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The Aftermath of Unspeakable Tragedy
President Bush is in Blacksburg, Virginia for a convocation on the Virginia Tech campus, where 32 people were shot to death yesterday and their killer committed suicide. We hear about the gunman and what might have been indications that he would turn to violence, and talk about gun control. On Reporter's Notebook, on this tax day, Republicans and Democrats advocate tax reform. What are the prospects?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenPresident Bush is in Blacksburg, Virginia for a convocation on the Virginia Tech campus, where 32 people were shot to death yesterday and their killer committed suicide. We hear about the gunman and what might have been indications that he would turn to violence, and talk about gun control.On Reporter's Notebook, on this tax day, Republicans and Democrats advocate tax reform. What are the prospects?
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3 storiesMurderer at Virginia Tech Left Note
Yesterday's Virginia Tech gunman was Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old resident-alien student from South Korea. He reportedly came to this country in 1992 and grew up in Centreville, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC. His family owns a cleaning business.
Read the story6 minCould Risk Assessment Have Prevented Virginia Tech Tragedy?
The gunman who killed 32 students yesterday at Virginia Tech has been identified as Cho Seung-Hui, a resident-alien student originally from South Korea. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the 23-year old showed signs of aberrant behavior before yesterday's violent shooting rampage.
Read the story35 minThe Tax-Man Cometh
On this tax day, there's general agreement that the best that can be said about America's tax system is that it's needlessly complex. At worst, it is broken. The American federal tax system was last reformed in 1986. Now members of both parties are saying that reform is needed again, and it just might become an issue in the presidential campaign.
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