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Read Chattanooga Shooter's Blog — The killer of four U.S. Marines in Chattanooga maintained a short-lived blog that hinted at his religious inner life. Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez's blog had only two posts, both published July 13 and written in a popular style of Islamic religious reasoning.
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Chattanooga Gunman Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez: ‘Life Is Short and Bitter’ — HIXSON, Tenn. — He played whiffle ball in a suburban neighborhood of swim meets and gently sloping lawns. He was a young man who was polite, who sometimes drove too fast, who was arrested on a drunken-driving charge.
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Chattanooga shooting: Springfield native Thomas Sullivan among Marines killed
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Chattanooga gunman came from a middle-class Muslim family
Chattanooga gunman came from a middle-class Muslim family
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MichelleMalkin.com, Israel Matzav, Washington Post, VICE and The Daily Caller
Benny Johnson / Independent Journal Review:
Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez's High School Yearbook Quote Will Give You Chills
Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez's High School Yearbook Quote Will Give You Chills
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The Gateway Pundit and Jihad Watch
Matthew Balan / NewsBusters:
CNN Analyst Unsure If Mass Shooter Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez's Name is Muslim
CNN Analyst Unsure If Mass Shooter Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez's Name is Muslim
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Jihad Watch and The Gateway Pundit
Tennessean.com:
Last Slide — CHATTANOOGA — The gunfire came in rapid bursts …
Last Slide — CHATTANOOGA — The gunfire came in rapid bursts …
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New York Times, BREITBART.COM, Raw Story and Guardian
David Brooks / New York Times:
Listening to Ta-Nehisi Coates While White — The last year has been an education for white people. There has been a depth, power and richness to the African-American conversation about Ferguson, Baltimore, Charleston and the other killings that has been humbling and instructive.
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Sadly, No! and RH Reality Check
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David Brooks scolds Ta-Nehisi Coates: “I think you distort history” — The Times columnist displays more white privilege in one column than some white people experience in a lifetime — The New York Times' moral scold David Brook took time out from his career as a professional taxi cab passenger …
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Shakesville

Wanna bet? Trump makes wager after MSNBC host calls him liar — Donald Trump called into MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Thursday to wager a year of Lawrence O'Donnell's network salary after the MSNBC host accused Trump of lying on his financial disclosure forms.
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A Note About Our Coverage Of Donald Trump's ‘Campaign’ — Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post — Editorial Director, The Huffington Post — After watching and listening to Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president, we have decided we won't report …
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The mystery of the Trump coalition — Pollsters can't get a read on his supporters. — Last weekend, Donald Trump added to his long list of bold claims by declaring himself the champion of a new “silent majority” of Americans. — While 17 percent of Republican voters isn't a majority …
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Insiders: Ted Cruz hurt most by Trump candidacy
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Statement by Gov. Perry on Donald Trump's Border Security Comments
Statement by Gov. Perry on Donald Trump's Border Security Comments
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Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Says He's Thankful for Ted Cruz's Support
Donald Trump Says He's Thankful for Ted Cruz's Support
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Republicans criticize Confederate flags at Obama visit — Two Oklahoma Republican congressmen ripped protesters in their state who greeted President Obama in Oklahoma City by waving Confederate flags, calling their actions “disrespectful,” “embarrassing” and “inappropriate.”

Condé Nast's CFO Tried To Pay $2,500 for a Night With a Gay Porn Star — David Geithner, brother of ex-Obama Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, is currently the chief financial officer of Condé Nast. This past weekend, he'd planned to go to Chicago—where he planned to meet …
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Sanders makes play for black vote — Bernie Sanders is making a push for support from black and Hispanic voters as he seeks to intensify his challenge to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. — Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, has made a number …
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Clinton campaign touts endorsements ahead of Iowa cattle call
Clinton campaign touts endorsements ahead of Iowa cattle call
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Everything We Know About Sandra Bland — The 28-year-old Illinois native, who was on a road trip to Texas to start a new job, was found dead while in the custody of a local jail. — Sandra Bland was found dead Monday while in the custody of a Waller County, Texas, jail.
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Small donor myth debunked — The heavily touted grassroots fundraising engines were largely spin, a POLITICO analysis shows. — Don't believe the small donor hype. — Suggestions by Hillary Clinton and other presidential candidates that their campaigns are being powered …
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Republicans plan new abortion push — They see a turning point following the release of a secretly filmed Planned Parenthood video. — Republicans on Capitol Hill are betting the secretly filmed Planned Parenthood video — depicting an executive allegedly discussing the sale of fetal organs …
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Daily Kos, Roll Call and Political Wire
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T. Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Rick Perry turns Planned Parenthood question back on reporter
Rick Perry turns Planned Parenthood question back on reporter
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Jeb Bush Says Laws on the Books Already Ensure Equal Pay — But backs new anti-discrimination measures for LGBT Americans — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush indicated Thursday that he thinks existing laws sufficient to ensure men and women are paid equally for the same work …
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Janie Har / Associated Press:
Jeb Bush Takes Uber to San Francisco Startup
Jeb Bush Takes Uber to San Francisco Startup
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Windows 10: You'll get UPDATES LIKE IT or NOT - unless you have Enterprise Edition — ‘You agree to receive automatic updates without notice’ — Microsoft's licensing on the upcoming Windows 10 OS means that most users will find their systems updating on command from Redmond without any option to stop this.

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