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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Obama, Kerry absent from unity rally in Paris — World leaders walk in ‘unity rally’ in France 01:17 — Washington (CNN)The heads of England, Germany and Israel were there. — But President Barack Obama didn't attend a unity march in Paris on Sunday, days after the deadly attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
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Dan Friedman / NY Daily News:
Eric Holder, top U.S. officials no-shows at Paris unity rally — The U.S. attorney general, in Paris for a terrorism summit with French President Francois Hollande, did not join world leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron …
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Ray Sanchez / CNN:
World leaders to attend massive ‘unity rally’ in France — World leaders gather in Paris for unity rally 01:36 — Story highlights — Government officials say “exceptional measures” will be in place to protect massive “unity rally” — (CNN)Dignitaries and world leaders are expected …
Patrick Jackson / BBC:
Paris attacks: Millions rally for unity in France — More than three million people have taken part in unity marches across France after 17 people died during three days of deadly attacks in Paris. — Up to 1.6m are estimated to have taken to the streets of the French capital.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Barack Obama's French kiss-off — Obama's public reactions to the attacks in Paris have been muted. — Barack Obama n'est pas Charlie — or at least, he wasn't this weekend. — Don't look for the president or vice president among the photos of 44 heads of state who locked arms and marched down Boulevard Voltaire in Paris.
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John Lichfield / The Independent:
Paris march: Global leaders join ‘unprecedented’ rally in largest demonstration in history of France
Paris march: Global leaders join ‘unprecedented’ rally in largest demonstration in history of France
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
France, the Crucible of Europe
France, the Crucible of Europe
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Sayed Sarwar Amani / Reuters:
Afghanistan rally hails Charlie Hebdo attackers as ‘heroes’ — Reuters 13 hrs ago — KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Hundreds in southern Afghanistan rallied to praise the killing of 12 people at the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, calling the two gunmen “heroes” who meted out punishment …
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Sally Kohn / CNN:
Free speech comes with responsibilities
Free speech comes with responsibilities
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Jim Jamitis / Twitchy:
Obama's ‘embarrassing’ absence at unity march gets lampooned [photoshop] — Earlier Twitchy posted about how President Obama sent Eric Holder to France as our representative. — Terrorist defender, free press opponent Holder represents US in Paris — He never showed up at the Paris unity march though.
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Mark Wilson / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Attorney General Eric Holder
‘This Week’ Transcript: Attorney General Eric Holder
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Celia Farber / The New York Observer:
Legendary Cartoonist Robert Crumb on the Massacre in Paris — The ex-pat artist, who has lived in France for 25 years, talks to the Observer about his new cartoon of Muhammed — The cartoonist Robert Crumb has lived in France since 1991. (TORSTEN SILZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Religious Liberty, Bigotry and Gays — I'VE been called many unpleasant things in my life, and I've deserved no small number of them. But I chafe at this latest label: — A threat to your religious liberty. — I don't mean me alone. I mean me and my evidently menacing kind …
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John Fund / National Review:
Valerie Jarrett, Obama's ‘Berlin Wall’ — It's high time the news media paid more attention to Valerie Jarrett. An old Chicago friend of both Barack and Michelle Obama's, she exercises unusual influence in the White House as a “senior adviser.” Many in Washington believe that she is at the heart …
Matt Schiavenza / The Atlantic Online:
Nigeria's Horror in Paris's Shadow — As many as a million people, joined by 40 world leaders, filled the streets of Paris on Sunday in solidarity after two separate terrorist attacks claimed 17 innocent lives last week. The day before, more than 3,000 miles to the south …
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Bianca Montes / Victoria Advocate:
Victoria police officer to appeal firing over tasing — A former Victoria police officer is appealing his termination for use of force. — Greg Cagle, a Texas Municipal Police Association lawyer hired to represent former Victoria police officer Nathanial Robinson, will present an appeal …
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Washington Post:
For Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney, a history of ambition fuels a possible 2016 collision — Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney have much in common. Both were pragmatic as governors, mild-mannered as candidates and more comfortable balancing budgets at their desks than clinking glasses at a political dinner.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A signal of distaste for dynasties bodes ill for Bush, Clinton
A signal of distaste for dynasties bodes ill for Bush, Clinton
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
White House sets delayed anti-extremism summit — In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, the White House has scheduled an anti-extremism conference that was originally set for last October but was postponed without explanation. — In a statement issued as many world leaders gathered …
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Jareen Imam / CNN:
Tiffany jewelry ad campaign features first same-sex couple — Story highlights — (CNN)Jeweler Tiffany & Co., for the first time, is showcasing a same-sex couple in an ad campaign. — The new campaign, shot by fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, showcases seven scenes of couples …
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