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8:40 AM ET, October 23, 2014

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Globe and Mail:
Suspected killer in Ottawa shootings had a disturbing side  —  Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, the slain 32-year-old suspected killer of a Canadian Forces soldier near Parliament Hill, was a labourer and small-time criminal - a man who had had a religious awakening and seemed to have become mentally unstable.
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Globe and Mail:
Attack on Ottawa: Dead soldier and gunman identified  —  OTTAWA AND TORONTO — The Globe and Mail  —  The attack on Parliament Hill's Centre Block and the National War Memorial has left one Canadian soldier and one male suspect dead.  —  Several hours later, Ottawa Police and RCMP officers …
Daily Mail:
Pictured: Soldier, 24, shot dead by Muslim convert Michael Zehaf-Bibeau who opened fire on Canadian Parliament in terrifying attack that left capital on lockdown  — He was born in Quebec but reportedly recently converted to Islam and had his passport seized after being designated a ‘high-risk traveler’
Reuters:
Canada probes Michael Zehaf-Bibeau as possible suspect in Ottawa shooting: source  —  (Reuters) - Canadian police are investigating a man identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau as a possible suspect in the shootings on Wednesday around parliament in Ottawa, a source familiar with the matter said.
Dean Beeby / CBC News:
Parliament Hill attack: 1 gunman dead after soldier shot at National War Memorial
Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Why the Teenage Girls of Europe Are Joining ISIS  —  Because they want the same things that teenage boys want: a strong sense of meaning and purpose  —  Teenage girls are the West's center of gravity: Virtually all of Western pop culture, the key to our soft power, is tailored to the tastes of teenage girls.
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Behind the numbers: ‘Kills’ against ISIS  —  Is the United States killing enough Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants?  —  It may be a macabre question but it is also a necessary one, according to some defense experts.  They wonder whether the military efforts by the U.S.-led coalition …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Pentagon: ISIS nabs US weapons  —  The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday that Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters took possession of a stray bundle of U.S.-airdropped weapons and other supplies in the Syrian border town of Kobani earlier this week.  —  The U.S. had dropped 28 bundles filled …
Washington Post:
Evidence supports officer's account of shooting in Ferguson  —  Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown after they fought for control of the officer's gun and after Brown moved toward Wilson as they faced off in the street, according to interviews …
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Justice Department condemns Ferguson leaks as effort to influence opinion  —  With a grand jury decision looming on whether a white police officer should face charges in the killing of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Mo., the investigation has sprung a few leaks.
Daniel K. Eisenbud / Jerusalem Post:
Arab suspect from capital's Silwan neighborhood shot by police after attempting to flee scene on foot near light rail stop.  —  A three-month-old girl, identified by her grandfather as Chaya Zissel, was killed and several US citizens and Israelis were wounded Wednesday evening …
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
CDC shifts into overdrive on Ebola  —  Health officials at the center of nation's Ebola crisis are moving into overdrive to tame widespread public fears about the disease.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced three new protocols in the three days as it looks …
Fox News:
‘Calibration error’ changes GOP votes to Dem in Illinois county  —  CHICAGO — Early voting in Illinois got off to a rocky start Monday, as votes being cast for Republican candidates were transformed into votes for Democrats.  —  Republican state representative candidate Jim Moynihan went …
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Dems going back into Kentucky
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Andrew Cohen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Shame on Texas and the U.S. Supreme Court  —  In allowing Texas' voter identification law to go into effect, at least for the November election, the U.S. Supreme Court last week showed the nation precisely what it meant in 2013 when its conservatives struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County vs. Holder.
Brad Heath / USA Today:
U.S. misinformed Congress, public on immigrant release  —  New records contradict the Obama administration's assurances to Congress and the public that the 2,200 people it freed from immigration jails last year to save money had only minor criminal records.  —  CONNECT
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Fence jumper reported at White House  —  A man was taken into custody Wednesday after jumping the fence on the North Lawn of the White House — the first such incident since a veteran with a knife was able to scale the fence surrounding the executive mansion and run inside.
Philip Caulfield / NY Daily News:
Chrissy Teigen cracks wise about Canada shooting: ‘Active shooting in Canada, or as we call it in America, Wednesday’  —  The swimsuit stunner took heat on Twitter after making a joke about gun control in the U.S. after two people were shot dead on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday.
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Louie Gohmert: Gays Shouldn't Serve In The Military Because Massages Will Make Them Vulnerable To Terrorism  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert was an in-studio guest on the “Point Of View” radio program yesterday, where he went off on a bizarre tangent about Ancient Greece in trying to make the case …
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and Booman Tribune
 
 
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