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11:25 AM ET, June 18, 2015

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Post and Courier:
Nine dead after ‘hate crime’ shooting at Emanuel AME  —  (Matthew Fortner/staff) Scene of church shooting at 9 p.m. at 110 Calhoun Street, site of Mother Emanuel AME Church.  —  The Post and Courier  —  A white gunman killed nine people during a prayer meeting at one of Charleston's oldest …
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Matthew Fortner / Post and Courier:
Nine shot, multiple fatalities reported in downtown church shooting  —  Staff reports  —  Scene of church shooting at 9 p.m. at 110 Calhoun Street, site of Mother Emanuel AME Church.  —  Nine people were shot, some fatally, inside one of Charleston's oldest and most well known black churches tonight.
WIS-TV:
Charleston church shooting suspect from Columbia area  —  The man accused of shooting and killing nine people in a downtown Charleston church on Wednesday night is from the Columbia area, according to law enforcement sources.  —  Law enforcement is pursuing 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof, of Eastover.
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting 10 photos  —  Police close off a section of Calhoun Street near the scene of the shooting.  —  Hide Caption  —  10 of 10  —  Story highlights  —  Charleston, South Carolina (CNN)[Latest developments]  — The suspect is in his early 20s, 5'9" in height. "
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Republican State Sen. On Church Shooter: 'We've Got To Find This Jackass'  —  South Carolina state Sen. Larry Grooms (R) on Thursday morning called on police to catch the “jackass” who shot and killed his friend and colleague, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney (D), along with eight others during …
Discussion: Political Wire
Matt Higgins / CBS Atlanta:
Gunman Who Killed 9 At Historically Black Church During Bible Study Identified  —  UPDATE: The gunman responsible for killing nine people inside of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina has been identified as Dylann Roof, 21, of Lexington, South Carolina.
New York Times:
Nine Killed in Shooting at Black Church in Charleston
Discussion: Hit & Run, Liberaland and Slantpoint
Harriet McLeod / Reuters:
Gunman at large after killing nine at black South Carolina church
Discussion: Washington Monthly
WCSC-TV:
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC)
Alex Sanz / Associated Press:
Mass Shooting at Historic Black Church in Charleston, SC
New York Times:
Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change  —  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday called for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront environmental degradation and climate change, as his much-awaited papal encyclical blended …
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Republican Presidential Hopefuls to Make Their Pitch at Evangelical Summit
Mark Preston / CNN:
First on CNN: GOP presidential hopefuls urged to reject same sex marriage
Discussion: Daily Kos, Political Wire and Advocate
Jeb Bush / Guardian:
Jeb Bush joins Republican backlash against pope on climate change
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Brian Williams expected to stay at NBC  —  Brian Williams is down, but not out.  —  NBC and Williams have come to a tentative agreement that will keep Williams at the network after his six-month suspension ends in August.  —  The decision, described by people with knowledge of the plan …
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New York Times:
Brian Williams to Stay at NBC, but Not as News Anchor  —  NBC is planning to announce on Thursday that Brian Williams will not return to his position as the anchor of its “Nightly News” show, four months after the network suspended him for exaggerating his role in a helicopter incident in Iraq …
Kimberly Hefling / Politico:
Scott Walker's latest target: College professors  —  As Republican Gov. Scott Walker prepares to campaign for president as the man who tamed Wisconsin's unions, he's targeting tenure protections for professors at public colleges and universities.  —  Getty
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Scott Walker Forms ‘Testing the Waters’ Committee as He Nears Run
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Woman's Portrait Will Appear on the $10 Bill  —  WASHINGTON — Growing numbers of Americans are going cashless, but demands to finally put a woman on paper currency persist.  And now the Treasury has announced that a portrait of a woman, to be determined soon, will grace the $10 bill.
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Washington Post:
A woman will appear on redesigned $10 bill in 2020. Who will it be?
Discussion: Instapundit
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton crafts defense on tenure at State Department  —  Hillary Clinton has started to formulate a strategy on one of the thorniest issues she will face on the campaign trail: her tenure as President Obama's secretary of State.  —  Republicans have ripped Clinton's reign …
Discussion: Hot Air, Politico and ABC News
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Jeet Heer / The New Republic:
The Last Time Conservatives Dismissed a Major Encyclical, It Ended Terribly for Them  —  Despair is ranked as one of the unforgivable sins, yet right-wing Catholics deserve some mercy in their despondency.  The bulwark of their political creed is being subverted by both the new direction Pope Francis …
Discussion: Guardian, New York Times and Hullabaloo
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
In Facebook Photo, Charleston Suspect Wears Flags Of Racist African States  —  The FBI has identified the suspect in the Charleston shooting as 21-year-old Dylann Roof.  This is his Facebook photo:  —  CREDIT: Facebook  —  In the photo, he appears to be wearing the flags of two African countries when they were ruled by whites.
Discussion: The Week
Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement  —  Donald Trump's big presidential announcement Tuesday was made a little bigger with help from paid actors — at $50 a pop.  —  New York-based Extra Mile Casting sent an email last Friday to its client list …
Rand Paul / Wall Street Journal:
Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over  —  Apply a 14.5% flat tax to personal income and to businesses.  Cut deductions.  Watch the economy roar.  —  Some of my fellow Republican candidates for the presidency have proposed plans to fix the tax system.  These proposals are a step in the right direction …
Discussion: Hit & Run
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
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James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
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Navy Times:
Military clearance OPM data breach ‘absolute calamity’
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Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Gun owners not likely to use firearms for self-defense, study claims
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Anniston Police Department Has Two Hate Group Members on the Force
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
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Hillary Clinton: Then and now  —  As I watched Hillary Clinton deliver …
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