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Former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that more people would have died in the terrorist attack at a nightclub in Orlando over the weekend if clubgoers had been armed and shot back at the lone gunman. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, the former president was asked to respond to Donald Trump’s claim that fewer people would have died at the club if they had firearms. “Did you see how dark it was?” Clinton said. “It’s likely that more people would have been killed.” A gunman of Afghan descent, who claimed to have been inspired by the Islamic State in...

[ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 8/3/02 ] Some McKinney donors probed for terror ties DeKalb Democrat said unaware any donors might support terror By BILL TORPY Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer Rep. Cynthia McKinney is backed by many Islamic individuals and groups. Rep. Cynthia McKinney's re-election campaign has accepted contributions from several people who have come under federal investigation for suspected links to Middle Eastern terrorists or have voiced support for extremist groups. The outspoken DeKalb County Democrat, a frequent critic of U.S. Middle East policy, has long drawn Arab and Muslim financial support. Most of McKinney's individual donors listed on disclosure...