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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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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Biden: W.H. eying 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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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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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep. Threatens Impeachment If Obama Uses Executive Order On Guns
GOP Rep. Threatens Impeachment If Obama Uses Executive Order On Guns
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Schumer to support Hagel — By NBC's Chuck Todd and Domenico Montanaro — Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who is seen as a key to Chuck Hagel's becoming Defense secretary, is throwing his support behind the former Nebraska Republican senator — despite past controversial statements on Israel, Iran, and the “Jewish lobby.”
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Hagel says he regrets ‘Jewish lobby’ remark
Hagel says he regrets ‘Jewish lobby’ remark
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Taylor Marsh and Hot Air
Sen. Roger Wicker / Politico:
Why Chuck Hagel is the wrong choice to lead the Pentagon
Why Chuck Hagel is the wrong choice to lead the Pentagon
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Schumer to back Hagel as defense secretary
Schumer to back Hagel as defense secretary
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Hagel tries to alleviate Dem fears
Hagel tries to alleviate Dem fears
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
President Congeniality talks tough — “I'm a pretty friendly guy,” President Obama said near the end of his White House news conference Monday afternoon. — The claim might have been a touch more plausible if he hadn't spent the bulk of the previous hour demonstrating just how adversarial he could be.
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Politico:
Debt debate: No easy path to avoid chaos — If you thought the fiscal cliff was bad, just wait for the triple threat. — The White House and Congress are facing three critical deadlines — the country hits its debt limit as early as mid-February, $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts …
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Daniel Newhauser / Roll Call:
House GOP Leaders Consider Four-Year Debt Limit Deal — With the administration's debt ceiling deadline fast approaching, House Republican leaders are considering a four-year debt limit increase that would take the issue off the table for the rest of President Barack Obama's presidency.
Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
‘Pretty friendly guy’ Obama says he's wooed GOP lawmakers
‘Pretty friendly guy’ Obama says he's wooed GOP lawmakers
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Geoff Liesik / KSL-TV:
Liberal tax leaves bitter taste in some smoothie drinkers' mouths — VERNAL — When George Burnett first set up shop in Vernal, he knew he had to find away to connect with his adopted community if his custom seat cover business was going to survive. — So, armed with a sandwich board emblazoned …
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Utah Smoothie Shop Charges Liberals More, Donates Surcharge To Conservative Causes — A smoothie shop in Vernal, Utah is sparking outrage over an unorthodox pricing structure that charges liberals an extra dollar. The shop, tellingly named the I Love Drilling Juice and Smoothie Bar …
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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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National Review:
Averting Default, Achieving Restraint — The federal government will hit the statutory limit on its debt within the next two months, and further borrowing would require congressional action. Almost everybody recognizes that such action will need to take place, since no one has proposed a way to end all deficit spending immediately.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Annotating Obama's 2006 speech against boosting the debt limit
Annotating Obama's 2006 speech against boosting the debt limit
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Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
The Most Important Line In Fitch's Warning About The US AAA Credit Rating
The Most Important Line In Fitch's Warning About The US AAA Credit Rating
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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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Kevin Cullen / The Boston Globe:
On humanity, a big failure in Aaron Swartz case — If it was beyond scandalous that Aaron Swartz was facing 35 years in prison and millions of dollars in fines for downloading a bunch of obscure academic treatises without a subscription, it is beyond tragic that he is now dead.
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New York Post:
More city co-eds turning to sugar daddies for school support — More New York City co-eds are turning to a new source of income — sugar daddies — to cope with the rising cost of their college tuition, surprising statistics released yesterday reveal. — And the majority is enrolled …
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Jon Huntsman Can't Stop Talking About The Republican Party — The Republican gadfly and No Labels crusader says he's only trying to help. “I'd say we take about 2 percent of the media requests that come in. Really.” — Jon Huntsman speaks to BuzzFeed staff Monday. — Image by Macey Foronda for BuzzFeed
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Washington Examiner
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
401(k) breaches undermining retirement security for millions — A large and growing share of American workers are tapping their retirement savings accounts for non-retirement needs, raising broad questions about the effectiveness of one of the most important savings vehicles for old age.
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Former Obama Staff Complain Of Cold Inaugural Shoulder — The no-drama Obama campaign is over. “The people that worked so hard, for so long, to raise a billion dollars and turn out millions of voters deserve better.” — Stewards stand amid rows of empty seats during a dress rehearsal …
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Washington Free Beacon
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Egypt's Leader, Morsi, Made Anti-Jewish Slurs — CAIRO — Nearly three years ago, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood delivered a speech urging Egyptians to “nurse our children and our grandchildren on hatred” for Jews and Zionists. In a television interview around that time …
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