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1:50 AM ET, June 14, 2016

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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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Palm Beach Post:
Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was gay, former classmate says  —  A former classmate of Omar Mateen's 2006 police academy class said he believed Mateen was gay, saying Mateen once asked him out.  —  Officials say Mateen shot and killed 49 people and injured 53 others at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning.
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 …
New York Daily News:
Orlando shooter was regular at Pulse gay club; former classmate says Omar Mateen was homosexual  —  Omar Mateen lived a double life.  —  The homophobic maniac who murdered 49 people inside Orlando's gay-friendly nightclub Pulse Sunday morning had been hanging out there for three years …
Discussion: The Last Refuge
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 Daily Beast:
Drag Queen: Anti-Gay Terrorist Omar Mateen Was My Friend
New York Times:
Orlando Gunman Was ‘Cool and Calm’ After Massacre, Police Say
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.
Discussion: bradford-delong.com, alan.com and Slate
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 …
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 …
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” …
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: Orlando Shooter Was Only Here Because Of Our Immigration System
Discussion: The Week
Roger Cohen / New York Times:   Orlando and Trump's America
David Wright / CNN:
Clinton: I'll say the words ‘radical Islamism’
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW!  #Pulse Club Patron Admits He Blocked Exit From Club Condemning Gays to Certain Death  —  OMG!  —  This patron at the Pulse nightclub told reporters he fled the building then blocked the only free exit from the club preventing others from escaping.  —  Patron: We just started pushing …
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Former GOP senator endorses Clinton after Orlando shooting  —  A former Republican senator is endorsing Hillary Clinton  —  for president after the mass shooting in Orlando, citing her support for gun control.  —  Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-S.D.) called for universal background checks …
Discussion: Political Wire
London Evening Standard:
Sadiq Khan: There will be no more ‘body shaming’ adverts on the Tube  —  Adverts which put Londoners under pressure over body image are to be banned from the Tube and bus network.  Sadiq Khan announced that Transport for London would no longer run ads which could cause body confidence issues, particularly among young people.
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.
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Saudi Arabia Has Funded 20% Of Hillary's Presidential Campaign, Saudi Crown Prince Claims  —  In what may be the pinnacle of hypocrisy, moments ago Hillary Clinton, while speaking live on national security and addressing the Orlando shooting took some time from her constant bashing …
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Rori Donaghy / Middle East Eye:
Jordan says ‘hack’ led to posting of ‘false news’ that Saudi funds Clinton campaign
Discussion: TruthFeed
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer Defends Decision To Give Away Same Rifle Used In Orlando At Fundraiser  —  A Republican lawmaker from Tennessee is unwavering in his plan to give away AR-15 rifles, the same firearm used in Sunday's deadly attack in Orlando, Florida, as prizes at a fundraiser later this month.
Discussion: Andy Holt and Nashville Post
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.
Discussion: Mediaite and Al Jazeera English
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.
David French / National Review:
The Great Gun-Control Distraction  —  Lashing out at a familiar bogeyman, the NRA, is far easier than looking our real enemy in the face.  —  Something has changed, and it's not the availability of guns in the United States.  —  Consider the following facts: According to data …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
In Wake Of Orlando Shooting, Clinton Suggests Broader Terrorist Watch Lists  —  In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Hillary Clinton told NPR that in order to counter “self-radicalization,” she wanted to create a team “exclusively dedicated to detecting and preventing lone wolf attacks” …
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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.
Scott Beveridge / Observer-Reporter:
New Peters bride in wedding dress revives woman on a Pittsburgh bench  —  A new bride who graduated from Peters Township High School kicked off her high heels while still wearing her wedding gown and revived a woman Saturday who was found unconscious on a Pittsburgh bench.
Discussion: WNCN
 
 
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