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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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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Biden: W.H. readies 19 executive actions on guns — The White House has identified 19 executive actions for President Barack Obama to move unilaterally on gun control, Vice President Joe Biden told a group of House Democrats on Monday, the administration's first definitive statements …
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Rep. Stockman threatens Obama impeachment over guns
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The White House:
News Conference by the President — THE PRESIDENT: Please have a seat, everybody. Good morning. I thought it might make sense to take some questions this week, as my first term comes to an end. — It's been a busy and productive four years. And I expect the same for the next four years.
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New York Times:
Obama Poised to Back Comprehensive Plan to Curb Gun Violence — WASHINGTON — President Obama this week will embrace a comprehensive plan to reduce gun violence that will call for major legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases and lay out 19 separate actions the president …
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Taylor Marsh, National Confidential, Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes' and Hit & Run
Lucy Morgan / Tampa Bay Times:
After 2010 campaign, Gov. Rick Scott gave back dog Reagan — What happened to Reagan, the Scotts' rescued Labrador? — TALLAHASSEE — Shortly after winning the GOP nomination in 2010, Rick Scott announced to the world through Facebook that his family had rescued a Labrador Retriever.
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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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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justice Clarence Thomas Breaks Silence in Court
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Harry Reid: The Assault Weapons Ban Is Probably Doomed — The Democratically-controlled U.S. Senate will not be a free-for-all of new gun regulations following the shooting at Sandy Hook, according to Majority Leader Harry Reid. Instead, Senators will focus on passing legislation …
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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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New York Times:
Obama and G.O.P. Issue Challenges on the Debt Limit — WASHINGTON — With each side claiming popular support, President Obama and Congress's Republican leaders on Monday dug in on their conflicting positions about raising the nation's debt limit, indicating that the president's second term …
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama press conference: Refusing to raise debt ceiling ‘absurd’
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Jodie Foster Stops Lying — Full transcript here. Her date last night, believe it or not, was wife-abusing, homophobic anti-Semite, Mel Gibson. Would you entrust your young sons to a man with Gibson's violent and vile history? A highlight of her narcissistic, self-loving speech:
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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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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Column: Obama owns the debt now — The debt is up about 60% since Obama took office. This can't go on forever. … President Obama, the Democrats, and plenty of Republicans in Congress, would like it if you'd spend the next few weeks talking about gun control.
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
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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Juliet Macur / New York Times:
Armstrong Admits Doping, and Says He Will Testify Against Cycling Officials — In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that is scheduled to air on her network on Thursday, Lance Armstrong confessed that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career, according to two people briefed …
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Frank Lautenberg Aide Slams Cory Booker For “Morning Joe” Interview — “Booker is stealing [Lautenberg's] ideas and marketing them as his own,” an aide charged. — U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) — Image by Mark Wilson / Getty Images — The latest sticking point …
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Politico, Post Politics and Washington Free Beacon
Sen. Roger Wicker / Politico:
Why Chuck Hagel is the wrong choice to lead the Pentagon — The bitter tone of gridlock in Washington has left many Americans hoping for a more collaborative environment to face the country's most pressing challenges. Changes in the president's Cabinet presented a prime opportunity for coming together.
Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Aaron Swartz's Lawyer: Prosecutor Stephen Heymann Wanted ‘Juicy’ Case For Publicity … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Video, Aaron Swartz, Aaron Swartz JSTOR, Aaron Swartz MIT, Aaron Swartz Stephen Heymann, Aaron Swartz Death, Elliot Peters, Justice Department, Stephen Heymann, Stephen P. Heymann …
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Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Indiana GOP Lets Glenn Beck Set Legislative Agenda: Introduces Bill To Fight U.N. Conspiracy Theory — You'd be forgiven for having not heard of Agenda 21. Developed at a summit in Brazil in 1992 with support from President George H.W. Bush, Agenda 21 is a series of non-binding UN recommendations …
Steven Musil / CNET:
Anonymous hacks MIT after Aaron Swartz's suicide — Hacktivist group defaces university pages after the school promises a full investigation into MIT's role in events leading up to the Internet activist taking his life. — Just hours after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pledged …
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