* Obama to take the oath of office this morning for the second time—an honor granted only to 16 men before him. * Actually, Obama took the oath yesterday and didn't screw it up. * Fox News to shut down for routine maintenance at 11:30 a.m. and will
* Al Qaeda is alive and fairly well in Africa, but the U.S. must pick its battles in pursuit. * The Onion is publishing a Biden biography—The President of Vice—whether he wants one or not. * Stories longer than 2,000 words are down 86% at the LAT since 2003,
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* Poll finds wide support, even among gun owners, for several of Obama's specific gun-control measures. * Inventory of the clothes and equipment you throw on before going out to kill Osama bin Laden. * Round-up, with fact-checking, of Armstrong's confessions, plus online reactions from the
* Oral history of Obama's first term. * On Friday, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah made history when he named 30 women to the kingdom's Shura Council. * More lethal than drones are drones that can make their own decisions—what we can expect when they reach the
* Lucid summary of the crisis in Mali, France's intervention, and neighbors' reactions. * Gun groups threaten to oust, "with both barrels," any Democratic senators who vote to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. * Prime minister explains how Australians banned assault weapons and dramatically improved their
* Obama announces gun control measures: assault weapons ban, high-capacity magazine limits, expanded background checks. * Sixteen years after former vagrant Steve Stockman was elected to Congress, he's back and bringing the crazy to the gun debate. * The Edge releases the answers to this year's annual question:
* Religious leaders protest in Washington, saying politicians can't be relied upon to save us from climate change. * Survey of economists finds broad agreement that politicians can't be trusted with the debt ceiling. * Democrats and Republicans say there's virtually no chance they'll pass
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* If January has been any indication, Biden is poised for a far more influential role in the administration's second term. * White House responds to secession petitions. * Clarence Thomas breaks seven-year silence to make fun of Yale Law School. * How they must bleed for us. In 2012, the
