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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 …
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 …
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Douglas E. Schoen / Fox News:
Obama AWOL in Paris: Message to America, allies is we don't care — Sunday, President Obama morally abdicated his place as the leader of the free world. — His decision to stay home instead of standing side by side with French President Hollande as millions marched in Paris in solidarity …
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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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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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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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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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Obama, Kerry absent from unity rally in Paris
Obama, Kerry absent from unity rally in Paris
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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.