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4:00 PM ET, February 11, 2015

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WRAL-TV:
Three college students killed in Chapel Hill shooting; 46-year-old man charged  —  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A 46-year-old Chapel Hill man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder after three college students were shot and killed Tuesday evening at a condominium complex on Summerwalk Circle in Chapel Hill, authorities said.
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New York Times:
Man Charged in Deaths of 3 Students Near University of North Carolina  —  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A 46-year old man was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of three students at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina campus, the police said on Wednesday …
Patrick Poole / The PJ Tatler:
Killer of 3 NC Muslim Students Was Hardcore Anti-Religion Atheist Progressive  —  A horrific triple homicide was committed yesterday in Chapel Hill, NC, as three Muslim students were apparently murdered by a deranged anti-religion progressive.  —  The News & Observer reports:
Saeed Ahmed / CNN:
3 Muslim students shot to death in apartment near UNC Chapel Hill  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of three Muslim students in an apartment near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.
Adam Withnall / The Independent:
Chapel Hill shooting: Craig Stephen Hicks condemned all religions on Facebook prior to ‘Muslim mass-murder’ arrest  —  The man arrested on suspicion of killing three young Muslims in North Carolina described himself as an “anti-theist” and criticised all religions online.
Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Killing of 3 in Chapel Hill stirs alarm among Muslims  —  A Chapel Hill man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting of a young couple and their sister Tuesday, police say.  One of the slain was a student at North Carolina State University.
WRAL-TV:
Chapel Hill police: Parking dispute may have led to triple shooting
Rossalyn Warren / BuzzFeed:
Here Are The Three Victims Of The Chapel Hill Shooting
Discussion: Religion Dispatches
Associated Press:
Missoula lawmaker: Yoga pants, Speedos should be illegal in public  —  HELENA — A Montana lawmaker is seeking to strengthen the state's indecent exposure law, stopping just short of his wish to outlaw yoga pants.  —  Rep. David Moore on Tuesday introduced House Bill 365 in the House Judiciary Committee …
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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Montana GOP Legislator Wants to Ban Yoga Pants  —  Montana Republican state Rep. David Moore has a plan to guide America out of the darkness—ban yoga pants.  —  Moore, who is upset that group of naked bicyclists pedaled through Missoula last year, decided that what his state really needs right now is tighter regulations on trousers.
BuzzFeed:
Full Transcript Of BuzzFeed News' Interview With President Barack Obama  —  FULL TRANSCRIPT:  —  BuzzFeed News: So, eight years ago, today actually, you announced your campaign in Springfield.  I read that speech last night and I was struck by how much it's a generational call to your generation, I guess to some degree mine.
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Obama Defends His Legacy: “These Are The Kinds Of Things You Learn”
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Dance On Grave Of ISIL Hostage: ‘Jew-Hating, Anti-Israel B**ch’  —  Not all conservatives used the death of American hostage Kayla Mueller to highlight the brutality of the Islamic State — some decided to focus their disgust on the 26-year-old's humanitarian work for Palestinians.
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Debbie Schlussel:
Kayla Mueller: Dead ISIS Hostage Was Jew-Hating, Anti-Israel Bitch  —  No tears for the newly-departed Kayla Mueller, the ISIS hostage whose parents confirmed today that she is dead.  Mueller was a Jew-hating, anti-Israel piece of crap who worked with HAMAS and helped Palestinians harass Israeli soldiers …
The White House:
Letter from the President — Authorization for the Use of United States Armed Forces in connection with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant  —  TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:  —  The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) poses a threat to the people and stability of Iraq …
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The Hill:
Obama asks Congress to approve war against ISIS militants
Discussion: RedState
The Hill:
Obama's ISIS war powers request to ban ‘enduring’ troops
Discussion: ABC News and Hot Air
New York Times:
Emerging Hillary Clinton Team Shows Signs of Disquiet  —  Lingering tensions between Hillary Rodham Clinton's loyalists and the strategists who helped President Obama defeat her in 2008 have erupted into an intense public struggle over who will wield money and clout in her emerging 2016 presidential campaign.
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Colin Campbell / Business Insider:
Here's how one of Obama's top advisers describes the president's turbulent relationship with Hillary
Discussion: The Daily Caller
al.com:
Grandfather visiting Alabama from India stopped by police while taking walk, left partly paralyzed  —  Madison police last week roughed up a 57-year-old Indian citizen who was walking on the sidewalk outside his son's home, leaving the older man temporarily paralyzed and hospitalized with fused vertebrae.
Discussion: Raw Story, Common Dreams and Hullabaloo
ESPN:
Little League punishes Chicago team  —  Little League Baseball has stripped the U.S. championship from Chicago-based Jackie Robinson West and suspended its coach for violating a rule prohibiting the use of players who live outside the geographic area that the team represents, it was announced Wednesday.
Jeff Mapes / Oregonian:
John Kitzhaber lawyer says governor will stay in office as rumors sweep Salem of resignation  —  Gov. John Kitzhaber's private attorney, Jim McDermott, on Wednesday sought to tamp down a flurry of speculation that the governor was planning to resign.  —  “I have every reason to believe …
Ted Cruz:
Sen. Cruz: We Must Protect State Marriage Laws  —  RE-INTRODUCES STATE MARRIAGE DEFENSE ACT  —  WASHINGTON, DC — Today U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, along with 11 fellow Senators, re-introduced the State Marriage Defense Act, which respects the definition of marriage held by the people …
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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Ted Cruz introduces bill to leave marriage to the states
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
 
 
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Ed Kilgore / Talking Points Memo:
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