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5:50 PM ET, January 9, 2015

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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
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 …
USA Today:
Gunman killed, 4 hostages feared dead at Paris market
CNN:
Charlie Hebdo attack: Suspected extremist gunmen surrounded?
Agence France-Presse:   Charlie Hebdo manhunt: LIVE REPORT
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Romney Tells Donors He Is Considering 2016 White House Bid  —  Former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 Nominee Didn't Give Timetable for Decision  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney , the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, told a meeting of donors Friday that he is considering …
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Reports: Mitt Romney Told Donors He's Considering Running For President.  Again.  —  Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R) told a group of donors on Friday that he's considering running for president in 2016, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited “people present” for the former 2012 Republican presidential nominee's comments.
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Mitt Romney says he's considering a 2016 run
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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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Fawn Johnson / National Journal:
Obama Wants Free Community College. Where's the Money?
Discussion: National Review
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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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Christie Interviewed By Feds Investigating BridgeGate
Bob Jordan / app.com:
GWB scandal investigation reaches Jersey City
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.
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 …
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 …
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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Politico:
House GOP expands attacks on Obama's immigration actions
Discussion: The Hill and Hot Air
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:
Discussion: Roger's Rules and Raymond Ibrahim
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:   Raising Questions Within Islam After France Shooting
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 …
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics Videos:
Eugene Robinson: If Paris Attack Happened In U.S. There Would Be “More Carnage” Because Of Guns  —  “Just to keep it into perspective, I don't think we should imagine that the conditions and the threat are exactly the same in the United States as they are in France.  They are different.
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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Economist:
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Amitai Etzioni / The Atlantic Online:
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

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