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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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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 …
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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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 …
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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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 …
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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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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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Reuters:
France mobilizes 10,000 troops at home after Paris shootings
France mobilizes 10,000 troops at home after Paris shootings
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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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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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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 …
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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Christopher Caldwell / New York Magazine:
Why History Will Eviscerate Obama
Why History Will Eviscerate Obama
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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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Melissa Brown / al.com:
‘White genocide’ billboard posted on I-59, similar to ‘anti-white’ sign near Leeds — For the second time in less than a year, a billboard near Birmingham is carrying a racial message connected to a segregationist screed. — Posted along I-59 near Springville in St. Clair county …
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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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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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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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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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