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Michelle Malkin:
Branding the Tucson massacre: “Together We Thrive” in white and blue; Updated: Liveblogging the bizarre pep rally; Gov. Brewer booed; in sum: right speech, too late, boneheaded venue (WOOT!) — President Obama used to preach that there was no “Red America” and no “Blue America,” just one America.
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New York Times:
Obama's Remarks in Tucson — Following is a text of President Obama's prepared address on Wednesday to honor those killed and wounded in a shooting on Jan. 8, as released by the White House. — To the families of those we've lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university …
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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The White House:
Remarks by the President at a Memorial Service for the Victims of the Shooting in Tucson, Arizona — McKale Memorial Center University of Arizona — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Please, please be seated. (Applause.)
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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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Publius / Big Government:
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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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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David Gibson / Politics Daily:
‘Blood Libel’ and Sarah Palin: Christian Conservatives' Infatuation with Judaism
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Guardian, Taylor Marsh, PostPartisan and Firedoglake, more at Mediagazer »
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
HALF-TERM GOVERNOR BREAKS HER SILENCE.... As tempted as I am …
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Washington Post:
Thousands in shaken Tucson wait to hear Obama speak tonight at public memorial
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NJDC:
Palin's Incendiary “Blood Libel” Reference: Wrong Time, Wrong Place, Wrong Always
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New York Times:
Police Stopped Loughner's Car on Day of Shooting
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin's ‘blood libel’ comment overshadows a calibrated message
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The Politico:
Pelosi is there as Giffords opens eyes — TUCSON, Ariz. — Simple sentiments, spoken by family and some of her closest friends in Congress, inspired the “miracle” of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' open eyes Wednesday evening. — Surrounded in her hospital room by her husband, her parents …
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Wall Street Journal:
Suspect's Downward Spiral — Police Records Show Accused Killer Growing More Erratic Before College Suspension — TUCSON, Ariz.—Students and faculty at Pima Community College feared for their safety as Jared Lee Loughner's increasingly erratic behavior led to a series of encounters …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Palin aide: She's getting death threats at unprecedented levels — I almost wish that this wasn't being reported as it'll only inflame things further among fringe types, but after four days of screeching about Palin the murderer, who can blame her staff for wanting to show the world the ironic outcome?
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Person Tweeting Death Wish For Palin Now Wants Privacy
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Big Journalism and Patterico's Pontifications
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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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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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Grover Norquist calls for discussion on right about leaving Afghanistan
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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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Lawrence D. Jones / ChristianPost.com:
Legal Group Seeks Injunction to Halt Mosque Near Ground Zero — NEW YORK - A conservative legal group asked the New York Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt construction of the Islamic cultural center near ground zero. — The American Center for Law and Justice, which represents 9/11 …
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Michael C. Moynihan / Hit & Run:
The Assassin Who Would Save America from the Extreme Right — If political rhetoric can inspire murder, then it follows that those issuing warnings about the current “tone” in American discourse—those breathless invocations of “eliminationists” acting like “Brownshirts” and “fascists,” …
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Hot Air
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Non-Accusatory Case for Civility — The pep-rally atmosphere was inappropriate and disconcerting, but President Obama turned in a magnificent performance. This was a non-accusatory, genuinely civil, case for civility, in stark contrast to what we've read and heard over the last few days.
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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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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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Timothy Noah / Slate:
Republicans are right: Obamacare's high-risk pools were a dumb idea. But it was their dumb idea. — Of all the arguments Republicans have been waging against Obamacare as the House of Representatives prepares to vote for its repeal, none is harder to take than their criticism …
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