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Gunmen in Paris Kill 12 at Offices of Satirical Newspaper Charlie Hebdo — PARIS — Masked gunmen opened fire in the offices of a French satirical newspaper on Wednesday in Paris, the police said, with initial reports saying that as many as 12 people had been killed and 10 wounded.
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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.
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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.
Noemie Bisserbe / Wall Street Journal:
Shooting at Paris Office of Charlie Hebdo Magazine Kills 12 — French Satirical Magazine Targeted in Past for Cartoons on Islam; Hollande Calls Incident a Terror Attack — PARIS—Armed men Wednesday stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine targeted in the past …
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
CNN:
At least 11 killed in shooting at office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo — Attack at French satirical magazine office 01:40 — Story highlights — Paris (CNN)At least 11 people were killed and four were seriously wounded in Wednesday's attack at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo …
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Sky News:
Gunmen Hunted After 12 Killed At Paris Magazine — Twelve people have been shot dead at the headquarters of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, say police. — Three masked gunmen stormed the offices of the controversial publication, which has previously been attacked over its portrayal of the Prophet Mohammed.
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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.
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Boehner defectors booted from panel
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
House Republican slams anti-Boehner movement hard. Like, really hard.
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Associated Press:
Last Slide — WASHINGTON — Rep. John Boehner was re-elected Tuesday …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Boehner Fends Off Dissent as G.O.P. Takes the Reins
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Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter — Editor's Note
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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 …
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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 …
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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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.
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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 …
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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.
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
New GOP Congress Fires Shot At Social Security On Day One — With a little-noticed proposal, Republicans took aim at Social Security on the very first day of the 114th Congress. — The incoming GOP majority approved late Tuesday a new rule that experts say could provoke an unprecedented crisis …
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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.
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Hillary Clinton brings in Robby Mook, Joel Benenson for likely team — Hillary Clinton is beginning to put together the pieces for a likely campaign, tapping two top strategists — including President Barack Obama's pollster — to work with her in the lead-up toward an ultimate decision.
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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.
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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.
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Washington Post:
Robert F. McDonnell sentenced to two years in prison … A federal judge sentenced former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell to two years in prison Tuesday — a term far lower than what prosecutors had sought and one that means the popular politician will be free before his 63rd birthday.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Bob McDonnell, Ex-Governor of Virginia, Is Sentenced to 2 Years for Corruption
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