A foiled shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington led to the arrest of 31-year-old Cole Allen, who allegedly sent a manifesto before attempting to enter the Hilton Hotel ballroom; a Secret Service agent was injured but survived, and the incident has reignited debat
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