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3:55 PM ET, January 7, 2015

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New York Times:
Charlie Hebdo Office Hit in Terror Attack; 12 Dead  —  PARIS — Masked gunmen burst into the Paris offices of a French satirical newspaper on Wednesday and killed 12 people, including top journalists and two police officers, before fleeing in a car.  The gunmen were still at large at dusk …
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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
Ted Cruz: Censoring Charlie Hebdo Cartoons “Unfortunate,” “Inconsistent” With Free Debate
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Amir Taheri / New York Post:   Terror in Paris — the limits of appeasement
Holly Watt / Telegraph:
Terrorists shouted they were from al-Qaeda in the Yemen before Charlie Hebdo attack
USA Today:
Terror attack at Paris magazine leaves 12 dead; gunmen escape
Index on Censorship:
Freedom of expression is non-negotiable
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Sen. Warren Blasts GOP Social Security Scheme  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is outraged by House Republicans' move to block a routine Social Security budgeting move to use as a bargaining chip in future entitlement reform negotiations.  —  On social media platforms Warren, in very clear terms …
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Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:
House rule sets up election-year battle over Social Security
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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.
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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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: Politico
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Manu Raju / Politico:   Exclusive: Reid to tap former sergeant-at-arms as chief of staff
New York Times:
No Justice, No Police  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio has been in office barely a year, and already forces of entropy are roaming the streets, turning their backs on the law, defying civil authority and trying to unravel the social fabric.  —  No, not squeegee-men or turnstile-jumpers.  We're talking about the cops.
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 …
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:   GOP relaunches push to ban late-term abortions
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.
Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:
1795 time capsule opened, centuries after Revere and Adams buried it  —  Time capsule buried by Paul Revere contains ... 01:16  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)More than 200 years after Samuel Adams and Paul Revere first buried it in Boston, it took an hour to remove all the objects crammed inside a tiny time capsule.
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.
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 …
 
 
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