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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Hagel: War for Oil — In a post yesterday waxing enthusiastic about Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, Michael Moore called attention to a statement of Hagel that I don't believe had been previously much noted. Here it is, from September 2007: … This rounds out a Hagelian worldview …
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Associated Press, The PJ Tatler and Washington Free Beacon
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Michael Moore / The Huffington Post:
Six Years Ago, Chuck Hagel Told the Truth About Iraq — War Wire , Iraq , Michael Moore , Gas & Oil , Chuck Hagel , Chuck Hagel Iraq , Chuck Hagel Iraq Oil , Chuck Hagel Iraq War , Chuck Hagel Secretary Of Defense , Politics News — You might have seen that on Monday President Obama …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Former C.I.A. Officer Is the First to Face Prison for a Classified Leak — WASHINGTON — Looking back, John C. Kiriakou admits he should have known better. But when the F.B.I. called him a year ago and invited him to stop by and “help us with a case,” he did not hesitate.
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The Moderate Voice and Truthdig, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
Have We Lost the War on Drugs? — After more than four decades of a failed experiment, the human cost has become too high. It is time to consider the decriminalization of drug use and the drug market. — President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs” in 1971.
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The Volokh Conspiracy and AEIdeas
Juliet Macur / New York Times:
In Reversal, Armstrong Is Said to Weigh Admitting Drug Use — Lance Armstrong, who this fall was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping and barred for life from competing in all Olympic sports, has told associates and antidoping officials that he is considering publicly admitting …
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The Daily Beast, Spectator, Guardian, BBC News and Telegraph
WSB-TV:
Woman hiding with kids shoots intruder — Police investigate a home invasion in Walton County — LOGANVILLE, Ga. — A woman hiding in her attic with children shot an intruder multiple times before fleeing to safety Friday. — The incident happened at a home on Henderson Ridge Lane …
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Weasel Zippers, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, UrbanGrounds and Cold Fury
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
GUNS: Woman hiding with kids shoots intruder.
GUNS: Woman hiding with kids shoots intruder.
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JustOneMinute
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Gun Show Held Near Sandy Hook Outrages Residents — Connecticut residents are outraged that a gun show will take place this weekend just 40 miles from Newtown, where 26 people were killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School just weeks ago. The East Coast Firearms Show is being advertised as the …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Alabama Lawmaker To Introduce Bill Arming Teachers, Despite Opposition From School Officials — An Alabama lawmaker plans to introduce a bill to arm teachers and principals next week, despite the opposition of school administrators. State Rep. Kerry Rich's (R) proposal would …
Annie Lowrey / New York Times:
Tax Code May Be the Most Progressive Since 1979 — WASHINGTON — With 2013 bringing tax increases on the incomes of a small sliver of the richest Americans, the country's top earners now face a heavier tax burden than at any time since Jimmy Carter was president.
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msnbc.com, americanthinker.com, Prairie Weather and Middle Earth Journal
Fox News:
Inmates using newspaper's gun owner map to threaten guards, sheriff says — Law enforcement officials from a New York region where a local paper published a map identifying gun owners say prisoners are using the information to intimidate guards. — Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco …
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Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Jawa Report, The PJ Tatler, Ed Driscoll, Politico and Power Line, more at Mediagazer »
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Sarah Armaghan / Newsday:
Journal News gun permit map endangers officers, officials say
Journal News gun permit map endangers officers, officials say
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Michelle Malkin, NewsBusters.org blogs, Weasel Zippers and Fox News
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
More Guns = More Killing — IN the wake of the tragic shooting deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last month, the National Rifle Association proposed that the best way to protect schoolchildren was to place a guard — a “good guy with a gun” — in every school …
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Washington Monthly and No More Mister Nice Blog
Arab News:
OIC slams French caricature of Prophet — OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has slammed caricatures of the Prophet (peace be upon him), published in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, saying it incites hatred and intolerance against Muslims.
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Israel Matzav, The PJ Tatler and Weasel Zippers
The Daily Caller:
Democratic Rep.: Debt-ceiling blank check is like Emancipation Proclamation [VIDEO] — WASHINGTON — Democratic Illinois Rep. Danny K. Davis told The Daily Caller that President Obama should have the power to raise the nation's debt ceiling without congressional approval …
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protein wisdom, Weasel Zippers and Online NewsHour
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
Joe Manchin: Say... about that gun grabbing thing... I actually owe Jim Geraghty and his indispensable Morning Jolt newsletter a big hat tip for this story, though we wrote about the roots of it multiple times here. In any event, astute readers will recall the response of long …
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