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12:15 PM ET, February 3, 2013

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Jason Whitely / WFAA-TV:
Elite Navy SEAL slain in Erath County; suspect arrested  —  Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL who became known as the deadliest U.S. sniper, was one of two men murdered on Saturday afternoon at a gun range in Erath County.  —  Three sources confirmed to News 8 that Kyle …
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Fox News:
Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle fatally shot at Texas shooting range  —  Chris Kyle, a former U.S. Navy SEAL credited with the largest number of confirmed kills, was one of two people fatally shot at a North Texas shooting range Saturday, Texas Highway Patrol confirmed to Fox News.
Discussion: alan.com
Dean Schabner / ABCNEWS:
Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle Reportedly Killed at Shooting Range; Suspect Arrested  —  A man is under arrest in connection with the killing of two men at an Erath County, Texas, gun range, police said.  —  One of the victims is reportedly former Navy SEAL and best-selling author Chris Kyle.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Hot Air
KHOU-TV:
Famed Navy SEAL Chris Kyle slain at gun range in N. Texas  —  GLEN ROSE, Texas — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who gained recognition during the Iraq War was one of two people fatally shot southwest of Fort Worth on Saturday, KHOU 11 News has learned.  —  Sources close to the investigation identified …
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Senate Republicans renew blockade of Obama's Consumer Bureau pick  —  Senate Republicans are renewing their vow to block any nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unless major changes are made to its structure.  —  In a letter sent to President Obama on Friday …
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George Stephanopoulos / Reuters:
Reid: Any Budget Deal Must Include Revenue  —  ABC OTUS News - Reid: Any Budget Deal Must Include Revenue (ABC News)  —  Asserting that “the American people” are on his side, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told me during an exclusive interview for “This Week” …
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:   43 GOP Senators Threaten Obstruction Unless Consumer Protection Bureau Is Weakened
ABCNEWS:   Coming Up on ‘This Week’: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Talking Points Memo:
Fox News Host Calls Out NRA Chief: 'That's Ridiculous And You Know It, Sir' (VIDEO)  —  Fox News host Chris Wallace called out National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre on Sunday for arguing that President Obama's children live under the same threats to their security as all other school children.
Discussion: alan.com, Business Insider and Gawker
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Talking Points Memo:
LaPierre: Obama Wants To Take Your Rifle, Shotgun, Handgun  —  Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, argued that President Obama wants to take the rifles, shotguns and handguns away from law-abiding citizens, during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.”
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
NRA chief: Public cannot ‘trust’ White House on gun control  —  The head of the National Rifle Association (NRA) said Sunday the public should not trust the White House to pursue limited changes to gun-control laws.  —  Wayne LaPierre, chief executive of the NRA, accused the Obama administration …
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Top G.O.P. Donors Seek Greater Say in Senate Races  —  COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — The biggest donors in the Republican Party are financing a new group to recruit seasoned candidates and protect Senate incumbents from challenges by far-right conservatives and Tea Party enthusiasts …
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Starting a Business Is a Huge Pain  —  I've been to three offices, filed five forms, spent $200, lost a day of work—and I'm not even close to getting the simple license I need.  —  Last week, having read my own writing about how it's cheaper to buy a house than rent one in most markets, I decided to take my own advice.
Mohammad Alyousei / Alarabiya.net English:
“Burkas for babies”: Saudi cleric's new fatwa causes controversy  —  A Saudi cleric has called for all female babies to be fully covered by wearing the face veil, commonly known as the burka, citing reports of little girls being sexually molested.  —  In a TV interview on the Islamic Al-Majd TV …
Corey Rangel / ABC15 Arizona:
Florence student suspended over picture of gun  —  FLORENCE, AZ - A high school student in Florence said he has been suspended because of a picture of a gun.  —  Daniel McClaine Jr., a freshman at Poston Butte High School, said he saved the picture as his desktop background on his school-issued computer.
Discussion: Clayton Cramer's Blog
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Eric Owens / The Daily Caller:
High-school freshman suspended for having a picture of a gun
Discussion: americanthinker.com
SOOPERMEXICAN:
Sooper Skeet Shoot NON-Photoshop!!  —  As per the very strict instructions of the White House, I present to you their evidence that president mompants does indeed “shoot skeet all the time':  —  I don't think he could shoot in that get up unless he was really comfortable with it, right?  —  UPDATE!!!
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Larry O'Connor / BREITBART.COM:
White House Warns: Don't Photoshop Obama Gun Pic
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama aims OFA where Reagan, Clinton failed  —  President Barack Obama's decision to transform his campaign into the freestanding lobbying group “Organizing for Action” is groundbreaking in many ways — but the idea of creating an outside organization to put pressure on Capitol Hill dates back at least to Ronald Reagan.
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Panetta on U.S. response to Benghazi attack: ‘This is not 9-1-1’  —  (CNN) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday that lack of intelligence information and logistical challenges made it difficult to respond quickly to the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year.
Discussion: Politico
Fox News:
Sheriff thanks suspect for taking care of boy held hostage, as Alabama standoff continues  —  MIDLAND CITY, ALA. - The Alabama mother of the 5-year-old boy held hostage in an underground bunker for six days is ‘hanging on by a thread,’ said a local politician who visited the woman.
Discussion: Viral Read
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Bob Owens:
Red-handed: Associated Press caught inserting “assault rifle” into Alabama hostage standoff
Discussion: Viral Read
 
 
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Body of missing NY mother found in Turkey
Renita D. Young / Reuters:
Chicago marchers urge Obama to come home to address gun violence
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
This gun rights backer, armed with his Glock and his blog, is always on alert
Discussion: The Mahablog and Hullabaloo
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The price of moral grandstanding
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Bruce Rogers / Forbes:
NRA Winning the Influence Battle Over Gun Control
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Rosa Parks, Revisited
Discussion: Washington Monthly
BBC:
French MPs endorse gay marriage
Discussion: Truthdig and Joe. My. God.
Robert Watts / Telegraph:
Conservative party ripped apart by gay marriage vote
Discussion: Guardian, BBC and American Power
 Earlier Items: 
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
Republican Tisei will not seek Kerry's Senate seat
Discussion: Politico
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Out of Ammo  —  I really, really wanted to shoot today, but wasn't able to.
Jason Cherkis / The Huffington Post:
U.S. Gun Deaths Since Sandy Hook Top 1,280
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Katherine Landergan / The Boston Globe:
Harvard students linked to cheating scandal to withdraw
Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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