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8:40 PM ET, August 26, 2015

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ABC News:
After Shooting, Alleged Gunman Details Grievances in ???  Suicide Notes???  —  A man claiming to be Bryce Williams called ABC News over the last few weeks, saying he wanted to pitch a story, and wanted to fax information.  He never told ABC News what the story was.
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WDBJ-TV:
Two WDBJ7 employees shot and killed; suspected shooter kills himself  —  Reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were attacked during a live broadcast  —  MONETA, Va. — The suspect accused of killing two WDBJ7 employees died at a hospital in Northern Virginia, according to Franklin County Sheriff Bill Overton.
Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Virginia TV reporter, photographer killed in shooting during live interview  —  (CNN)A manhunt is underway for a gunman who fatally shot a local news reporter and photographer on live television during an interview outside Moneta, Virginia, on Wednesday morning.
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
Racial Motive Suspected: VA Police ID Person-Of-Interest In WDBJ Double Murder
Discussion: Raw Story and LiberalAmerica.org
Michael Martinez / CNN:
Virginia chamber of commerce executive in stable condition after on-air shooting
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Suspect in Virginia Shooting of News Team Commits Suicide
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Police Searching for Former Employee in Connection to On-Air Virginia Shooting
Joey Francilus / Politico:
DNC chair: Biden ‘would be welcomed’ to presidential race  —  NORTH MIAMI — The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee said on Wednesday that she would welcome Joe Biden to the presidential race if the vice president decides to run.  —  “It's my job to effectively manage …
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
Bush: Press deserves ‘respect and dignity’  —  PENSACOLA — Former governor Jeb Bush said he thinks members of the media should be treated with “respect and dignity,” one day after Donald Trump sparred with Univison anchor Jorge Ramos at an Iowa event.  —  “I think people in the press …
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Rubio Dismisses Trump in N.H.: He Won't Be ‘Our Nominee’  —  Marco Rubio shrugged off rival Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's taunts during a campaign stop Wednesday in New Hampshire and said the businessman and reality TV star won't be the party's nominee.
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
As Donald Trump and Jorge Ramos Clash, Latino News Media Airs Its Offense
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Republican Conception of Conception
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump Is Running A Perpetual Attention Machine
Discussion: Fusion, New York Times and Politico
ABC News:
Jorge Ramos: Donald Trump ‘Absolutely’ Gave the Order to Eject Me From Press Conference
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Here's What Happens When Trump Takes on Jorge Ramos
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
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The Duggar Family:
Duggar Family Statement  —  We are so thankful for the outpouring of love, care and prayers for our family during this most difficult situation with Josh.  As parents we are so deeply grieved by our son's decisions and actions.  His wrong choices have deeply hurt his precious wife and children …
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Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Manifesto purportedly sent by Virginia gunman cites ‘race war’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
TV Shooter Sued Previous Station Alleging He'd Been Called A ‘Monkey’
Discussion: Mediaite
Guardian:
Virginia gunman was told by TV station to seek medical attention, memos say
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Amanda Marcotte / Talking Points Memo:
Why Fox News' Defense Of Megyn Kelly Is Going To Backfire  —  Donald Trump has reignited his sexist harassment campaign against Megyn Kelly, and the folks at Fox News are, in seemingly coordinated fashion, striking back.  Fellow Fox News hosts and pundits are asking Trump to cool it …
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Graham: 'If you think Megyn Kelly is a bimbo, you're an idiot'
Nick Gass / Politico:
White House hits back at Charles Koch  —  The White House fired back Wednesday at Charles Koch after a POLITICO article quoted him as saying he was “flabbergasted” by a recent attack on him and his brother by President Barack Obama during an energy speech in Las Vegas earlier this week.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Charles Koch blasts Barack Obama
Discussion: Fox News, Daily Kos and Slantpoint
Jessi Hempel / Wired:
Facebook Launches M, Its Bold Answer to Siri and Cortana  —  Today, a few hundred Bay Area Facebook users will open their Messenger apps to discover M, a new virtual assistant.  Facebook will prompt them to test it with examples of what M can do: Make restaurant reservations.  Find a birthday gift for your spouse.
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Trump Telling GOP Brass He Will Forgo A Third-Party Run: Sources  —  Trump makes a big move.  —  Ryan Grim  —  Washington Bureau Chief, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON - Businessman Donald Trump has told several top Republicans that he will swear off the possibility of an independent bid …
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and Political Wire
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Behind the Biden hype  —  Friends say the vice president is channeling the grief over his son's death into an agonizing decision over whether to run in 2016.  —  Getty  —  The Joe Biden who has been reaching out to Democratic operatives and would-be donors for a potential 2016 bid isn't quite the happy warrior of bygone days.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton on Biden: I just want him to reach the right decision for him
Discussion: ABC News and Daily Kos
Stacey Barchenger / Tennessean.com:
Judge: TN lethal injection protocol constitutional  —  A Davidson County judge has decided Tennessee's rules for killing death row inmates via lethal injection are constitutional in a major decision in the battle over capital punishment in the state.  —  But the Wednesday decision does …
Discussion: BuzzFeed and NPR
Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
First State Legalizes Taser Drones for Cops, Thanks to a Lobbyist  —  North Dakota police will be free to fire “less than lethal” weapons from the air thanks to the influence of Big Drone.  —  It is now legal for law enforcement in North Dakota to fly drones armed with everything from Tasers …
KATC-TV:
2 stabbed in Sunset, 1 Sunset PD officer shot  —  State Police confirmed that the suspect is alive and in custody.  —  The suspect is being taken to a local hospital and then should be booked in the St. Landry Parish Jail on several charges, including attempted first degree murder of a police officer …
 
 
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