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11:15 AM ET, December 17, 2012

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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Pro-gun Sen. Joe Manchin: Time to act  —  West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin — who has an “A” rating from the NRA and is a lifetime member of the pro-gun rights group — said Monday that it was time to “move beyond rhetoric” on gun control.  —  “I just came with my family from deer hunting,” Manchin said on MSNBC's “Morning Joe.”
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
The Conceit That America Hasn't Had a Conversation About Guns  —  Current policy isn't an N.R.A. conspiracy.  Americans became increasingly pro-gun, even as debate on the subject raged.  —  Reuters  —  All words offered in the aftermath of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting are inadequate …
Wall Street Journal:
New Calls for Gun Limits  —  Several lawmakers Sunday called for reintroducing a ban on assault weapons in the wake of Friday's deadly school rampage.  President Barack Obama is also likely to propose gun-policy changes, according to two administration officials.
Erica Goode / New York Times:
Rifle Used in Killings, America's Most Popular, Highlights Regulation Debate
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
Do We Have the Courage to Stop This?  —  IN the harrowing aftermath …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dukakis seen as possible Senate replacement if Kerry tapped for State  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, may be headed back to the political spotlight as he's considered a likely interim replacement for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.).
The Caucus:
Tim Scott to Be Named for Empty South Carolina Senate Seat, Republicans Say  —  Updated Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has chosen Representative Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the United States Senate, according to three Republican officials.  The move will make Mr. Scott …
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Seanna Adcox / bigstory.ap.org:
SC GOV. HALEY TO ANNOUNCE SEN. DEMINT'S SUCCESSOR  —  You are here  —  Home » Nikki Haley » SC Gov. Haley to announce Sen. DeMint's successor  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is announcing a replacement for U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint.
Washington Post:
President Obama's speech at prayer vigil for Newtown shooting victims (Full transcript)  —  Full transcript of President Obama's remarks at a Dec. 16 prayer vigil for victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.  —  OBAMA: Thank you.  —  Thank you, Governor.
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Natasha Lennard / Salon:
Anonymous hits Westboro Baptist Church over Sandy Hook picket plans  —  Hackers publish private information about church members following news that it would picket the Newtown school  —  The ever-hateful Westboro Baptist Church has not failed to deliver in the wake of the Newtown school massacre.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Obama Expected to Name Kerry as Secretary of State  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama is leaning strongly toward naming John Kerry, the Massachusetts senator and unsuccessful Democratic nominee for president eight years ago, to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state …
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Reid Wilson / NationalJournal.com:
The GOP's Electoral College Scheme  —  Swanson Middle School, a polling place in Arlington, VA.  —  Republicans alarmed at the apparent challenges they face in winning the White House are preparing an all-out assault on the Electoral College system in critical states, an initiative …
Washington Post:
Boehner offers to take debt limit off the table  —  House Speaker John A. Boehner has offered to push any fight over the federal debt limit off for a year, a concession that would deprive Republicans of leverage in the budget battle but is breathing new life into stalled talks over the year-end “fiscal cliff.”
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Prosperity: US Drops Out of Top Ten  —  Via InstaPundit, we learn that for the first time, the United States does not rank as one of the world's ten most prosperous nations, as rated by London's Legatum Institute.  The authors of the report found that the U.S.'s slippage is being driven by …
Discussion: americanthinker.com
John Fund / National Review:
The Facts about Mass Shootings  —  A few things you won't hear about from the saturation coverage of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre:  —  Mass shootings are no more common than they have been in past decades, despite the impression given by the media.  —  In fact, the high point …
Dennis House / Channel 3's Dennis House Blogs:
Lieberman Wants Term Limits for Senators, Electoral College Eliminated  —  Retiring U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (I) CT says it is time for sweeping changes in the way the United States chooses its leaders.  In an interview on “Face the State,” on WFSB-TV Hartford, Lieberman said he supports …
Detroit Free Press:
Top Republican official Ron Weiser's comments about Detroit on videotape are causing a stir  —  LANSING — The finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, who also was Michigan's former GOP chairman, was captured on video telling a tea party meeting that voters in Detroit get picked …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
That Terrible Trillion  —  As you might imagine, I find myself in a lot of discussions about U.S. fiscal policy, and the budget deficit in particular.  And there's one thing I can count on in these discussions: At some point someone will announce, in dire tones, that we have a ONE TRILLION DOLLAR deficit.
 
 
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Loss of the Innocents  —  NEWTOWN, Conn., is about 20 miles …
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Associated Press:
IND. MAN WITH 47 GUNS ARRESTED AFTER SCHOOL THREAT