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Anne Penketh / Guardian:
Charlie Hebdo: first cover since terror attack depicts prophet Muhammad — French satirical magazine's surviving columnist says cover is a call to forgive the terrorists who murdered her colleagues last week — Warning: this article contains the image of the magazine cover, which some may find offensive.
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Bobby Ghosh / The Atlantic Online:
Who Were the Paris Attackers Working For? — A new narrative is emerging about the January 7 attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo—that it was spurred, at least in part, by a competition between two terrorist groups. The theory is that al-Qaeda instigated the attack …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Muslim Leaders to Hold ‘Stand with the Prophet’ Rally in Texas
Muslim Leaders to Hold ‘Stand with the Prophet’ Rally in Texas
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The Columbus Dispatch:
Tear gas disperses revelers around campus after Ohio State win — Authorities used tear gas early today to disperse thousands of Buckeye fans on N. High Street along campus celebrating Ohio State's win over Oregon. — Three canisters were used in front of the Ohio Union around 1:15 …
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Anomaly / FreakOutNation:
White People Riot In Columbus After Football Game, Media Calls It A ‘Celebration’ — Police did not deploy military tanks, or open fire on a bunch of white people began rioting last night after Ohio State's national title win over the Oregon Ducks. Property was destroyed, fires were started all over town.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
I Refuse to Believe Romney '16 Is Real — Join the Romney Campaign Truthers. — Shares — When the Washington Post reported last Friday that Mitt Romney had assembled donors and told them he wants to be president, I refused to believe it. Then the Post reported last night that Romney has said he …
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Politico:
The selling of Mitt 3.0 — Romney is promising he'll be ‘different’ this time.
The selling of Mitt 3.0 — Romney is promising he'll be ‘different’ this time.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Ted Cruz on Mitt Romney: No need for ‘mushy middle’
Ted Cruz on Mitt Romney: No need for ‘mushy middle’
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: 'It's fair to say' we were wrong on Paris unity rally — The White House said Monday that it made a mistake in not sending President Obama or a top administration official to the weekend unity march in Paris, a rare concession that it had botched the optics of an important international event.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama to business: Share data for cyber-protection
Obama to business: Share data for cyber-protection
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
White House was out of step as Paris march grew
White House was out of step as Paris march grew
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Elizabeth Warren, in the Future Tense, Says ‘No’ to 2016 White House Bid — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has now rejected a 2016 presidential campaign in both the present and future tenses. — The Massachusetts Democrat has for months gently patted away questions about her presidential ambitions …
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren, Progressives Sink Obama Treasury Nominee Antonio Weiss
Elizabeth Warren, Progressives Sink Obama Treasury Nominee Antonio Weiss
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Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Democrats plan tough votes for GOP on Keystone pipeline bill — Democrats are poised to make Republicans cast a series of tough votes on legislation approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which the GOP hopes to send to President Obama's desk soon. — Obama has vowed to veto the bill …
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Bill Clark / Roll Call:
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Dana Kennedy / The Daily Beast:
Paris's Muslim Suburbs Blame Jews for Charlie — In France, the projects don't look like ghettoes, but they're filled with a poisonous mix of conspiracy theories and a some support for murderous jihadis. — SEVRAN, France — As more than 1.5 million people, including 40 world leaders …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Scalise voted against apology for slavery — Six years before he spoke to a white supremacist group, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) voted as a state lawmaker against a resolution apologizing for slavery, according to a 1996 article from the Times-Picayune.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Gavin Newsom's California power play — How one rising star forced another's hand in the high-stakes chess match for the state's top offices. — SAN FRANCISCO — By Sunday evening, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom had made up his mind: He wanted to be governor, not senator.
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Atty. Gen. Harris to announce U.S. Senate bid on Tuesday
Atty. Gen. Harris to announce U.S. Senate bid on Tuesday
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Bill / The Hill:
Bill Press: New Gold Rush
New York Times:
God, Gays and the Atlanta Fire Department — Until last week, Kelvin Cochran was the chief of the Atlanta fire department, where he oversaw a work force of more than 1,000 firefighters and staff. — Mr. Cochran, a veteran firefighter, is also a deeply religious man, and he was eager …
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Good As You, RedState, Raw Story and Right Wing Watch
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Obama's College Plan Bows to Elites — President Obama has announced a plan to make community college “as free and universal as high school.” A lot could be said about this plan, and most of it already has been—see Tyler Cowen for a comprehensive roundup with a bottom line I endorse …
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The Glittering Eye, The Dish and Marginal REVOLUTION
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Richard D. Kahlenberg / The Atlantic Online:
The Genius of Obama's Two-Year College Proposal
The Genius of Obama's Two-Year College Proposal
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republicans' inconsistent attacks on Obama's Paris response — There is a certain je ne sais quoi in conservatives' criticism of the Obama administration over last week's terrorist attack in France. — A decade ago, Republicans in Congress were renaming French fries “freedom fries” …
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PublicMind Poll:
State of the State And the Governor: Not Great — As Governor Christie prepares to deliver his fifth State of the State address, he faces a divided public, with more in the state disapproving of his leadership than approving, and, by an even wider margin, more residents saying the state is headed down the wrong track.
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Daily Mail:
Moroccan-born mayor of Rotterdam tells fellow Muslims who do not appreciate the ‘freedoms’ of living in the West to ‘pack your bags and f*** off’ on live TV — The Moroccan-born mayor of Rotterdam has said Muslim immigrants who do not appreciate the way of life in Western civilisations can ‘f*** off’.
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Tracy Sears / WTVR-TV:
Henrico pastor defends decision to fire unwed mother — HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Apryl Kellam said on Monday, she received the phone call that she expected. The caller told her that she was being fired from the church daycare where she had worked since September because she was in violation of church policy.
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