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By Nathan Layne BLAINE, Minnesota (Reuters) -From the pulpit on Sunday, Father Joe Whalen exhorted his parishioners to avoid the kind of extreme partisanship and hate that appeared to be behind the killing of one of the church's own,
The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.
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Congress is moving forward to beef up security for its members after a gunman killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband.
U.S. Capitol Police increased security for Klobuchar and Smith following the attacks, which occurred early Saturday morning. Minnesota's entire congressional delegation, both Republicans and Democrats, released a joint statement condemning the killings.
The assassination of a Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes are just the latest addition to a long and unsettling roll call of political violence in the United States.
While Washington hosted a military parade, large crowds gathered across the country Saturday to peacefully protest President Donald Trump’s policies. The threat of violence – and news of a political assassination in Minnesota – added to tensions.