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New York Times:
Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Is Captured  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Law enforcement officers have captured the man suspected of killing nine people at a prayer meeting at a historic black church in this city's downtown area, the mayor of Charleston said Thursday.
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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 …
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.
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
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. "
Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Everything Known About Charleston Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof  —  The man accused of killing nine inside a black church wore pro-apartheid flags, held ‘strong conservative beliefs,’ and made a ‘lot of racist jokes.’  —  Police said they have arrested Dylann Storm Roof …
Chauncey Devega / Salon:
Charleston church massacre: The violence white America must answer for  —  Where are the white fathers?  When will white leaders step up?  Charleston reveals our racial double standard  —  The historic African-American Emanuel AME Baptist Church was assaulted by at least one white gunman …
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.
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Republican State Sen. On Church Shooter: 'We've Got To Find This Jackass'
Discussion: Political Wire
WLTX-TV:
Church Shooting Suspect Arrested in Shelby, NC
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
A Living Landmark  —  Charleston's Emanuel AME Church isn't just a church.
Politico:
Authorities capture suspect in Charleston mass shooting
Discussion: ABC News, Bloomberg Business and NPR
Washington Post:
9 dead in ‘hate crime’ shooting at historic African American church in Charleston
Associated Press:
Pastor, 8 others, fatally shot at church in Charleston, SC
Discussion: The Huffington Post
WCSC-TV:
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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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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Brian Williams breaks silence in Matt Lauer interview  —  Suspended NBC news anchor Brian Williams has broken his silence in an interview with his colleague Matt Lauer.  —  The sit-down with Lauer, the co-host of the “Today” show, was taped earlier this week, according to two people at NBC.
Discussion: Mediaite, TVNewser and Taylor Marsh
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Why Is Brian Williams Good Enough for MSNBC, but Not NBC?
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Alexander Hamilton: Immigrant, Bastard, Patriot  —  Alexander Hamilton was a bastard.  Indeed, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson never tired of calling him that - the ‘Bastard Brat of a Scots Pedlar’ who infuriated them time and again.  They called him this for one reason above all …
Discussion: The Hill and Hot Air
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Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Finally! Woman to be on new $10 bill
Washington Post:
A woman will appear on redesigned $10 bill in 2020. Who will it be?
Discussion: Instapundit
Mark Preston / CNN:
First on CNN: GOP presidential hopefuls urged to reject same sex marriage  —  Washington (CNN)Candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination will be urged Thursday to sign a pledge promising to support a constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between one man and one woman.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Advocate
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Scott Walker takes another step toward presidential run
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and JSOnline
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, Hot Air and Political Wire
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 …
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 …
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: Politico, Hot Air and ABC News
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James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
N.H., Iowa Republicans fret about primary power loss  —  DERRY, N.H. — For nearly a half century, Iowa and New Hampshire have played a pivotal role in American electoral politics.  But their top place on the nominating calendar is under threat like never before.
Discussion: Moe Lane
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 …
 
 
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