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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Shooting Survivor: CNN Gave Me “Scripted Question” After Denying Question About Armed Guards — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Colton Haab said he was approached by CNN to ask a question at Wednesday night's town hall but decided not to after the network gave him a “scripted question,” quashing one he wrote himself.
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Washington Post:
NRA goes on the offensive after Parkland shooting, assailing media and calling for more armed school security … After a week of media silence following the school shooting in Florida, the National Rifle Association went on the offensive in its first public response to the massacre …
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CBS News:
NRA's Wayne LaPierre makes it clear he isn't backing down on guns — or the culture wars — National Rifle Association Executive Director and CEO Wayne LaPierre launched into criticisms of socialists, the FBI and the media Thursday, as he defended gun rights from the stage of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
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New York Times:
Trump Promotes Arming Teachers, but Rejects Active Shooter Drills — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday intensified his calls for arming highly trained teachers as part of an effort to fortify schools against shooting massacres like the one that occurred in Parkland, Fla., last week …
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E.J. Dionne Jr. / Washington Post:
Why is only one side in the gun culture war required to show respect? — You have perhaps heard the joke about the liberal who is so open-minded that he can't even take his own side in an argument. — What's less funny is that on gun control, liberals (and their many allies who are moderate …
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
A superintendent threatens to suspend students protesting gun laws. But that's not legal. … The superintendent of a Texas public school district is drawing harsh criticism after issuing a written threat Tuesday to suspend any students who take part indemonstrations about gun violence after the school shooting in Florida last week.
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CNN:
School shooter threatened others with a gun, first host family told police — Shooter showed violence and mental instability — (CNN)Just months before Nikolas Cruz killed 17 at his former high school in South Florida, the host family who had taken him in immediately after his mother's …
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Jeffrey Solochek / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida House approves bill to post “In God We Trust” in all public schools — With the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting still looming large, its students in the Capitol to lobby for gun controls, the Florida House overwhelmingly passed a measure Wednesday its sponsor said aimed at bringing “light” to the schools.
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Lisa J. Huriash / Sun-Sentinel:
Video delays misled cops at Stoneman Douglas shooting
Video delays misled cops at Stoneman Douglas shooting
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Washington Post:
Does the Second Amendment really protect assault weapons? Four courts have said no.
Does the Second Amendment really protect assault weapons? Four courts have said no.
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Student Teachers — In one short week, the students …
The Student Teachers — In one short week, the students …
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John Bacon / USA Today:
Trump plan at odds with teacher #ArmMeWith movement
Trump plan at odds with teacher #ArmMeWith movement
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Washington Post:
How a survivor of the Florida school shooting became the victim of an online conspiracy
How a survivor of the Florida school shooting became the victim of an online conspiracy
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The economics of arming America's schools
The economics of arming America's schools
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
NRA's Wayne LaPierre accuses Democrats of exploiting Parkland shooting in speech
NRA's Wayne LaPierre accuses Democrats of exploiting Parkland shooting in speech
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Peter Burke / WPLG-TV:
CNN refutes Parkland school shooting survivor's ‘scripted’ question claim
CNN refutes Parkland school shooting survivor's ‘scripted’ question claim
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Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
NRA Blames Media, FBI, and Democrats After Mass Shooting
NRA Blames Media, FBI, and Democrats After Mass Shooting
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Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
President Trump calls active shooter drills ‘a very negative thing’
President Trump calls active shooter drills ‘a very negative thing’
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CNN:
McMaster could leave WH after months of tension with Trump — Washington (CNN)With tensions flaring between President Donald Trump and national security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, the Pentagon is considering options that would allow the President to potentially move the three-star general …
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ESPN:
Warriors to spend part of D.C. trip with local kids, as they won't be heading to White House — OAKLAND, Calif. — With President Donald Trump tweeting last September that a White House invitation for the Golden State Warriors was “withdrawn,” the reigning NBA champs have decided …
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Heather Sher / The Atlantic:
What I Saw Treating the Victims From Parkland Should Change the Debate on Guns — As I opened the CT scan last week to read the next case, I was baffled. The history simply read “gunshot wound.” I have been a radiologist in one of the busiest trauma centers in the nation for 13 years …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Margaret Brennan Named Host of ‘Face the Nation’ on CBS — WASHINGTON — Margaret Brennan, the senior foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, will be the next moderator of “Face the Nation,” the network's prestige Sunday morning public affairs show and one of the most influential venues in American politics.
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Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Gov. Rauner drinks chocolate milk to demonstrate his commitment to diversity — In an awkward onstage appearance this week, Gov. Bruce Rauner drank a glass of chocolate milk to demonstrate his belief in diversity. — “It's really, really good,” Rauner said after taking a sip of the sugary drink.
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Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. official focused on election security being shoved aside — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a federal agency who has helped U.S. states protect election systems from possible cyber attacks by Russia or others is being removed from his post by Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and the White House.
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Ryan Devereaux / The Intercept:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Remove “Nation of Immigrants” From Mission Statement — The lead U.S. agency tasked with granting citizenship to would-be Americans is making a major change to its mission statement, removing a passage that describes the United States as a nation of immigrants.
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CNN:
Transcript: Stoneman students' questions to lawmakers and the NRA at the CNN town hall — CNN hosts town hall on gun policy in America — (CNN)Survivors of the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, took center stage at a CNN town hall Wednesday in Sunrise, Florida.
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
6 things Marco Rubio said at the CNN town hall that made news in the US gun debate
6 things Marco Rubio said at the CNN town hall that made news in the US gun debate
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
NRA opposes new age limits on gun purchases
NRA opposes new age limits on gun purchases
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Krystie Lee Yandoli / BuzzFeed:
Meryl Streep And Jennifer Lawrence Have Slammed Harvey Weinstein For Using Their Words In His Defense — In a court filing Wednesday, Harvey Weinstein asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by six women who say he assaulted them. — In a motion to dismiss the suit …
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Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
Meryl Streep Slams Harvey Weinstein for Naming Her in Lawsuit
Meryl Streep Slams Harvey Weinstein for Naming Her in Lawsuit
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Jackie Wang / Dallas Morning News:
Fueled by a Democratic surge, Texans turn out in force on first day of early voting — AUSTIN — Of the 51,249 Texans who cast ballots Tuesday on the first day of early voting, more than half voted in the Democratic primary. — The total number of voters from 15 of the state's largest counties is high for a midterm year.
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Kathryn Rubino / Above the Law:
Over 30 Percent Of Applicants Want To Go To Law School Because Of Trump — Why do you want to go to law school? — We've known for a while that more people are taking the LSAT — we're talking a double-digit increase. But exactly why has largely remained a source of speculation …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Two weeks after Trump chose him for ambassador, nominee pledged money for a gala at Trump's club … Two weeks after President Trump nominated Florida businessman Leandro Rizzuto Jr. to be ambassador to Barbados, Rizzuto pledged thousands of dollars to fund a gala at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club, the gala's organizer said.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge rejects Manafort's latest bail offer — A federal judge has rejected former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's latest effort to win release from house arrest by offering up properties aimed at fulfilling the $10 million bail the judge has set. — U.S. District Court Judge Amy …
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Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Democratic Congressional Candidate Built Lucrative Career Spying on Left-Wing Activists — Patrick Ryan, a congressional candidate from New York, is leaning on his experience as a small business entrepreneur to establish his readiness for office, but he has curiously failed to mention …
London Evening Standard:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in ‘racist’ anthrax threat terror — EXCLUSIVE: Letter containing white powder sent to couple at Kensington Palace — POPULAR VIDEOS — Scotland Yard is investigating after a letter containing white powder purporting to be anthrax was sent to Meghan Markle at Kensington Palace.
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Justina Vasquez / Bloomberg:
In One Tweet, Kylie Jenner Wiped Out $1.3 Billion of Snap's Market Value — Kylie Jenner tweets she hasn't been using the app lately — Users pile on with feedback that echoes Wall Street concerns — Snap Inc.'s flagship platform has lost some luster, at least according …
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Trump legal fund recipients unclear; Flynn says no thanks — Former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn will not accept support from a new legal fund called the “Patriot Legal Expense Fund” established with President Donald Trump's campaign funds to help his White House …