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11:40 AM ET, January 20, 2013

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Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
UPDATED: 5 People Shot At 3 Different Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day  —  If the gun advocates behind this year's inaugural Gun Appreciation Day had hoped to use the day's festivities to build support for their anti-regulation platform, they are going to have to wait another year.
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Brett Taylor / Twitchy:
Photos: Second Amendment supporters celebrate Gun Appreciation Day at state capitols
Discussion: SOOPERMEXICAN and Weasel Zippers
WISH-TV:
Man accidentally shot outside gun show
Discussion: Associated Press and The Raw Story
Nicole DeChant / WEWS-TV:
A man was shot at the Medina County gun show Saturday afternoon
Discussion: Gawker
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Change Comes: After 4 Years, Friends See Shifts in the Obamas  —  Barack and Michelle Obama have spent more than a thousand days on display before the nation's eyes, but the personal changes they have undergone can be hard to detect.  —  Up close, though, those who know the Obamas …
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
GOP Senator Says Gun Safety Is Not A Major Issue  —  Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) dismissed President Obama's push for new gun safety legislation during an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley on Sunday.  “That gets beside the major issues that face American families, which are jobs and the economy and the debt and spending,” he said:
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Barrasso: Senate vote on Obama gun-control proposals unlikely  —  Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Sunday that he does not believe President Obama's gun-control proposals will be brought to the Senate floor for a vote.  —  Speaking on CNN's “State of the Union,” Barrasso …
Discussion: CNN
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
President Obama Inauguration  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will be quietly sworn into office for a second term just before noon on Sunday in a brief White House ceremony, a day before Monday's far showier public inaugural events, adhering to a long tradition of doing so out of the public eye when Jan. 20 falls on a Sunday.
Discussion: Associated Press and Althouse
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Julie Pace / ABCNEWS:
Obama to Be Sworn in for 2nd Term at White House  —  Formally embarking on his second term, President Barack Obama will take the oath of office Sunday surrounded by family in an intimate inauguration at the White House, 24 hours before re-enacting the ceremony before an excited crowd of hundreds of thousands outdoors at the Capitol.
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Less an inauguration than a tepid rerun  —  For President Obama's second inaugural, we're just going through the motions.  —  In advance of Monday's festivities, the barriers have been erected around Lafayette Square, grandstands assembled up and down Pennsylvania Avenue, bunting hung from the Treasury …
Kyle Balluck / Blog Summaries:
Reports: Oklahoma freshman threatened  —  Authorities are investigating death threats against Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), according to an aide to the freshman congressman.  —  Mullin's chief of staff, Karl Ahlgren, said that Mullin and his family are being protected, the Associated Press reported.
Discussion: CNN and The Moderate Voice
Joseph E. Stiglitz / Opinionator:
Inequality Is Holding Back The Recovery  —  The re-election of President Obama was like a Rorschach test, subject to many interpretations.  In this election, each side debated issues that deeply worry me: the long malaise into which the economy seems to be settling, and the growing divide between …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hullabaloo
Byron Tau / Politico:
Bill Clinton to Democrats: Don't trivialize gun culture  —  Former President Bill Clinton warned a group of top Democratic donors at a private Saturday meeting not to underestimate the passions that gun control stirs among many Americans.  —  “Do not patronize the passionate supporters …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and American Power
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David Maraniss / Washington Post:
A new term, a new Obama  —  David Maraniss, an associate editor …
Discussion: New York Times and Booman Tribune
ABCNEWS:
Obama Adviser Optimistic on Immigration Reform  —  A top White House adviser says the stars seemed aligned for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year.  —  Speaking Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union,” David Plouffe (pluhf) said support for reform is strong among lawmakers …
Discussion: Politico
Jim Romenesko:
Memo: The Atlantic president explains Scientology advertorial ‘screw-up’  —  The Atlantic president Scott Havens sent this staff memo about the Scientology advertorial “screw-up” shortly after 6 p.m. Friday:  —  From: Havens, Scott  —  To: companywide.TheAtlanticMonthly  —  Dear Atlantic Staff,
Cavan Sieczkowski / The Huffington Post:
Ahmed Dogan Assassination Attempt: Gunman Aims Gun At Bulgarian Politician's Head (PHOTO, VIDEO)  —  FOLLOW:  —  Video, Ahmed Dogan, Ahmed Dogan Shot In Head, Ahmed Dogan Assassination, Ahmed Dogan Assassination Attempt, Ahmed Dogan Gunman, Ahmed Dogan Shot, World News
Discussion: Mediaite and The Raw Story
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Richard Hartley-Parkinson / Daily Mail:
Heartstopping moment would-be assassin aims gun at Bulgarian opposition leader's head and pulls …
 
 
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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
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Discussion: The Hill
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
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Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
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Wendy Button / New York Times:
Please Take Away My Right to a Gun
Associated Press:
2013 Inauguration: Lady Gaga to perform at inaugural ball, according to AP source
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Cavan Sieczkowski / The Huffington Post:
Rick Santorum Blames Gay Marriage, Abortion And Porn Ideals On College Indoctrination
Discussion: Mediaite and Outside the Beltway
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Congressman Receives Threats From Gun Advocates Warning Him To ‘Watch His Back’
Discussion: Mediaite and The Raw Story