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3:20 PM ET, June 4, 2017

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BBC:
London attack: Theresa May says enough is enough after seven die  —  The prime minister has said “it is time to say enough is enough” as she condemned a terror attack on “innocent and unarmed civilians” which left seven people dead and 48 injured in London.  —  A white van hit pedestrians …
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
London Bridge Attack: Why Most U.K. Police Don't Carry Guns  —  LONDON — The London Bridge attack and a similar one in March near the heart of Britain's democracy may have been shocking, but authorities have known for years that such incidents were coming.  —  Last year — when Brits watched …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Week, BBC and RedState
Theresa May / Real Clear Politics:
Enough Is Enough: We Must Defeat Islamist Extremism  —  Last night, our country fell victim to a brutal terrorist attack once again.  As a result I have just chaired a meeting of the Government's emergency committee, and I want to update you with the latest information about the attack.
Peter Holley / Washington Post:
‘London is not reeling’: A city that weathered Nazi bombs pushes back against fear  —  The first reports of “an incident” in London emerged Saturday evening.  —  Within hours, cable news channels were saturated with the all-too-familiar loop of panicked faces, desperate crowds scurrying for safety and scowling, heavily armed police.
Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
‘They shouted ‘this is for Allah’, as they stabbed indiscriminately’ - How the London terror attack unfolded  —  How the London Bridge terror attack unfolded  —  The attack came out of the blue and out of the night.  Beneath the shadow of The Shard, Europe's tallest skyscraper, terror hit Britain's streets again.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
MSNBC Anchor's Response to London Terror Attack: Could Police Be ‘Overreacting?’
Peter Walker / The Guardian:
London attack: Theresa May says ‘enough is enough’ after seven killed
Ann Schmidt / Daily Mail:   ‘On the floor!’: …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
After Britain Attack, Trump Unleashes a Twitter Storm  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump assailed political correctness, gun control supporters and the mayor of London on Sunday, arguing that the world needed to be more serious about fighting terrorism a day after seven people were killed …
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
World leaders call for unity after London attack.  Trump tweets the complete opposite.  —  In the early confusion of Saturday's attack in London, as police urged people not to spread rumors, those world leaders who did speak out early were largely circumspect.  Restrained.  Sympathetic.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
With his London tweets, Trump embarrasses himself — and America — once again
Washington Post:
London attack toll rises to 7 dead as Theresa May insists ‘things need to change’
Victoria Friedman / Breitbart:   Nigel Farage: ‘Words Are Not Enough, People Want Action’, Slams Sadiq Khan, Theresa May on Terror Responses
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
London's Mayor Says ‘We Will Never Let These Cowards Win’ After Attack
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Breitbart employees infuriated by colleagues' ‘appalling’ comments after London terror attack  —  Breitbart employees expressed strong displeasure on Sunday with two of their colleagues for inflammatory comments posted to Twitter in the aftermath of the London terror attack.
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Crowley / Politico:
The bottleneck in Rex Tillerson's State Department  —  When former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who successfully promoted Rex Tillerson for her old job during the presidential transition, tried to reach him last month, it was an aide to his chief of staff Margaret Peterlin who called back, asking what Rice wanted to discuss.
Discussion: Raw Story
Desmoinesdem / Bleeding Heartland:
Democrats dropped the ball in Iowa House district 22 special election  —  Democratic candidate Ray Stevens will not appear on the ballot for the June 27 special election in Iowa House district 22.  He missed the deadline for filing paperwork with the Iowa Secretary of State's office.
Adventure:
Exclusive: Climber Completes the Most Dangerous Rope-Free Ascent Ever  —  Alex Honnold has become the first climber to free solo Yosemite's 3,000-foot El Capitan wall.  —  View Images  —  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA—Renowned rock climber Alex Honnold on Saturday became the first person …
Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian
Mark Townsend / Observer:
Far right raises £50,000 to target boats on refugee rescue missions in Med  —  Now anti-Islam ‘Identitarians’ are crowdfunding to pay for vessels to chase them down … Far-right activists are planning a sea campaign this summer to disrupt vessels saving refugees in the Mediterranean …
Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:
How a ‘shadow’ universe of charities joined with political warriors to fuel Trump's rise  —  The crowd rose to its feet and roared its approval as Sen. Jeff Sessions bounded onto the stage at the Breakers, an exclusive resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Stephen Miller, an aide to the Alabama Republican …
Discussion: Raw Story
Des Moines Register:
Kim Weaver withdraws her candidacy in Iowa's 4th District race for Congress  —  Kim Weaver is ending her campaign for Iowa's 4th Congressional District.  —  In a Facebook post Saturday, Weaver, a Democrat, cited threats to her safety, financial security and her mother's ongoing health problems as reasons for her withdrawal.
Discussion: Bleeding Heartland
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Myth of the Kindly General Lee  —  The strangest part about the continued personality cult of Robert E. Lee is how few of the qualities his admirers profess to see in him he actually possessed.  —  Memorial Day has the tendency to conjure up old arguments about the Civil War.
 
 
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