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3:20 PM ET, January 11, 2015

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Deborah Cole / Agence France-Presse:
Firebombing at German paper that ran Charlie Hebdo cartoons  —  1 hr ago  —  Berlin (AFP) - A German tabloid that reprinted cartoons from the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo lampooning the Prophet Mohammed was targeted in firebombing Sunday, police said.
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Sally Kohn / CNN:
Free speech comes with responsibilities  —  France: Raids kill 3 terror suspects 03:10  —  Story highlights  —  Sally Kohn is an activist, columnist and television commentator.  Follow her on Twitter: @sallykohn.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
France, the Crucible of Europe  —  THE France that endured a vicious terrorist attack last week is a France that has suffered, for decades and centuries, from anxieties about its own decline.  And for good reason: Since the 18th century, when it bestrode Europe and seemed poised to dominate the globe …
Discussion: CNN and The Other McCain
New York Times:
Amid Heavy Security, 40 World Leaders Join Huge Crowds for Unity March in Paris  —  PARIS — Forty world leaders, including the Palestinian president and the Israeli prime minister, marched arm in arm in the vanguard of as many as a million people in Paris on Sunday in a somber display …
Patrick Jackson / BBC:
Paris attacks: Millions rally for unity in France  —  More than three million people have taken part in unity marches across France after 17 people died during three days of deadly attacks in Paris.  —  Up to 1.6m are estimated to have taken to the streets of the French capital.
Discussion: Liberaland, Business Insider and Gawker
Lee Keath / Associated Press:
Violence fuels debate among Muslims over interpreting faith
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A signal of distaste for dynasties bodes ill for Bush, Clinton  —  AURORA, Colo. — It's been a good few weeks for Jeb Bush, who has been setting the pace among prospective 2016 presidential candidates — at least in the view of some in the elite world of political donors, strategists and commentators.
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
For Jeb Bush, Evolving Views Over 2 Decades  —  Jeb Bush once called for building prisons and emphasizing “punishment over therapy” for juvenile offenders.  Today, he supports reforming the criminal justice system, arguing that incarceration can harden low-level lawbreakers into career criminals.
Washington Post:
For Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney, a history of ambition fuels a possible 2016 collision
Shawn Cohen / New York Post:
NYPD cops told no vacations until work slowdown ends  —  It's a slowdown showdown.  —  At precincts across the city, top brass are cracking the whip on summons activity and even barring many cops from taking vacation and sick days, The Post has learned.  —  Throughout the city …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Gothamist
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Blue billionaires on top  —  POLITICO's list of Top 100 donors of disclosed money tilts leftward.  —  Democrats spent much of the 2014 campaign castigating Republican big money, but, it turns out, their side actually finished ahead among the biggest donors of 2014 - at least among those whose contributions were disclosed.
ABC News:
White House Plans Conference on Countering Violent Extremism  —  The White House plans a conference next month on efforts to counter violent extremism ? in light of this past week's shootings in France, and earlier attacks in Canada and Australia.  —  The meeting will highlight domestic …
Discussion: Mediaite and Power Line
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:   White House sets delayed anti-extremism summit
Jareen Imam / CNN:
Tiffany jewelry ad campaign features first same-sex couple  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)Jeweler Tiffany & Co., for the first time, is showcasing a same-sex couple in an ad campaign.  —  The new campaign, shot by fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, showcases seven scenes of couples …
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Anomaly / FreakOutNation:   Tiffany Features Gay Couple In Engagement Ad. World Ends.
Daily Mail:
arsenal of weapons at his apartment  — Says of brothers in clip, ‘we did some things together, some separately, to have more of an impact’  —  By FIDELMA COOK IN FRANCE and LUCY CROSSLEY FOR MAILONLINE  —  Terrorist Amedy Coulibaly recorded a chilling seven and a half minute long ‘suicide’ video …
BelfastTelegraph.co.uk:
Dublin priest receives standing ovation after saying he is gay during Mass  —  A priest in Dublin received a standing ovation from his congregation as he came out as gay after his sermon where he called for same sex marriage equality in Ireland.  —  Father Martin Dolan has been a priest …
Discussion: Raw Story, Advocate and LGBTQ Nation
 
 
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Celia Farber / The New York Observer:
Legendary Cartoonist Robert Crumb on the Massacre in Paris
Discussion: Hit & Run and Raw Story
Mark Wilson / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Attorney General Eric Holder
Discussion: Politico and abc11.com
Mike Donoghue / Burlington Free Press:
Police ID 29 arrested at Statehouse protest
Politico:
Running or not, Harry Reid ramps up fundraising
The Hill:
Paris terrorist attacks raise stakes for looming immigration fight
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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Associated Press:
POLICE: VIDEOS SHOW 1-YEAR-OLD PUTTING HANDGUN IN MOUTH
Discussion: Addicting Info and FOX News Radio
Michael McCaul / KHOU-TV:
HCSO: ‘Distraught father’ has taken at least two hostages
Discussion: Raw Story
Daily Mail:
Berlin bunker where Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide at end of WW2 to be re-built …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
David Harding / NY Daily News:
Two boys from a Denmark school threatened to have their penises cut off due to forgotten Santa hats
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Irene Klotz / Reuters:
SpaceX rocket nails launch but narrowly misses landing test
Discussion: Big Think and Joe. My. God.
 

 
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