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8:55 AM ET, August 13, 2017

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Chuck Johnston / CNN:
Charlottesville car crash suspect ID'd as 20-year-old Ohio man  —  (CNN)The suspect being held in a Virginia jail in connection with a deadly crash near a scheduled rally of white nationalists has been identified as James Alex Fields Jr., 20, of Maumee, Ohio, according to Superintendent Martin Kumer …
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New York Times:
Trump's Remarks on Charlottesville Violence Are Criticized as Insufficient  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump is rarely reluctant to express his opinion, but he is often seized by caution when addressing the violence and vitriol of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and alt-right activists, some of whom are his supporters.
Washington Post:
One dead and 19 injured as car strikes crowds along route of white nationalist rally in Charlottesville  —  Watch more!  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE — Chaos and violence turned to tragedy Saturday as hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members — planning to stage what they described …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Chopper crash linked to white nationalist rally  —  https://apnews.com/12de1cb47897443384cc 36d8621c3cf7  —  Link copied!  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the white nationalist rally being held in Charlottesville (all times local):
Discussion: Gizmodo and IJR
Toledo Blade:
Charlottesville rocked by white nationalist protests; Total of dead reaches 3  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A car with a Lucas County license plate plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town, killing one person …
Discussion: CNN and FOX6Now.com
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Driver in custody after car rams into crowd following Virginia white nationalist rally  —  The driver of a car that plowed into a crowd of demonstrators after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia Saturday has been arrested, as city officials report that one person has died and 19 are injured following the incident.
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
White nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia sparks violent clashes, turns deadly  —  The usually quiet university city of Charlottesville, Virginia, erupted into chaos Saturday when far-right extremists gathering for a “Unite the Right” event clashed with counter-protesters …
Associated Press:
Violence rocks Charlottesville during white nationalist rally; 3 dead  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town, killing one person, hurting more than a dozen others and ratcheting …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump babbles in the face of tragedy
Discussion: Vox, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Daily Mail:
Woman is killed and 19 hurt as car plows into anti-fascists at white nationalist rally …
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Man charged with murder for allegedly plowing into crowd in Charlottesville following white nationalist rally
Fox News:
Injuries reported after car plows into protesters during clashes at ‘Unite the Right’ rally
CBS News:
Trump condemns hatred “on many sides” in Charlottesville white nationalist protest
Joshua Eaton / ThinkProgress:
Violence erupts at Klan-like rally through the University of Virginia campus
USA Today:
Car hits crowd after police shut down ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville
Discussion: TheBlaze
New York Times:
State of Emergency Declared in Charlottesville After Protests Turn Violent
NBC News:
Virginia Gov. Declares State of Emergency as White Nationalist Rally Turns Violent
Caleb Howe / RedState:   BREAKING: Charlottesville Declares Alt-Right Rally an ‘Unlawful Assembly’, Arrests Underway
New York Times:
White Nationalists March on University of Virginia
Dallas Morning News:
Amid the violence in Virginia, President Trump failed in a test of leadership  —  Protests and marches have long been a part of American history; they are part of what makes America great.  The First Amendment protects the right of Americans to speak and to assemble publicly.
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump fails to condemn white supremacists in statement on Charlottesville violence
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump suspects Bannon of leaking, putting job in jeopardy  —  President Trump has told close associates that he believes Steve Bannon is behind damaging leaks about White House colleagues, putting the chief strategist's job in fresh jeopardy, sources close to the president tell me.
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Bernie Becker / Politico:
Think Obamacare repeal was hard?  Wait for tax reform  —  Congressional Republicans need to think again if they're hoping tax reform will offer them an easy victory after their bungled Obamacare repeal effort.  —  Rewriting the tax code will be just as difficult as health care — maybe even more so.
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Bloomberg:
Manchin Emerges as Possible Pick for Energy Department
Discussion: RedState
Ted Cruz:
It's tragic and heartbreaking to see hatred and racism once again mar our great Nation with bloodshed.  Heidi's and my prayers are with the loved ones of those killed and injured in the ongoing violence in Charlottesville.  The First Amendment protects the rights of all Americans to speak …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
 
 
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