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Exclusive: Beyoncé lip-synched Star Spangled Banner at inauguration — Beyoncé did not sing the national anthem live at President Obama's inauguration. — Millions of viewers around the world were stunned by the singer's spectacular rendition of the anthem but The Times …
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Chris Campbell / Washingtonian After Hours Blog:
Confirmed: Beyoncé Lip-Synced “The Star-Spangled Banner” — The performer posted pictures of herself rehearsing in a recording studio. — By Sophie Gilbert — The Marine Corps Band during Monday's inaugural ceremony. — Beyoncé sang the national anthem …
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Melissa Cronin / New York Post:
Confirmed: Beyonce DID lip-synch at the inauguration — Beyonce Knowle's flawless performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” at the inauguration was entirely lip-synched, Page Six has confirmed. A rep for the United States Marine Band revealed that she decided to perform to a pre-recorded track at the last minute.
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James C. McKinley Jr / ArtsBeat:
Beyoncé's Inauguration Performance: Live or Prerecorded?
Beyoncé's Inauguration Performance: Live or Prerecorded?
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid to Senate Republicans: Filibuster deal in 36 hours or face nuclear option — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is giving Republican colleagues 36 hours to agree to a deal on filibuster reform or he will move forward with the nuclear option. — “I hope in the next 24, 36 hours we can get something we agree on.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid to lay out plans for filibuster reform — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will present colleagues with options for reforming the Senate's filibuster rules in a Democratic caucus meeting Tuesday. — Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) …
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Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Filibuster Reform Is Top Item On 2013 Senate Agenda, Pledges Harry Reid (UPDATE) — FOLLOW: — UPDATE: 3:11 p.m. — The Senate will reform the filibuster within the next day and a half — whether Republicans go along or not, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday afternoon.
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Philly.com:
Lautenberg: Booker ‘entitled’ to run, but no decision yet — WASHINGTON — Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who might face a 2014 primary challenge from Newark Mayor Cory Booker, said his fellow Democrat is “entitled” to run if he chooses to but suggested that he had to give a “spanking” to his potential rival for so openly coveting his seat.
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KTRK-TV:
Two shot at Lone Star College in north Houston — HOUSTON (KTRK) — A campus spokesperson has confirmed shots have been fired on the campus of Lone Star College in north Houston. Two victims have suffered gunshot wounds, according to the Harris County Emergency Corp.
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Michelle Homer / KHOU-TV:
Three shot at Lone Star College in North Harris County; Suspect in custody
Three shot at Lone Star College in North Harris County; Suspect in custody
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Catherine Candisky / The Columbus Dispatch:
State school-board president defends Hitler post on Facebook — Not comparing him to Obama, she says — State Board of Education President Debe Terhar said she was not comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler when she posted a photograph of the Nazi leader on her Facebook page …
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Mark Murray / First Read:
NBC/WSJ poll: Majority, for first time, want abortion to be legal — As the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision takes place on Tuesday, a majority of Americans - for the first time - believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
House GOP debt-limit bill gains momentum ahead of floor vote — A House Republican bill to suspend the debt ceiling through May 19 gained momentum on Tuesday ahead of an expected vote on Wednesday. — The White House blessed the GOP measure, with press secretary Jay Carney calling it …
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
House Republicans plan to keep debt limit but suspend it until May
House Republicans plan to keep debt limit but suspend it until May
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New York Times:
Exit Polls in Israel Suggest Netanyahu's Showing Is Weaker Than Expected — TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu performed far worse than expected in Israel's national elections on Tuesday, according to exit polls, and while he remained likely to serve a third term …
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Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Exit polls: Netanyahu, Right suffer blow, Lapid big winner
Exit polls: Netanyahu, Right suffer blow, Lapid big winner
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Alistair Lyon / Reuters:
Netanyahu tops Israel vote despite losses: exit polls
Netanyahu tops Israel vote despite losses: exit polls
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Report: Boehner's inauguration smoke joke had first lady's eyes rolling — Having a smoke is no joke to Michelle Obama. — A lip-reader claims Speaker John Boehner's question about cigarettes at the inaugural luncheon is what triggered an eye roll from the first lady.
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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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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Biden's moves spark talk of a 2016 presidential bid — Washington (CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden met with Democratic Party delegates Tuesday afternoon, the latest move he's made over the past few days that could be considered an early signal that the vice president may be laying the groundwork …
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
TRENDING: CNN Poll: Do Americans agree with Obama on climate change and immigration?
TRENDING: CNN Poll: Do Americans agree with Obama on climate change and immigration?
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WPXI-TV:
Local GOP official hangs American flag upside down — McKEESPORT, Pa. — The head of the Mon Valley Republican party hung a flag upside down on Monday — the day of President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration. — Hanging for all to see outside of the party's meeting spot …
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Paul Ryan slams Obama ‘straw man’ speech — Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday blasted President Barack Obama's “straw man” attack on the Republican Party over entitlement programs. — The Wisconsin Republican told “The Laura Ingraham Show” that Obama's second inaugural address demonstrated …
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Ryan: Obama ‘Shadowboxing a Straw Man’
Ryan: Obama ‘Shadowboxing a Straw Man’
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Maxim Lott / Fox News:
U.S. gift of F-16 fighters headed to Egypt, despite Morsi's harsh rhetoric — The planes were part of a 2010 foreign aid package, that critics say should have been canceled. (Courtesy: Carl Richards) — The planes, made by Lockheed-Martin, are already marked with the Egyptian flag.
Scott Olson / CBS St. Louis:
Missouri Sheriffs Pledge To Not Enforce Obama's Gun Control Laws — JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo (KMOX) - As President Barack Obama continues to push gun control proposals in Washington D.C., Sheriff Charles M. Heiss, R-Johnson County is asking fellow law enforcers to sign and send this letter to the president.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The American Case Against a Black Middle Class — I went on a Twitter rant yesterday because I'd finished Isabel Wilkerson's phenomenal The Warmth Of Other Suns. The book is a narrative history of the Great Migration through the eyes of actual migrants. Several points stick out for me.
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Jamie Weinstein / The Daily Caller:
TheDC Morning: Meet the man who ended the gun debate — Like to laugh? Like to be informed? Then sign up for TheDC Morning email here. — 1.) Meet the man who ended the gun debate — Finally, James Taylor has spoken on gun control. TheDC's Nicholas Ballasy reports:
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Nicholas Ballasy / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO — James Taylor on gun control: ‘We need to make some sacrifice[s] to our freedoms’
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO — James Taylor on gun control: ‘We need to make some sacrifice[s] to our freedoms’
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Alex Pareene / Salon:
What do the Beltway moderates actually want? — Centrist thinkers keep begging Barack Obama to pursue “bipartisan” goals he already supports — As David Brooks taught us last week, Barack Obama's cunning plan to sabotage and undermine the Republican Party is to repeatedly force them to act …
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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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Ken Cuccinelli: I'm Fighting The Contraception Mandate Just Like Martin Luther King, Jr. — Virginia chooses a new governor this November, and Democrats are already firing with both barrels at state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the likely Republican nominee to replace Gov. Bob McDonnell (R).
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