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4:35 PM ET, January 13, 2011

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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Barack Obama takes opportunity Sarah Palin missed  —  In the span of a single news cycle, Republicans got a jarring reminder of two forces that could prevent them from retaking the presidency next year.  —  At sunrise in the east on Wednesday, Sarah Palin demonstrated that she has little interest …
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Richard PéRez-PeñA / The Caucus:
Christie Says Palin Needs to Go Unscripted to Contend for 2012  —  Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey says it's way too early to handicap the field of his fellow Republicans who might run for president in 2012, but on Wednesday he voiced a few sharp words about the most famous one.
Michael Shear / The Caucus:
Obama and Palin, a Tale of Two Speeches  —  President Obama spoke Wednesday night at an event at the McKale Memorial Center honoring the shooting victims in Tucson.  —  Wednesday was bookended by two remarkable — and remarkably different — political performances that demonstrated the vast expanse of America's political landscape.
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.)
Associated Press:
On shootings and politics, Palin has her own rules
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison won't seek re-election in 2012  —  gjeffers@dallasnews.com  —  Kay Bailey Hutchison will not run for re-election to the U.S. Senate.  —  In a letter to supporters, Hutchison said she enjoyed serving Texas.  —  “I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate …
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Suzi Parker / Politics Daily:
Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who has served three terms in the Senate, is hanging up her political hat next year and returning to Texas.  —  “I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for re-election in 2012,” she wrote in a letter to supporters that was posted on Facebook.
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Thoughts on Hutchison  —  Regardless of the official reasons …
Discussion: Hotline On Call
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
'It's time for a new person,' U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House seeks momentum after speech praised by right, left  —  The White House hopes to build on any momentum created from President Obama's emotional speech in Arizona with the State of the Union address later this month.  —  Obama's speech Wednesday night at a memorial service for victims …
Discussion: CNN
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Michelle Malkin:
Branding the Tucson massacre: “Together We Thrive” …
New York Times:
Obama Calls for a New Era of Civility in U.S. Politics
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
John Boehner turns down Air Force One ride to Tucson  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) turned down an offer by President Barack Obama to travel on Air Force One to Arizona for a memorial service on behalf of the victims of Saturday's shooting, a decision that has upset some Democrats.
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Boehner Didn't Really Snub Obama, Tucson Memorial
Kyle / Right Wing Watch:
If Elected President, Pawlenty Tells Fischer He'll Reinstate Don't Ask, Don't Tell  —  There are few Religious Right leaders active today who can compete with the American Family Association's Bryan Fischer in terms of openly hostile bigotry against gays, Muslims, and all those who do not share his radical worldview:
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Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC:
Pawlenty To Bryan Fischer: I'd Support Reinstating DADT
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dems settle on branding for GOP repeal effort: “The Patient's Rights Repeal Act”  —  “The Patient's Rights Repeal Act.”  —  At a House Dem leadership meeting last week, Dem leaders decided that this is the phrase they will officially use to brand the House GOP's push to repeal health reform, aides tell me.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:   Health law repeal on Tuesday agenda
Ben Dimiero / Media Matters for America:
Conservatives Accuse Obama Of Lying About Giffords Opening Eyes; Her Doctors Disagree  —  In one of the most cynical displays in recent memory, following the lead of Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft, several conservative websites - including Fox Nation and MRC arm CNS News - suggested that President Obama lied …
Discussion: Guardian and Mediaite
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Doctors cite ‘major milestone’ in Rep. Giffords's recovery, remain cautious
Discussion: The Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Why the Left Lost It  —  The accusation that the tea parties were linked to the Tucson murders is the product of calculation and genuine belief.  —  There has been a great effort this week to come to grips with the American left's reaction to the Tucson shooting.
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Zombie / Pajamas Media:
Word-salad of Hate at Oakland vigil for Tucson victims
Wall Street Journal:
S&P, Moody's Warn On U.S. Credit Rating  —  LONDON—Two leading credit rating agencies on Thursday cautioned the U.S. on its credit rating, expressing concern over a deteriorating fiscal situation that they say needs correction.  —  Moody's Investors Service said in a report Thursday …
Erin McPike / Real Clear Politics:
Romney Locks in Beeson, Newhouse for '12 Bid  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has secured both a pollster and a political director for his near-certain presidential bid this coming cycle, according to sources connected to Romney's 2008 presidential effort.
Joyce Wadler / New York Times:
Don't Try This at Home: Adultery in the Marital Bed  —  THE woman who came to see Ken Altshuler, a divorce lawyer, had reason to be enraged: her husband was not only having an affair, he was also having an extravagant, money's-no-concern, fabled-and-faraway-beaches affair.
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House GOP to move quickly on healthcare 1099 tax repeal  —  Republicans signaled Wednesday that repealing a controversial tax provision in the healthcare law is one of their most pressing priorities.  —  House Republicans have re-numbered the bill repealing the tax requirement as H.R. 4 …
Discussion: Hot Air and Michelle Malkin
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Kathleen Hennessey / Los Angeles Times:
GOP in a bind over healthcare repeal vote
Wall Street Journal:
A Fifth Star for David Petraeus  —  The general clearly deserves to join the rank held by MacArthur, Marshall and Nimitz.  His promotion would also honor our troops and their mission in the war on terror.  —  On a cold December evening in 1783, at Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan …
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
What the left did wrong  —  Why were the last four days a mini-disaster for the swampland of the left?  It boils down to: facts, response and time.  —  Members of the left pounced first and didn't much care about the facts.  Before it was clear just how crazy Jared Loughner is …
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
What violent rhetoric?  Another right-wing nutcase arrested for threatening congressman.  Was O'Reilly the inspiration?  —  Gee, and here I thought that all this talk about violent rhetoric was just a figment of our liberal imaginations:  —  One arrested in threats against Seattle congressman
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Congressman's wife gets 30 days in jail for tax conviction  —  The wife of Rep. John Tierney (D-Mass.) was sentenced to 30 days in jail Thursday after pleading guilty to helping her brother engage in tax fraud.  —  Patricia Tierney, 59, pleaded guilty in October to four counts of helping her brother …
Discussion: Boston Globe
Ginger Gibson / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Christie says Arizona shooting won't deter him from public events  —  PARAMUS — Gov. Chris Christie said this morning that he will not let the shooting in Arizona deter him from holding public events.  —  Christie hosted his first town hall meeting of the year at an Elks Lodge in Paramus …
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
 
 
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