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7:50 AM ET, January 12, 2011

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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Speaker Boehner opposing new proposed restrictions on firearms  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control legislation offered by the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in response to the weekend shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 19 others in Arizona.
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The Hill:
Tribute to affirm First Amendment as democratic ‘bedrock’  —  The House on Wednesday will offer a bipartisan tribute to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), with leaders of both parties planning to praise her service, pray for her recovery and remember the slain victims of Saturday's mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz.
New York Times:
Police Say They Visited Tucson Suspect's Home Even Before Rampage  —  TUCSON — The police were sent to the home where Jared L. Loughner lived with his family on more than one occasion before the attack here on Saturday that left a congresswoman fighting for her life and six others dead …
BBC:
Bill Clinton: Politics must change after Arizona attack  —  Mr Clinton said there was a need for care in political discourse  —  Former President Bill Clinton has told the BBC the US political climate must change after the shooting of a US Congresswoman and others in Arizona.
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Doctors Say Giffords's Condition Points to Survival  —  TUCSON — Just three days after a bullet passed through Representative Gabrielle Giffords's brain, and one day before the president was scheduled to come here to address the shooting rampage in which she was wounded …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Gabrielle Giffords first photos from her hospital room
Discussion: Elizabeth Scalia and Hot Air
Arizona Republic:
Arizona shootings: ‘Funeral protection zone’ bill signed by Brewer  —  Gov. Jan Brewer on Tuesday signed a bill to create a “funeral protection zone” to keep protesters from disrupting the funerals of those killed in the mass shooting near Tucson.  —  The bill was a bipartisan show of support …
Discussion: TPMDC
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Los Angeles Times:
Tucson rallies to protect girl's family from protesters
Paul Davenport / Associated Press:
Lawmakers vote to ban picketing at Tucson funerals
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Poison Of Limbaugh  —  Very very very few people have contributed more poison and hatred and extremism to the culture than Rush Limbaugh.  As every single conservative commentator joins ranks in calling the Tucson assassination a completely apolitical act, and as the right discovers …
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Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Limbaugh: Loughner has Democrats' “full support”  —  Rush Limbaugh continued to push back against Democrats' criticism of violent rhetoric in connection with the Tucson shootings, suggesting that the suspected shooter, Jared Loughner, was smirking in his latest photo for a reason.
Discussion: FrumForum
Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
Glock Pistol Sales Surge in Aftermath of Arizona Shootings  —  After a Glock-wielding gunman killed six people at a Tucson shopping center on Jan. 8, Greg Wolff, the owner of two Arizona gun shops, told his manager to get ready for a stampede of new customers.  —  Wolff was right.
Clout St:
Quinn congratulates Democrats on income tax increase  —  A triumphant Gov. Pat Quinn congratulated fellow Democrats early today after the Illinois Senate and House sent him a major income tax increase without a single Republican vote in favor.  —  Quinn smiled and shook hands on the floor …
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Illinois Legislators Approve 66 Percent Tax Hike
Discussion: The Page
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Angle: Media ‘inappropriately attributing blame’ for Tucson shooting  —  Former Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle denied her campaign rhetoric helped motivate the Tucson gunman and accused the media of “finger-pointing towards political figures” to boost ratings.
Discussion: The Politico and The Hill
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Larry McMurtry / New York Review of Books:
American Tragedy  —  Murderous rampages of the sort …
Free Times:
THIS JUST IN  —  A South Carolina gun and accessories company is selling semi-automatic rifle components inscribed with “You lie” - a tribute to the infamous words of 2nd District Republican Congressman Joe Wilson when he shouted at President Barack Obama during a congressional speech …
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
GOP Rep. Wants to Enclose Congress in Plexiglas  —  An aide to Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) tells CBS News that the Indiana Republican plans to introduce legislation next week that would encase the House Gallery in “a transparent and substantial material” such as Plexiglas that would keep members …
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Jamison Foser / Media Matters for America:
CNN's Erickson: In Wake Of Attempted Murder Of Jewish Politician, It's Important To Stress “A Saving Faith In Jesus Christ”  —  CNN's Erick Erickson is upset with what people aren't saying about the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: … For the record: Rep. Giffords is Jewish …
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John / Power Line:
Paul Krugman, Buffoon  —  Within hours after Jared Loughner's killing spree, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman went straight for the gutter, proclaiming, with no evidence whatsoever, that Loughner's act was in all likelihood “political,” and going on to blame Republicans for the murders.
The Huffington Post:
Peter King, Leading Republican, To Introduce Strict Gun-Control Legislation  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Rep. Peter King, a Republican from New York, is planning to introduce legislation that would make it illegal to bring a gun within 1,000 feet of a government official …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Big business is back in business  —  There was a festive atmosphere at U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters Tuesday morning as the corporate lobby delivered its annual “State of American Business” address.  —  Margaret Spellings, the former Bush Cabinet officer who cashed out and joined the business group …
Ben White / The Politico:
The state of American business is ‘fragile,’ Chamber will say - Durbin aide: Banks hate losing, so they want to play again - Meet the Fed traders - 39 steps: Goldman's plan for ‘self-improvement’  —  FIRST LOOK: CHAMBER TO CALL RECOVERY “FRAGILE” - U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue …
T. Rees Shapiro / Washington Post:
Obituary: Richard ‘Dick’ Winters, courageous WWII officer portrayed in ‘Band of Brothers’  —  Richard “Dick” Winters, 92, a decorated Army officer whose courageous leadership through some of the fiercest combat of World War II was featured in the best-selling book and HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers,” died Jan. 2.
Discussion: Harry's Place
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Sanders Fundraises Off Arizona Murders  —  There has been no shortage of individuals and institutions that have sought to capitalize on the shootings in Tucson.  Add Vermont senator Bernie Sanders to that list.  —  This afternoon Sanders sent out a fundraising appeal …
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Quote of the Day: No, Both Sides Aren't Equally Guilty  —  From George Packer, who notes (correctly) that he called out the left for its ugly rhetoric in the runup to the Iraq War, on where today's ugly rhetoric mostly comes from: … This is too obviously true to need much defense.
 
 
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The Note:
Pelosi Set to Travel to Tucson with President for Memorial Service
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Tucson: Time for Another Examination of Conscience
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
2012 presidential hopefuls to address House Republican retreat
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Molly Ball / The Politico:
Mike Huckabee: Loughner a ‘whack job nut maggot’
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