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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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The Daily 202: Trump refuses to modulate after Orlando massacre, raising GOP concerns about his temperament — THE BIG IDEA: The wee hours of Sunday morning brought the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11 and the deadliest mass shooting in this nation's history. — What happened?
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Orlando Police Detail Battle to End Massacre at Gay Nightclub — ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 24 hours after a shooting rampage at a popular gay nightclub here, the police chief offered new details Monday about their confrontations with the gunman while other officials said that all but one of the 49 victims had been identified.
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Former co-worker says Orlando gunman was ‘unhinged and unstable’, went on racist, misogynistic rants — The gunman who killed at least 50 people at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday was described by a former colleague as an “unhinged and unstable” person who repeatedly made racist, misogynist and homophobic remarks.
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Shooter Omar Mateen's father says he's saddened by massacre, calls gunman ‘a good son’
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Report: Orlando Nightclub Shooter Cased Other Gay Clubs
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Co-worker: Omar Mateen homophobic, ‘unhinged’
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Please Don't Stop the Music
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We've had a no-fly list for suspected terrorists for years, so why not a no-buy list?
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The Left Chose Islam Over Gays. Now 100 People Are Dead Or Maimed In Orlando
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On 9/11, the Orlando shooter's classmates mourned. Some say he celebrated.

Orlando shooter's employer G4S found nothing of concern
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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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Trump attacks Obama: 'He's got something else in mind' — Donald Trump stepped up his criticism of President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday, pointedly questioning Obama's lack of willingness to call the act “radical Islamic terrorism” …
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'It's absolute war!' Trump demands tougher domestic surveillance of mosques as he says Hillary Clinton is ‘almost like a maniac’ for avoiding mention of Islamic terrorism in the wake of Orlando massacre — Donald Trump said Monday that Islamic terrorists have declared 'absolute war …
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Clinton: I'm happy to say ‘radical Islamism’ … after he called for her to get out of the race for the White House because she did not use the words “radical Islam” in the wake of the Orlando, Fla. nightclub attack. — “I am not going to demonize and demagogue and declare war on an entire religion …

Senator Marco Rubio On The Orlando Terrorist Attack And Radical Islam's Reach Into America … Florida Senator Marco Rubio joined me on the program this morning to discuss Sunday's terrorist attack on the gay nightclub in Orlando: — 06-13hhs-rubio — Transcript:
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Clinton breaks from Obama, calls Orlando attack ‘radical Islamism’ — Hillary Clinton on Monday broke from President Barack Obama in referring to the terrorist attack as “radical Islamism,” countering Donald Trump's accusations that both she and Obama are weak on tackling terrorist threats.
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Analysis: Trump and Clinton Contrasts in Orlando Response
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Clinton: I'll say the words ‘radical Islamism’
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Donald Trump Suggests Obama May Be Sympathetic To Islamic Terrorism
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Exclusive — Sarah Palin: Speaker Ryan Proves He Is Out of Touch When He Jumps to Condemn Trump on Islamic Threat
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Obama: No evidence Orlando shooter part of larger plot
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The new norm: When tragedy hits, Americans stand divided
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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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Chic gal pal? Mild mannered politician's wife? …
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NRA's fight to stop assault weapons ban enables killers behind shootings at Orlando nightclub, Newtown, and San Bernardino to use AR-15 rifle — His killing machine of choice was a mass murderer's best friend — and his enabler a gun lobby that has long opposed efforts to keep assault weapons out of the hands of bloodthirsty maniacs.
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Hillary Clinton: Reinstate Assault Weapons Ban
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The history of the AR-15, the weapon that had a hand in the United States' worst mass shooting
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Occupied Territory — The Republican élite struggles over whether to resist Trump or capitulate. — Last month, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for President, and Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, met at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee, two blocks from the Capitol.
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Trump: Romney A “Sad,” “Pathetic,” “Jealous” “Loser” Who Should Retire — “He's a jealous guy. He's got a lot of problems.” — Stan Honda / AFP / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com — Donald Trump on Monday called Mitt Romney a sad, pathetic loser who should go into retirement.
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