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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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Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:
‘Enough is enough’ Sen. Warner calls for ‘rational gun control’ — RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - Sen. Mark Warner (D - Virginia) is calling for lawmakers to pass “rational gun control” in the wake of Friday's school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. — Senator Warner explained his position during …
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
The Conceit That America Hasn't Had a Conversation About Guns
The Conceit That America Hasn't Had a Conversation About Guns
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Jane C. Timm / msnbc.com:
NRA-endorsed Senator calls for assault weapons ban
NRA-endorsed Senator calls for assault weapons ban
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Most Back Ban on High-Capacity Clips; Many See Societal Issues in Connecticut Shootings
Most Back Ban on High-Capacity Clips; Many See Societal Issues in Connecticut Shootings
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: No ‘single solution’ to nation's gun violence epidemic
White House: No ‘single solution’ to nation's gun violence epidemic
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Rebecca Berg / BuzzFeed:
Top Democrat Warns Senate Will Be Spending Christmas Break In Washington — “It appears the Senate will be coming back the day after Christmas,” Reid says. Vows to deal with Sandy relief, fiscal cliff. — Image by Alex Wong / Getty Images — WASHINGTON — The Senate will likely work overtime …
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Conservative groups slam reported Boehner concessions in talks
Conservative groups slam reported Boehner concessions in talks
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Carrie Budoff Brown / Politico:
Barack Obama, John Boehner meet at White House
Barack Obama, John Boehner meet at White House
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
4 Reasons Why Boehner's Latest Tax Offer Is A Bad Deal
4 Reasons Why Boehner's Latest Tax Offer Is A Bad Deal
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The Caucus:
Tim Scott to Be Named for 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 the first black senator …
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Meet Sen. Tim Scott: The Tea Party Lawmaker Who Wanted To Impeach President Obama And Kick Kids Off Food Stamps — Tim Scott is America's newest senator today after getting tapped by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) to fill the vacancy left by former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC).
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Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Joe Scarborough: Newtown Shooting Made ‘Ideologies Of My Past’ On Guns Irrelevant (VIDEO) — Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Morning Joe, Morning Joe, Video, Joe Scarborough Gun Control, Joe Scarborough Gun Rights …
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Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite:
Scarborough Questions ‘Long-Held’ Beliefs After Newtown: ‘Ideologies Of My Past Career’ No Longer ‘Relevant’
Scarborough Questions ‘Long-Held’ Beliefs After Newtown: ‘Ideologies Of My Past Career’ No Longer ‘Relevant’
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Washington Post:
President Obama's speech at prayer vigil for Newtown shooting victims (Full transcript)
President Obama's speech at prayer vigil for Newtown shooting victims (Full transcript)
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The White House:
Remarks by the President at Sandy Hook Interfaith Prayer Vigil
Remarks by the President at Sandy Hook Interfaith Prayer Vigil
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Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run:
At Sandy Hook Memorial, Obama Showcases the Magical Thinking of Gun Controllers
At Sandy Hook Memorial, Obama Showcases the Magical Thinking of Gun Controllers
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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.).
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New York Times:
In Town at Ease With Its Firearms, Tightening Gun Rules Was Resisted — People in the rural, hilly areas around Newtown, Conn., are used to gunfire. In one woodsy stretch, southeast of downtown, the Pequot Fish and Game Club and the Fairfield County Fish and Game Protective Association …
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Erica Goode / New York Times:
Rifle Used in Killings, America's Most Popular, Highlights Regulation Debate
Rifle Used in Killings, America's Most Popular, Highlights Regulation Debate
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
In Search of the Guns & Freedom Unicorn
In Search of the Guns & Freedom Unicorn
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Obama expected to nominate anti-Israel Hagel as secretary of defense — US President Barack Obama is expected to nominate former Senator Chuck Hagel, an outspoken critic of Israel, as the next Pentagon chief. — The White House Counsel's office has reportedly completed Hagel's vetting process …
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Caroline Glick:
Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary - Bring it On!
Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary - Bring it On!
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Obama Expected to Name Kerry as Secretary of State
Obama Expected to Name Kerry as Secretary of State
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Iranian State Press Praises Likely Obama Defense Nominee as ‘Anti-Israel’
Iranian State Press Praises Likely Obama Defense Nominee as ‘Anti-Israel’
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Mark Heim / al.com:
North Alabama player tweets racist Obama comment after speech pre-empted NFL game, now gone from team — A North Alabama football player posted a racist tweet about President Barack Obama tonight in response to NBC pre-empting the 49ers-Patriots game on Sunday Night Football to show Obama's speech …
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John Cook / Gawker:
Richard Engel is Missing in Syria; NBC News Enforces News Blackout — NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel has gone missing in Syria, according to Turkish news reports. The reports also say that Aziz Akyava, a Turkish journalist working with Engel, is unaccounted for.
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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 …
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Public Divided over What Newtown Signifies — Parents Shield Young Children from News Coverage — OVERVIEW — The shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. on Friday have drawn widespread public interest. A weekend survey finds that 57% of Americans say they followed news about the tragedy there very closely.
Jeff Spross / ThinkProgress:
Tea Party Group Blames Connecticut Shooting On Teachers, Unions, And Sex — In a lengthy screed that's essentially a round-up of every major cultural and policy grievance the American right holds with the rest of the country, author Timothy Birdnow cited concerns about the mental health …
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Adweek:
NRA's Social Silence Group shuts down Facebook, goes mute on Twitter By Christopher Heine — The National Rifle Association shut down a key Twitter account last summer in the aftermath of the Aurora, Colo. theater shootings. On Saturday, one day after the unthinkable shootings at a Newtown …
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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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WOAI-TV:
Deputy shoots gunman at San Antonio movie theater — SAN ANTONIO — A man was shot by an off-duty deputy after investigators say he opened fire at a South Side theater Sunday night, injuring one person. — Authorities said 19-year-old Jesus Manuel Garcia showed up at the China Garden restaurant …
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