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Headline Roundup July 9th, 2016

Reactions to Dallas Shooting

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Reactions to what Obama has said about the shootings as well as the state of racism in the US following Dallas.

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GOP rips Obama after Dallas shooting
GOP rips Obama after Dallas shooting

Politico

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President Barack Obama's political opponents quickly piled on after news emerged that a gunman had killed five police officers in Dallas, assailing him for his focus on gun control, his overseas trip, and his treatment of the law enforcement community.

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Cornel West: Obama’s response to shootings was ‘weak’
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When this city was chosen to host the Democratic Party's pre-convention platform meeting, it meant affordable hotels and plenty of available space. Then came the massacre at the nearby Pulse nightclub, and then came this week's shootings in Baton Rouge, Falcon Heights, Minn., and Dallas. The business of amending the party's manifesto was slowed, necessarily, by a moment of silence, speeches about the need to end gun violence and

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Racial Tensions, Political Divides Heating up Angry Nation
Racial Tensions, Political Divides Heating up Angry Nation

Newsmax (News)

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A week of violence that left five Dallas police officers dead during the protests over the killings of two black men by law enforcement officials is bringing fears that the anger simmering just below the surface in the United States is beginning to boil over, and leaving people in public and private life searching for answers to restoring the peace.

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