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Lori Hinnant / Associated Press:
France arrests 54 for defending terror; newspaper sells out — 14 photos — PARIS (AP) — Charlie Hebdo's defiant new issue sold out before dawn Wednesday around Paris, with some scuffles at kiosks over dwindling copies of the satirical paper fronting the Prophet Muhammad.
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New York Times:
Al Qaeda in Yemen Claims Responsibility for Charlie Hebdo Attack — PARIS — Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen formally claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the deadly assault a week ago at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 people, saying that the target was chosen …
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Deadline and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Matthew Weaver / Guardian:
Charlie Hebdo print run raised to 5m as copies in France sell out
Charlie Hebdo print run raised to 5m as copies in France sell out
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New York Magazine, RT, The Local and Jerusalem Post, more at Mediagazer »
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Charlie Hebdo Returns to Newsstands in High Demand
Charlie Hebdo Returns to Newsstands in High Demand
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TIME, New York Magazine, Guardian, The Atlantic Online and The Dish, more at Mediagazer »
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Millions of copies of Charlie Hebdo sell out within minutes
Millions of copies of Charlie Hebdo sell out within minutes
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The PJ Tatler
Eric Randolph / Agence France-Presse:
New Charlie Hebdo flies off shelves as Qaeda claims attack
New Charlie Hebdo flies off shelves as Qaeda claims attack
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Talking Points Memo
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Rand Paul announces campaign manager for likely 2016 campaign — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday announced the hiring of a campaign manager for his likely 2016 presidential bid, part of an aggressive effort to build a national political team as the race for the White House heats up.
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Political Wire, Fox News, Politico, Hot Air, Wall Street Journal, Chicago, Bloomberg Politics and OnPolitics
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Neil W. McCabe / Gravis:
Iowa poll: Romney leads nascent Iowa field with 21%, Bush at 14%, Walker 10%
Iowa poll: Romney leads nascent Iowa field with 21%, Bush at 14%, Walker 10%
Manu Raju / Politico:
Rand Paul looks to steal 2016 spotlight
Rand Paul looks to steal 2016 spotlight
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BuzzFeed, US News, Washington Post, Bloomberg Politics and Hot Air
Tampa Bay Times:
Mitt Romney making Florida push, setting up clash with Jeb Bush
Mitt Romney making Florida push, setting up clash with Jeb Bush
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BostonGlobe.com
WCPO:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI says John Boehner's West Chester bartender planned to poison him — Feds: Man said he was Jesus, Boehner was the devil — DEER PARK, Ohio - Ebola, evil voices and the devil. — Those are just a few of the things a Butler County bartender cited as reasons …
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Victor Paul Alvarez / Boston Globe:
Bartender's Threat against John Boehner Thwarted — The FBI says an Ohio bartender planned to kill House Speaker John Boehner last October by poisoning his drink at a country club. — The question is: Would anyone have noticed? Stories about Boehner's drinking have circulated for years.
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ABC News, Hot Air and Patterico's Pontifications
Jesse Paul / Denver Post:
DENVER AND THE WEST — FAMILY: LAKEWOOD CHURCH STOPS WOMAN'S FUNERAL BECAUSE SHE WAS GAY — LAKEWOOD — Hundreds of Vanessa Collier's friends and family gathered Saturday at New Hope Ministries, sitting before an open casket holding the woman they loved, when suddenly the minister overseeing her funeral stopped the service.
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Raw Story, Addicting Info, Advocate and Jezebel
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Lance Hernandez / TheDenverChannel.com:
Family, friends protest New Hope Ministries' last-minute refusal to host lesbian's funeral
Family, friends protest New Hope Ministries' last-minute refusal to host lesbian's funeral
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Guardian and Daily Mail
Ryan Haarer / KUSA-TV:
Lakewood church denies funeral for lesbian woman
Lakewood church denies funeral for lesbian woman
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Friendly Atheist and FreakOutNation
Rocco Parascandola / NY Daily News:
PBA's Patrick Lynch spurs yelling, shoving among cops over NYPD-City Hall feud — The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association was not so much on Tuesday as some cops shouted down Lynch regarding his demand that Mayor de Blasio apologize over comments related to race and police relations.
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Raw Story, BillMoyers.com, Associated Press, Mediaite, BizPac Review, Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
We Need Another Giant Protest — President Obama was criticized for failing to attend, or send a proper surrogate to, the giant antiterrorism march in Paris on Sunday. That criticism was right. But it is typical of American politics today that we focus on this and not what would have …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Commentary Magazine:
The Existential Necessity of Zionism After Paris: A COMMENTARY Editorial — I. — The jihadist siege of a kosher grocery store in eastern Paris on January 9 was not the beginning of a new threat to French Jews and the Jews of Europe. Rather, it was the culmination of a decade of crisis.
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Weekly Standard and The Federalist
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Jimmy Carter: Jews Safer in France than Israel
Jimmy Carter: Jews Safer in France than Israel
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Liberaland, Israel Matzav, Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, Hot Air and Truth Revolt
Benjamin Hardy / Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times:
Father and son turned away from “Muslim-free” Hot Springs gun range for being brown — When we reported last fall on a Hot Springs firing range that was declared a “Muslim free zone” by its owner, several blog commenters asked, “how will she know who's a Muslim?”
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FreakOutNation, PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
Lindsay Cohen / KOMO News:
Seattle dog's rush hour ride: on the bus, by herself, weekly — SEATTLE — Public transit in Seattle has gone to the dogs. — Commuters in Belltown report seeing a Black Labrador riding the bus alone in recent weeks. The 2-year old has been spotted roaming the aisles …
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The Stranger …, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, KTLA, NPR, WGN-TV and UPI
Andrew Horansky / KHOU-TV:
Armed customer stops restaurant robbery suspects in their tracks — A customer is being called a hero after pulling a gun on two armed robbers at a Houston restaurant. — CONNECT — HOUSTON, Texas — A customer is being called a hero after pulling a gun on two armed robbery suspects at a Houston restaurant.
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TheBlaze.com, The Daily Caller, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and TPNN
Numbers / Pew Research Center's Social …:
Women and Leadership — Public Says Women are Equally Qualified, but Barriers Persist — According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men. The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom.
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Wall Street Journal and Political Wire
Jon Offredo / delawareonline:
NASCAR's Busch says ex is ‘assassin’; hearing concludes — It could be weeks before the court issues a final decision on a protection order filed against NASCAR's Kurt Busch, after a four-day hearing ended Tuesday afternoon. Testimony has covered everything from the assassinations of drug lords …
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Guardian:
Dieudonné arrested over Facebook post on Paris gunman — French comedian accused of justifying terrorism after linking attacker to tribute slogan by writing ‘I feel like Charlie Coulibaly’ — Notorious French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala has been arrested for being an …
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Talking Points Memo, The Intercept and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Senate to vote on whether climate change is happening — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he will allow the Senate to vote on an amendment asking if they agree that climate change is impacting the planet. — At his weekly press briefing, McConnell said …
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Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
The Insiders: Five things to watch as the 2016 campaigns develop
The Insiders: Five things to watch as the 2016 campaigns develop
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Adweek