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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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By Jake Tapper / CNN:
Story highlights — Jake Tapper is anchor of CNN's “The Lead With Jake Tapper” and chief Washington correspondent. — Paris (CNN)"Thank you," said the man. I was standing outside of the offices of Charlie Hebdo covering the aftermath of the terrorist attacks for CNN.
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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Hollande asked Netanyahu not to attend Paris memorial march — Absence sought as part of attempt to keep Israeli-Palestinian conflict out of European show of unity; After Netanyahu insisted on coming, French made it clear Abbas would be invited as well. — French President Francois Hollande conveyed …
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Daily Mail:
America snubs historic Paris rally: Holder was there but skipped out early, Kerry was in India, Obama and Biden just stayed home — German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and British PM David Cameron were among dozens of world leaders there
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Fox News:
Criticism mounts over thin US presence at Paris rally, Kerry schedules France visit — Criticism mounted Monday over President Obama's muted response to Sunday's massive rally in Paris against Islamic terror, a historic show of unity that drew more than a million people …
Douglas E. Schoen / Fox News:
Obama AWOL in Paris: Message to America, allies is we don't care
NY Daily News:
Lupica: America betrays its values by not sending top U.S. officials to Paris unity rally
Lupica: America betrays its values by not sending top U.S. officials to Paris unity rally
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Dan Friedman / NY Daily News:
Eric Holder, top U.S. officials no-shows at Paris unity rally
Eric Holder, top U.S. officials no-shows at Paris unity rally
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Aaron David Miller / Wall Street Journal:
The Conspicuous U.S. Absence From Paris Solidarity March
The Conspicuous U.S. Absence From Paris Solidarity March
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NY Daily News:
Our flag was not there: Obama and America shamefully skip Paris march against terror
Our flag was not there: Obama and America shamefully skip Paris march against terror
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Leonard Greene / New York Post:
US officials nowhere to be seen at Paris unity rally
US officials nowhere to be seen at Paris unity rally
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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 …
New York Times:
After the Charlie Hebdo Attack, the French Join Hands — The solidarity march of more than one million people in Paris on Sunday was rich in placards and symbols but appropriately devoid of speeches. Like many in the vast throng that filled the broad boulevards between Place de la République …
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Sayed Sarwar Amani / Reuters:
Afghanistan rally hails Charlie Hebdo attackers as ‘heroes’
Afghanistan rally hails Charlie Hebdo attackers as ‘heroes’
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Liz Alderman / New York Times:
Huge Show of Solidarity in Paris Against Terrorism
Huge Show of Solidarity in Paris Against Terrorism
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Matt Schiavenza / The Atlantic Online:
Nigeria's Horror in Paris's Shadow
Nigeria's Horror in Paris's Shadow
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
HISTORY WILL BE VERY KIND — And if it's not, it will be for a highly ironic reason. — Photograph courtesy of the White House — Ten and a half years ago, at the Democratic convention in Boston, Barack Hussein Obama was introduced to America as a youthful, magnetic man who had burst suddenly …
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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: Some welcome GOP candor on Obamacare — The possibility that the Supreme Court could gut Obamacare subsidies to millions of people in three dozen states on the federal exchange is — kinda sorta, anyway — forcing a debate among Republicans over whether they should be prepared to respond with policy alternatives.
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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 …
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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.
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Maria Bartiromo / USA Today:
Saudi prince: $100-a-barrel oil ‘never’ again — Saudi billionaire businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal told me we will not see $100-a-barrel oil again. The plunge in oil prices has been one of the biggest stories of the year. And while cheap gasoline is good for consumers …
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