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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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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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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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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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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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New York Times:
New York Has Gun Deal, With Focus on Mental Ills
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Matt Barber / Townhall.com:
Civil War's A-Brewin'
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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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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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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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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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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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Washington Examiner, Power Line, Michelle Malkin, Ed Driscoll and Betsy's Page
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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Crooks and Liars, The Impolitic, Eschaton and CANNONFIRE
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.
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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.” — Image by Reuters — In an interview at BuzzFeed's New York offices Monday …
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Scientists: Backing Keystone pipeline would ‘undermine’ Obama's climate legacy — A group of prominent climate scientists say President Obama's legacy is on the line as he mulls whether to approve the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. — “We hope, as scientists, that you will demonstrate …
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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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, Washington Free Beacon and Post Politics
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 …
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Focus On The Family President Concedes Homosexuality Is ‘Not A Super Sin’ … Focus on the Family President Jim Daly offered a new perspective on homosexuality this week responding to a question about how family members should respond to a gay child. He suggested that being gay is …
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