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10:55 PM ET, January 7, 2015

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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.
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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.
NBC News:
Paris Attack Suspect Dead, Two in Custody, U.S. Officials Say  —  One of the suspects in the Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has been killed and the two others are in custody, two senior U.S. counterterrorism officials told NBC News on Wednesday.  —  Authorities earlier had identified …
New York Times:
One Suspect Surrenders in Attack on French Newspaper; Two Others at Large  —  PARIS — The police organized an enormous manhunt across the Paris region on Wednesday for three suspects they said were involved in a brazen and methodical midday slaughter at a satirical newspaper that had lampooned Islam.
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: Hot Air
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
23 Heartbreaking Cartoons From Artists Responding To The Charlie Hebdo Shooting  —  Cartoonists from all over the world mourn in the wake of a Paris shooting that killed as many as 12 people, many of whom are members of Charlie Hebdo.  —  1. David Pope … 2. Ruben L. Oppenheimer
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Internal CNN memo: ‘We are not at this time showing the Charlie Hebdo cartoons’  —  CNN is not showing detailed images of cartoons from the Charlie Hebdo magazine that could be viewed as offensive to Muslims, CNN senior editorial director Richard Griffiths said in a message sent to CNN staff Wednesday afternoon.
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Many 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.  —  The cartoon of Muhammad that appeared on a 2011 cover of Charlie Hebdo.
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, Washington Post and The Dish
Guardian:
Charlie Hebdo shooting: eleven dead at Paris offices of satirical magazine - live updates
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Blasphemy We Need  —  In the wake of the vicious murders …
Daily Mail:
12 DEAD IN PARIS MASSACRE: Islamic gunmen execute French police officer as he pleads for his life …
Anne Penketh / Guardian:
Fight intimidation with controversy: Charlie Hebdo's response to critics
Barney Henderson / Telegraph:
Paris Charlie Hebdo attack: live
Amir Taheri / New York Post:
Terror in Paris — the limits of appeasement
Discussion: Doug Ross
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Dems Respond To McConnell Taking Credit For Economic Growth: ‘Hahahahahahahahahahaha’  —  The way Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) sees it, recent good news on the American economy is directly linked to the fact that there's a new Republican majority in Congress.
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Congress Introduces A National Abortion Ban On Its Very First Day Back  —  House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio administers a re-enactment of the House oath to Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)  —  Republicans in Congress are wasting no time following through on the anti-abortion agenda the GOP laid …
New York Times:
On Day 2, Senate Democrats Vow Aggressive Battle Against Republican Agenda
Discussion: Daily Kos
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell promises dramatic change
Discussion: Politico
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Rove: Common Core is Jeb's ‘biggest challenge’  —  Karl Rove says Jeb Bush's support for Common Core education standards will be the biggest obstacle he faces as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination.  —  “Common Core is, I think, the biggest challenge he faces,” Rove said Tuesday on the Fox News show “America's Newsroom.”
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Chris Christie's Chances Are Overrated
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and Hot Air
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Grassley sets timetable for Loretta Lynch hearings  —  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley plans to hold confirmation hearings for attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch in the last week of January or the beginning of February, an aide said Wednesday.
Discussion: National Review
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Reuters:
U.S. denies Cuba resisting release of several prisoners on list
Discussion: Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
ISIS Is Losing Its Greatest Weapon: Momentum  —  There was a time when the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria appeared unstoppable.  In September and October, as the jihadist group captured territory through a major offensive in Iraq's Anbar province, culminating in the fall of the town of Hit on October 13 …
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air, The Daily Beast and The Dish
Roger Friedman / Showbiz411:
Exclusive: Bill Cosby Co-Star Tony Winner Phylicia Rashad Speaks Out for First Time, Defends Her Friend  —  EXCLUSIVE It was just happenstance: I ran into Tony winner Phylicia Rashad today at Paramount's super elegant lunch for the movie “Selma” at the Metropolitan Club.
Joe Randazzo / msnbc.com:
Former ‘Onion’ editor: Freedom of speech cannot be killed  —  When I was editor there, The Onion was located in the heart of Manhattan and the one person manning our front entrance was our petite, tattooed office manager, Jessie.  She was the definition of unthreatening …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ron Paul On Paris Attack: Bad Foreign Policy “Invites Retaliation”  —  “It's that overall policy which invites retaliation, and they see us as intruders.”  —  View Video ›  —  Former Republican presidential candidate and congressman Ron Paul says bad foreign policy is to blame …
Discussion: RedState, Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senator Lindsey Graham: “The President of the United States Is Undercutting The President Of Egypt.  We Are In A Religious War...This Is Not A Cartoon Problem"  —  South Carolina's Lindsey Graham joined me today for some very blunt talk about the assassinations  —  The Audio:  —  01-07hhs-graham
 
 
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