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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
W.H. gun plan: An end run around the NRA — President Barack Obama is trying an end run around the NRA — rallying groups as varied as churches, medical organizations, retailers and the Rotary Club to build support for new gun regulations. — It's an unusual strategy but one the Obama administration …
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Nra-Ila / NRA-ILA News:
Statement From the National Rifle Association of America Regarding Today's White House Task Force Meeting — Fairfax, Va. - The National Rifle Association of America is made up of over 4 million moms and dads, daughters and sons, who are involved in the national conversation about how to prevent …
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Taylor Marsh, Right Wing News, The Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, News Desk, The Gateway Pundit, American Power, Mediaite and Politico
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Biden draws NRA ire in drive against gun violence
Biden draws NRA ire in drive against gun violence
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The Political Carnival, The Week, CBS News, Washington Post, TalkLeft, Quartz, Washington Free Beacon and Washington Wire
Talking Points Memo:
NRA ‘Disappointed’ With Biden Meeting For Proposing Restrictions On Guns
NRA ‘Disappointed’ With Biden Meeting For Proposing Restrictions On Guns
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The Democratic Daily, Weasel Zippers and Associated Press
New York Times:
Tough Path for Ban on Assault Guns Shifts Obama's Focus
Tough Path for Ban on Assault Guns Shifts Obama's Focus
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Politico, msnbc.com, Hit & Run, The Week, Wall Street Journal and The Caucus
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
White House and NRA: Gun gulf as wide as ever
White House and NRA: Gun gulf as wide as ever
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CNN and Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes'
videocafe.crooksandliars.com:
Unhinged Tactical Response CEO Threatens to ‘Start Killing People’ Over Obama's Gun Control … Warning: Language NSFW. — The CEO of a Tennessee company that specializes in weapons and tactical training is threatening to “start killing people” if President Barack Obama moves forward with gun control measures.
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Talking Points Memo:
Yeager Releases 2nd Video: No Murders 'Unless It's Necessary' — James Yeager, the Tennessee firearms instructor who made waves when he posted a video online threatening to “start killing people” if the White House issues an executive order on gun control, released a second video Thursday …
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Perry: New York governor envies Texas economy — Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that many of the nation's 49 other governors — including New York's Andrew Cuomo — would love to be able to boast of the kind of employment and economic success found in Texas.
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Politico and Taegan Goddard's …
Politico:
Hagel's hopes hinge on Schumer — Chuck Schumer is quietly letting out the word: He's far from sold that Chuck Hagel will be a staunch advocate of Israel. — And it's his vote that counts. — Schumer, the most powerful Jewish Democrat in Congress, has been noncommittal in his public statements on Hagel's nomination.
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First Read, Politicker, Algemeiner.com and Hot Air
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Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
In Defense of Hagel for Defense — Critics are pounding …
In Defense of Hagel for Defense — Critics are pounding …
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Los Angeles Times:
Teen shoots high school student before being disarmed by teacher — A 16-year-old is in critical but stable condition in shooting at Taft Union High School southwest of Bakersfield. 'There's blood everywhere,' a student told her mother. — Tyler Smith, 18, left, weeps after reuniting …
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Eric Bolling: Schools ‘pushing the liberal agenda’ by teaching algebra — Fox News host Eric Bolling on Wednesday accused some schools of “pushing the liberal agenda” for teaching an algebra lesson about the distributive property. — During a segment about “indoctrination in schools,” …
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Booman Tribune, Pharyngula and Wonkette
Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:
Bachmann still hasn't paid presidential campaign staffers — Five Iowa staffers say they've waited 375 days for payment, but refuse to sign the gag order the campaign demands — Over a year after she dropped out, Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has refused to pay five staffers …
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Christian Newswire, The Daily Caller, Post Politics and Gawker
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Near a Choice on Next Chief of Staff — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday publicly acknowledged the big problem that he has created for himself by picking for the next Treasury secretary Jacob J. Lew, his trusted White House chief of staff. The shift left a vacancy …
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Josh Eidelson / Salon:
Jack Lew's union-busting past
Jack Lew's union-busting past
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Bernie Sanders and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans: Lew will have to answer for White House tactics
Senate Republicans: Lew will have to answer for White House tactics
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CNN:
Obama signs bill, gets Secret Service protection for life — Washington (CNN) - With the stroke of a pen Thursday, President Barack Obama gave himself and his wife Secret Service protection for the rest of their lives. — The new law, which passed the House and Senate in December …
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Obama Signs Bill Giving Himself And George W. Bush Lifetime Secret Service Protection
Obama Signs Bill Giving Himself And George W. Bush Lifetime Secret Service Protection
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The Hinterland Gazette
Paul Krugman:
Thinking About the Brink — The platinum coin discussion has moved with startling speed, from an idea nobody took seriously (and which, as I've mentioned, senior officials were unaware of just last month), to assertions that it's ridiculous and illegal, to grudging acknowledgment …
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emptywheel, The Atlantic Online, A plain blog about politics, p m carpenter's commentary and Wonkblog
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Fox News Doesn't Understand How Coins Work — Here's Fox News confusing the idea of a coin-shaped pile of platinum worth $1 trillion and a $1 trillion coin that happens to be made out of platinum and can be of any size. We saw earlier this week that the National Republican Campaign Committee …
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The Maddow Blog, The Huffington Post, JustOneMinute, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS and Campaign for America's Future
WCTI-TV:
Lesbian couple: Restaurant owner hands them letter condemning homosexuality — NEW BERN - — A lesbian couple said an owner of a restaurant handed them a letter condemning homosexuality as they were walking out of the building. — Ariel and Shawnee McPhail said they went into The Stingray Café …
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Jeff Adelson / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Gov. Bobby Jindal calls for elimination of all Louisiana income and corporate taxes — Gov. Bobby Jindal is proposing to eliminate Louisiana's income and corporate taxes and pay for those cuts with increased sales taxes, the governor's office confirmed Thursday. The governor's office has not yet provided the details of the plan.
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Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and The Daily Caller
Politico:
Tax reform in 2013? Forget about it — This is supposed to be the year that Washington finally locks arms and tidies up the littered Tax Code. — Don't count on it. — In a perfectly divided Washington, a mix of politics, policy and personality has made a comprehensive rewrite …