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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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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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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Obama, Kerry absent from unity rally in Paris
Obama, Kerry absent from unity rally in Paris
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Patrick Jackson / BBC:
Paris attacks: Millions rally for unity in France
Paris attacks: Millions rally for unity in France
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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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New York Times:
Amid Heavy Security, 40 World Leaders Join Huge Crowds for Unity March in Paris
Amid Heavy Security, 40 World Leaders Join Huge Crowds for Unity March in Paris
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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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Washington Post:
Democrats, in a stark shift in messaging, to make big tax-break pitch for middle class — Senior Democrats, dissatisfied with the party's tepid prescriptions for combating income inequality, are drafting an “action plan” that calls for a massive transfer of wealth from the super-rich …
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Both parties agree: Economic mobility will be a defining theme of 2016 campaign — On right and left, a search for a credible populist message — Presidential hopefuls in both parties agree on at least one thing: Economic mobility, and the feeling of many Americans that they are being shut …
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Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Dianne Feinstein Urges Government Not To Indict Petraeus: ‘This Man Has Suffered Enough’ — DiFi thinks poor David Petraeus has ‘suffered enough’ already because he lost his job as head of the CIA. — Someone please let me know if this woman has ever shown this much deference for ordinary citizens …
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Samantha Lachman / The Huffington Post:
Dianne Feinstein Urges Government Not To Seek David Petraeus Indictment
Dianne Feinstein Urges Government Not To Seek David Petraeus Indictment
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Santorum Criticizes Potential G.O.P. Rivals as ‘Bomb Throwers’ — WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum sharply criticized a group of potential rivals for the Republican presidential nomination in an interview that indicated he intends to reclaim conservative primary voters ahead of another White House bid in 2016.
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Religious Liberty, Bigotry and Gays
Religious Liberty, Bigotry and Gays
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Health reform a plus for Dems, at last — People with broken arms, patients recently recovered from emergency surgery — President Obama needs to put Americans benefitting from ObamaCare next to the First Lady when he makes his Jan. 20 State of the Union address.
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 …
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Jay Leno: Hillary Clinton ‘seems very slow’ — While on the HBO show “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Jay Leno said Hillary Clinton seems “very slow” and appears to be older than Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren despite their 18-month age difference. — “I don't see the fire,” …
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Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Rand Paul Taps Veteran Adviser for Likely 2016 Campaign — The Kentucky Senator Has Hired Republican Strategist Chris LaCivita As Senior Adviser — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is bringing on Republican strategist Chris LaCivita as a senior adviser as he prepares for a likely presidential campaign.
New York Times:
In Police Rift, Mayor de Blasio's Missteps Included Thinking It Would Pass — Not long after Mayor Bill de Blasio sat beside the Rev. Al Sharpton at a July summit meeting on police reform, a political adviser gave the mayor a blunt assessment: You have a problem with the cops.
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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New York Times:
Pop Music Critic Leaves The New Yorker to Annotate Lyrics for a Start-Up — Sasha Frere-Jones, the longtime pop music critic for The New Yorker, has left the magazine to join Genius, a website mounting an ambitious expansion after starting as a forum for annotated rap lyrics online.
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