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7:10 PM ET, January 7, 2015

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New York Times:
Hunt for Gunmen in Deadly Attack on Paris Newspaper, Charlie Hebdo  —  PARIS — At least two masked gunmen on Wednesday burst into the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper that had drawn threats for lampooning Islam, killing 12 people in a methodical hail of gunfire, fleeing by car …
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Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Sharpening Contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris  —  The horrific murder of the editor, cartoonists and other staff of the irreverent satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, along with two policemen, by terrorists in Paris was in my view a strategic strike, aiming at polarizing the French and European public.
Bill / Catholic League:
MUSLIMS ARE RIGHT TO BE ANGRY  —  Bill Donohue comments on the killing of 12 people at the Paris office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo:  —  Killing in response to insult, no matter how gross, must be unequivocally condemned.  That is why what happened in Paris cannot be tolerated.
Guardian:
Charlie Hebdo shooting: eleven dead at Paris offices of satirical magazine - live updates  — Eleven dead and four critically injured  — Attackers on the run after firing on staff and police  — ‘France in state of shock,’ says President Hollande from scene of attack
Amanda Taub / Vox:
Charlie Hebdo and its biting satire, explained in 9 of its most iconic covers  —  Masked gunmen on Wednesday attacked the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French magazine known for its biting humor — and, more specifically, for a string of satirical cartoons about Islam and the Prophet Muhammed.
Discussion: Telegraph, The Dish and Washington Post
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Don't let murderers pretend their crimes are about cartoons  —  Yes, Charlie Hebdo was a magazine that delighted in controversy and provocation.  Yes, it skewered religion and took joy in giving offense.  Yes, the magazine knowingly antagonized extremists — Charlie Hebdo's web site …
Discussion: Washington Post
Associated Press:
FRENCH POLICE IDENTIFY 3 SUSPECTS IN ATTACK THAT KILLED 12  —  PARIS (AP) — French police officials identified three men as suspects in a deadly attack against newspaper offices that killed 12 people and shook the nation on Wednesday.  —  Two officials named the suspects as Frenchmen …
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Some Outlets Are Censoring Charlie Hebdo's Satirical Cartoons After Attack  —  News outlets shy away from publishing the controversial images of the paper's satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.  —  Updated with more comment from an AP spokesperson  —  The cartoon of Muhammad that appeared on a 2011 cover of Charlie Hebdo.
Kim Willsher / Guardian:
Paris terror attack: huge manhunt under way after gunmen kill 12  —  French president calls for national unity after men storm offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo  —  A huge manhunt is under way in Paris for three masked and hooded men armed with a Kalashnikov and a shotgun who stormed …
BBC:
Charlie Hebdo: Gun attack on French magazine kills 11  —  Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 11 people and injuring 10, French officials say.  —  Witnesses spoke of sustained gunfire at the office as the attackers opened fire with assault rifles before escaping.
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
22 Heartbreaking Cartoons From Artists Responding To The Charlie Hebdo Shooting
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Mahablog
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Internal CNN memo: ‘We are not at this time showing the Charlie Hebdo cartoons’
Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
Ted Cruz: Censoring Charlie Hebdo Cartoons “Unfortunate,” “Inconsistent” With Free Debate
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Amir Taheri / New York Post:   Terror in Paris — the limits of appeasement
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
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Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
Manu Raju / Politico:
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Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
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Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:
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Discussion: Daily Kos and Booman Tribune
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
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Jenna Levy / Gallup:
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Bloomberg.com:
Boehner Takes His Revenge on Republicans Opposing Him for Speaker  —  (Bloomberg) — John Boehner dished out a little payback, kicking two House Republicans off the influential Rules Committee and stopping a third from sponsoring a bill after they voted against his re-election for speaker.
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Ben White / Politico:
Jeb to come clean  —  Bush is willing to release decade of tax returns, associates say.  —  Getty  —  As he lays the groundwork for a likely presidential campaign, Jeb Bush is prepared to make an early disclosure of a decade or more of personal tax returns, according to people close to the former Florida governor.
Brendan Sonnone / Orlando Sentinel:
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