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The 5 most memorable moments of the Chuck Hagel hearing

Jon Stewart vs Gayle Trotter

Stewart Mocks Obama Skeet Shooting Critics: Why Won’t Black Man Half Of U.S. Fears Release Picture Of Himself Holding Gun?

Jobs & The Economy

January Jobs Report: 166K private sector jobs added; 9K gov’t jobs lost; Nov & Dec revised upwards by 127K jobs (!); unemployment rate ticks up to 7.9%

Economy adds 157k jobs in January, revisions from 2012 way up

Arguing With Idiots

The Bullying Of Chuck Hagel: Confirmation Hearings Were Contentious And Partisan

What Really Happened To Chuck Hagel In That Hearing? Sheldon Adelson.

Word count of Hagel hearing: 166 mentions of Israel, 20 of Afghanistan

Chris Cillizza: Chuck Hagel was bad. And it doesn’t matter.

Surge Revisionism

Flashback: Military Officials Disagree on Impact of Surge… ‘Negotiating with terrorists’ and paying them off was much more important than sending in more troops

Did McCain Forget About This?

Guns In The News

FBI talking to suspect through pipe as Alabama hostage standoff enters 4th day

Jimmy Lee Dykes Still Holding Little Boy Hostage In Alabama

Small Town in Alabama Confronts Boy’s Kidnapping

Suspected Phoenix office shooter found dead, assault rifle found in car

Prosecutor Shot to Death in a Town Near Dallas

School Drill Includes Familiarizing Students With the Sound of Gunfire

Gun Policy

Scientists argue the gun lobby has thwarted attempts to explore factors behind misuse of guns, following a familiar and largely successful playbook: that of the tobacco companies

NRA-backed federal limits on gun lawsuits frustrate victims, their attorneys

Tracing The Movement To Nullify Federal Gun Laws

After shooting tragedies, Britain goes after guns… the best gangs can do now are flintlocks

Gun Nuts

Why Was An Anti-Feminist Organization Using Senate Time to Sell Guns (Gayle Trotter)

Inside the controversial, mysterious world of online gun sales

The GOP

Geraldo contemplating run for Senate

Idaho Republican Compares Obamacare To The Holocaust

Where the Wingers Won on Nov 6

War On Women

Arkansas Abortion Bill Banning Most Procedures Passes State Senate

The New Anti-Choice Legislation To Watch: ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ Bills Banning Nearly All Abortions

South Dakota Bill Implies Women Can't Think on Weekends

Meanwhile…

Ed Koch, 1924-2013

Dem Senator denies prostitution allegations, says charges are 'politically motivated'

Cardinal in Los Angeles Is Removed From Duties

Puppy Bowl Sunday: Survival of the cutest