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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.
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CNN, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, msnbc.com, Balloon Juice, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Maddow Blog, alan.com and Daily Kos
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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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msnbc.com, The Daily Caller and Prairie Weather
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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Daily Mail, alan.com, Telegraph, NBCNews.com, The Week, Gawker, Scared Monkeys, 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
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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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 Week, The Fix, Israel Matzav, msnbc.com, Post Politics, Foreign Policy and Washington Post
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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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msnbc.com, The Huffington Post, Taylor Marsh and Truthdig
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
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
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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
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, Wonkblog, Bloomberg, NPR, The Week and Shakesville
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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, Hot Air, CNN, The PJ Tatler, The Democratic Daily and NewsBusters blogs
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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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 »
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
Andrew Johnson / National Review:
Students Told to Stop ‘USA!’ Chant, Take Off American Flag Bandanas — Four California high-school students were reportedly suspended for chanting “U.S.A! U.S.A!” and wearing American flag bandanas during a basketball game. While their punishment has since been rescinded …
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Power Line, The PJ Tatler and The Gateway Pundit
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Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Students Told to Remove Patriotic Bandanas
Students Told to Remove Patriotic Bandanas
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protein wisdom and Weasel Zippers
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
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
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
Ariel Ben Solomon / Jerusalem Post:
‘Tehran removing key intel material from Damascus’ — Intelligence said to include secret agreements, minutes of meetings reports relating to Iran's support of Hezbollah. — Sources in the Syrian opposition claim that Iran has already begun transferring its diplomatic and intelligence archives from Syria …
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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