memeorandum: Inequality and Recovery — Joe Stiglitz has an Opinionator … (Paul Krugman)

4:15 PM ET, January 20, 2013

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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:

President Obama Inauguration — WASHINGTON — President Obama will be quietly sworn into office for a second term just before noon on Sunday in a brief White House ceremony, a day before Monday's far showier public inaugural events, adhering to a long tradition of doing so out of the public eye when Jan. 20 falls on a Sunday.

Discussion: Buffalo News, Associated Press, Alan Colmes', NBC Politics, Guardian, Althouse, Taylor Marsh and The Hinterland Gazette

George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:

David Plouffe: Revenue Debate Not Over — White House senior adviser David Plouffe said on Sunday that despite Republican warnings that the tax debate is over, President Obama would not accept a budget deal without additional revenue. — “We are going to require some more revenues,” Plouffe told me on “This Week.”

Discussion: The Fix and The Daily Caller

ABCNEWS:
Obama Adviser Optimistic on Immigration Reform

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Politico

Julie Pace / ABCNEWS:
Obama to Be Sworn in for 2nd Term at White House

Discussion: Associated Press, CNN and Politico

Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:

Barrasso: Senate vote on Obama gun-control proposals unlikely — Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Sunday that he does not believe President Obama's gun-control proposals will be brought to the Senate floor for a vote. — Speaking on CNN's “State of the Union,” Barrasso …

Discussion: Politico, Right Turn, Mediaite and CNN

Rebecca Berg / BuzzFeed:

Harry Reid Will Urge Senate To Tackle Immigration Reform, Gun Control — The majority leader will introduce the top ten priority bills Tuesday. — Image by Kevin Lamarque / Reuters — WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid isn't letting the intense partisanship temper …

Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:

GOP Senator Says Gun Safety Is Not A Major Issue — Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) dismissed President Obama's push for new gun safety legislation during an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley on Sunday. “That gets beside the major issues that face American families, which are jobs and the economy and the debt and spending,” he said:

Paul Krugman:

Inequality and Recovery — Joe Stiglitz has an Opinionator piece arguing that inequality is a big factor in our slow recovery. Joe is an insanely great economist, so everything he says should be taken seriously. And given my political views and general concerns about inequality, I'd like to agree.

Discussion: EconLog and Eschaton

Joseph E. Stiglitz / Opinionator:
Inequality Is Holding Back The Recovery

Discussion: Firedoglake, Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly

Jodi Kantor / New York Times:

Change Comes: After 4 Years, Friends See Shifts in the Obamas — Barack and Michelle Obama have spent more than a thousand days on display before the nation's eyes, but the personal changes they have undergone can be hard to detect. — Up close, though, those who know the Obamas …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos and Booman Tribune

David Martosko / The Daily Caller:

Va. lawmaker who brandished AK-47 during legislative session was disbarred following assault, death threat — A Virginia lawmaker who drew gasps from his colleagues when he brandished a borrowed AK-47 during an anti-gun speech Thursday was found guilty in 2002 of committing a vicious 1999 assault …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain

Mike Allen / Reuters:

Barbara Walters falls, cuts forehead — Barbara Walters, 83, fell on a stair on Saturday night while visiting the British Ambassador's residence and cut her forehead, ABC said Sunday in a statement in response to an inquiry from POLITICO. — “Out of an abundance of caution …

Discussion: Mediaite and Jezebel

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:

‘Use Your Mandate’ Formed To Pressure Chuck Hagel On LGBT Issues — FOLLOW: — Video, Chuck Hagel, Chuck Hagel DADT, Chuck Hagel Don't Ask Don't Tell, Chuck Hagel Gay Rights, Chuck Hagel Gays, Chuck Hagel Secretary Of Defense, Chuck Hagel Use Your Mandate, Use Your Mandate …

Discussion: Advocate, BuzzFeed and Washington Free Beacon

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:

Less an inauguration than a tepid rerun — For President Obama's second inaugural, we're just going through the motions. — In advance of Monday's festivities, the barriers have been erected around Lafayette Square, grandstands assembled up and down Pennsylvania Avenue, bunting hung from the Treasury …

Discussion: Daily Kos, Washington Examiner and NewsBusters

Washington Post:

CIA drone strikes will get pass in counterterrorism ‘playbook,’ officials say — The Obama administration is nearing completion of a detailed counterterrorism manual that is designed to establish clear rules for targeted-killing operations but leaves open a major exemption for the CIA's campaign …

Discussion: Firedoglake, Telegraph and emptywheel

Byron Tau / Politico:

Bill Clinton to Democrats: Don't trivialize gun culture — Former President Bill Clinton warned a group of top Democratic donors at a private Saturday meeting not to underestimate the passions that gun control stirs among many Americans. — “Do not patronize the passionate supporters …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Mediaite, The PJ Tatler and American Power