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The media should be ashamed of its Connecticut coverage — What journalistic rationale could compel a reporter to interview young children at a mass-murder scene? — I — t's time to have a national conversation... about the media. — But first, let's recount how they've blown …
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The Daily Caller
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker wishes Sandy Hook principal was armed with assault rifle — Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Republican from Texas, says he wishes Dawn Hochsprung, the principal of the Sandy Hook Elementary School, was armed with an M-4 assault rifle when she confronted Adam Lanza, the shooter who killed 20 children.
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Politico and Prairie Weather
Washington Post:
Newtown school shooter's mother collected guns, was loath to let people inside home — NEWTOWN, Conn. — Adam Lanza lived among guns. — His mother, Nancy, collected them. She showed them off to her landscaper. — “Guns were her hobby,” said Dan Holmes, the landscaper of Nancy Lanza's sprawling yard here on the edge of town.
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The Atlantic Online
People.com:
Connecticut Shooting: Hero Teacher Died Saving Students — Out of the chaos and horror emerged an incredible act of selflessness and bravery by one teacher who spent her final moments trying to protect her young students from harm. — Victoria Soto, 27, a first-grade teacher …
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ABCNEWS, Israel Matzav and Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes'
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
GOP Rep Suggests Teachers Should Be Armed With Assault Rifles — A Republican Congressman suggested that had the teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary been armed with assault rifles, they could have prevented Friday's massacre and saved lives. — Appearing on a special Fox News Sunday dedicated …
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Hullabaloo, The Hinterland Gazette and PoliticusUSA
Dave Jamieson / The Huffington Post:
Louie Gohmert Says More Guns Are Answer To Preventing Mass Killings
Louie Gohmert Says More Guns Are Answer To Preventing Mass Killings
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msnbc.com, Truthdig, AMERICAblog and The Fix
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Connecticut school shooting reignites gun control debate
Connecticut school shooting reignites gun control debate
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Althouse and Right Turn
Garry Wills / New York Review of Books:
Our Moloch — Few crimes are more harshly forbidden …
Our Moloch — Few crimes are more harshly forbidden …
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Firedoglake, New York Times, Connecting.the.Dots, Wonkblog, Outside the Beltway, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Balloon Juice, News Desk, WorldViews and CNN
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Democratic Senator Will Introduce New Assault Weapons Ban In January
Democratic Senator Will Introduce New Assault Weapons Ban In January
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Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes'
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Texas congressman: Principal should have been armed for self-defense
Texas congressman: Principal should have been armed for self-defense
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Politico
Alan Duke / CNN:
Remembering the victims — Editor's note: CNN.com is listing …
Remembering the victims — Editor's note: CNN.com is listing …
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MyFOX8.com and Towleroad News #gay
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Durbin: Assault weapons ban more likely in wake of Newtown school shootings
Durbin: Assault weapons ban more likely in wake of Newtown school shootings
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Politico
Jonathan Allen / Politico:
After Connecticut school shooting, Washington quiet on gun control
After Connecticut school shooting, Washington quiet on gun control
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The Moderate Voice, CNN and Reuters
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Connecticut governor wants tougher federal laws
Connecticut governor wants tougher federal laws
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This Just In and Business Insider
Hartford Courant:
Mourners Flood Sandy Hook; Obama To Meet With Victims' Families
Mourners Flood Sandy Hook; Obama To Meet With Victims' Families
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Examiner, WUTC, Daily Mail, Wake up America, BuzzFeed, Poynter and TheBlaze.com, more at Mediagazer »
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Sandy Hook Murders: What To Do?
The Sandy Hook Murders: What To Do?
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TBogg, Little Green Footballs and No More Mister Nice Blog
The Anarchist Soccer Mom:
Thinking the Unthinkable — In the wake of another horrific national tragedy, it's easy to talk about guns. But it's time to talk about mental illness. — Three days before 20 year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, then opened fire on a classroom full of Connecticut kindergartners …
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Wake up America, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider, The Agonist and FIRST DRAFT
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Liza Long / Gawker:
I Am Adam Lanza's Mother — Three days before 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, then opened fire on a classroom full of Connecticut kindergartners, my 13-year-old son Michael (name changed) missed his bus because he was wearing the wrong color pants.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Feministe and Mashable!
Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
Every Single Pro-Gun Rights Senator Declined To Appear On Meet The Press Today — In the wake of the Newtown, CT shooting, all of the Sunday shows are dominated by gun control politics. — Meet The Press producer Betsy Fischer Martin tweets the following... Please follow Politics on Twitter and Facebook.
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The Moderate Voice and The Hinterland Gazette
Associated Press:
IND. MAN WITH 47 GUNS ARRESTED AFTER SCHOOL THREAT — CEDAR LAKE, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana man who allegedly threatened to “kill as many people as he could” at an elementary school near his home was arrested by officers who later found 47 guns and ammunition hidden throughout his home.
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ThinkProgress, The Moderate Voice, The Hinterland Gazette, Gawker, Balloon Juice and The Raw Story
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Three lessons from the near-final popular vote — Here's what the near-final tally reveals: — The election really wasn't close. — On election night, President Obama's victory margin seemed fairly narrow - just slightly more than 2 percentage points.
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Taegan Goddard's … and PoliticusUSA
Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
To Judge Richard Posner, Gun Control Is a Joke — Days before Newtown, the Seventh Circuit extended the Second Amendment beyond even the Supreme Court's decisions. — Cody Miller, 9, fires a machine gun with help from a range worker in West Point, Kentucky. (Aaron Bernstein/Reuters)
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
MSNBC Guest: If CT Mass Shooter Was Not White, Public Debate Would Be ‘Much Uglier’ — David Sirota, a columnist for Salon.com, appeared on Up with Chris Hayes on Sunday for a discussion about the possible policy recommendations that could be adopted in the wake of the mass shooting …
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The Hinterland Gazette and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
BuzzFeed:
How The NRA Twitter Handles A Mass Shooting: Silence — The model is to go silent for at least a day, depending on the scope of the tragedy. — Andrew Kaczynski — a few minutes ago — respond
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
AP SOURCE: BOEHNER OFFERS MILLIONAIRE TAX HIKE … WASHINGTON (AP) — Signaling new movement in “fiscal cliff” talks, House Speaker John Boehner has proposed raising the top rate for earners making more than $1 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said.
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Michelle Malkin, Reuters, The Lonely Conservative and americanthinker.com
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Susan Heavey / Reuters:
Users should not be targeted in states that legalized pot: Obama — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama says federal authorities should not target recreational marijuana use in two Western states that voted to make it legal, given limited government resources and growing public acceptance of the controlled substance.
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The PJ Tatler and Main Justice
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Studied and Shelved Ideas to Bolster Gun Database
Justice Dept. Studied and Shelved Ideas to Bolster Gun Database
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Guardian, emptywheel, Washington Monthly, Prairie Weather and BuzzFeed