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Congressman Randy Weber:
Representative Randy Weber Issues Statement on Paris Tweet — Washington, D.C. - Representative Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) released the following statement in reference to a tweet sent out last night: — “I need to first apologize to all those offended by my tweet.
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Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
You Know Who Else Went To Paris? Hitler — Not even two weeks into the new year and only a couple of days into the new Congress, and already a Republican is comparing Obama to Hitler! The people who voted for this jackweed must be so proud:
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Republican apologizes for Hitler tweet — Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) apologized Tuesday for a tweet where he invoked Adolf Hitler to criticize President Obama's absence from the unity rally in Paris. — “I need to first apologize to all those offended by my tweet.
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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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Adam Chandler / The Atlantic Online:
France's First Free-Speech Challenge After Charlie Hebdo
France's First Free-Speech Challenge After Charlie Hebdo
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Paul Farhi / Agence France-Presse:
Washington Post carries new Charlie Hebdo cover depicting prophet Muhammad
Washington Post carries new Charlie Hebdo cover depicting prophet Muhammad
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Bobby Ghosh / The Atlantic Online:
Who Were the Paris Attackers Working For?
Who Were the Paris Attackers Working For?
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
‘Unhappy’ Ann Curry finally leaves NBC — Ann Curry's tearful exit from “Today” opposite Matt Lauer. — Ann Curry is finally leaving NBC over two and a half years after her excruciating departure from “Today,” Page Six can exclusively reveal. — NBC is expected to imminently announce …
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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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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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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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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
White House: Obama Will Fight Media To Stop Anti-Jihad Articles
White House: Obama Will Fight Media To Stop Anti-Jihad Articles
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Lawyer Thanks Don Lemon: Your ‘Racist Dumb-Ass Question’ Made Me Famous — Muslim human rights lawyer Arsalan Iftikhar, who was recently asked by CNN anchor Don Lemon whether he supported the Islamic State terrorist group, published an ironic open letter on Monday thanking Lemon for the “patently offensive racist dumb-ass question.”
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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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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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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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Elana Schor / Politico:
Senate Keystone debate to delve into climate, oil exports
Senate Keystone debate to delve into climate, oil exports
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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 …
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 …
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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Chris Ariens / Adweek:
Bret Baier Withdraws from Legatus Summit — Fox News Channel anchor Bret Baier is pulling out of a speaking engagement at a prominent Catholic organization. Baier had been among the confirmed speakers at the 2015 Legatus Summit later this month in Naples, FL.
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
How Reince Priebus Reinvented The Political Party — In 1972, the year Reince Priebus was born, the political writer David Broder published The Party's Over. Since then, political writers, me included, have been declaring the death of political parties nonstop.
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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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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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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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Sig Christenson / MySanAntonio.com:
Fort Hood soldier who recently returned from West Africa found dead outside apartment — A Fort Hood soldier who had just returned from West Africa was found dead Tuesday outside his off-post residence. — It wasn't clear how the 24-year-old GI, who was not identified by name …
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George Hunter / The Detroit News:
Video captures police beating handcuffed suspect — The Grosse Pointe Park Police Department is investigating a video that captured the beating of a handcuffed suspect by officers from a multijurisdictional task force, according to Detroit and Grosse Pointe Park police.
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John Schwartz / New York Times:
West Virginia Revisits Science Standards — West Virginia joined 25 other states several years ago to help develop a set of standards for teaching science across the United States. Among other topics, the standards acknowledge the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is real …
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Daniel Newhauser / National Journal:
Conservative Revolt Splits House GOP Group — Key members of the RSC plan on starting a competing organization that they see as a real conservative caucus. — House conservatives are plotting a mass exodus from the Republican Study Committee as soon as next week over simmering dissatisfaction with the group's direction.
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Jenna Garrett / Wired:
What It's Like Living in the Coldest Town on Earth — It got down to -24 degrees Fahrenheit in Oymyakon, Russia, over the weekend. As frigid as that seems, it's typical for this town, long known as the coldest inhabited place on Earth. If that kind of number is hard to wrap your brain around …