Morning Round-Up 1-7

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Morning Headlines

Domestic

Associated Press

1. 5 Things To Know About Widespread Chill
2. Gay Couples’ Rush to Marry in Utah Grinds to Halt
3. Federal Judge: Ban on Gun Sales Unconstitutional

Politico

1. For right, Common Core fight prelude to bigger agenda
2. Barack Obama courts GOP ahead of uphill Senate vote
3. Shifting strategies for state abortion battles in 2014

Reuters

1. California Democrats to push for universal preschool
2. Snowden has more U.S.-Israel secrets to expose: Greenwald

Wall Street Journal

1. Yellen Confirmed as Fed Chief
2. Puerto Ricans Flock North Away From Battered Economy
3. U.S. Rents Rise Again as Market Tightens

Washington Post

1. In Iraq, a Sunni revolt raises specter of new war
2. Income gap takes shape as central issue for both parties ahead of 2014 midterms
3. What the Hillary Clinton campaign-in-waiting means for Republicans

Washington Times

1. Tea partyers launch counterattack on IRS nonprofit rules
2. Miller: Obama’s political agenda backfires, gun sales in 2013 smash all records
3. Rep. Peter King slams Sen. Rand Paul over NSA criticism

Top Conservative Stories of the Day:

The American Conservative

1. How To Win a Culture War
2. Is America Going to Pot?

Breitbart

1. Climate Change Groups Seek New Leadership As Green Movement Loses Momentum
2. House Foreign Affairs Chair: Rodman Trip ‘Propaganda Win’ for North Korea

The Blaze

1. The Obama Appointee Set to Take Office Today and His Concerning Past

 The Daily Caller     

1. Ron Paul: Yellen is ‘worse than average’
2. Will Liam Neeson stand in the way of Bill de Blasio’s horse carriage ban?

CNSNews.com

1. Saudi Billionaire Prince: Fracking Competitively Threatens ‘Any Oil Producing Country in the World’
2. Satanic Group Unveils Goat-Head Statue for Oklahoma State Capitol

National Review

1. The Outlaw Campus
2. A Failure in Progress

Washington Free Beacon

1. Barbara Comstock Announces Plans to Run for Frank Wolf’s Seat
2. China Orders Foreign Fishing Vessels Out of Most of the South China Sea

Top Liberal Stories of the Day:

The Daily Beast

1. The al-Qaedastan Threat
2. Obama: The Economy is Great, Extend the Jobless Benefits

Talking Points Memo

1. FBI Burglars Come Forward, 43 Years Later
2. Top 5 Ways Conservatives Are Still Trying to Gut Obamacare in Court

ThinkProgress

   1. Everything You Wanted To Know About the ‘Polar Vortex’