Copenhagen free speech debate shooting: One dead  —  Gunmen killed one person and injured three police officers during a free speech debate in Copenhagen attended by a controversial Swedish cartoonist, officials said.  —  The French ambassador was also present at the debate.

NYT Columnist Blames Scott Walker for Teacher Layoffs That Occurred Before He Was Governor  —  New York Times columnist Gail Collins writes about Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's recent speech in Iowa: … There are two problems in this section of Collins's column: First …

O-Care fans: SCOTUS case ‘unraveling’  —  Supporters of ObamaCare think they've found a fatal flaw in the GOP-led legal challenge to the healthcare law at the Supreme Court.  —  Legal experts in favor of the Affordable Care Act say new information unearthed about the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell …

McConnell Is Blowing It...Big Time  —  My take on Sen. Mitch McConnell has always been that he is not so interested in issues/policies as he is in the power game of politics.  That approach was never on display more clearly than when he said that his number one goal was to ensure that Obama …

Paraded in cages ‘to be burned alive’ like Jordanian pilot: ISIS releases video claiming to show 17 Kurdish fighters in humiliating procession through Iraqi city  —  Heads bowed in terror the orange-clad Kurdish fighters are paraded through streets filled with jeering militants in the latest horrifying video release from Islamic State.

Obama adviser John Podesta's biggest regret: Keeping America in dark about UFOs  —  Yahoo News 14 hrs ago  —  Outgoing senior Obama adviser John Podesta reflected on his latest White House stint Friday, listing his favorite moments and biggest regrets from the past year.

Bill Clinton Apologizes To Mexico For War On Drugs  —  Former President Bill Clinton apologized to Mexico during a speech there last week for a backfired U.S. war on drugs that has fueled spiraling violence.  —  “I wish you had no narco-trafficking, but it's not really your fault,” …

Naked Came The Class Warriors  —  Shaila Dewan, in the Upshot, notes that a number of Republican governors are proposing tax increases — but that in every case the tax hike would fall most heavily on those with lower incomes, and many are proposing simultaneous tax cuts for business and/or the wealthy.

Barbara Bush: ‘I changed my mind’ about Bush dynasty  —  BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Two years ago, former first lady Barbara Bush said there had been “enough Bushes” in the White House.  —  On Friday night here, the family matriarch declared — lest there be any doubt — that she had changed her mind.

Postscript: David Carr (1956-2015)  —  In the spring of 1996, I walked into the offices of the Washington City Paper for what turned out to be the most bizarre job interview of my life.  It took place in a darkened office—shades drawn, lights off, just a bit of illumination filtering in from the hallway.