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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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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
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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New York Times:
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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Fox News:
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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Florida Today:
Co-worker: Omar Mateen homophobic, ‘unhinged’ … A former Fort Pierce police officer who once worked with 29-year-old Omar Mateen, the assailant in an Orlando nightclub shooting that left at least 50 dead, said he was “unhinged and unstable.” — Daniel Gilroy said he worked the 7 a.m …
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East Orlando Post:
Report: Orlando Nightclub Shooter Cased Other Gay Clubs — The East Orlando Post has learned that alleged shooter Omar Mateen researched other clubs in the area. — By Jacob Engels — While the Central Florida community is still reeling from last night's deadly mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub …
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Washington Post:
Shooter Omar Mateen's father says he's saddened by massacre, calls gunman ‘a good son’
Shooter Omar Mateen's father says he's saddened by massacre, calls gunman ‘a good son’
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Milo / Breitbart:
The Left Chose Islam Over Gays. Now 100 People Are Dead Or Maimed In Orlando
The Left Chose Islam Over Gays. Now 100 People Are Dead Or Maimed In Orlando
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William Wan / Washington Post:
On 9/11, the Orlando shooter's classmates mourned. Some say he celebrated.
On 9/11, the Orlando shooter's classmates mourned. Some say he celebrated.
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Bednarz / City of Orlando:
Victims' Names — On this very difficult day, we offer heartfelt …
Victims' Names — On this very difficult day, we offer heartfelt …
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Jane Onyanga-Omara / USA Today:
Orlando shooter's employer G4S found nothing of concern
Orlando shooter's employer G4S found nothing of concern
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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
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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Nick Gass / Politico:
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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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Suggests Obama May Be Sympathetic To Islamic Terrorism — “[Obama] doesn't get it, or he gets it better than anybody understands,” Trump said. — Donald Trump, a renowned conspiracy theorist, was at it again on Monday morning, implying that President Barack Obama harbored …
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Daily Mail:
'It's absolute war!' …
'It's absolute war!' …
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Obama: ‘We’ are to blame, not Islamic terrorism, for massacre
Obama: ‘We’ are to blame, not Islamic terrorism, for massacre
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama: No evidence Orlando shooter part of larger plot
Obama: No evidence Orlando shooter part of larger plot
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The new norm: When tragedy hits, Americans stand divided
The new norm: When tragedy hits, Americans stand divided
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Donald Trump Seizes on Orlando Shooting and Repeats Call for Temporary Ban on Muslim Migration
Donald Trump Seizes on Orlando Shooting and Repeats Call for Temporary Ban on Muslim Migration
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
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 …
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senator Marco Rubio On The Orlando Terrorist Attack And Radical Islam's Reach Into America
Senator Marco Rubio On The Orlando Terrorist Attack And Radical Islam's Reach Into America
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ABC News:
Analysis: Trump and Clinton Contrasts in Orlando Response
Analysis: Trump and Clinton Contrasts in Orlando Response
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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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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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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
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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New York Daily News:
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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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Hillary Clinton: Reinstate Assault Weapons Ban
Hillary Clinton: Reinstate Assault Weapons Ban
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Microsoft:
Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) on Monday announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn's net cash.
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