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Exclusive: Alan Dershowitz Defends Sarah Palin's Use of Term ‘Blood Libel’ — In an exclusive statement, famed attorney and Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz defended Sarah Palin's use of the term “blood libel” from multiple detractors. As the Media Matters/MSM/Democrat narrative …
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
America's Enduring Strength — Please click here to view the video of this statement. — Like millions of Americans I learned of the tragic events in Arizona on Saturday, and my heart broke for the innocent victims. No words can fill the hole left by the death of an innocent …
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The Note:
The Note: Obama, Palin And Arizona: A Tale Of Two Speeches — Just hours before President Obama is scheduled to speak at a memorial service honoring the victims of last weekend's shooting in Arizona, Sarah Palin stepped in with her own message addressing criticism that has been leveled against her in the wake of the tragedy.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Breaking: ADL condemns Sarah Palin's “blood libel” — Sarah Palin's charge that her critics are guilty of “blood libel,” while designed to put her in the center of the conversation on her own terms and to retake the initiative after days of negative press, has generated some surprising pushback …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Clyburn: Palin intellectually unable 'to understand what's going on here' — A House Democratic leader on Wednesday lashed out at Sarah Palin, accusing the former Alaska governor of being intellectually incapable of understanding why she's faced criticism related to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
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David Gibson / Politics Daily:
‘Blood Libel’ and Sarah Palin: Christian Conservatives' Infatuation with Judaism … When Sarah Palin invoked the “blood libel” charge in lashing out against critics, she was destined to spark controversy given the long, fraught history of that myth, which for centuries has been used by Christians …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
“Blood Libel” — I should have said this a few days ago …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Jewish Groups: ‘We Are Deeply Disturbed’ …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin's ‘blood libel’ comment overshadows a calibrated message
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
HALF-TERM GOVERNOR BREAKS HER SILENCE.... As tempted as I am …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Palin's Test — The leader of the GOP base has told us a lot today.
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NJDC:
Palin's Incendiary “Blood Libel” Reference: Wrong Time, Wrong Place, Wrong Always
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Ezra Klein:
Sarah Palin's missed opportunity
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Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Palin Goes Nuclear With ‘Blood Libel’ Speech
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Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
Nancy Pelosi was in room when Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, all close friends of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords', were in the hospital room with the Arizona Democrat when she opened her eyes Wednesday …
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New York Times:
Police Stopped Loughner's Car on Day of Shooting
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Sec. Clinton: Arizona shooter motivated by extreme political views
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Washington Post:
Thousands in shaken Tucson wait to hear Obama speak tonight at public memorial
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Obama to Eulogize Tucson Victims
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Michelle Malkin:
Branding the Tucson massacre: “Together We Thrive” in white and blue; Updated: Liveblogging the bizarre pep rally — President Obama used to preach that there was no “Red America” and no “Blue America,” just one America. — But tonight at the memorial for the Tucson massacre victims …
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Levi Pulkkinen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
One arrested in threats against Seattle congressman — FBI: California man admitted calls, said he wouldn't risk his $3 mil. trust fund by hurting McDermott — A California man accused of threatening to kill Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott has been arrested and charged in federal court.
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Jim Brunner / Seattle Times:
Man arrested over threats to kill McDermott
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Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Correction on My Darrell Issa Story — I'd like to set the record straight on one of my stories. — In late November, I asked Rep. Darrell Issa's spokesman, Kurt Bardella, for an interview with the congressman. He said he would see what he could do. — That afternoon my phone rang …
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Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Kurtz explains correction's delay
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Edythe Jensen / Arizona Republic:
Gabrielle Giffords' Arizona shooting prompts resignations — A nasty battle between factions of Legislative District 20 Republicans and fears that it could turn violent in the wake of what happened in Tucson on Saturday prompted District Chairman Anthony Miller and several others to resign.
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
AZ Republicans Resign After Giffords Shooting, Citing Threats …
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Jennifer Bendery / Roll Call:
Boehner to Host RNC Party During Tucson Memorial — Speaker John Boehner will host a cocktail party for the Republican National Committee at the same time that President Barack Obama will be addressing the nation at the memorial service for victims of the Tucson shooting.
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Tim Mak / FrumForum:
RNC Shocker: Boehner Backs Cino for RNC Chair
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Byron Tau / Ben Smith's Blog:
Obama in Tucson — Here's the speech: … Rest of the speech after the jump.
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Chris Ariens / mediabistro.com:
Jared Loughner's friend says suspect ‘Did not watch TV ... disliked the news’ — This morning on “Good Morning America,” ABC's Ashleigh Banfield sat down with Zach Osler, a high school friend of Jared Loughner, the suspect in the Tucson massacre. — Osler says his friend wasn't shooting at people, “he was shooting at the world.”
NOAA News Releases:
NOAA: 2010 Tied For Warmest Year on Record — According to NOAA scientists, 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year of the global surface temperature record, beginning in 1880. This was the 34th consecutive year with global temperatures above the 20th century average.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
How propaganda poisons the mind - and our discourse — (updated below - Update II) — Last week, on January 3, The Guardian published a scathing Op-Ed by James Richardson blaming WikiLeaks for endangering the life of Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the democratic opposition in Zimbabwe.
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A New Way Forward:
Afghanistan Study Group - Survey Results of Conservatives — The following is an analysis of a poll taken of conservative voters nationwide. Drawn from a sample of randomly selected phone numbers, this poll contains 1,000 registered voters who describe their political ideology as conservative.
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Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
Republican school board in N.C. backed by tea party abolishes integration policy
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Simmi Aujla / The Politico:
Gohmert drafts bill to allow guns on House floor — Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert says his office is drafting a measure to allow members of Congress to carry guns in the District of Columbia, including in the Capitol and on the House floor. — Gohmert says he and his colleagues need …
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Wesley Young / www2.journalnow.com:
Brown: Cut off AIDS funding — State Rep. Larry Brown said during a discussion of his legislative goals for the year that the government should not spend money to treat adults with HIV or AIDS who “caused it by the way they live.” — Brown, R-Forsyth, made the comments when asked …
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