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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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New York Times:
Charlie Hebdo Suspects Dead in Raid; Hostage Taker in Paris Is Also Killed — PARIS — The French police on Friday killed the two brothers suspected of massacring 12 people at a Paris newspaper on Wednesday and freed a hostage they had been holding unharmed, the authorities said.
Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Juan Cole: Paris Suspects Radicalized By Iraq War, Abu Ghraib Torture — Thanks, Dick Cheney! — Professor Juan Cole on the background and motivation of the two suspects in the Paris Charlie Hebdo killings: … Thanks to Dick Cheney and the PNAC crowd, we've created a whole new generation …
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FOX News Radio, Informed Comment and The Mahablog
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 …
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Owen Jones / Guardian:
Charlie Hebdo: Norway didn't give in to Islamophobia, nor should France
Charlie Hebdo: Norway didn't give in to Islamophobia, nor should France
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Mediaite, National Review, Spectator, ThinkProgress and Gothamist
Ben Miller / Talking Points Memo:
Yes, Free Community College Is Major, But Not Just For The Reason You Think — The Obama Administration made waves last night with its announcement of a proposal to make two years of community college free nationwide. The idea is being called ambitious and a “potential game-changer.” And it is.
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New York Times, Inside Higher Ed, TICAS, White House.gov Blog and EdCentral
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Fawn Johnson / National Journal:
Obama Wants Free Community College. Where's the Money?
Obama Wants Free Community College. Where's the Money?
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National Review
The White House:
FACT SHEET - White House Unveils America's College Promise Proposal: Tuition-Free Community College …
FACT SHEET - White House Unveils America's College Promise Proposal: Tuition-Free Community College …
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Daily Signal, Forbes, Weekly Standard, The Daily Caller, Fusion and Hit & Run
Christi Parsons / Los Angeles Times:
Obama plan for free community college: U.S. would pay 75%, states 25%
Obama plan for free community college: U.S. would pay 75%, states 25%
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The PJ Tatler, Forbes, National Review, The Dish, Gawker and New York Magazine
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Degrees of Education: The Roots of Obama's Ambitious College Plan
Degrees of Education: The Roots of Obama's Ambitious College Plan
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National Review, Daily Kos and EdCentral
Josh Margolin / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Christie Was Interrogated By Feds Over Bridge Scandal … Gov. Chris Christie, a potential presidential contender, was interrogated recently by federal investigators probing the 2013 lane-closure scandal that has threatened his political future, officials confirmed to ABC News.
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Washington Post and Associated Press
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Christie Interviewed By Feds Investigating BridgeGate
Report: Christie Interviewed By Feds Investigating BridgeGate
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New Jersey Online and Booman Tribune
Bob Jordan / app.com:
GWB scandal investigation reaches Jersey City
GWB scandal investigation reaches Jersey City
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Liberaland, FOX News Radio, Daily Kos and Wall Street Journal
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
Boko Haram may have just killed 2,000 people: ‘Killing went on and on and on’ — For months, fear of Boko Haram has gripped Nigeria's northeast. The goals of the Islamic militant group, which captured international attention through a relentless campaign of brutality, have long been about killing.
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Associated Press:
Amnesty: Nigeria massacre deadliest in history of Boko Haram — 2 photos — YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of bodies — too many to count — remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria from an Islamic extremist attack that Amnesty International suggested Friday is the “deadliest massacre” in the history of Boko Haram.
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The Daily Banter, The Daily Caller, Gawker, Weasel Zippers, NBC News and BBC
Ben Sheroan / TheNewsEnterprise.com:
Apology: Error should not have happened — No reasonable excuse exists for the horrible mistake that occurred Thursday in The News-Enterprise. By now, many of you have heard about it. — The paper reported on the front page in a paraphrased statement: “Hardin County Sheriff John Ward …
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WLKY-TV, JIMROMENESKO.COM, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Addicting Info and The Daily Caller
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House to move on immigration next week — The House plans to vote next week on legislation that would defund President Obama's executive action on immigration. — Republicans also plan to include language rolling back a 2012 action Obama took that gave legal status to children brought to the United States as illegal immigrants.
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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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ThinkProgress, Liberal Values, Feministing, Bloomberg Politics and Daily Signal
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Does Islam Mean Peace? — The NY Times boldly takes on the Big Question - is Islam inherently violent? Their nuanced take will surprise no one, but it is interesting nonetheless. And the recent speech by Egyptian President el-Sisi calling (yet again) for an Islamic reformation finally gets noticed by the Times:
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Roger's Rules and Raymond Ibrahim
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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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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 …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Appeals Court Appears Poised To Strike Down Three Southern States' Same-Sex Marriage Bans — After oral arguments about Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas' bans on marriages for same-sex couples, the 5th Circuit of Appeals looks likely to strike the laws down.
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Washington Blade, Equality On Trial and Advocate
Nicole Carr / abc11.com:
Fayetteville woman accidentally shoots husband — A Fort Bragg soldier was shot in the chest Friday morning after his wife thought he was a home intruder. — The shooting happened around 10:15 a.m. in the 1100 block of Christina Street. — Fayetteville Police say Zia Segule, 28, left for work.
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Talking Points Memo and FOX2now.com
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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Salon, Addicting Info and susiemadrak.com
Mohammed Ghobari / Reuters:
Exclusive: Paris attack suspect met prominent al Qaeda preacher in Yemen - intelligence source — (Reuters) - One of two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly shooting at a French satirical weekly met leading al Qaeda preacher Anwar al Awlaki during a stay in Yemen in 2011 …
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Wall Street Journal, Mashable and The Daily Beast
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