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11:30 AM ET, January 27, 2013

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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Obama says he goes skeet shooting ‘all the time’ at Camp David  —  President Obama says he regularly skeet shoots at Camp David and called on gun-control proponents to “do a little more listening” to gun owners in the national debate over firearms.  —  In an interview with The New Republic posted …
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Sen. Feinstein: Passing gun-control legislation is ‘hardest’ challenge  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Sunday that she will push her assault-weapons ban as an amendment if it doesn't get into the package that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) allows on the floor.
Discussion: Politico
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Durbin: Senate immigration plan will be comprehensive, include citizenship path  —  Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin (D) on Sunday revealed key details about a bipartisan immigration-reform plan, saying the legislation would be comprehensive and would include a pathway to citizenship.
Discussion: Politico
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David Rogers / Politico:
Paul Ryan: Obama 2nd term 'won't be pretty'
Discussion: Associated Press and The PJ Tatler
Samuel Knight / Washington Monthly:
Four years later, Paul Ryan wants more of the same
Discussion: The Hill and Booman Tribune
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner says bipartisan group ‘basically’ has deal on immigration reform
Joel Stonington / Spiegel Online:
Wake-Up Call: A Disastrous Week for Carbon Trading  —  The European cap-and-trade system has slid into near meaninglessness as Germany bickers on the sidelines.  Hopes that the election in Lower Saxony might resolve the high-level bickering were misguided.  Now Europe's carbon market has hit a new low.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
For The Sixth Time In One Week, Man Shot At Gun Show  —  Gun activists designated last Saturday “Gun Appreciation Day” in an attempt to highlight their opposition to gun safety laws.  The PR stunt proved to be more of an embarrassment, however, when 5 people were shot at 3 different gun shows on Gun Appreciation Day.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Secret Donors Finance Fight Against Hagel  —  A brand new conservative group calling itself Americans for a Strong Defense and financed by anonymous donors is running advertisements urging Democratic senators in five states to vote against Chuck Hagel, President Obama's nominee to be secretary of defense …
Stephen K. Bannon / BREITBART.COM:
PALIN: 'WE HAVEN'T YET BEGUN TO FIGHT!'  —EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BREITBART NEWS  —  In my research for the film I made on Governor Palin, The Undefeated, I was constantly amazed at the anti-establishment stands she took at every step in her rise to power.
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
McChrystal: Women will serve in, improve special-forces units  —  Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal predicted Sunday that women will eventually become part of special operations units like the Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, saying that including female servicemembers could improve the elite groups' operations.
Discussion: Politico
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Obama would think ‘hard’ before letting a son play football, cites head-injury fears  —  President Obama said he would have concerns as a parent allowing a son to play football because of the threat of brain injuries.  —  “I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you if I had a son …
Discussion: CNN
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Ontario Gets Its First Woman Premier And Canada's First Out LGBT Premier  —  Kathleen Wynne now leads Ontario's liberal party and becomes the province's first female premier.  She also is married to a woman, making her Canada's first out LGBT premier.  —  Kathleen Wynne was elected …
Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Selling a New Generation on Guns  —  Threatened by long-term declining participation in shooting sports, the firearms industry has poured millions of dollars into a broad campaign to ensure its future by getting guns into the hands of more, and younger, children.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama discusses media influence  —  The New Republic has just lifted the embargo on its wideranging interview with President Obama, in which he talked at length about the role the media can play in breaking Washington's partisan gridlock.  —  “One of the biggest factors …
Discussion: Hot Air
Eric Jones / harkin.senate.gov:
Senator Harkin Announces His Plans for the Future  —  Thanks Iowans for dedication during his nearly 40 years in public service - outlines full HELP Committee agenda for next two years  —  CUMMING, Iowa - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement on his plans for the future …
Discussion: CNN, Weasel Zippers and Roll Call
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Harkin retirement: Jump ball in Iowa
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
 
 
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