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Remarks from the NRA press conference on Sandy Hook school shooting, delivered on Dec. 21, 2012 (Transcript) — Video: After a week of silence in the wake of the Newtown shootings, the National Rifle Association finally spoke out Friday defending guns and decrying violence.
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Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:
While the NRA Was on TV Talking About the Need for More Guns Some Guy Was Walking Up and Down a Road in Pennsylvania Shooting People — The National Rifle Association today held its first press conference since last week's deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, and the takeaway was clear: We need more guns.
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Journalists slam NRA throughout press conference — When National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre leader took the stage on Friday to address the media about last week's elementary school massacre, he made it clear multiple times that the organization has issues with how the press reports on guns.
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John H. Cushman Jr / New York Times:
N.R.A. Calls for Armed Guards in Schools to Deter Violence — WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association on Friday called for schools to be protected by armed guards as the best way to protect children from gun violence. — The group, long the most vocal and influential organization …
ABCNEWS:
NRA Calls for Armed School Guards, Scoffs at Gun Laws
NRA Calls for Armed School Guards, Scoffs at Gun Laws
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Inside the Meltdown — “How the hell can you do this?” — • followers — At a quarter to 8 p.m. on Thursday night, House Republicans gathered in the Capitol basement for an urgent, closed-door conference meeting. The scene was hushed and confused.
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Steve Kornacki / Salon:
The humiliation of John Boehner — He's powerless, and his own party continues to make him look like a fool. Maybe he'll just walk away — Last night was hardly the first public humiliation that John Boehner has suffered at the hands of his fellow Republicans, but it's probably the most stark.
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Politico:
Behind the scenes of a GOP meltdown
Behind the scenes of a GOP meltdown
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama: 'We're going to have to find some common ground'
Obama: 'We're going to have to find some common ground'
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Playing Taxes Hold 'Em
Playing Taxes Hold 'Em
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Politico:
Democrats plot next steps after Boehner stumble
Democrats plot next steps after Boehner stumble
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Boehner Points — Subtly — Toward A Way Forward After Failure Of Plan B
Boehner Points — Subtly — Toward A Way Forward After Failure Of Plan B
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Does A Speaker Survive This?
Does A Speaker Survive This?
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
The Failure of Last Night's “Plan B” Vote Makes a Fiscal Cliff Deal More Likely
The Failure of Last Night's “Plan B” Vote Makes a Fiscal Cliff Deal More Likely
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Nominates Kerry for Secretary of State — WASHINGTON — President Obama nominated Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts as secretary of state, choosing an elder of the Democratic Party's foreign policy establishment and a crucial political ally in the Senate to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Scramble is on for Kerry's Senate seat
Scramble is on for Kerry's Senate seat
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CNN:
John Kerry will be nominated for secretary of state, official says
John Kerry will be nominated for secretary of state, official says
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Mj Lee / Politico:
Frank not saying ‘no’ to Senate appointment
Frank not saying ‘no’ to Senate appointment
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice congratulate Kerry on State nomination
Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice congratulate Kerry on State nomination
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Boston Globe:
Roots of John Kerry's secretary of state ambition lie in wake of 2004 defeat
Roots of John Kerry's secretary of state ambition lie in wake of 2004 defeat
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Chuck Hagel apologizes for gay slur — Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, seeking to preserve his viability for nomination as secretary of Defense, on Friday issued a strong apology for a gay slur in 1998 that turned some top Democratic activists against his potential selection.
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Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
EXCLUSIVE: Top Republican Senator will oppose Hagel nomination
EXCLUSIVE: Top Republican Senator will oppose Hagel nomination
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Tom Cotton / Wall Street Journal:
A Soldier's-Eye View of Chuck Hagel
A Soldier's-Eye View of Chuck Hagel
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CNN:
Community Resource Officer Called to “Back Lot” — Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Neil Gardner soon would complete his second year as the uniformed community resource officer assigned to Columbine High School. Gardner, a 15-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office, normally ate his lunch …
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Melissa Hayes / NorthJersey.com:
Christie: Armed guards won't make schools safer — Governor Chris Christie said he doesn't agree that placing armed guards at every school in the state would help prevent tragedies like the Newtown, Conn. school shooting last week. — “In general I don't think that the solution to safety …
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David Weigel / Slate:
Wayne LaPierre Wants Armed Guards at Schools. Columbine Had an Armed Guard.
Wayne LaPierre Wants Armed Guards at Schools. Columbine Had an Armed Guard.
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Wjac Web / WJAC-TV:
4 dead in Blair Co. shooting; 3 troopers injured — Sponsored Links — BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. — The Blair County district attorney said that four people, including the alleged gunman, are dead after a series of shootings along a rural road on Friday. — The district attorney …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Marijuana, Not Yet Legal for Californians, Might as Well Be — LOS ANGELES — Let Colorado and Washington be the marijuana trailblazers. Let them struggle with the messy details of what it means to actually legalize the drug. Marijuana is, as a practical matter, already legal in much of California.
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Ron Nixon / New York Times:
With Farm Bill Stalled, Consumers May Face Soaring Milk Prices — WASHINGTON — Forget the fiscal crisis and the automatic budget cuts. Come Jan. 1, there is a threat that milk prices could rise to $6 to $8 a gallon if Congress does not pass a new farm bill that amends farm policy dating back to the Truman presidency.
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Noah Smith / The Atlantic Online:
The Single Best Anti-Gun-Death Policy? Ending the Drug War — Universal gun confiscation is impossible, and even aggressive gun control might not dramatically reduce gun-related deaths. But ending our ridiculous and expensive war on drugs could. — Reuters — This is not a column against gun control.
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