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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama press conference: Refusing to raise debt ceiling ‘absurd’ — President Barack Obama used the last press conference of his first term to try to grab hold of the debate over fiscal responsibility which will define the beginning of his second. — Obama repeated his call …
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How To Lose At American Politics — No doubt thanks to my timely intervention in the great $1 trillion coin debate, the Treasury Department explicitly rejected the possibility that the White House would mint a platinum “solution” to the debt ceiling debate this weekend.
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Washington Post:
President Obama's news conference on the debt ceiling, fiscal battles and gun control, Jan. 14, 2013 (Transcript) — Video: President Obama says he will not negotiate with Republicans over raising the federal debt ceiling. The president held on the his final press conference of his first term Monday.
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New York Times:
Full Transcript of President Obama's Press Conference — The following is the complete transcript of President Obama's press conference on Monday in Washington. (Transcript courtesy of Federal News Service.) — PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Please, have a seat, everybody. Good morning.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Obama Dares GOP to Kill the Hostage — It is slowly dawning on Washington that, in the wake of the pseudo-apocalyptic drama of the “fiscal cliff,” we are approaching the real thing. That thing is the confluence of two events: the vote to lift the debt ceiling, an occasion of meaningless puffery …
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Politico:
Double trouble: House GOP eyes default, shutdown
Double trouble: House GOP eyes default, shutdown
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Obama Looks To Saddle Republicans With Blame For Debt Limit Fight
Obama Looks To Saddle Republicans With Blame For Debt Limit Fight
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In Gun Control Debate, Several Options Draw Majority Support — Gun Rights Proponents More Politically Active — OVERVIEW — While the issue of gun control remains divisive, there are clear areas of agreement when it comes to a number of gun policy proposals.
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
The Public Supports Gun Control, But Gun Rights Proponents Are Way More Active
The Public Supports Gun Control, But Gun Rights Proponents Are Way More Active
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep. Threatens Impeachment If Obama Uses Executive Order On Guns — The conservative discord in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. massacre went up another octave on Monday when Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) threatened to file articles of impeachment if President Obama uses an executive order to try to reduce gun violence.
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Rep. Stockman threatens Obama impeachment over guns — Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) is threatening to file articles of impeachment against President Barack Obama if he moves to change gun regulations through executive order. — “I will seek to thwart this action by any means necessary …
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Matt Barber / Townhall.com:
Civil War's A-Brewin' — A pretty, young, auburn-haired woman - mid-20s - drove down a lonely country road somewhere in Oklahoma. Appearing in her rearview mirror, at the back windshield, were two menacing orbs of light floating amid ashen dusk. The guttural roar of a souped-up big block shook …
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Michael Isikoff / Open Channel:
Newtown police chief adds voice to call for assault weapons ban
Newtown police chief adds voice to call for assault weapons ban
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas breaks long silence during Supreme Court oral arguments — Justice Clarence Thomas broke his nearly seven-year silence at Supreme Court oral arguments Monday. But no one is sure exactly what he said. — Thomas seemed to be making a light-hearted joke about lawyers trained …
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Wall Street Journal:
Legal Case Strained Troubled Web Activist — Just days before he hanged himself, Internet activist Aaron Swartz's hopes for a deal with federal prosecutors fell apart. — Two years ago, the advocate for free information online, who was known to have suffered from depression …
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Steven Musil / CNET:
Anonymous hacks MIT after Aaron Swartz's suicide
Anonymous hacks MIT after Aaron Swartz's suicide
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George Packer / New Yorker:
SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT — The New Year's Day vote in Congress that brought a temporary truce to the fiscal wars showed the Republicans to be far more divided than the Democrats, and the division broke along regional lines. House Republicans from the Far West and from the Northeast favored …
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Bloomberg:
Dell Said to Be in Buyout Talks With Private-Equity Firms — Dell Inc. (DELL), the personal-computer maker that lost almost a third of its value last year, is in buyout talks with private-equity firms, two people with knowledge of the matter said. — Round Rock, Texas-based Dell is discussing …
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John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE: ANDY WE HARDLY KNEW YE: SULLIVAN UNCEREMONIOUSLY DUMPED BY DAILY BEAST — According to a credible source with inside knowledge of the matter, the actual reason Andrew Sullivan and the Daily Beast are parting ways at the end of this month has nothing to do with some high-falutin' …
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
White House tells Paul Ryan it won't meet budget deadline — The White House has informed House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that it will miss the legal deadline for sending a budget to Congress. — Acting Budget Director Jeff Zients told Ryan (R-Wis.) …
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Catalina Camia / Associated Press:
Jenny Sanford to skip race for Congress … Former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford said Monday she will not run for Congress. — Sanford, who has four sons with ex-governor Mark Sanford, said her family comes first. She also took a swipe at the Republican-controlled House.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
THE PRESIDENT'S PRIORITIES ARE NOT IN ORDER — The president gave the White House press corps a chance to ask him questions today in what was purported to be the wrap-up press conference of his first term. — The president gave the White House press corps its 37th chance to ask …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Americans Buy Enough Guns in Last Two Months to Outfit the Entire Chinese and Indian Armies — Honest Americans Bought Enough Guns in November and December to Outfit the Entire Chinese and Indian Armies — The Obama Administration is the number one threat to the nation's gun rights advocates.
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Politico:
SCOTUS won't disturb GOP voter fraud decree — The Supreme Court on Monday declined the Republican National Committee's request to lift a three-decade-old court order that limits the national GOP's ability to challenge voters' eligibility at the polls. — The case, Republican National …
Bloomberg:
Brazilian Bikini Waxes Make Crab Lice Endangered Species — Pubic lice, the crab-shaped insects that have dwelled in human groins since the beginning of history, are disappearing. Doctors say bikini waxing may be the reason. — Waning infestations of the bloodsuckers have been linked …
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Joshua Topolsky / The Verge:
Exclusive: CBS forced CNET staff to recast vote after Hopper won ‘Best in Show’ at CES — The Dish Network's Hopper wasn't simply in the running: it had actually taken the top prize — On Friday, news broke that CNET had been forced by its parent company CBS to remove the Dish Network's Hopper set-top box …
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Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Meet the softball: David Gregory and Colin Powell — “Meet the Press” isn't what it used to be. After a remarkably softball interview with President Obama on New Year's Day, moderator David Gregory on Sunday let former secretary of state Colin Powell filibuster through one question after another …
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