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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Today's Best Tweets
Here are some tweets that caught my eye today...
EJ Dionne @EJDionne 5m
A spot-on piece on the Senate's "morally repulsive" gun vote by @mtomasky, and why to have hope. http://thebea.st/13jSMY2 via @thedailybeast
ThinkProgress @thinkprogress 14m
Women who shouted "shame on you" at senators were detained for TWO HOURS by capitol police http://thkpr.gs/ZzV2ar
Ezra Klein @ezraklein 18m
This is not your founding fathers’ Senate http://wapo.st/101WSjn
msnbc @msnbc 19m
Wondering who voted against gun control? @JoeNBC and @morningmika read their names. Watch: http://on.msnbc.com/ZtOIEA
Jay Carney (EOP) @PressSec 22m
Gabby Giffords: "Speaking is physically difficult for me. But my feelings are clear: I'm furious." Please read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/opinion/a-senate-in-the-gun-lobbys-grip.html?_r=1&
Mary Dixon @MaryLDixon 9m
Edens, Kennedy slowly recovering; Ike, I-88, Tri-State, Bishop Ford still hellish. We're gonna need a bigger boat: http://cbsloc.al/YxowFM
dailyherald @dailyherald 4m
Nuclear engineer guilty of Woodridge 'thrill' carjacking http://bit.ly/11h6sTt
Brian Stelter @brianstelter 2h
My 6,000-word cover story distilled to one line: Matt Lauer and Ann Curry's fates were, and still are, intertwined. http://nyti.ms/13kc0Nf
Slate @Slate 11m
Stephen Colbert's Brad Paisley cover "Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe" is brilliant--WATCH: http://slate.me/101Si4A
WGN Radio 720 @WGNRadio 16m
See last night's emotional National Anthem at the Boston Bruins game #bostonbruins #boston http://wgnradio.com/2013/04/18/tribute-to-victims-and-first-responders-before-bruins-sabres-game/ … pic.twitter.com/MXSOUIVQNl