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10:15 PM ET, July 8, 2016

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John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Officer Patrick Zamarripa survived tours in Iraq before being killed in Dallas  —  It had been 12 hours since he'd lost his son to one of the country's worst mass police shootings, and he still couldn't understand why.  —  Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa, 32, had survived three tours in Iraq …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Dallas Shooting and the Advent of Killer Police Robots  —  In the mourning over the murders of five police officers in Dallas, and relief that the standoff had ended, one unusual detail stuck out: the manner in which police killed one suspect after negotiations failed.
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
Dallas gunman killed by bomb robot, ‘wanted to kill officers,’ officials say  —  A Dallas police officer covers his face as he stands with others outside the emergency room at Baylor University Medical Center on July 8.  (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press)  —  Police used a “bomb robot” …
Dpdpio / DPD Beat:
Investigative Update Regarding the Deadly Attack on Police Officers  —  The following is an update on the progress of the investigation:  —  At this time, detectives have interviewed over 200 officers and it appears at least 12 officers discharged their duty weapons.
New York Daily News:
Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson was decorated Army reservist in Afghanistan, equipped for war during police slayings  —  The decorated former Army reservist who shot 12 Dallas police officers at a Black Lives Matter protest — killing five — was equipped for war, sources said Friday.
Gregg Zoroya / USA Today:
26 police killed so far in 2016, up 44% from 2015  —  Dallas police chief David Brown says a gunman that was holed up downtown expressed anger for Black Lives Matter and only wanted to shoot white police officers.  He was killed after police sent in a bomb robot.
Brandi Grissom / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls Dallas protesters ‘hypocrites’ for running from sniper's bullets  —  Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called protesters who ran away from the hail of bullets that rained down on Downtown Dallas on Thursday night “hypocrites” during an interview Friday on Fox News.
Discussion: Salon, Vox, Texas Monthly and The Mahablog
New York Times:
Five Dallas Officers Were Killed as Payback, Police Chief Says
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Texas Lt. Gov.: Dallas BLM Protesters ‘Hypocrites’ For Running From Gunfire
Discussion: alan.com
Associated Press:
Latest: Dallas chief calls shooting of police ‘well-planned’
CNN:
Dallas sniper attack: 5 officers shot dead during protests against police
Jennifer Brett / Atlanta Buzz with Jennifer Brett:
Crowds line up to hug police officers in Dallas
Discussion: WTVR-TV
Sam Thielman / Guardian:
Use of police robot to kill Dallas shooting suspect believed to be first in US history
Discussion: National Review and Power Line
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
New York Post ‘civil war’ cover prompts pushback
Washington Post:
Five Dallas police officers were killed by a lone attacker, authorities say
Jen Lawrence / Breitbart:
Meet the Leftist Reverend Behind the Dallas Black Lives Matter Protest
Discussion: The Point
CBS News:
Cops: Tennessee shooter targeted white victims, similar to Dallas ambush  —  BRISTOL, Tenn. - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released the name of the suspect behind Thursday morning's random shooting in Bristol, TN that claimed the life of an area newspaper carrier and injured three others, including a local police officer.
Discussion: Power Line, The Root and WKBN-TV
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Josh DeVine / TBI Newsroom:
UPDATED STATEMENT: Bristol Shootings  —  At the request of 2nd District Attorney General Barry Staubus, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding a series of shootings in Bristol Thursday that claimed the life of a woman and left four …
Discussion: Complex and Hot Air
Associated Press:
Authorities: Highway gunman motivated by police shootings
Discussion: Daily Wire
Aaron Gould Sheinin / Political Insider blog:
Newt Gingrich: White Americans 'don't understand being black in America'  —  Never let it be said that Newt Gingrich is predictable.  —  As the political world waits to see if the former Georgia congressman and U.S. House speaker gets tapped to be Donald Trump's running mate …
Discussion: Washington Post and Jezebel
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Victoria M. Massie / Vox:
Read: Newt Gingrich's on-point statement about police violence and racism
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Hullabaloo
New York Daily News:
Trump barred from speaking to NYPD officers; Bratton says Dallas tragedy not a photo op  —  The Donald got nixed.  —  On Friday morning Donald Trump begged the city's top cop to let him speak to a 3 p.m. roll call at the NYPD Midtown North Precinct in the wake of the murders …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ballwin officer shot during traffic stop is in hospital ‘fighting for his life’  —  Police investigate the scene on New Ballwin Road where a Ballwin police officer was shot on Friday, July 8, 2016.  Photo by Cristina Fletes, cfletes@post-dispatch.com
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Danielle Scruggs / FOX2now.com:
Police officer shot during traffic stop in Ballwin; suspect apprehended
Discussion: fox4kc.com and National Review
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Inmates break free from cell to help ill jailer  —  Parker County inmates save jailer's life … A Parker County jailer who had an apparent heart attack may very well be alive thanks to inmates who put themselves at risk to help him.  —  It happened on June 23 in a holding cell in the basement …
Discussion: RedState, FOX31 Denver, KTLA and AOL
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Reed arrives, tells protesters to be safe, don't block highways  —  Updated 9:20 p.m.: Reed has arrived at the protest, and tells protesters they can continue, but making sure they did not enter the Connector.  —  Right now I want to make sure all you of you are safe," Reed said.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
AP interview: Ginsburg doesn't want to envision a Trump win  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she doesn't want to think about the possibility of Donald Trump winning the White House, and she predicts the next president — “whoever she will be” — will have a few appointments to make to the Supreme Court.
Oliver Milman / Guardian:
Green party's Jill Stein invites Bernie Sanders to take over ticket  —  Stein, expected to become the party's nominee at its August convention, says she has invited Sanders to collaborate: ‘Everything is on the table’  —  Bernie Sanders has been invited to continue his underdog bid …
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
The Return of Clinton Derangement Syndrome  —  Her email scandal has predictably transformed from a legal inquiry into a partisan witch hunt.  —  If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, then Republicans lost their minds chasing the Clintons down rabbit holes years ago.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Hullabaloo
 
 
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Associated Press:
The Latest: NYPD Declines Trump Request to Attend Roll Call
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Andrew Roth / Washington Post:
Trump's Russia adviser criticizes U.S. for ‘hypocritical focus on democratization’
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
NRA: ‘The reports from Minnesota are troubling’
U.S. Department of Justice:
Virginia Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Matt Lee-Ashley / ThinkProgress:
Congressional Proposal Would Create A Texas-Sized ‘Republic Of Cliven Bundy’
Discussion: alan.com
Mike Huckabee / Politico:
If You Can't Support Trump, You Don't Deserve a Microphone
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Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
The Uncomfortable Reason Why it Came to This in Dallas Yesterday
Discussion: National Review and Vox
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Libertarian Johnson: Drug war ‘root cause’ of police shootings
Discussion: RedState
Catherine Shoard / Guardian:
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Nancy Zdunkewicz / Democracy Corps:
Clinton and Congressional Democrats Widen Lead Over Opponents
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Trump slashes TV appearances as advisers clash over controlling his message
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