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Associated Press:
Obama Social Security Offer at Odds With Top Dems — President Barack Obama's offer to slow the growth of Social Security benefits would force fellow Democrats in Congress to abandon promises to shield the massive retirement and disability program from cuts as part of negotiations to avoid the year-end fiscal cliff.
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Jared A. Favole / Wall Street Journal:
Obama to Tap Biden to Oversee Gun-Control Efforts — WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama on Wednesday will tap Vice President Joe Biden to spearhead White House efforts to mold new gun and mental health policies following the Newtown shootings, a choice that could prove crucial to getting changes through Congress.
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Bloomberg:
AmEx's Chenault Said to Be Discussed for Treasury Post
AmEx's Chenault Said to Be Discussed for Treasury Post
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DealBook, Quartz and Business Insider
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Facing Critical Choice After Shooting
Obama Facing Critical Choice After Shooting
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The Caucus and msnbc.com
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
White House Gets More Specific on Gun Control Measures the President Might Back
White House Gets More Specific on Gun Control Measures the President Might Back
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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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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Benghazi probe faults ‘systemic failures’ at State Department — An independent review of the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi faulted “systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels” of the State Department. — The Accountability Review Board report …
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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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Review of Benghazi attack faults ‘grossly’ inadequate security, leadership failures
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Benghazi verdict: grossly inadequate security and systemic failures of leadership
Benghazi verdict: grossly inadequate security and systemic failures of leadership
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Michael Scherer / TIME:
2012 Person of the Year: Barack Obama, the President — Twenty-seven years after driving from New York City to Chicago in a $2,000 Honda Civic for a job that probably wouldn't amount to much, Barack Obama, in better shape but with grayer hair, stood in the presidential suite on the top floor …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama is Time's ‘Person of the Year’ — President Barack Obama was named Time magazine's “Person of the Year,” the publication revealed Wednesday morning. — It is the president's second time winning the award; he won in 2008 after being elected to the White House for the first time.
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 …
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Michigan's Republican Governor Vetoes Concealed Gun Bill, Cites Sandy Hook Shooting — Sandy Hook was a factor, said Snyder in a statement. “This type of violence often leaves society with more questions than answers.” — Republican Michigan Governor Rick Synder vetoed a concealed gun bill Tuesday afternoon.
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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
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Liberal Values, Talking Points Memo, Public Policy Polling and rubber hose
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Michigan Gov. Snyder vetoes concealed gun bill
Michigan Gov. Snyder vetoes concealed gun bill
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The Moderate Voice
Gov. Rick Snyder / Detroit Free Press:
Snyder vetoes concealed weapons bill
Chad Livengood / detroitnews.com:
Snyder vetoes Michigan concealed weapons bill
Snyder vetoes Michigan concealed weapons bill
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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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USA Today:
NRA releases statement on Conn. shooting
NRA releases statement on Conn. shooting
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James Rosen / Fox News:
NRA to ‘push back’ soon, schedules news conference
NRA to ‘push back’ soon, schedules news conference
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Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
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
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 …
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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 …
Amy Hunter / WTOP.com:
McDonnell: It's time to discuss arming school officials
McDonnell: It's time to discuss arming school officials
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Washington Post:
Chuck Hagel is not the right choice for defense secretary — FORMER SENATOR Chuck Hagel, whom President Obama is reportedly considering for defense secretary, is a Republican who would offer a veneer of bipartisanship to the national security team. He would not, however, move it toward the center …
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Senate Republicans May Oppose Hagel SecDef Nomination
Senate Republicans May Oppose Hagel SecDef Nomination
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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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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
More Fun With Numbers At The Times
More Fun With Numbers At The Times
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New York Sun:
Kagan on the Second — There have been so many irresponsible statements by those seeking to exploit the tragedy at Newtown, Connecticut, that it's hard to keep up with them, but for the combination of arrogance and inaccuracy one can't beat the editorial the New York Times ran out this week under …
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Cass R. Sunstein / Bloomberg:
Gun Debate Must Avoid Crazy 2nd Amendment Claims
Gun Debate Must Avoid Crazy 2nd Amendment Claims
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Alexander Abad-Santos / The Atlantic Wire:
Conservatives Think Hillary Clinton Is Faking Her Concussion — Do you hear that faint sound? It's the grumbling of conservative pundits who are now churning out a theory that Hillary Clinton is lying about her concussion to avoid having to testify about Benghazi. Clinton had a concussion recently, her team said Saturday.
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Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
Civilian analysts gained Petraeus's ear while he was commander in Afghanistan — Frederick and Kimberly Kagan, a husband-and-wife team of hawkish military analysts, put their jobs at influential Washington think tanks on hold for almost a year to work for Gen. David H. Petraeus when he was the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
New GOP polling firm goal: Catch up with Dems — The Republican polling community is about to get a shake-up. — With the GOP still reeling from its defeats in the 2012 election, a new Republican polling firm is seeking to help the party bounce back with a fresh stream of data on the state of the electorate.
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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