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7:25 AM ET, December 17, 2012

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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.
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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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 …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker wishes Sandy Hook principal was armed with assault rifle
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Connecticut school shooting reignites gun control debate
Discussion: Right Turn, Althouse and Politico
Alan Duke / CNN:
Remembering the victims  —  Editor's note: CNN.com is listing …
Discussion: MyFOX8.com and Towleroad News #gay
Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
Every Single Pro-Gun Rights Senator Declined To Appear On Meet The Press Today
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Texas congressman: Principal should have been armed for self-defense
Tim Brown / Freedom Outpost:
Liberals Call For Murder Of NRA President, Members & Repeal Of Second Amendment  —  When I wrote yesterday about the liberals coming out against guns, I had no idea just how some people would react.  What once would have been unthinkable to blast out into public seems to be becoming more normal via things like Twitter and Facebook.
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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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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.
Timothy Burke / Deadspin:
Tonight's Saturday Night Live Cold Open: The New York Children's Chorus Singing “Silent Night”  —  Given yesterday's devastating events in Connecticut, it seemed impossible for NBC to put together a Saturday Night Live cold open that could be seen in any way as appropriate for the mood.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and The Raw Story
msnbc.com:
December 16: Dannel Malloy, Michael Bloomberg, Dianne Feinstein, Bill Bennett, David Brooks, Randi Weingarten, Tom Ridge, Michael Eric Dyson, Pete Williams  —  Below:  —  MR. DAVID GREGORY: This morning, a special edition of MEET THE PRESS, the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Hit & Run
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Politico:
Schumer, Feinstein push changes on gun laws
Richard Reeves / Guardian:
Coalition, act two: Liberal Democrats must step away from the Tories |  Richard Reeves  —  In 2013 Nick Clegg's party needs to establish a more assertive identity and win voters over for bold, new reasons  —  The coalition will be a play in two acts.  Act one had the parties acting largely in tandem …
Discussion: Telegraph, BBC and Spectator
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
Discussion: Moe Lane
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 …
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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Newport Beach police: Man arrested after firing 50 shots in mall parking lot; no one injured
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Loss of the Innocents  —  NEWTOWN, Conn., is about 20 miles …
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The media should be ashamed of its Connecticut coverage
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