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12:15 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.
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.)
Michael Shear / The Caucus:
Obama and Palin, a Tale of Two Speeches  —  President Obama gives his speech honoring the January 8 shooting victims at McKale Memorial Center.  —  Wednesday was bookended by two remarkable — and remarkably different — political performances that demonstrated the vast expanse of America's political landscape.
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.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Facing Challenge, Obama Returns to Unity Theme  —  TUCSON — When President Obama took the stage here Wednesday to address a community — and a nation — traumatized by Saturday's killings, it invited comparisons to President George W. Bush's speech to the nation after the attacks of Sept. 11 …
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 …
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Conservatives Criticize Free T-Shirts At Tucson Memorial Service  —  TUCSON, AZ — Some conservatives are upset over t-shirts bearing the logo “Together We Thrive: Tucson & America” that were handed out to attendees at tonight's memorial service in the McKale Center on the campus of the University Of Arizona here.
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Obama Brings It Home  —  Maybe President Obama was saving the magic for a time when we really needed it.  —  We've been complaining for two years about the lack of music and passion in his big speeches.  But if he'd moved the country when he was talking about health care or bailing out the auto industry …
Associated Press:
On shootings and politics, Palin has her own rules
Joe Klein / Swampland:
The President's Speech  —  Barack Obama spoke to the city of Tucson …
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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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 …
CNN:
Giffords' progress a source of jubilation
Discussion: USA Today
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 …
Washington Post:
Sarah Palin's effort to defuse controversy backfires with ‘blood libel’ comment  —  The presidential-quality stagecraft was there: an American flag over Sarah Palin's left shoulder and another over her heart.  So was the rhetorical polish, with its invocations of the Founding Fathers and the Constitution, God and Ronald Reagan.
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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
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Person Tweeting Death Wish For Palin Now Wants Privacy  —  I linked earlier to a YouTube video montage [video removed, see update below] of death wishes tweeted about Sarah Palin after various bloggers maliciously linked Palin's electoral target map to the Tucson shooting.
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Argus Leader:
More political coverage:  —  Security: Armed police officers attend John Thune event in Mitchell  —  Weekly politics show: Watch live Tuesdays or in replay  —  Politics: News on S.D. government and politics  —  Blog: Read reporter Jonathan Ellis' blog ____________________
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, FrumForum and GOP 12
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 …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Swampland
Paolo Mastrangelo / NYC The Blog:
Subway Riding Rat Wakes Up Sleeping Man By Crawling Up His Face  —  It was only a matter of time before rats started riding the subway with us.  Some units have already annexed a park.  This one, on the 4 train near Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn on Tuesday, played out everyone's worst nightmare …
Discussion: Mediaite, Runnin' Scared, ANIMAL and The Awl
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Most Doubt Political Rhetoric a Major Factor in Ariz. Shootings  —  Four in 10 say it was not a factor at all; 22%, a minor factor  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds Americans dubious that the heated language used in politics today was a major factor that influenced …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Senator: Dems seeking to create controversy over political rhetoric  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) accused liberals of wanting to “manufacture” a political controversy over conservatives' rhetoric even before the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).  —  Paul, in dismissing the notion …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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 …
New York Post:
Prez perfect - but the crowd was appalling  —  Never before in the annals of national moments of mourning have the words spoken been so wildly mismatched by the spirit in which they were received.  —  The sentences and paragraphs of President Obama's speech last night were beautiful and moving and powerful.
David Frum / FrumForum:
The Uneasiness of Talk Radio  —  Interesting experience listening to talk radio these past days.  The tone?  Extra militant and - in the case of Rush Limbaugh especially - extra provocative.  Sarah Palin's video address seems to have been composed under the influence of this mood …
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 …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Pajamas Media
 
 
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