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5:20am

Mon August 6, 2012
The Two-Way

Sikh Temple Shooting Suspect 'White Man In His 40s'

Originally published on Mon August 6, 2012 1:54 pm

The latest developments related to Sunday's shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., in which six people were killed and three injured before, authorities say, the gunman was killed by police:

Update at 3:47 p.m. ET. Obama Says Events Should Lead To "Soul Searching":

President Obama gave televised statements about the shooting which he called "terrible, tragic."

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5:03am

Mon August 6, 2012
Participation Nation

Planting Good Ideas In New York, N.Y.

Originally published on Mon August 6, 2012 9:14 am

Credit Courtesy of Harlem Grown

This month we are collecting your stories about the good things Americans are doing to make their community a better place. Some of your contributions will become blog posts and the project will end with a story that weaves together submissions to make a story of Americans by Americans for Americans.

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4:52am

Mon August 6, 2012
Religion

Sikhs Face More Attacks Since Sept. 11 Tragedies

Originally published on Mon August 6, 2012 11:02 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Now, as it should be clear by now, we do not know the motive of this shooter. We do know, though, that a religious site was targeted and we're going to talk more, this morning, about the Sikh religion with Kavneet Singh, he is the managing director of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Welcome to the program, sir.

KAVNEET SINGH: Good morning. Thank you for your time.

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