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CNN:
NRA airs new TV ad criticizing Obama on eve of White House gun announcement — Washington (CNN) - The National Rifle Association released a new television commercial Tuesday night charging President Barack Obama of hypocrisy for being “skeptical” about placing armed guards at schools …
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BuzzFeed:
NRA's New Ad Calls Obama “Elitist Hypocrite” For Having Secret Service Protection For His Children — The ad appeared on the NRA's “Stand and Fight” website today after being provided to The Blaze. — Andrew Kaczynski — an hour ago — 20 responses
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
NRA BLASTS ‘ELITIST’, ‘HYPOCRITE’ OBAMA IN SCATHING NEW VIDEO — The National Rifle Association on Tuesday provided TheBlaze an exclusive look at its new video, which criticizes President Barack Obama's opposition to having armed guards in more schools across the United States.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Obama acting ‘like a king’ on guns, vows to fight executive actions
Rand Paul: Obama acting ‘like a king’ on guns, vows to fight executive actions
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bush Speechwriter Michael Gerson Exposes Obama's Sinister Being-Reasonable Ploy — It's a trick. A very complicated one. — The Obama presidency has been an agonizing time for those few remaining moderate Republicans. They fully oppose their party's extremism, but the gravitational loyalty …
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Mother Jones and Booman Tribune
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Politico:
Why Obama's gun plan may be DOA in the House — Before President Barack Obama can even launch his campaign-style blitz for new gun control measures, there are strong indications that any comprehensive legislation restricting weapons and ammunition won't even see a vote on the House floor.
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Washington Examiner and The Reaction
Sy Mukherjee / ThinkProgress:
House Republicans Can't Find Any Co-Sponsors For Their Latest Obamacare Repeal Bills
House Republicans Can't Find Any Co-Sponsors For Their Latest Obamacare Repeal Bills
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The Political Carnival and Daily Kos
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Politics as usual — Here is my nomination for the lowest moment …
Politics as usual — Here is my nomination for the lowest moment …
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Hot Air, Viking Pundit, Betsy's Page and msnbc.com
New York Times:
Obama Gun Proposal to Look Beyond Mass Shootings — A new federal assault weapons ban and background checks of all gun buyers, which President Obama is expected to propose on Wednesday, might have done little to prevent the massacre in Newtown, Conn., last month.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Impeachmentum: Reagan AG Says Obama Can Be Impeached Over Guns
Impeachmentum: Reagan AG Says Obama Can Be Impeached Over Guns
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The Week, The Gateway Pundit, Rumproast, The Raw Story, The Democratic Daily, The Daily Caller and Zandar Versus The Stupid
Fox News:
White House draws criticism ahead of gun control announcement
White House draws criticism ahead of gun control announcement
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Politico, News Desk, Gawker, NO QUARTER USA NET, Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes' and Wonkette
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Rep. Steve Stockman threatens to impeach Obama over guns
Rep. Steve Stockman threatens to impeach Obama over guns
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Prairie Weather, The National Memo, Balloon Juice, Post Politics, Truthdig and Talking Points Memo
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Another GOP Senator recognizes the inevitable — Reality seems to be enjoying a sudden burst of momentum this afternoon, as more Republicans and conservatives are coming out and acknowledging the debt ceiling will have to be raised. The latest: GOP Senator Susan Collins. — Collins spokesman Kevin Kelley emails me:
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Jeff Richardson / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:
Murkowski: Country must pay its bills
Murkowski: Country must pay its bills
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Washington Examiner, Hot Air, The Plum Line, Politico and Rush Limbaugh
Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:
This man helped save six children, is now getting harassed for it — Gene Rosen sheltered six kids during the Sandy Hook massacre. Now he's become a target of conspiracy theorists — “I don't know what to do,” sighed Gene Rosen. “I'm getting hang-up calls, I'm getting some calls …
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Dylan Stableford / Associated Press:
Man who helped Sandy Hook kids is harassed by conspiracy theorists
Man who helped Sandy Hook kids is harassed by conspiracy theorists
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
New York Assembly Passes Gun Legislation — ALBANY — The State Assembly, which opened its legislative session this year with a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Tuesday approved a package of gun measures that would significantly expand the state's ban on assault weapons.
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
NRA unleashes lobbyists
NRA unleashes lobbyists
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Talking Points Memo and Wall Street Journal
Allison Sherry / Denver Post:
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to leave cabinet position in March — WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will step down from his cabinet position in the Obama administration and return to Colorado to spend time with his family, his office has confirmed to The Denver Post.
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Hot Air, New York Times, BuzzFeed and Michelle Malkin
First Read:
Mark Sanford to announce run for Congress Wednesday — Updated 3:10 pm ET: Ex-South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will announce tomorrow that he is running for Congress, First Read confirms with an aide close to Sanford. — Sanford will announce via press release tomorrow …
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Balloon Juice, CNN and msnbc.com
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Mark Sanford: I'm Running for Congress
Mark Sanford: I'm Running for Congress
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Macon Phillips / White House.gov Blog:
Why We're Raising the Signature Threshold for We the People — When we launched We the People, none of us knew how popular it would be, but it's exceeded our wildest expectations. Through the past year, interest in We the People exploded and we're closing in on 10 million signatures.
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The Hill, Betabeat, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Mashable!
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Lawmakers slam DOJ prosecution of Swartz as ‘ridiculous, absurd’ — House lawmakers blasted federal prosecutors on Tuesday for pushing aggressive hacking charges against Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who killed himself on Friday. — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) says his Oversight panel …
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Mollie Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Public Option Resurfaced By House Democrats As Deficit Reduction Measure — FOLLOW: — Debt Ceiling, Deficit, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Public Option, Video, Business News, Debt Limit, Health Care Public Option, Politics News, Obamacare, Obamacare Public Option, Politics News
CNN:
First on CNN: Obama picks D.C. Episcopal priest to deliver inauguration benediction — Washington (CNN) - The president has picked a neighbor to deliver the closing prayer at the inauguration. — The Rev. Luis León told CNN on Tuesday the White House and the Presidential Inaugural Committee invited …
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Towleroad News #gay and The New Civil Rights Movement
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Former Aide: Michele Bachmann Had “Unnatural Relationship” With Debate Coach — Peter Waldron alleges “Rasputin-like” control over the candidate. “The story is completely false,” says O'Donnell. — O'Donnell looking at Bachmann. — Image by AP / AP — Michele Bachmann's high-profile …
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Daily Kos and Joe. My. God.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama runs afoul of Dem base — The nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) to head the Pentagon disappointed liberals and women's groups hoping for the first female Defense secretary. — It was also a double blow, of sorts, as Obama picked a fight with Republicans over Hagel …
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Weekly Standard
Bill McBride / Calculated Risk:
Wednesday: CPI, Industrial Production, Homebuilder Confidence, Beige Book — Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson was on CNBC today. Here was the Q&A on the debt ceiling: — Maria Bartiromo: “Do you believe the GOP should be using the debt ceiling as leverage point to get the President to agree to the cuts?”
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Business Insider
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Louisiana Governor's New Plan Would Raise Taxes On Bottom 80 Percent Of Residents — Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) recently rolled out a plan to replace his state's personal income and corporate taxes with an increased sales tax. Such a move would shift taxes from the rich to the poor …