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John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Officer Patrick Zamarripa survived tours in Iraq before being killed in Dallas  —  It had been 12 hours since he'd lost his son to one of the country's worst mass police shootings, and he still couldn't understand why.  —  Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa, 32, had survived three tours in Iraq …
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
Dallas gunman killed by bomb robot, ‘wanted to kill officers,’ officials say  —  A Dallas police officer covers his face as he stands with others outside the emergency room at Baylor University Medical Center on July 8.  (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press)  —  Police used a “bomb robot” …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Dallas Shooting and the Advent of Killer Police Robots  —  In the mourning over the murders of five police officers in Dallas, and relief that the standoff had ended, one unusual detail stuck out: the manner in which police killed one suspect after negotiations failed.
Dpdpio / DPD Beat:
Investigative Update Regarding the Deadly Attack on Police Officers  —  The following is an update on the progress of the investigation:  —  At this time, detectives have interviewed over 200 officers and it appears at least 12 officers discharged their duty weapons.
New York Times:
Dallas Shooting Suspect, Micah Johnson, ‘Upset at White People’  —  DALLAS — A military veteran who said his goal was to kill white police officers opened fire Thursday night in downtown Dallas, leaving five officers dead and seven wounded before the police killed him with a remote-controlled …
Richard Wheatstone / Mirror.co.uk:
Dallas police shooting: ‘Black Power group’ claims responsibility for police killings and warns of more assassinations to come  —  “More Will Be Assassinated In The Coming Days!  Do You Like The Work Of Our Assassins?  Get Your Own Sniper” read a post on the Black Power Political Organisation Facebook account
Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT  —  Last night's horrific execution-style shootings of 12 Dallas law enforcement officers - five of whom were killed and seven wounded - is an attack on our country.  It is a coordinated, premeditated assault on the men and women who keep us safe.  —  We must restore law and order.
Associated Press:
The Latest: NYPD Declines Trump Request to Attend Roll Call  —  The Latest developments in the presidential campaign (all times local):  —  Hillary Clinton is deflecting criticism from FBI Director James Comey that she was “careless” in handling classified information in emails …
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Guardian
CNN:
Dallas sniper attack: 5 officers shot dead during protests against police
Sam Thielman / Guardian:
Use of police robot to kill Dallas shooting suspect believed to be first in US history
Discussion: National Review and Power Line
Associated Press:
Latest: Dallas chief calls shooting of police ‘well-planned’
Washington Post:
‘Like a little war’: Snipers shoot 11 police officers during Dallas protest march, killing five
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Texas Lt. Gov.: Dallas BLM Protesters ‘Hypocrites’ For Running From Gunfire
Discussion: alan.com
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
New York Post ‘civil war’ cover prompts pushback
Jen Lawrence / Breitbart:
Meet the Leftist Reverend Behind the Dallas Black Lives Matter Protest
Discussion: The Point
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Black caucus demands gun control vote after shootings
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ballwin officer shot during traffic stop is in hospital ‘fighting for his life’  —  Police investigate the scene on New Ballwin Road where a Ballwin police officer was shot on Friday, July 8, 2016.  Photo by Cristina Fletes, cfletes@post-dispatch.com
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Danielle Scruggs / FOX2now.com:
Police officer shot during traffic stop in Ballwin; suspect apprehended
Discussion: fox4kc.com
Associated Press:
Georgia: Police Officer Shot Multiple Times
Discussion: Breitbart and WREG-TV
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
POLICE OFFICER “AMBUSHED” and SHOT IN NECK in St. Louis County During Traffic Stop - In Critical Condition
Discussion: The Last Refuge and KARE-TV
Aaron Gould Sheinin / Political Insider blog:
Newt Gingrich: White Americans 'don't understand being black in America'  —  Never let it be said that Newt Gingrich is predictable.  —  As the political world waits to see if the former Georgia congressman and U.S. House speaker gets tapped to be Donald Trump's running mate …
Discussion: Washington Post and Jezebel
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Victoria M. Massie / Vox:
Read: Newt Gingrich's on-point statement about police violence and racism
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo and The Week
New York Daily News:
Trump barred from speaking to NYPD officers; Bratton says Dallas tragedy not a photo op  —  The Donald got nixed.  —  On Friday morning Donald Trump begged the city's top cop to let him speak to a 3 p.m. roll call at the NYPD Midtown North Precinct in the wake of the murders …
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
The Return of Clinton Derangement Syndrome  —  Her email scandal has predictably transformed from a legal inquiry into a partisan witch hunt.  —  If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, then Republicans lost their minds chasing the Clintons down rabbit holes years ago.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Hullabaloo
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Josh DeVine / TBI Newsroom:
UPDATED STATEMENT: Bristol Shootings  —  At the request of 2nd District Attorney General Barry Staubus, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding a series of shootings in Bristol Thursday that claimed the life of a woman and left four …
Discussion: Complex, Hot Air and Mashable
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CBS News:
Cops: Tennessee shooter targeted white victims, similar to Dallas ambush
Discussion: Associated Press and The Root
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Inmates break free from cell to help ill jailer  —  Parker County inmates save jailer's life … A Parker County jailer who had an apparent heart attack may very well be alive thanks to inmates who put themselves at risk to help him.  —  It happened on June 23 in a holding cell in the basement …
Discussion: WNEP-TV, AOL, KTLA, RedState and KFOR-TV
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
AP interview: Ginsburg doesn't want to envision a Trump win  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she doesn't want to think about the possibility of Donald Trump winning the White House, and she predicts the next president — “whoever she will be” — will have a few appointments to make to the Supreme Court.
Oliver Milman / Guardian:
Green party's Jill Stein invites Bernie Sanders to take over ticket  —  Stein, expected to become the party's nominee at its August convention, says she has invited Sanders to collaborate: ‘Everything is on the table’  —  Bernie Sanders has been invited to continue his underdog bid …
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Trump slashes TV appearances as advisers clash over controlling his message  —  Donald Trump, in a sharp shift in strategy, is now refusing to appear on many television outlets, and top advisers who want to limit his exposure are no longer notifying him of every interview request.
Discussion: Mediaite, Hot Air and Daily Wire
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
The Uncomfortable Reason Why it Came to This in Dallas Yesterday  —  Let me say this right off the bat: I don't at all condone any shooting of police officers or attacking them in any way.  I hope that the people responsible are caught and punished to the fullest extent of the law - which …
Discussion: Hot Air, National Review and Vox
 
 
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