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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Virginia Senate Sneaks Through Gerrymandering Bill While Country Watches Inauguration — While the eyes of the nation were turned toward President Barack Obama's second inauguration on Monday, the Virginia State Senate managed to hurriedly pass a bill that would redistrict the state's senate seats.
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Lowkell / Blue Virginia:
BREAKING: While Dems Distracted by Inauguration, Virginia Senate GOP Stages a Coup — You don't get more slimy, sneaky, underhanded, etc. than this (great work by Ben Tribbett alerting us to what was going on in the following series of Facebook updates): — “Wow- Republicans in the Virginia Senate …
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Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Va. Republicans push through rewrite of Senate districts — Senate Republicans this afternoon pushed through a surprise rewrite of the 2011 redistricting plan that erases a Democratic seat in western Virginia and creates a sixth majority black district that would be located between Petersburg and Danville.
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The Moderate Voice and The Hinterland Gazette
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Virginia GOP Pulls ‘Dirty Trick’ On Inauguration Day — Democrats in Virginia are accusing state Republicans of taking advantage of a prominent civil rights leader's trip to Washington for the presidential inauguration to pull a “dirty trick” in order to take control of the state Senate in the 2015 elections.
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Full Text Of Obama's Second Inaugural Address — Below are the prepared remarks for President Barack Obama's second inaugural address, delivered Monday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.:
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Lays Out Liberal Vision at Inauguration
Obama Lays Out Liberal Vision at Inauguration
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
First inaugural use of the word ‘gay’
First inaugural use of the word ‘gay’
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New York Times:
Obama's Second Inaugural Speech
Obama's Second Inaugural Speech
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
How Obama Made His Second Inaugural Address A Landmark Moment For LGBT Equality
How Obama Made His Second Inaugural Address A Landmark Moment For LGBT Equality
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Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
Axelrod: Immigration reform coming ‘early’ in Obama's agenda — President Barack Obama waves as the presidential inaugural parade winds through Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla / Pool / EPA / January 21, 2013) — WASHINGTON — While fiscal battles have dominated discussions …
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David Ignatius / PostPartisan:
A flat, partisan and pedestrian speech
A flat, partisan and pedestrian speech
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Two lines that sum up Obama's presidency
Two lines that sum up Obama's presidency
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Peter Allen In Paris / Daily Mail:
Sarkozy's plans 'to dodge new 75% French tax rate by moving to London with wife Carla and setting up £1bn private equity fund' — Nicolas Sarkozy is preparing to move to London to set up a billion pounds plus investment fund, it was claimed today. — If the move goes ahead …
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
TRENDING: CNN Poll: Do Americans agree with Obama on climate change and immigration? — Washington (CNN) - Saying “we will respond to the threat of climate change,” President Barack Obama used his second inaugural address to put the divisive issue back on the front burner.
Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE: MARK LEVIN'S INAUGURAL DAY MESSAGE— FIGHT! — As President Barack Obama prepares for his inauguration, Breitbart News sat down with radio talk show host Mark Levin, the bestselling author of the blockbusters Liberty and Tyranny, Ameritopia, Men in Black, and Rescuing Sprite.
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Obama Becomes A “Great” President
Obama Becomes A “Great” President
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Angela Bassett / CBS News:
Cantor: Time for Washington to “set aside” differences — As President Obama officially embarks upon his second term, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., is calling on lawmakers of all stripes to “set aside” their political differences in order to produce “a government that works.”
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U.S. News:
Where's Mitt? In warm, sunny California — It's chilly on the Capitol steps today, but that's no problem for Mitt Romney. — The former Republican presidential contender is spending Inauguration Day at his home in La Jolla, Calif., where it's sunny with a forecasted high of 73 degrees.
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Aliyah Frumin / msnbc.com:
Where in the world is Mitt Romney? (Hint: Not in D.C.)
Where in the world is Mitt Romney? (Hint: Not in D.C.)
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Collective Turn — The best Inaugural Addresses make an argument for something. President Obama's second one, which surely has to rank among the best of the past half-century, makes an argument for a pragmatic and patriotic progressivism. — His critics have sometimes accused …
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The Other McCain, News Desk and Daily Kos
Matt Hadro / NewsBusters:
Giddy CNN Correspondent: ‘I Feel Like I Should Pinch Myself Right Now’ — CNN correspondent Jim Acosta was positively giddy while covering President Obama's inauguration parade on Monday afternoon, and didn't hold back his feelings on-air. — “You know, I feel like I should pinch myself right now, Wolf.
Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Jill Kelley Says Paula Broadwell Tried to ‘Blackmail’ Her — The woman dragged into the Petraeus scandal tells Howard Kurtz that her life is now a nightmare. She says she didn't press charges against Paula Broadwell and never exchanged 30,000 emails with a top general.
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Teenager Accidentally Kills Brother While Playing With Mother's Gun — A 14-year-old in Henry County, Georgia unintentionally shot and killed his 15-year-old brother early Saturday morning while playing with his mother's gun, according to police. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports …
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Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Colin Powell Slams ‘Idiot Presentations’ by Some Republicans, Urges GOP Leaders to ‘Speak Out’ — In an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos during ABC's special inauguration day coverage this morning, former Secretary of State Colin Powell lashed out at people …
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Wall Street Journal:
Support Grows for Roe v. Wade — Seven in 10 Americans believe Roe v. Wade should stand, according to new data from a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, as the landmark Supreme Court abortion-rights ruling turns 40 on Tuesday. — That is the highest level of support for the decision …
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