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11:20 AM ET, January 7, 2015

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New York Times:
Terror Attack on Charlie Hebdo Newspaper in Paris Kills 12  —  PARIS — Masked gunmen with automatic weapons opened fire in the offices of a French satirical newspaper on Wednesday in Paris, the police said, killing 12 people and then escaping in a car.  —  President François Hollande …
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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.
Nicholas Vinocur / Reuters:
At least 11 dead in Paris shooting: police  —  (Reuters) - Black-hooded gunmen shot dead at least 11 people at the Paris offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a publication firebombed in the past after publishing cartoons lampooning Muslim leaders and the Prophet Mohammad, police said.
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
Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
Gunmen Kill At Least 12 In ‘Terrorist Attack’ At French Satirical Newspaper  —  PARIS (CBS News/CBSDC/AP) — Paris police say three gunmen attacked the office of a French satirical newspaper in Paris on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and leaving at least as many more injured.
Sky News:
Gunmen Hunted After 12 Killed At Paris Magazine
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Politico:
Boehner takes revenge  —  Foes find themselves losing plum committee posts.  —  John Boehner is getting revenge.  —  He secured his third term as speaker Tuesday afternoon, losing 25 votes on the House floor to three relatively unknown members of the House Republican Conference.
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Rep. Mick Mulvaney / Facebook:
There was an attempt to oust John Boehner as Speaker of the House today.  I didn't participate in it.  That may make some people back home angry.  I understand that, but I've got some experience with coup attempts against the Speaker, and what I learned two years ago factored heavily in my decision today not to join the mutiny.
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Boehner defectors booted from panel
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell promises dramatic change  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told colleagues on the first full day of the new Congress to expect a dramatic change from his predecessor, Democratic leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).  —  He pledged he would decentralize power in the Senate …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Mitch McConnell / CNN:
How Congress, President Obama can get things done  —  McConnell: Not opposed to negotiating with the Pres. 05:52  —  Story highlights … (CNN)Yesterday, members of the 114th Congress took the oath of office and ushered in a new Republican majority.  It's a fresh beginning for our country, and I'm optimistic.
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
OK, So What Really Happened to Harry Reid?  —  We wrote here about Harry Reid's supposed close encounter with a piece of exercise equipment, which handed him in the hospital.  The equipment was later claimed by Reid's office to be an elastic exercise band.  This is how the accident allegedly happened:
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
With horrible black eye, Harry Reid working from home
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.
Peter Eavis / New York Times:
Soaring Bond Prices May Sound an Economic Warning  —  The United States economy is accelerating, unemployment is falling and wages are even beginning to creep higher.  —  Yet a huge bond market with a strong track record for predicting economic problems is flashing a warning sign right now.
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Arthur C. Brooks / New York Times:
An Aging Europe in Decline  —  “I'VE fallen and I can't get up.”  —  These words, shouted by an elderly woman, were made famous in a medical alert device ad in the 1990s.  In 2015, they might be Europe's catchphrase.  —  As the United States economy slowly recovers …
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Pneumatic Fever  —  The Supreme Court doesn't want to rush into embracing new technology.  But it shouldn't crawl either.  —  Next to the ball drop in Times Square, the most exciting moment of New Year's Eve is when the chief justice releases his year-end report on the state of the federal judiciary …
Discussion: New Yorker and Courier-Journal
Los Angeles Times:
Explosion outside NAACP in Colorado deliberate, FBI says  —  An explosion outside an NAACP office building in Colorado on Tuesday morning that rattled neighbors was caused deliberately, officials say.  —  An improvised explosive device was detonated against the exterior wall of the NAACP building …
Jenna Levy / Gallup:
In U.S., Uninsured Rate Sinks to 12.9%  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The uninsured rate among U.S. adults for the fourth quarter of 2014 averaged 12.9%.  This is down slightly from 13.4% in the third quarter of 2014 and down significantly from 17.1% a year ago.
Discussion: Politico
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Bill Gates / Gates Notes:
This Ingenious Machine Turns Feces Into Drinking Water  —  I watched the piles of feces go up the conveyer belt and drop into a large bin.  They made their way through the machine, getting boiled and treated.  A few minutes later I took a long taste of the end result: a glass of delicious drinking water.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson's History Book Plagiarizes SocialismSucks.Net And Many Other Sources  —  “If it is determined that additional citations or attribution are required, the appropriate revisions will be made in subsequent printings.”  —  Ben Carson Facebook  —  Several sections of potential …
Discussion: ABC News, Political Wire and Mediaite
Adam L. Penenberg / Backchannel:
The Troll's Lawyer  —  A virulent Jew-hating hacktivist and a burned-out, unemployed lawyer teamed up to challenge a sweeping computer crime law.  Here's how they beat the Feds.  —  Tor Ekeland met his Client Number One at Trinity Place Bar, a downtown Manhattan watering hole built into an old bank vault, in 2011.
Discussion: Washington Post
David Shepardson / The Detroit News:
Exclusive interview: Obama says cheap gas won't last  —  Washington - — President Barack Obama is warning Americans that cheap gas prices won't last indefinitely, and he's standing by his support of small, fuel-efficient vehicles.  —  “I would strongly advise American consumers to continue …
Politico:
Kirsten Gillibrand gears up for another round  —  The senator plans new push for changes in military command structure.  —  AP Photo  —  A dozen colleagues promised Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in March that if the Pentagon didn't shape up, they would reconsider her proposal to take sexual assault cases out of the chain of command.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
 
 
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