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Jana Winter / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Fear of being committed may have caused Connecticut gunman to snap — NEWTOWN, CONN. - The gunman who slaughtered 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school may have snapped because his mother was planning to commit him to a psychiatric facility …
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New York Post:
Adam Lanza's weapons — Has technology rendered the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution obsolete? — That is, has the application of modern military design to civilian firearms produced a class of weapons too dangerous to be in general circulation? — We say: Yes.
Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
Boehner calls for GOP ‘discussion’ on guns — Republicans need to “have a discussion on guns” in the wake of last week's grade-school massacre in Newtown, Conn., Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told his conference Tuesday. — Speaking to his troops at a closed-door meeting in the Capitol …
Discussion:
Hot Air, Mediaite and The Caucus
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Michigan Gov. Snyder vetoes concealed gun bill — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) vetoed a concealed carry gun bill on Tuesday. — The bill would have let concealed gun owners with additional permits carry their weapons in places where it was previously illegal to carry them such as places of worship, bars, schools, and stadiums.
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
White House Gets More Specific on Gun Control Measures the President Might Back — President Barack Obama walks off stage after delivering a speech at an interfaith vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at Newtown High School in Newtown …
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The Plum Line, ABCNEWS, Wonkblog, Mediaite, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, Daily Kos, Washington Examiner and Washington Post
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Michigan Gov. Snyder To Veto Bill Allowing Guns In Schools
BREAKING: Michigan Gov. Snyder To Veto Bill Allowing Guns In Schools
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Crooks and Liars and rubber hose
Gov. Rick Snyder / Detroit Free Press:
Snyder vetoes concealed weapons bill
Snyder vetoes concealed weapons bill
Discussion:
Post Politics, Weasel Zippers and Washington Examiner
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Bob McDonnell: Consider guns for school officials
Bob McDonnell: Consider guns for school officials
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CNN, msnbc.com and Shakesville
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Michigan's Republican Governor Vetoes Concealed Gun Bill, Cites Sandy Hook Shooting
Michigan's Republican Governor Vetoes Concealed Gun Bill, Cites Sandy Hook Shooting
Discussion:
Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes', SOM and msnbc.com
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Snyder's popularity plummets
Snyder's popularity plummets
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Liberal Values, Politico, Hot Air, Daily Kos, The Demos Blog, Eclectablog, Mother Jones and emptywheel
Chad Livengood / detroitnews.com:
Snyder vetoes Michigan concealed weapons bill
Snyder vetoes Michigan concealed weapons bill
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msnbc.com and Post Politics
Amy Hunter / WTOP.com:
McDonnell: It's time to discuss arming school officials
McDonnell: It's time to discuss arming school officials
Discussion:
Washington Post and CNN
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Sandy Hook: The Corrections Begin
Sandy Hook: The Corrections Begin
Discussion:
New York Times, Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog and American Prospect
David Wells / FOX13Now.com:
Elementary school student brings handgun to school
Elementary school student brings handgun to school
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Mediaite, Gawker, The Raw Story and Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes'
BuzzFeed:
NRA Promises “Meaningful” Contributions — The gun group breaks its silence. “We were shocked, saddened, and heartbroken.” — National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam emails the first statement from the organization since Friday's massacre in Newtown.
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The Hill, The Week, Weasel Zippers, No More Mister Nice Blog and Mediaite
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Thisistwitchy / Twitchy:
University of Rhode Island professor's retweet: Murder anyone who thinks teachers should be armed …
University of Rhode Island professor's retweet: Murder anyone who thinks teachers should be armed …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Other McCain, Campus Reform and The Daily Caller
James Rosen / Fox News:
NRA to ‘push back’ soon, schedules news conference
NRA to ‘push back’ soon, schedules news conference
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Addicting Info, Guardian, Daily Kos and United States Senator …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
NRA News has already addressed Newtown
NRA News has already addressed Newtown
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Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, Taylor Marsh and Roger Ailes
USA Today:
NRA releases statement on Conn. shooting
NRA releases statement on Conn. shooting
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WTVR-TV, msnbc.com, CNN, Talking Points Memo and Washington Wire
New York Times:
Inquiry Into Libya Attack Is Sharply Critical of State Dept. — WASHINGTON — An independent inquiry into the attack on the United States diplomatic mission in Libya that killed four Americans on Sept. 11 sharply criticizes the State Department for a lack of seasoned security personnel …
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“The Lid” and The Hinterland Gazette
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New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's head fake — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was set to face a grilling from Congress this week over the terrorist attacks in Benghazi when she started channeling the late poet Shel Silverstein. — “I have the measles and the mumps / A gash, a rash and purple bumps …
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CNN, The Daily Caller, Politico, The Raw Story, The Glittering Eye and NewsBusters.org
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Benghazi probe faults ‘systemic failures’ at State Department
Benghazi probe faults ‘systemic failures’ at State Department
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Reuters
Austin Wright / Politico:
Flouting veto threat, conferees finish defense bill — House and Senate negotiators on Tuesday agreed to a final version of the defense authorization bill, keeping in place several provisions President Barack Obama had objected to when he threatened to veto earlier versions of the legislation.
Discussion:
Lawfare
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dick Durbin: No cut in Social Security benefits
Dick Durbin: No cut in Social Security benefits
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Wonkblog, The Huffington Post, Firedoglake, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Hullabaloo, Taylor Marsh, Hit & Run, ABCNEWS and Washington Post
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
White House: Obama would support new gun laws
White House: Obama would support new gun laws
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Weasel Zippers, The Hill, UrbanGrounds and Gawker
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Times Embarrasses Itself on Guns-Again! — It's too bad the members of the New York Times editorial board don't sign their editorials. If they did, we could ridicule them by name. The Times, as an institution, has chosen to place ideology above accuracy.
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Quartz
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
More Fun With Numbers At The Times
More Fun With Numbers At The Times
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The Volokh Conspiracy, New York Times and Kieran Healy
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Senate Republicans May Oppose Hagel SecDef Nomination — Senate Republicans signaled Tuesday afternoon that they may put up a fight if Barack Obama nominates former Nebraska Republican senator Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense. — Asked about Hagel's 2008 statement that the …
Discussion:
Israel Matzav and The Daily Caller
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Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
EXCLUSIVE: ADL pans possible Chuck Hagel pick
EXCLUSIVE: ADL pans possible Chuck Hagel pick
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Commentary Magazine, Doug Ross, Weasel Zippers, Moe Lane, National Review, Roger Ailes, Washington Free Beacon, BuzzFeed and Israel Matzav
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Party Identity in a Gun Cabinet — An American child grows up in a married household in the suburbs. What are the chances that his family keeps a gun in their home? — The probability is considerably higher than residents of New York and other big cities might expect …
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Truthdig, Spectator, Business Insider, Althouse and Guardian
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Family Research Council Sued For Sexual Harassment, Discrimination … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Video, Family Research Council, William Saunders, Family Research Council Gender Discrimination, Family Research Council Lawsuit, Family Research Council Sexual Harassment, Moira Gaul, Politics News
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Addicting Info and Little Green Footballs
Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
CBS News: ‘Fast and Furious’ Gun Found At Site Where Mexican Beauty Queen Killed — WASHINGTON (CBSDC) - A gun found at the scene of a shootout between a Mexican drug cartel and soldiers where a beauty queen died was part of the botched “Fast and Furious” operation, CBS News reports.
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“The Lid”, The Jawa Report and The Daily Caller
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Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
Fast and Furious gun found at Mexican crime scene
Fast and Furious gun found at Mexican crime scene
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The Daily Caller, The Lonely Conservative and Weasel Zippers
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Pelosi Backed Boehner's Tax Cut Proposal — A new tax on millionaires, if talks fail. — Image by Jason Reed / Reuters — WASHINGTON — Speaker of the House John Boehner's “Plan B” to avert the fiscal cliff would cut taxes for incomes under $1 million — a higher threshold than the White House demands …
Aaron Hicklin / Out Magazine:
Nate Silver: Person of the Year — His forecasts for the 2012 election became the talk of the chattering classes. Now that he's vanquished his critics, what's next for the brainiac? — Photography by Mike McGregor — Nate Silver wants to know if I've seen Jiro Dreams of Sushi …
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FishbowlDC, Gawker and AMERICAblog, more at Mediagazer »
Cass R. Sunstein / Bloomberg:
Gun Debate Must Avoid Crazy 2nd Amendment Claims — The rise of the Second Amendment as a serious obstacle to U.S. gun control legislation is astonishingly recent. — Its rise is a tribute less to the vision of the Founding Fathers than to the skill, money and power of the contemporary gun-rights movement …
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National Review, Weasel Zippers, Instapundit and Law Blog