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David Brooks / New York Times:
I Am Not Charlie Hebdo — The journalists at Charlie Hebdo are now rightly being celebrated as martyrs on behalf of freedom of expression, but let's face it: If they had tried to publish their satirical newspaper on any American university campus over the last two decades it wouldn't have lasted 30 seconds.
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Alexandra Topping / Guardian:
Charlie Hebdo attack: new hostage situation at Paris shop - live updates — Second hostage situation as police evacuate area around Paris kosher shop — Suspected Charlie Hebdo gunmen holed up in town north-east of capital — Police linking killing of policewoman on Thursday to Charlie Hebdo attack
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CNN:
Charlie Hebdo attack: Suspected extremist gunmen surrounded? — French police surround terror suspects near airport 02:38 — Story highlights — Dammartin-en-Goele, France (CNN)[Breaking news update, posted at 6:08 a.m. ET] — The two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack spoke …
New York Times:
French Police Storm Two Hostage Sites, Killing Charlie Hebdo Suspects — PARIS — French police on Friday killed the two brothers suspected of murdering 12 people at a Paris newspaper on Wednesday and freed his hostage unharmed, the authorities said. The police launched a simultaneous raid …
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Reuters:
Charlie Hebdo attack: Jyllands-Posten will not print Prophet Mohammad cartoons
Charlie Hebdo attack: Jyllands-Posten will not print Prophet Mohammad cartoons
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Washington Post:
French police close in on Paris attack suspects
French police close in on Paris attack suspects
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Fox News:
Pen vs. sword: Cartoonists unite against Islamist terror
Pen vs. sword: Cartoonists unite against Islamist terror
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Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
New York Times Reports On Muslim Proselytizing During Charlie Hebdo Attack, Then Deletes It
New York Times Reports On Muslim Proselytizing During Charlie Hebdo Attack, Then Deletes It
David Hudson / White House.gov Blog:
The President Proposes to Make Community College Free for Responsible Students for 2 Years — Post by The White House. — Today, the President unveiled a new proposal: Make two years of community college free for responsible students across America. — In our growing global economy …
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Fawn Johnson / National Journal:
Obama Wants Free Community College. Where's the Money? — White House offers plan to benefit 9 million students, but no roadmap to fund it. — President Obama wants to provide free tuition at community colleges, a plan that could benefit as many as 9 million students …
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Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
Obama to unveil proposal for tuition-free community college
Obama to unveil proposal for tuition-free community college
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New York Times:
Obama Plan Would Help Many Go to Community College Free
Obama Plan Would Help Many Go to Community College Free
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Gregory Korte / Associated Press:
Obama to propose free community college
Obama to propose free community college
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Does Islam Mean Peace? — The NY Times boldly takes on the Big Questions - is Islam inherently violent? Their nuance take will surprise no one, but it is interesting nonetheless. And the Speech by Egyptian President el-Sisi calling (yet again) for an Islamic reformation finally gets noticed:
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Raising Questions Within Islam After France Shooting
Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Politics:
Bush Team Sets Bold Fundraising Goal: $100 Million in Three Months — Jeb Bush's allies are setting a fundraising goal of $100 million in the first three months of this year—including a whopping $25 million haul in Florida—in an effort to winnow the potential Republican presidential primary field …
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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Establishment vs. Establishment — It may not be only the right flank …
Establishment vs. Establishment — It may not be only the right flank …
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Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The New World Order — The Republican White House field …
The New World Order — The Republican White House field …
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The Hill:
House votes down ObamaCare's 30-hour workweek, 252-172 — The House on Thursday in a 252-172 vote approved legislation that would waive fees on businesses that do not offer health insurance to employees working fewer than 40 hours per week. — The legislation - which has been at the center …
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Dionne Searcey / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Added 252,000 Jobs in December; Unemployment Rate at 5.6% — Capping the best year for the job market since the recession began eight years ago, employers added 252,000 jobs in December, the Labor Department reported Friday, and unemployment fell to 5.6 percent.
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Sturdy U.S. employment gains eyed; jobless rate seen at 5.7 percent
Sturdy U.S. employment gains eyed; jobless rate seen at 5.7 percent
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Voodoo Time Machine — Many of us in the econ biz were wondering how the new leaders of Congress would respond to the sharp increase in American economic growth that, we now know, began last spring. After years of insisting that President Obama is responsible for a weak economy …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Liberals at Record 24%, but Still Trail Conservatives — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — Conservatives continued to outnumber moderates and liberals in the U.S. population in 2014, as they have since 2009. However, their 14-percentage-point edge over liberals last year …
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Nebraska court clears obstacle for Keystone pipeline — The Nebraska Supreme Court removed a major obstacle to the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline on Friday, making it more likely that President Barack Obama will have to render a verdict in the coming months on a controversy that has spanned his time in the White House.
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Source: Tom Steyer considering run for Barbara Boxer's seat — Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer is mulling a run for Barbara Boxer's Senate seat, according to a person close to the former hedge fund trader. — “My sense is that he will take a look at it and consider it over the next few days or so,” the person said.
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Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
December hiring brings best year since 1999 — WASHINGTON — Employers added a solid 252,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate ticked down to 5.6 percent, the government said Friday in a good report that capped a great year. — For all of 2014, employers added about 2.952 million jobs …
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Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Three Georgia Men Charged With Domestic Terrorism — Will Lindsey Graham have anything to say about this? — 2015 is beginning with a bang, as the indictments roll in and more home-grown terrorist plots are revealed. — Here's one from Rome, Georgia, a picturesque Southern town that might be an idyllic vacation spot.
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Fox News:
California newspaper office vandalized over use of ‘illegal’ immigrant label — The headquarters of the Santa Barbara News-Press in California was vandalized, apparently by pro-illegal immigration activists. — A California newspaper will continue to use the term “illegals” …
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