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David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Obama's 23 Planned Executive Actions On Guns — Here is a list provided by the White House of the 23 executive actions President Obama plans to take to reduce gun violence in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., massacre:
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New York Times:
Obama Unveils Proposals for Toughening Laws on Guns — WASHINGTON — President Obama called upon Congress on Wednesday to toughen America's gun laws to confront mass shootings and everyday gun violence, betting that public opinion has shifted enough to support the broadest push for gun control in a generation.
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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Politico:
Why President Obama's gun plan may be doomed — 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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David Weigel / Slate:
Read President Obama's New, Proposed Executive Orders and Legislation on Guns — President Obama signs a series of executive orders about the administration's new gun law proposals as Vice President Biden and children who wrote letters to the White House about gun violence look on, on Wednesday in Washington, DC.
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Reuters:
Obama unveils biggest gun-control push in decades — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama proposed a new assault weapons ban and mandatory background checks for all gun buyers on Wednesday as he tried to channel national outrage over the Newtown school massacre into the biggest U.S. gun-control push in decades.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
NRA ad attacked for including President Obama's daughters
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CNN:
GOP balks at Obama's post-Newtown gun control proposals
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
The NRA Opens Fire
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Joe Biden / CNN:
Obama announces 23 exective actions, asks Congress to pass gun laws
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Reuters:
White House calls NRA ad ‘repugnant and cowardly’
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CNN:
White House blasts NRA ad as ‘repugnant’
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Gun Control Proposals Unveiled, Marking Biggest Legislative Effort In A Generation
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NRA airs new TV ad criticizing Obama on eve of White House gun announcement
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CNN:
State Dept: Americans taken during attack on Algerian gas field — (CNN) — Islamists angry over Algiers' support for the French offensive in Mali attacked an Algerian gas field, caused casualties and seized more than 40 Western hostages, North African media outlets reported Wednesday.
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Whole Foods CEO says Obama healthcare law is ‘more like fascism’ — The CEO of Whole Foods Market said President Obama's healthcare law is more like “fascism” than “socialism,” a parallel he drew in 2009, to some backlash. — John Mackey made the remark in an interview Wednesday with NPR.
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April Fulton / NPR:
Whole Foods Founder John Mackey On Fascism And ‘Conscious Capitalism’
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Rubio slams Obama on new gun proposals — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) strongly criticized President Obama's push to introduce new gun laws on Wednesday. — Rubio's comments on the Laura Ingraham show came shortly before Obama unveiled the specifics of his new efforts to reduce gun violence.
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Jeffrey Scott Shapiro / Wall Street Journal:
A Gun Ban That Misfired
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Xenos / Reading is for Snobs:
These Are The People The Wall Street Journal Thinks We Should Have Sympathy For? — The Wall Street Journal had an article providing a fairly thorough breakdown of the new tax policies that will now be in effect due to the “fiscal cliff” agreement reached by congress. The article itself wasn't too bad, really.
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Deadspin:
Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, The Most Heartbreaking And Inspirational Story Of The College Football Season, Is A Hoax — Notre Dame's Manti Te'o, the stories said, played this season under a terrible burden. A Mormon linebacker who led his Catholic school's football program back to glory …
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Fox News hires Dennis Kucinich as a contributor — Fox News has signed former Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich as a regular contributor, the network announced on Wednesday. — The former Ohio congressman, who ran for president unsuccessfully in 2004 & 2008, will make his debut …
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Eric Ostermeier / Smart Politics:
FOX Still Shunned at Obama Press Conferences — The favorite news outlet of conservatives ranks just ninth in presser questions in Obama's first term, getting to ask questions at only half the rate of the Big 3 broadcast networks — During Barack Obama's news conference on Monday the president called on seven reporters.
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Office of the Governor / Rick Perry:
Statement by Gov. Perry on President Obama's Executive Actions — Gov. Rick Perry released the following statement regarding President Obama's executive actions: — “The Vice President's committee was appointed in response to the tragedy at Newtown, but very few of his recommendations have anything to do with what happened there.
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Alex Altman / TIME:
New TIME/CNN Poll: Obama's Job Approval Jumps, Public Favors Stricter Gun Laws — Vice President Joe Biden, left, listens as President Barack Obama announces that Biden will lead an administration-wide effort to curb gun violence in response to the Connecticut school shooting …
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Steve Bousquet / Tampa Bay Times:
Don't blame me for election law, Rick Scott tells black lawmakers — TALLAHASSEE — Facing a highly critical group of black legislators, Gov. Rick Scott largely defended his record Tuesday but distanced himself from a controversial election law that led to fewer early-voting days and long lines.
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Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
NEWS FLASH — HOUSE PASSES $50 BILLION IN SANDY AID OVER GOP OPPOSITION | Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen's (R-NJ) amendment to complete the Hurricane Sandy recovery and resiliency package just passed the House by a 228-192 vote. It adds $33.7 billion to the underlying $17 billion aid bill sponsored by Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY).
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Kathryn Bigelow / Los Angeles Times:
Kathryn Bigelow addresses ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ torture criticism — ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ director Kathryn Bigelow answers criticism of the film's depiction of torture, which she says does not equal endorsement of the tactics. — Kathryn Bigelow. — For a long time, measuring more years …
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Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Deepening Crisis for the Dreamliner — TOKYO — The two largest Japanese airlines said Wednesday that they would ground their fleets of Boeing 787 aircraft after one operated by All Nippon Airways made an emergency landing in western Japan, heightening concerns about the safety of the U.S. manufacturer's latest plane.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Pennsylvania House Republicans Introduce Bill To Rig The 2016 Presidential Election … Earlier this week, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus endorsed a Republican plan to rig the next presidential election to make it nearly impossible for the Democratic candidate to win the White House …
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