 people was only able to do so because of the nation's “immigration system.”
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The Week
David Wright / CNN:
Clinton: I'll say the words ‘radical Islamism’ — Mayor: 50 dead in Orlando nightclub shooting — (CNN)Hillary Clinton reacted to the Orlando nightclub massacre in an interview Monday, labeling the tragedy a “terrorist attack” that was “at a minimum...inspired” by ISIS.
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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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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump revokes Washington Post press credentials — Donald Trump said Monday that he is “revoking” the Washington Post's press access at his campaign events, calling the newspaper “phony and dishonest.” — The presumptive GOP nominee attributed the decision to the newspaper's “incredibly inaccurate coverage.”
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CBS San Francisco, more at Mediagazer »
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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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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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump's foreign policy speech revealed a dangerous mix of ignorance and arrogance
Donald Trump's foreign policy speech revealed a dangerous mix of ignorance and arrogance
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alan.com and bradford-delong.com
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Clinton: I'm happy to say ‘radical Islamism’
Clinton: I'm happy to say ‘radical Islamism’
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Politico, ABC News, Hot Air and Politicus USA
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 and Media Matters for America
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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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Clinton, Obama protecting terrorists to be ‘politically correct’
Trump: Clinton, Obama protecting terrorists to be ‘politically correct’
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton: Those Under FBI Scrutiny 'Shouldn't Be Able to Just Go Buy a Gun'
Hillary Clinton: Those Under FBI Scrutiny 'Shouldn't Be Able to Just Go Buy a Gun'
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, Media Matters for America, Yahoo and New York Magazine
William Saletan / Slate:
Trump's Response to Orlando Is Exactly What ISIS Wants
Trump's Response to Orlando Is Exactly What ISIS Wants
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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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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 …
The Daily Beast:
Drag Queen: Anti-Gay Terrorist Omar Mateen Was My Friend — Omar Mateen committed the most horrific act of anti-gay violence on U.S. soil. But there was a time when he had gay friends, a high school classmate says. — FORT PIERCE, Florida — Years before he shot up an Orlando gay club …
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Orlando Nightclub Gunman Scouted Walt Disney World as Potential Target: Source — The gunman behind the Orlando nightclub shootings, the deadliest mass shooting in American history, recently scouted Walt Disney World as a potential target, a federal law enforcement source tells PEOPLE.
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Telegraph, AOL, Pamela Geller and Fox News Insider
Owen Jones / Guardian:
On Sky News last night, I realised how far some will go to ignore homophobia
On Sky News last night, I realised how far some will go to ignore homophobia
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New York Times, Advocate, Daily Kos and TVNewser
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
East Orlando Post:
Report: Orlando Nightclub Shooter Cased Other Gay Clubs
Report: Orlando Nightclub Shooter Cased Other Gay Clubs
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Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Fox News and FiveThirtyEight
Orlando Sentinel:
Gunman Omar Mateen visited gay nightclub a dozen times before shooting, witness says
Gunman Omar Mateen visited gay nightclub a dozen times before shooting, witness says
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Business Insider, Towleroad and The Week
Sarah Parvini / Orlando Sentinel:
A stranger was bleeding in the parking lot. This man saved his life with a shirt and a bear hug
A stranger was bleeding in the parking lot. This man saved his life with a shirt and a bear hug
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Washington Post, Human Rights Campaign, Real Clear Politics and Raw Story
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump refuses to modulate after Orlando massacre, raising GOP concerns about his temperament
The Daily 202: Trump refuses to modulate after Orlando massacre, raising GOP concerns about his temperament
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New York Post, Guardian and Althouse
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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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.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump ally: Clinton aide could be ‘terrorist agent’ — In the wake of Sunday's deadly terrorist shooting in Orlando, Donald Trump's longtime friend and informal adviser wants the presumptive Republican nominee to hit Hillary Clinton even harder, suggesting the former secretary …
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Fusion:
Orlando played host to anti-gay Muslim speaker, just weeks ago — Pin It — On March 29, 2016, Farrokh Sekaleshfar — a British-born medical doctor and Shi'a Muslim scholar — was invited to speak at the Husseini Islamic Center just outside Orlando, Florida.
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Raw Story and Balloon Juice
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Selling Trump In Park City — Scaramucci at the real Davos earlier this year. — The toughest guy in Park City this weekend was Anthony Scaramucci, a top Donald Trump fundraiser and his emissary to the anti-Trump resistance. — The compact hedge fund manager, well-cut blue suit …
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