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10:00 AM ET, January 17, 2013

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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Meet The Republicans Who Want To Impeach Obama Over Gun Regulations  —  Republicans and pro-gun advocates are outraged over President Obama's 23 executive orders to curb gun violence in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.  Though executive orders have always been a standard element …
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
New York poll: Ban assault weapons  —  A new poll shows overwhelming support in New York for an assault weapons ban - with nearly three out of four backing the measure.  —  Seventy-three percent of New York voters favor banning assault weapons as well as magazine clips of more than seven bullets …
Discussion: CNN and The Week
CNN:
Political sphere reacts to Obama gun violence proposals
Discussion: protein wisdom
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Kids at Obama presser anger right on Twitter
Discussion: Twitchy
Alex Altman / TIME:
New TIME/CNN Poll: Obama's Job Approval Jumps, Public Favors Stricter Gun Laws
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 …
CTPost.com:
President Barack Obama: Now is the time  —  As a society, our first task must be to care for our children — to shield them from harm and give them the tools they need not only to pursue their dreams, but to help build this country.  That is how we will be judged.
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Everything You Need To Know About Obama's Gun Violence Prevention Proposals  —  In a press conference on Wednesday, President Obama outlined a sweeping effort to prevent gun violence in the United States.  Surrounded by children who had written him letters voicing their desire to see gun laws passed …
Discussion: Alas, a Blog, NewsMax.com and Wonkblog
New York Times:
Obama Unveils Proposals for Toughening Laws on Guns
David Weigel / Slate:
Read President Obama's New, Proposed Executive Orders and Legislation on Guns
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Rand Paul Plans To Nullify Obama's Gun Executive Actions  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has a plan to undo President Obama's executive actions on guns.  —  Paul plans to debut the proposal on Wednesday's edition of Hannity on Fox.  Details of the plan shared with TPM Wednesday show Paul plans …
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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.
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Rand Paul: Obama ‘arrogant and presumptuous’ about Israel
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
US confirms Americans among hostages taken by militants in Algeria  —  Several Americans have been taken hostage by Islamist militants in Algeria, the State Department confirmed Wednesday, but no U.S. casualties have been reported.  —  Al Qaeda-linked militants claim to have taken some 400 hostages …
Discussion: Associated Press and Guardian
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Associated Press:
Al-Qaida-linked militants seize BP complex in Algeria, take hostages over Mali intervention
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air and Reuters
Lamine Chikhi / Reuters:
Six hostages, 8 kidnappers killed in Algeria siege; 7 still held  —  (Reuters) - Six foreign hostages and eight of their captors were killed when Algerian forces fired on a vehicle being used by besieged gunmen at a gas plant in the remote Algerian desert on Thursday, a local source told Reuters.
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Matthew Stolle / Post Bulletin:
Franken undecided on assault weapons ban  —  On the day that President Obama proposed a sweeping package of gun-control measures, U.S. Sen. Al Franken signaled his support for several components of Obama's plan.  —  Franken, speaking during a press event in Rochester, said he supports limits …
John Howard / New York Times:
I Went After Guns.  Obama Can, Too.  —  IT is for Americans and their elected representatives to determine the right response to President Obama's proposals on gun control.  I wouldn't presume to lecture Americans on the subject.  I can, however, describe what I, as prime minister of Australia …
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Republicans worry they'll lose House if they botch debt talks  —  There's growing angst among Republicans that the party's House majority could be at risk in 2014 if the deep GOP divisions that emerged during the recent “fiscal cliff” negotiations persist in looming negotiations over a slew of budgetary issues.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama turns to ‘team player’ McDonough as chief of staff  —  President Barack Obama plans to name Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough as his next chief of staff, a Democratic source briefed on the plans tells POLITICO.  McDonough would replace Jack Lew, whom Obama nominated to be his new Treasury secretary.
Discussion: CNN
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Dennis Kucinich: It's “Almost Silly” To Think I'd Be The Token Liberal On Fox  —  The Ohio “liberal lion” is heading to Fox.  —  Image by Mark Duncan / AP  —  Dennis Kucinich's unlikely next act will be as a paid Fox News contributor, but he says it's “almost silly” to think that he'll be a kind of token.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Fox News hires Dennis Kucinich as a contributor
Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Mark Levin: Obama's Executive Orders ‘Un-American,’ ‘Fascistic’  —  Conservative radio host Mark Levin tore into President Barack Obama on Wednesday after the president signed several executive orders aimed at curbing gun violence.  Levin told Fox News Channel host Neil Cavuto …
Discussion: Politico and alicublog
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Takes One to Tango  —  President Standoffish doesn't want to be seen as a stiff.  —  “Most people who know me know I'm a pretty friendly guy,” he protested at his White House press conference on Monday.  “And I like a good party.”  —  Maybe.  But the president always seems to be dancing alone.
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Rush Limbaugh:
Revenge on the Bitter Clingers  —  RUSH: I'm gonna take a stab at answering my question.  Obama is literally pushing people to snap, attacking the very sanity of the country.  To what end?  Aside from wanting everybody's name on a list of some kind, why is Obama doing all of this?
 
 
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Michael Steen / Agence France Presse:
Bundesbank weighs bullion against public pressure
Discussion: Forbes, Via Meadia and National Review
George Bennett / Post on Politics:
Allen West says he's not running for House seat again in 2014
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Post Politics
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Democratic Rep: Some Southern States ‘Have Cultures That We Have To Overcome’ To Enact New Gun Laws
Discussion: nation.foxnews.com
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Steve Bousquet / Tampa Bay Times:
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