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11:10 AM ET, January 13, 2011

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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Barack Obama takes opportunity Sarah Palin missed  —  In the span of a single news cycle, Republicans got a jarring reminder of two forces that could prevent them from retaking the presidency next year.  —  At sunrise in the east on Wednesday, Sarah Palin demonstrated that she has little interest …
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Richard PéRez-PeñA / The Caucus:
Christie Says Palin Needs to Go Unscripted to Contend for 2012  —  Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey says it's way too early to handicap the field of his fellow Republicans who might run for president in 2012, but on Wednesday he voiced a few sharp words about the most famous one.
Michael Shear / The Caucus:
Obama and Palin, a Tale of Two Speeches  —  President Obama gives his speech honoring the January 8 shooting victims at McKale Memorial Center.  —  Wednesday was bookended by two remarkable — and remarkably different — political performances that demonstrated the vast expanse of America's political landscape.
Michelle Malkin:
Branding the Tucson massacre: “Together We Thrive” in white and blue; Updated: Liveblogging the bizarre pep rally; Gov. Brewer booed; in sum: right speech, too late, boneheaded venue (WOOT!)  —  President Obama used to preach that there was no “Red America” and no “Blue America,” just one America.
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Conservatives Criticize Free T-Shirts At Tucson Memorial Service  —  TUCSON, AZ — Some conservatives are upset over t-shirts bearing the logo “Together We Thrive: Tucson & America” that were handed out to attendees at tonight's memorial service in the McKale Center on the campus of the University Of Arizona here.
New York Times:
Obama's Remarks in Tucson  —  Following is a text of President Obama's prepared address on Wednesday to honor those killed and wounded in a shooting on Jan. 8, as released by the White House.  —  To the families of those we've lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university …
Associated Press:
On shootings and politics, Palin has her own rules
Discussion: USA Today and Sweetness & Light
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Obama's Moving But Ultimately Unsatisfying Speech
Discussion: Yglesias and Achenblog
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Facing Challenge, Obama Returns to Unity Theme
Discussion: JustOneMinute, The Empire and Mediaite
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
John Boehner turns down Air Force One ride to Tucson  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) turned down an offer by President Barack Obama to travel on Air Force One to Arizona for a memorial service on behalf of the victims of Saturday's shooting, a decision that has upset some Democrats.
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The Politico:
Pelosi is there as Giffords opens eyes  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — Simple sentiments, spoken by family and some of her closest friends in Congress, inspired the “miracle” of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' open eyes Wednesday evening.  —  Surrounded in her hospital room by her husband, her parents …
Wall Street Journal:
S&P, Moody's Warn On U.S. Credit Rating  —  LONDON—Two leading credit rating agencies on Thursday cautioned the U.S. on its credit rating, expressing concern over a deteriorating fiscal situation that they say needs correction.  —  Moody's Investors Service said in a report Thursday …
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
U.S. on the Way toward Losing AAA Credit Rating
Discussion: Hot Air
Washington Post:
Sarah Palin's effort to defuse controversy backfires with ‘blood libel’ comment  —  The presidential-quality stagecraft was there: an American flag over Sarah Palin's left shoulder and another over her heart.  So was the rhetorical polish, with its invocations of the Founding Fathers and the Constitution, God and Ronald Reagan.
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The Huffington Post:
Norquist Decries Lack Of Conservative Debate On Afghanistan  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … A prominent conservative thinker is calling on Republicans to begin a serious debate about the war in Afghanistan, its costs and what Ronald Reagan would do in the same circumstances.
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Wall Street Journal:
Why the Left Lost It  —  The accusation that the tea parties …
Discussion: Cato @ Liberty and HillBuzz.org
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Person Tweeting Death Wish For Palin Now Wants Privacy  —  I linked earlier to a YouTube video montage [video removed, see update below] of death wishes tweeted about Sarah Palin after various bloggers maliciously linked Palin's electoral target map to the Tucson shooting.
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Thomas P. Melady / Washington Times:
Michael S. Steele for RNC chairman  —  Tomorrow, Republicans through their state chairmen and committeemen will elect the chairman of the Republican National Committee.  There is special importance to the election as this chairman will lead the party in the national presidential elections of November 2012.
Discussion: Ballot Box
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Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Puerto Rico Governor Backs Priebus For RNC Chair
Discussion: TPMDC and The Fix
Wall Street Journal:
Suspect's Downward Spiral  —  Police Records Show Accused Killer Growing More Erratic Before College Suspension  —  TUCSON, Ariz.—Students and faculty at Pima Community College feared for their safety as Jared Lee Loughner's increasingly erratic behavior led to a series of encounters …
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Associated Press:
Officials: Frenetic morning for rampage suspect
Discussion: AOL News and TPMMuckraker
David Frum / FrumForum:
The Uneasiness of Talk Radio  —  Interesting experience listening to talk radio these past days.  The tone?  Extra militant and - in the case of Rush Limbaugh especially - extra provocative.  Sarah Palin's video address seems to have been composed under the influence of this mood …
New York Post:
Prez perfect - but the crowd was appalling  —  Never before in the annals of national moments of mourning have the words spoken been so wildly mismatched by the spirit in which they were received.  —  The sentences and paragraphs of President Obama's speech last night were beautiful and moving and powerful.
Wall Street Journal:
A Fifth Star for David Petraeus  —  The general clearly deserves to join the rank held by MacArthur, Marshall and Nimitz.  His promotion would also honor our troops and their mission in the war on terror.  —  On a cold December evening in 1783, at Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Swampland
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Stephanie Vallejo / Boston Globe:
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Thomas Sowell / Townhall.com:
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Discussion: Power Line
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Gun-control advocates disappointed with White House silence
Discussion: Washington Post and TPMDC
Robert Lenzner / StreetTalk:
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Discussion: Vox Popoli and Foreclosureblues
Eric Marrapodi / CNN:
Monks make, donate casket for youngest victim in Arizona shooting
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This “conversation” is a set-up
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
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Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:
The cable networks (CNN and Fox) …
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The Assassin Who Would Save America from the Extreme Right
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