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The Hear-Nothing Gun Crowd — Sometimes in American politics it seems as if we are all talking past each other, that whatever one side says about an issue like, say, taxes zooms right past the other side. The current fight over gun control is not one of those moments.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
AP fact check: Obama gun-control actions wouldn't have stopped any mass shooting — To paraphrase Samuel Johnson: media fact-checks on Barack Obama's claims about guns may not be done entirely well ... but one is surprised to find them done at all. Following Obama's emotional press conference yesterday …
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Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Uh, What: Obama Says Violent Felons Can Just Buy Guns Online — It's the classic facepalm moment when it comes to liberals trying to push their gun control agenda, especially the one peddled by this current administration. Katie wrote about what we could expect from President Obama's …
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Euan McKirdy / CNN:
North Korea says it successfully conducts hydrogen bomb test — Hong Kong (CNN)North Korea says it has successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test in a region of the country where it conducted three previous nuclear tests. — If the claim is verified, a hydrogen bomb test …
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Did North Korea Detonate a Hydrogen Bomb? Here's What We Know
Did North Korea Detonate a Hydrogen Bomb? Here's What We Know
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BBC:
Tremor detected near North Korea nuclear site
Tremor detected near North Korea nuclear site
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Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Says It Successfully Conducted Hydrogen-Bomb Test
North Korea Says It Successfully Conducted Hydrogen-Bomb Test
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New York Times:
North Korea Says It Has Detonated Its First Hydrogen Bomb
North Korea Says It Has Detonated Its First Hydrogen Bomb
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Claire Phipps / Guardian:
North Korea nuclear test: regime says it has successfully detonated hydrogen bomb - live
North Korea nuclear test: regime says it has successfully detonated hydrogen bomb - live
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Amelia Templeton OPB / OPB:
Harney County Sheriff: Armed Occupiers Will Face Charges — In a wide ranging interview Tuesday, Harney County Sheriff David Ward urged members of the community to distance themselves from the armed men occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. — “I think if one person gives …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Sheriff: Oregon Militiamen To Face Charges For Taking Over Federal Building
Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Sheriff says steps being taken to end militants' occupation of federal compound
Sheriff says steps being taken to end militants' occupation of federal compound
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump says Cruz's Canadian birth could be ‘very precarious’ for GOP — LOWELL, Mass. — Donald Trump said in an interview that rival Ted Cruz's Canadian birthplace was a “very precarious” issue that could make the Texas senator vulnerable if he became the Republican presidential nominee.
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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Trump: I'll close deal, win Republican nomination
Trump: I'll close deal, win Republican nomination
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David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Poll: Ted Cruz surges in California, catches Trump
Poll: Ted Cruz surges in California, catches Trump
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No More Mister Nice Blog, RedState, Hullabaloo, Vox, ThinkProgress, Political Wire and BuzzFeed
Kate Connolly / Guardian:
Cologne attacks: mayor lambasted for telling women to keep men at arm's length — Henriette Reker urges women to avoid being in close proximity to strangers to prevent sexual harassment — Cologne's mayor has been widely criticised for suggesting that women “keep at an arm's length” …
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Deutsche Welle / DW.COM:
A ‘new dimension’ of sexual assault in Cologne
A ‘new dimension’ of sexual assault in Cologne
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Meredith Shiner / Yahoo Politics:
After 608 days, the Benghazi panel by the numbers — Democrats have long charged that the special committee established by House Republicans to investigate the 2012 attacks on an American consulate in Benghazi, Libya was designed to harm the party's frontrunner, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton …
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
House GOP to start listening sessions on ISIS war measure
House GOP to start listening sessions on ISIS war measure
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Office of the Arizona Governor:
Governor Doug Ducey Announces First Arizona Supreme Court Appointment — PHOENIX - Governor Doug Ducey today announced the appointment of Phoenix attorney Clint Bolick, an independent, to the Supreme Court of Arizona. — This is Governor Ducey's first appointment to the Supreme Court of Arizona.
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New York Post:
The Clintons are in denial about Bill's sex scandals — Even though Donald Trump had already warned that Bill Clinton's past indiscretions would be “fair game” in the presidential race, the ex-president seemed surprised to face the issue as he began to take a prominent role in his wife's campaign.
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Cruz camp mocks Rubio's ‘high-heeled booties’ — Ted Cruz may be leading his fellow Cuban-American senator in the polls, but his campaign is nipping at the heels of Marco Rubio — literally. — “A Vote for Marco Rubio Is a Vote for Men's High-Heeled Booties,” Rick Tyler …
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The Hill:
Aetna departure a major blow for insurers group — Aetna, one of the nation's largest health insurers, announced Tuesday that it is leaving the insurer trade group America's Health Insurance Plans, dealing a blow to a powerful Washington lobbying group. — “Aetna has decided not to renew …
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Lots of Rich People Seem to Be in Tough Financial Straits — Here's a fairly remarkable poll from Gallup about financial well-being. The direction of the answers is unsurprising: if you earn more, you're more likely to have enough money to buy the things you need, and less likely to be cutting back on spending.
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William D. Cohan / Vanity Fair:
Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton's Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem? — The loyal aide has spent decades at the presidential contender's side with unparalleled access. But with a powerful Republican senator raising questions about her role in the Clinton-era State Department …
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Christopher Snyder / Fox News:
Trump Organization says proposed UK ban over Muslim remarks ‘a dangerous precedent’ — Donald Trump's business conglomerate fired back Tuesday against a scheduled debate in British Parliament to discuss whether the Republican contender should be banned from entering the United Kingdom.
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Talking Points Memo and The Real Deal New York