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4:15 PM ET, January 12, 2011

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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
America's Enduring Strength  —  Please click here to view the video of this statement.  —  Like millions of Americans I learned of the tragic events in Arizona on Saturday, and my heart broke for the innocent victims.  No words can fill the hole left by the death of an innocent …
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Publius / Big Government:
Exclusive: Alan Dershowitz Defends Sarah Palin's Use of Term ‘Blood Libel’  —  In an exclusive statement, famed attorney and Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz defended Sarah Palin's use of the term “blood libel” from multiple detractors.  As the Media Matters/MSM/Democrat narrative …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Clyburn: Palin intellectually unable 'to understand what's going on here'  —  A House Democratic leader on Wednesday lashed out at Sarah Palin, accusing the former Alaska governor of being intellectually incapable of understanding why she's faced criticism related to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Sarah Palin charges critics with ‘blood libel’  —  Sarah Palin: “America's Enduring Strength” from Sarah Palin on Vimeo.  —  Sarah Palin released a video statement Wednesday calling the rush to pin blame on conservatives for the Tucson shooting “reprehensible” and a “blood libel.”
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
“Blood Libel”  —  I should have said this a few days ago, when my friend Glenn Reynolds introduced the term to this debate.  But I think that the use of this particular term in this context isn't ideal.  Historically, the term is almost invariably used to describe anti-Semitic myths …
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Lord Help Me, I'm Defending Palin  —  Okay, it's a little over the top for Sarah Palin to accuse her critics of “blood libel.”  But she does have a basic point.  She had nothing to do with Jared Loughner.  He was not an extremist who embraced some radical version of her ideas.
Ezra Klein:
Sarah Palin's missed opportunity  —  Your Browser DoesNot Support IFrames.  —  I'll stand with Jon Chait and, oddly enough, Sarah Palin on this one: Palin is right to feel aggrieved.  As Chait says, many have blamed her for a killing rampage that she had nothing to do with.
Discussion: Opinion L.A. and PostPartisan
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
The origins of ‘blood libel’  —  As I noted earlier, I was curious how “blood libel” — historically the specific term for the anti-semitic slur and incitement that Jews prepared ritual food with the blood of Christian children — has made its way into the American political debate …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Term ‘Blood Libel’: More Common Than You Might Think  —  The use of the term “blood libel” in non-Jewish contexts is out of bounds, eh?  —  Andrew Sullivan, October 10, 2008: … Ann Coulter's column, October 30, 2008: … From a the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, September 30, 2009:
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Jewish Groups: ‘We Are Deeply Disturbed’ By Palin's Use Of Anti-Semitic Term ‘Blood Libel,’ She Should Apologize  —  On a day when the president and the nation are mourning the victims of the tragic shooting in Tucson, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is trying to seize the spotlight to mourn her tarnished reputation.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Palin's Test  —  The leader of the GOP base has told us a lot today.  She has told us two things.  She can see absolutely nothing awry in the inflammatory and violent rhetoric she and others have deployed so aggressively in the past two years.  Nothing.  The attempted assassination …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Breaking: ADL condemns Sarah Palin's “blood libel”  —  Sarah Palin's charge that her critics are guilty of “blood libel,” while designed to put her in the center of the conversation on her own terms and to retake the initiative after days of negative press, has generated some surprising pushback …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
HALF-TERM GOVERNOR BREAKS HER SILENCE.... As tempted as I am …
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Palin Calls Criticism ‘Blood Libel’
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Why Sarah Palin's Use of ‘Blood Libel’ Is a Great Thing
Discussion: The Huffington Post and AOL News
Mj Lee / The Politico:   Franks takes defense of Palin to a new level
Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Palin Goes Nuclear With ‘Blood Libel’ Speech
James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Palin's charge of ‘blood libel’ spurs outcry from Jewish leaders
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
The Note:
The Note: Obama, Palin And Arizona: A Tale Of Two Speeches
Matthew Weaver / Guardian:
Tea Party figurehead says attacks on her are ‘blood libel’
Chris Ariens / mediabistro.com:
Jared Loughner's friend says suspect ‘Did not watch TV ... disliked the news’  —  This morning on “Good Morning America,” ABC's Ashleigh Banfield sat down with Zach Osler, a high school friend of Jared Loughner, the suspect in the Tucson massacre.  —  Osler says his friend wasn't shooting at people, “he was shooting at the world.”
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New York Times:
Police Say They Visited Tucson Suspect's Home Even Before Rampage  —  TUCSON — The police were sent to the home where Jared L. Loughner lived with his family on more than one occasion before the attack here on Saturday that left a congresswoman fighting for her life and six others dead …
Michelle Malkin:
The worst sheriff in America; Update: Dupnik covers up
Robert Anglen / Arizona Republic:
Arizona shooting: Pima County Sheriff's Department, college …
Associated Press:
Officers stopped suspect on day of Ariz. shooting
Edythe Jensen / Arizona Republic:
Gabrielle Giffords' Arizona shooting prompts resignations  —  A nasty battle between factions of Legislative District 20 Republicans and fears that it could turn violent in the wake of what happened in Tucson on Saturday prompted District Chairman Anthony Miller and several others to resign.
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Marissa Calhoun / CNN:
Herman Cain talks to CNN on announcing presidential exploratory committee  —  Washington (CNN) - Many people may have never heard of his name.  And yet, he's considering running to become the leader of the free world.  —  Herman Cain formed a presidential exploratory committee on Wednesday.
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Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
Ex-Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain Announces Presidential Exploratory Committee
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Did Democrats Give Up in the Gun Control Debate?  —  As The Times' Dalia Sussman noted yesterday, Americans have generally become more protective of gun ownership rights in recent years.  —  There are some exception to the rule — for instance, according to the General Social Survey …
Discussion: Indecision Forever
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Boehner opposes new gun-control bill
Cindy Perman / Pony in Here Somewhere Blog:
Housing Market Slips Into Depression Territory  —  As the economy revs back to life, with signs of hiring on the horizon, the housing market is being left behind like Macaulay Culkin in “Home Alone.”  —  In the past few years, we've all been careful to choose our words carefully …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Hot Air
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Illinois Legislators Approve 66% Tax Increase  —  CHICAGO — With only hours left before new state lawmakers were to take over, Illinois's State Legislature narrowly approved early on Wednesday an increase of about 66 percent in the state's income tax rate.  —  The vast size of the increase …
 
 
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