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Tara Golshan

Tara Golshan

Former Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Tara Golshan

    Politics
    Obama to Trump: there is “no magic” in saying “radical Islam”Obama to Trump: there is “no magic” in saying “radical Islam”
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    “Calling a threat by a different name doesn’t make it go away,” Obama said.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Remembering the 49 victims of the Orlando shooting through the words of their loved onesRemembering the 49 victims of the Orlando shooting through the words of their loved ones
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    Read their diverse stories.

    By Tara Golshan and Victoria M. Massie
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    It took a newspaper columnist 7 minutes to buy an AR-15It took a newspaper columnist 7 minutes to buy an AR-15
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    Buying an assault rifle takes less paperwork than a routine doctor’s visit.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Donald Trump revives his bogus claim that American Muslims “cheer” terrorismDonald Trump revives his bogus claim that American Muslims “cheer” terrorism
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    Trump: “I was right.”

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Stephen Colbert on Orlando shooting: “Hate wants us to be too weak to change anything”Stephen Colbert on Orlando shooting: “Hate wants us to be too weak to change anything”
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    There have been at least 1,000 mass shootings in the US since Sandy Hook.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Read Donald Trump’s most inflammatory speech yet on Muslims and immigrationRead Donald Trump’s most inflammatory speech yet on Muslims and immigration
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    “The only reason the killer was in America in the first place was because we allowed his family to come here,” Trump said.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Donald Trump: American-born Orlando shooter “born an Afghan”Donald Trump: American-born Orlando shooter “born an Afghan”
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    “The killer was born an Afghan, of Afghan parents who immigrated to the United States,” Trump said of the shooter’s ethnic background.

    By Tara Golshan
    Criminal Justice
    Pulse gay nightclub shooting in Orlando: what we knowPulse gay nightclub shooting in Orlando: what we know
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    A gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning, killing almost 50 people.

    By Tara Golshan and Libby Nelson
    Politics
    Obama: Orlando shooting isn’t “an either/or debate” between anti-terrorism and gun controlObama: Orlando shooting isn’t “an either/or debate” between anti-terrorism and gun control
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    “It’s not an either/or; it is a both/and,” Obama said to reporters after his briefing with FBI Chief James Comey.

    By Tara Golshan
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    Trump pushes Obama conspiracy after Orlando: “he gets it better than anybody understands”Trump pushes Obama conspiracy after Orlando: “he gets it better than anybody understands”
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    It’s unclear what Trump meant by those remarks.

    By Tara Golshan