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CBS News:
Dead Baton Rouge shooter attacked police on his birthday — BATON ROUGE, La. — The deceased suspect in the deadly shooting of Baton Rouge law enforcement officers appeared to have attacked police on his 29th birthday, CBS News has learned. — The suspect has been identified …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Baton Rouge Shooter Gavin Eugene Long Was Nation Of Islam Member, Railed Against ‘Crackers’ On YouTube Channel [VIDEO] — A Youtube account operated by Gavin Eugene Long and discovered by The Daily Caller reveals key insight into what might have motivated the 29-year-old black man …
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Power Line, Mediaite and Pamela Geller
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Cleveland police union asks for suspension of ‘open carry’ in wake of Baton Rouge, ahead of RNC — Witness describes Baton Rouge police shootout scene — Cleveland, Ohio (CNN)The head of one of Cleveland's largest police unions is calling on Ohio Gov. John Kasich to temporarily restrict …
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New York Times:
Baton Rouge Shooting Leaves 3 Officers Dead and 3 Wounded — BATON ROUGE, La. — Three law enforcement officers were fatally shot and three others wounded on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La., the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said, less than two weeks after a black man was killed by the police here, sparking nightly protests.
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The White House:
Statement by the President — I condemn, in the strongest sense of the word, the attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge. For the second time in two weeks, police officers who put their lives on the line for ours every day were doing their job when they were killed in a cowardly and reprehensible assault.
NBC News:
Three Baton Rouge Officers Killed, Three Injured in Ambush — Baton Rouge mayor: Three officers killed 6:40 — At least three Baton Rouge police officers were killed and three others injured in an apparent ambush shooting Sunday morning, the city's mayor and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said.
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CNN:
Source: 7 officers shot; 3 feared dead in Baton Rouge — (CNN)At least seven officers were injured and at least three of them are feared dead in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. — Police received a call of “suspicious person walking …
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Associated Press:
Obama Urges Americans to Tamp Down Inflammatory Rhetoric — Confronting another killing of police officers, President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Americans to tamp down inflammatory words and actions as a violent summer collides with the nation's heated presidential campaign.
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John Eligon / New York Times:
Black Lives Matter Leader Calls for End to Violence — DeRay Mckesson, one of the best known voices for the Black Lives Matter movement, and who was arrested at a demonstration in Baton Rouge, La., earlier this month, called for peace in a phone interview after news of the shooting broke on Sunday.
The Advocate:
Two Baton Rouge police officers dead, multiple injured in shooting; scene ‘active’ but contained
Two Baton Rouge police officers dead, multiple injured in shooting; scene ‘active’ but contained
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Donald J. Trump / Wall Street Journal:
Live Updates: Police Shootings in Baton Rouge
Live Updates: Police Shootings in Baton Rouge
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Peggy Gallek / fox8.com:
CLE police union president asking governor to ban open carrying of weapons during RNC
CLE police union president asking governor to ban open carrying of weapons during RNC
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Kevin Litten / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
1 suspect dead, others sought in Baton Rouge police slaying
1 suspect dead, others sought in Baton Rouge police slaying
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Report: 2 Baton Rouge police officers shot dead
Report: 2 Baton Rouge police officers shot dead
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Trey Schmaltz / WBRZ:
3 officers dead after shooting near BRPD HQ
3 officers dead after shooting near BRPD HQ
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Wall Street Journal:
Three Police Officers Killed in Baton Rouge Shooting; One Suspect Is Dead
Three Police Officers Killed in Baton Rouge Shooting; One Suspect Is Dead
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WAFB-TV:
WATCH LIVE: Officials confirm 3 law enforcement officers dead, 2 suspects at large
WATCH LIVE: Officials confirm 3 law enforcement officers dead, 2 suspects at large
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POLICE Magazine and Hit & Run
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Cleveland Police Calling for Open Carry Ban at RNC After Baton Rouge Shootings
Cleveland Police Calling for Open Carry Ban at RNC After Baton Rouge Shootings
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Politico, Associated Press and WCTX-TV
CBS News:
3 police killed, 3 more wounded in Baton Rouge
3 police killed, 3 more wounded in Baton Rouge
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WREG-TV, CBS New York, NBC News, CBS Boston, Daily Kos and The Week
Carma Hassan / CNN:
3 Baton Rouge officers feared dead in shooting
3 Baton Rouge officers feared dead in shooting
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New York Magazine and Jezebel
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump to roll out potential Cabinet picks at convention: report — Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump — reportedly plans to roll out the names of potential Cabinet members this week, after his vice presidential announcement failed to generate the enthusiasm he was hoping for, The Huffington Post reported.
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Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Roger Stone: Trump To Name Prospective Cabinet at RNC — CLEVELAND, Ohio - Donald Trump is planning to use the Republican National Convention to make the unusual move of announcing names of potential cabinet members, Trump's longtime confident Roger Stone has confirmed.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's answer on Mike Pence's Iraq vote is really something
Donald Trump's answer on Mike Pence's Iraq vote is really something
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Blames Shootings on ‘Lack of Leadership’
The Latest: Trump Blames Shootings on ‘Lack of Leadership’
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Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Newest speaker to join Donald Trump at the RNC: Scott Baio?
Newest speaker to join Donald Trump at the RNC: Scott Baio?
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Manafort Confirms Christie Was ‘Livid’ He Wasn't Picked To Be Trump's VP — New Jersey governor Chris Christie was reportedly enraged he didn't earn the VP spot, according to a top Trump campaign official. — While minding my own business at the Starbucks inside the Westin hotel this morning …
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Susan Wright / RedState:
Months of Servitude With No Payoff Has Left Chris Christie “Livid” — Poor Chris Christie. — For months, he acted as Trump's loyal manservant. He stood dutifully by during press conferences, often becoming the butt of Trump's fat jokes. — Some reports state he was fetching Trump's lunch for him.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mike Pence Argued In An Op-Ed That Disney's “Mulan” Was Liberal Propaganda — When Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence was a talk radio show host in Indiana, he wrote an op-ed declaring the film Mulan was an attempt by some “mischievous liberal” at Disney to influence the debate over women in the military.
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