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Awr Hawkins / BREITBART.COM:
GABBY GIFFORDS' HUSBAND BUYS AR-15 — Mark E. Kelly, gun-control proponent and husband to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, recently purchased an AR-15 (an “assault weapon,” he called it)—which he now says he intended as an illustration of the need for more stringent gun laws.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Truth About Guns, his vorpal sword, Weasel Zippers and UrbanGrounds
New York Times:
How a U.S. Citizen Came to Be in America's Cross Hairs — WASHINGTON — One morning in late September 2011, a group of American drones took off from an airstrip the C.I.A. had built in the remote southern expanse of Saudi Arabia. The drones crossed the border into Yemen …
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Opinio Juris, emptywheel, American Power, The Moderate Voice, Belmont Club, Lawfare and Althouse
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Ryan Goodman / New York Times:
The Drone Question Obama Hasn't Answered — THE Senate confirmed John O. Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency on Thursday after a nearly 13-hour filibuster by the libertarian senator Rand Paul, who before the vote received a somewhat odd letter from the attorney general.
CNN:
Jeb Bush looks favorably on GOP's direction — (CNN) - As major voices within the Republican Party evaluate the GOP's next steps forward, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush sees promise. — “I'm excited that I think we're seeing the renewal of the conservative movement in the Republican Party …
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The Moderate Voice, Politico and Crooks and Liars
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Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
McCain: Are You a “Wacko Bird” Like Rand Paul, Justin Amash, and Ted Cruz?
McCain: Are You a “Wacko Bird” Like Rand Paul, Justin Amash, and Ted Cruz?
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The Gateway Pundit, The Democratic Daily, DownWithTyranny! and Washington Post
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ryan: 2016 White House bid now ‘more realistic,’ rules out running for Speaker — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) says the prospect of running for president has become “more realistic” to him but he will not think about a 2016 bid before completing deficit-reduction talks.
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CNN, Politico and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Simon Walters / Daily Mail:
Queen fights for gay rights: Monarch makes historic pledge on discrimination and hints that if Kate DOES have a girl, that means equal rights to the throne too — The Queen will tomorrow back an historic pledge to promote gay rights and ‘gender equality’ in one of the most controversial acts of her reign.
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Joe. My. God., The New Civil Rights Movement, Towleroad News #gay, Firedoglake and Telegraph
Colum Lynch / Washington Post:
Susan Rice as national security adviser? U.N. ambassador said to be front-runner. — UNITED NATIONS — Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who lost out in a bruising bid for the job of secretary of state, may have the last laugh. — Rice has emerged as far and away …
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Outside the Beltway, Weasel Zippers and The Reaction
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
House GOP leaders blindsided by defections on spending vote — House Republican leaders have a new problem. They can't count on their members to support them on procedural votes. — Sixteen Republicans defected Wednesday in a vote on the rule governing consideration of a government-funding bill meant …
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Prairie Weather and p m carpenter's commentary
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Host Of TV Gun Show 'A Rifleman's Journal' Shot And Killed — The host of The Sportsman Channel's “A Rifleman's Journal” was shot and killed in Montana on Friday. The gunman, seemingly a jealous husband, then turned the weapon on himself. — It is not yet clear if the weapon used in the crime was obtained legally.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Impolitic, Althouse and The Raw Story
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Crimesider / CBS News:
Gregory Rodriguez, Sportsman Channel host of “A Rifleman's Journal,” …
Gregory Rodriguez, Sportsman Channel host of “A Rifleman's Journal,” …
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Scared Monkeys and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
Obama meetings couldn't have prevented gridlock, Pelosi says — (CNN) - The stalemate in Washington is not because President Barack Obama has held himself above meeting with Republicans, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Sunday. — In an exclusive interview on CNN's “State of the Union …
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Politico
Jerusalem Post:
Envoys work to end UN's Palestinian refugee status — Prosor: Real obstacle to peace is right of return for Palestinian refugees, not settlements; adds transfer of status “misguided.” — NEW YORK - At a small conference at the Harvard Club in Manhattan on Thursday, a host of dignitaries and experts …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Quinn Formally Joins Race for New York Mayor — Christine C. Quinn, the New York City Council speaker, declared her candidacy for mayor on Sunday with a glossy biographical video and a walking tour of the city, a signal that her campaign hopes to attract voters with her outsize …
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CNN, The New Civil Rights Movement, The Week and Joe. My. God.
Peggy Noonan's Blog:
Two Senators — This is from not-for-attribution interviews with two Republican senators who attended the dinner with the president on Wednesday night at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington. — One was heartened and impressed by the meeting while retaining his skepticism as to whether …
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