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12:35 AM ET, August 6, 2012

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Mike Johnson / JSOnline:

FBI: Motive in Oak Creek Sikh temple shooting unclear — By Mike Johnson, Karen Herzog and Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel — The shooting at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek that left seven people dead, including the shooter, is being looked at as a possible domestic terrorism incident …

Los Angeles Times:

Gunman's tattoos lead officials to deem Sikh shooting terrorism — Police work outside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin where a suspected gunman stormed the mass and opened fire, killing six and injuring three, including the police officer who then shot the gunman dead. (Scott Olson / Associated Press / August 5, 2012)

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Little Green Footballs, The Hinterland Gazette, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, Joe. My. God. and The Raw Story

CNN:

Gunman, six others dead at Wisconsin Sikh temple — (CNN) — At least seven people, including a gunman shot by a police officer, have been killed in an attack on worshippers at a Sikh temple in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on Sunday, police said.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Runnin' Scared, The Talking Dog, Newsy, JOSHUAPUNDIT, The Hinterland Gazette, American Power and Taylor Marsh

Doug Stanglin / USA Today:

7 dead, including gunman, in Wis. shooting at Sikh temple — Police are investigating a shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, south of Milwaukee, where at least seven people, including the gunman, were killed. At least three people, including a police officer who exchanged shots …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, This Just In and US Politics

CBS News:
Shooting at Sikh temple in Wis., at least 7 dead

Discussion: CBS Chicago

Jay Sorgi / Local News:
At least four shot, reported hostage situation after shootings at Sikh temple in Oak Creek

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, USA Today, Mediaite, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, The Raw Story and ABCNEWS

CNN:
Romney: Wisconsin shooting a ‘senseless act of violence’

Discussion: Mediaite

Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
Another mass shooting, Wisconsin Updates: 7 dead. No more police updates until 10 AM Monday.

Discussion: CNN, The Other McCain and Daily Pundit

Fox News:
Shooting at Sikh temple in Wisconsin leaves at least 7 dead

Discussion: U.S. News, American Spectator, WTVR-TV, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and American Power

Rosemary R. Sobol / Chicago Tribune:
At least 7 dead in shootings at Sikh temple near Milwaukee

Discussion: GayPatriot and Los Angeles Times

Janine Anderson / Oak Creek, WI Patch:
Four Reportedly Killed in Sikh Temple Shooting in Oak Creek

Discussion: ABCNEWS and Crooks and Liars

Charles Mahtesian / Politico:

GOP to Reid: You're next — The Sunday news shows featured a rare spectacle that at once revealed the decline of civility in Washington and the depth of GOP outrage over Harry Reid's unproven claim that Mitt Romney didn't pay income taxes for an entire decade: two of the nation's top GOP officials flat …

Discussion: Examiner and Weasel Zippers

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:

GOP strategist Ed Rollins: Romney should release more tax returns — Mitt Romney needs to release more years of tax returns top GOP strategist Ed Rollins said on Fox News on Sunday morning. — “I think at this point of time it's going to dog him all the way and he needs to get it behind him,” Rollins said.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Wall Street Journal, The Page, Hot Air, Booman Tribune, Politico and Outside the Beltway

Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress: Top GOP Strategist Pushes Romney To Release More Tax Returns: ‘Two Years Is Not Enough, Obviously’

Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
RNC Chairman Calls Harry Reid A “Dirty Liar”

Discussion: The Reaction, Mediaite, The Hill and The Moderate Voice

Scott Wong / Politico:
Graham: Reid's ‘lying’ about Romney's taxes

Discussion: The Reality-Based Community, CNN, americanthinker.com, Mother Jones and CANNONFIRE

BuzzFeed:

Axelrod: Military Voters Should Get Special Consideration In Voting — Gives voice to campaign walk-back. — Source: youtube.com — Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod gave voice to a careful walk-back by the Obama campaign over its challenge to an Ohio early voting law.

Discussion: The Columbus Dispatch and JOSHUAPUNDIT

David Axelrod / CNN:
Team Romney launching ‘shameful’ attack on voting rights lawsuit

Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway

CNN:

Romney to CNN: Federal Reserve should not enact new major stimulus — Evansville, Indiana (CNN) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Saturday that he does not support the Federal Reserve enacting a new stimulus program to boost the economy, telling CNN Chief Political …

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, LewRockwell.com Blog and Business Insider

Cindy Sheehan / CNN:
TRENDING: America one step closer to President Roseanne

Discussion: Hit & Run, americanthinker.com and New York Magazine

CNN:
Team Romney lambasts Obama in two new ads

Discussion: 2012 Decoded, Weekly Standard, Politico, Wake up America and Althouse

Maggie Haberman / Politico: Romney ad raps Obama for not visiting Israel in office

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Roseanne Barr Gets Presidential Nomination Of The Peace And Freedom Party

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Blazing Cat Fur

Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Paul Ryan's weekend — The Paul Ryan-for-VP chatter has heated up in the past two days, thanks in part to him updating his Federal Election Commission filings for his PAC, suddenly canceling a planned appearance at an anti-Obamacare rally and winning praise from Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal as the best pick.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Hullabaloo

Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:

Terrorists attack Egypt base killing 15, infiltrate Israel — Armed men attack Egyptian military base in Sinai, stealing 2 armored vehicles and ramming through Kerem Shalom Crossing; one vehicle explodes, the 2nd hit by IAF strike, at least 3 terrorists killed; no Israelis hurt.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav

New York Times:

Record Spending by Obama's Camp Shrinks Coffers — President Obama has spent more campaign cash more quickly than any incumbent in recent history, betting that heavy early investments in personnel, field offices and a high-tech campaign infrastructure will propel him to victory in November.

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Caucus, Daily Kos, The PJ Tatler, Prairie Weather and Washington Post

Mike Allen / Politico:
93 days to election, 22 to GOP convention …

Discussion: USA Today, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Booman Tribune and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:

Anna Ringstrom of Reuters: Freedom Equals Racism — First of all, we were “outnumbered” because we had to conduct our rally surrounded by police vans and police in riot gear — not because we were violent, but because of the bloodthirsty leftist hoodlums who were screaming their bloodlust …

Discussion: Jihad Watch and American Power

Kenneth Chang / New York Times:

Mars Mission's Fate Rests on Landing — PASADENA, Calif. — The future of NASA's exploration of Mars now comes down to a struggle between gravity and a half-million lines of computer code. — Currently snug in an interplanetary spacecraft, the plutonium-powered rover called Curiosity …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, New York Magazine, Balloon Juice, Wired and Knoxville News-Sentinel

Donovan Slack / Politico:

O'Connor: Bush-Gore ruling hurt — Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor suggests that declining public approval of the court dates back to the controversial Bush v. Gore decision, which decided the 2000 presidential race. — “That was one that was widely talked about at the time …

Discussion: Hullabaloo