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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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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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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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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Double trouble: House GOP eyes default, shutdown — After meeting with his leadership team, Boehner will head to Williamsburg, Va., to meet with the entire GOP conference on Thursday and Friday. He will walk them through the political and economic consequences of default and his plan …
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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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New York Times:
Obama and G.O.P. Issue Challenges on the Debt Limit
Obama and G.O.P. Issue Challenges on the Debt Limit
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Washington Post:
President Obama's news conference on the debt ceiling, fiscal battles and gun control, Jan. 14, 2013 (Transcript)
President Obama's news conference on the debt ceiling, fiscal battles and gun control, Jan. 14, 2013 (Transcript)
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama press conference: Refusing to raise debt ceiling ‘absurd’
Obama press conference: Refusing to raise debt ceiling ‘absurd’
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Obama Dares GOP to Kill the Hostage
Obama Dares GOP to Kill the Hostage
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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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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
Justice Clarence Thomas Breaks Silence in Court
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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.
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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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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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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Aaron Swartz's Politics
Aaron Swartz's Politics
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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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