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ThinkProgress:
The Nine Most Insane Quotes From The NRA's New Apocalyptic Op-Ed — Wednesday afternoon, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre published a bizarre, paranoid screed on the Daily Caller outlining a series of wildly implausible scenarios in which (among other things) …
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Booman Tribune, msnbc.com, The Daily Caller and Prairie Weather
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Wayne LaPierre / The Daily Caller:
Stand and Fight — Before I tell you how the NRA and our members are going to Stand And Fight politically and in the courts, let's acknowledge that all over this country, tens of millions of Americans are already preparing to Stand And Fight to protect their families and homes.
New York Times:
Pistorius Charged With Murder in Shooting of Woman — The development stunned a nation that had elevated Mr. Pistorius to iconic status as a national sporting hero, an emblem of the ability to overcome acute adversity and a symbol of South Africa's ability to project achievements onto the world stage.
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alan.com, Telegraph, NBCNews.com, The Week, Gawker, Outside the Beltway and Mashable!
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Associated Press:
Olympian, Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius charged with murder in shooting of girlfriend — PRETORIA, South Africa — Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life …
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NBCNews.com, Mediaite and Deadspin
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Can the Republicans be Saved From Obsolescence? — One afternoon last month, I paid a visit to two young Republicans named Bret Jacobson and Ian Spencer, who work in a small office in Arlington, Va., situated above an antique store and adjacent to a Japanese auto shop.
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The Daily Caller, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite and Betsy's Page
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
CNN Slides Ever Lower — There isn't much left of the CNN brand, but there is still a little room to sink deeper-and today, CNN did. Compare and contrast: CNN's panel is excited about Chris Dorner. They can understand why lots of people think he is a “superhero.”
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americanthinker.com and The Other McCain
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Matt Hadro / NewsBusters:
CNN Absurdly Asks If Rubio's Sip of Water Was ‘Career-Ender’
CNN Absurdly Asks If Rubio's Sip of Water Was ‘Career-Ender’
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Politico, The Lonely Conservative, The Anchoress, Hot Air, Associated Press, Ed Driscoll and The American Mind
Politico:
Harry Reid sets the stage for Chuck Hagel showdown — Senate Republicans see the writing on the wall: Chuck Hagel will get his job at the Pentagon, and John Brennan will soon be headed to Langley. — But that doesn't mean they won't drag out the proceedings to extract every possible concession …
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The Fix, The Week, Israel Matzav, msnbc.com, Post Politics and Foreign Policy
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Tim Mak / Politico:
Senate to vote Friday on Chuck Hagel
Senate to vote Friday on Chuck Hagel
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The Huffington Post, msnbc.com, Taylor Marsh and Truthdig
Joshua Miller / Roll Call:
Kentucky Democrats Fear Judd May Drag Down Ticket — Actress Ashley Judd's movement toward a Senate run against Minority Leader Mitch McConnell makes Democrats in Washington, D.C., happy. — But back in Kentucky, for many Bluegrass State Democrats, a potential Judd run brings a different feeling: heartburn.
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Emily Schultze / The 1600 Report:
Day 2 post SOTU focuses on early childhood education — President Obama continues his post-State of the Union tour on Thursday by traveling to Decatur, Georgia to talk about quality preschool education for every child in America. He'll start his time in Decatur off by visiting …
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Washington Examiner, Weasel Zippers and National Review
David Corn / Mother Jones:
FreedomWorks Made Video of Fake Giant Panda Having Sex With Fake Hillary Clinton — The investigation at the influential tea party group could get weird. — An internal investigation of FreedomWorks—the prominent conservative advocacy group and super-PAC—has focused on president Matt Kibbe's management …
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Politico, Business Insider, The Raw Story, The Week, Daily Kos and Gawker
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Marco Rubio Still Not a Scientist, Man — If there's a single line that encapsulates the mindless anti-government doggerel that characterized Marco Rubio's response to the State of the Union address it was his flip dismissal of any government response to climate change, because “our government can't control the weather.”
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ThinkProgress, The Huffington Post, Wonkblog, NPR, Shakesville and Politico
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
General consensus: Rubio water flap shall pass
General consensus: Rubio water flap shall pass
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The Reaction, The Daily Caller, CNN, The PJ Tatler, The Democratic Daily, NewsBusters blogs and rubber hose
Josh Barro / Bloomberg:
This Is the Republican Party's Savior?
This Is the Republican Party's Savior?
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Paul Krugman, Politico, Hot Air, The Atlantic Online, msnbc.com, ABCNEWS, Washington Examiner, The Caucus, Deadspin and The Week
Martin Peretz / Wall Street Journal:
The New New Republic — I don't recognize the magazine I used to own. We were liberal but not narrowly partisan. — Like many readers of the New Republic, I didn't at first recognize the most recent issue of the magazine. The stark white cover was unlike anything the New Republic ran during my 35 years as the owner.
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Politico and The Volokh Conspiracy, more at Mediagazer »
Elon Musk / Tesla Motors:
A Most Peculiar Test Drive — You may have heard recently about an article written by John Broder from The New York Times that makes numerous claims about the performance of the Model S. We are upset by this article because it does not factually represent Tesla technology …
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Brad DeLong, TechCrunch and The Verge
USA Today:
Big Bear residents say Dorner bound, gagged them — Key events in the manhunt for Christopher Dorner, the fired Los Angeles police officer suspected of killing four people, all times approximate: — Source: AP — Produced by Anne Godlasky and Cara Richardson
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Tar Sands Action:
48 Environmental, civil rights, and community leaders engage in historic act of civil disobedience to stop Keystone XL pipeline — Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ tarsandsaction/sets/72157632761399084/ — Contacts: — Eddie Scher, Sierra Club, 415-815-7027 — Maggie Kao, Sierra Club, 202-675-2384
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Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars and Tar Sands Blockade
Ben Wolfgang / Washington Times:
Rand Paul puts hold on Brennan nomination — Demands answers on drone assassinations in U.S. — Sen. Rand Paul will hold up the confirmation of John Brennan until the would-be CIA director sheds light on the extent of the administration's controversial policies on drone use.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Washington Free Beacon
Rebecca Berg / BuzzFeed:
Republican Congressman Ridicules His Party For Lame Hashtag — Rep. Justin Amash says Republican leadership are wrong to try to blame Obama for the sequester — especially with such a terrible Twitter hashtag. “I think it's kind of 2008.” — WASHINGTON — Rep. Justin Amash has a message …
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The Hill, The Maddow Blog and Post Politics
Politico:
Elizabeth Warren's quiet plan for the Senate — When the newest senators lunched together for the first time last November, their biggest star immediately tried to flee. — As a flock of reporters approached Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat turned and engaged fellow freshman Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in a fake conversation.
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Business Insider and CNN
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Stewart Tears Into State Of The Union, Slams Obama: 'Who's Running This Sh*thole, Right, People?' — Jon Stewart took on last night's State of the Union, and in the midst of a series of hydration gags mocking Marco Rubio's sip of water, Stewart was alarmed that President Obama …
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The Raw Story, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, Jammie Wearing Fools and Red Alert Politics
Chris Matyszczyk / CNET:
Politician moves to make vulgar Photoshopping illegal — A state lawmaker in Georgia is so perturbed that someone used Photoshop to put his head on a porn star's body that he now wants any kind of lewd Photoshopping to be banned. “No one has a right to make fun of anyone,” he says.
Bill / Nielsen Wire:
33.5 Million Tune in to Watch President Obama's State of the Union Address — On Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 President Barack Obama delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term in office. The address was carried live from approximately 9:00 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. on 15 networks and tape delayed on Univision.
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Politico, TVbytheNumbers, NewsBusters blogs and The Democratic Daily