Views on gun rights activists fuel calls for resistance
The piece discusses how gun rights supporters and figures like Texas Governor Abbott and the NRA frame federal gun regulation as tyranny. It links hostile rhetoric to real events such as the Oregon wildlife refuge siege led by Ammon Bundy and historic attacks, noting dangers of arming opposition and asserting Obama will act without confiscating guns.
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Texas
Greg Abbott
Obama
National Rifle Association
New York
NRA
Roxanne Persaud
Jo Anne Simon
Brooklyn
Jared Lee Loughner
Arizona
Gabby Giffords
Loughner
Giffords
Ted Cruz
Oregon
National Wildlife
Feds
Timothy McVeigh
Terry Nichols
Oklahoma City Federal Building
Wayne LaPierre
George H. W. Bush
LaPierre
Cruz
Saudi execution of Shiite cleric stirs Middle East tensions
The execution of Nimr al Nimr by Saudi Arabia sparks regional backlash, with Iran condemning the act and attacks on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran. Riyadh's display of bold risk taking heightens Saudi Iran rivalry, affects Syria and Yemen peace efforts, and strengthens domestic support among ultraconservatives while pressuring an economy hurt by low oil prices.
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United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Syria
Yemen
Riyadh
Tehran
Washington
King Salman
Mohammed bin Salman
Nimr al-Nimr
Christopher Davidson
Durham University
Britain
Iraq
Bahrain
Pakistan
Al-Nimr
al-Qaida
Arab League
Islamic State Group
Mohammed
Prince Mohammed
U.S
John Kerry
Cliff Kupchan
Eurasia Group
Middle East
Russia
Vienna
Bashar Assad
Assad
Davidson
January 7 marks diverse historic milestones
A compact timeline notes events on January 7 across centuries. From Washington's 1789 presidential electoral decision to Galileo's Jupiter observations, Marconi distress calls, transatlantic telephony, Bataan’s siege start, Marshall resignation, Marian Anderson’s Met debut, and later Cold War and Iraq War incidents. It closes with Golda Meir's reflection.
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George C. Marshall
U.S
Harry S. Truman
Dean Acheson
Marian Anderson
Metropolitan Opera
Ottawa
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
U.S. Post Office
Hirohito
Japan
Tokyo
Akihito
Senate
Bill Clinton
Jill Carroll
Christian Science Monitor
Baghdad
Carroll
Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
Washington
Maryland
Paris
Charlie Hebdo
Mohammad
Acto
Rod Taylor
Los Angeles
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