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1:35 AM ET, May 18, 2015

Top Items:

Sunday Biker Gang Shooting Leaves Nine Dead, Several Injured … Headlines List — Three rival motorcycle gangs turned a local restaurant into a shooting gallery Sunday afternoon and when the gunfire was over, nine people were dead and several were injured.

Discussion: Fox News, New York Times, Hinterland Gazette, CBS Dallas, Scared Monkeys and The Daily Caller

Associated Press:

Police: 9 Dead From Texas Shootout Among Rival Biker Gangs — WACO, Texas — Nine people were killed Sunday and some others injured after a shootout erupted among rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant, sending patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety, a police spokesman said.

Dana Ford / CNN:

Reports: 9 dead in Waco, Texas, shooting — (CNN)Nine people were killed Sunday in a shooting among rival bikers in Waco, Texas, CNN affiliates KXXV and KXTX reported. — “Multiple injuries to include multiple fatalities,” the Waco Police Department said in a post on Facebook.

Discussion: Washington Post

KCEN-TV:

BREAKING: Nine Dead in Shooting at Twin Peaks — WACO — Nine motorcycle gang members were killed and at least 18 others were injured after a shooting at Twin Peaks on Sunday. — Sgt. Patrick Swanton with the Waco Police Department confirmed the conflict began just after 12 p.m. with an argument …

James Fallows / The Atlantic:

How Fox News Is (Still) Hurting the Republicans — January 30, 1995, the beginning of modern media-political history: Rupert Murdoch (right) announcing that Roger Ailes will run the newly launched Fox News (Peter Morgan / Reuters) — Let me recommend for your weekend reading …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Talking Points Memo and The Moderate Voice

Daniel J. McGraw / Politico:

The GOP is dying off. Literally. — Lead image by Getty. — It turns out that one of the Grand Old Party's biggest—and least discussed—challenges going into 2016 is lying in plain sight, written right into the party's own nickname. The Republican Party voter is old—and getting older …

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Wednesday Martin / New York Times:

Poor Little Rich Women — WHEN our family moved from the West Village to the Upper East Side in 2004, seeking proximity to Central Park, my in-laws and a good public school, I thought it unlikely that the neighborhood would hold any big surprises. For many years I had immersed myself …

Discussion: Gothamist, The Talking Dog, Instapundit and Althouse

Politico:

Scott Walker's Iowa dilemma — Should the Wisconsin governor play in the Iowa straw poll in August? It might be the most important strategic decision of his primary campaign. — There's a game of chicken going on in Iowa right now. — When Jeb Bush revealed this week that he will blow off …

Discussion: The Reaction

Maureen Dowd / New York Times: He Is Heavy. He's My Brother.

Connie Cass / Associated Press:
Iraq War Judged a Mistake by Today's White House Hopefuls

Discussion: Politico

Washington Post:
Large GOP field has party leaders anxious about their chances in '16

Discussion: The Reaction

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:

Jeb Bush: No constitutional right to same-sex marriage — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush reiterated in a new interview that he doesn't believe that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right. — The high court is expected to rule next month on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage …

Discussion: Catholic Online and Liberaland

David Brody / The Brody File:
Exclusive: Jeb Bush To Brody File: There Is No Constitutional Right To Gay Marriage

Discussion: Mediaite and New York Times

Daily Mail:

What IS this strange sound from the sky? Noise heard across the globe for nearly a DECADE - but nobody has an explanation — Similar outbursts have been captured on countries around the world including the U.S., Ukraine, Germany and Belarus — A mysterious noise from the sky is continuing …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Clayton Cramer and The PJ Tatler

Sacramento Bee:

Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez appears to disparage American Indians — At California Democratic Party convention, Senate candidate makes whooping gesture Attorney General Kamala Harris calls it ‘shocking’ Sanchez would not say if gesture was an appropriate one

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Hot Air, Hinterland Gazette, NBC News, Washington Monthly, Liberaland and Truth Revolt

Peter Jamison / Los Angeles Times:
Kamala Harris calls Loretta Sanchez's Native American ‘war cry’ shocking

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Mediaite and LAist

Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:

Al Sharpton's daughter sues city for $5M after spraining ankle — She learned at the feet of a master. — Shakedown artist Al Sharpton's eldest child wants $5 million from city taxpayers after she fell in the street and sprained her ankle, court records show.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Scared Monkeys, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Hinterland Gazette, Twitchy and Fox News Insider

Tim Arango / New York Times:

Key Iraqi City Falls to ISIS as Last of Security Forces Flee — BAGHDAD — The last Iraqi security forces fled the provincial capital of Ramadi on Sunday, as the city fell completely to the militants of the Islamic State, who ransacked the provincial military headquarters …

Discussion: McClatchy Washington Bureau, The PJ Tatler, RedState, TalkLeft and Politico