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The missile has a range of more than 5,000km (3,100 miles), potentially bringing targets in China within range. India said the launch was “flawless” and the missile had reached its target. – BBC News

[A] Pew poll found that 31% of Democrats and 23% Republicans said they would be less likely to support a candidate if he were Mormon. The poll also found that the more liberal the respondent, the more anti-Mormon they were. – American Spectator

If House Republicans pass this assault on our Constitution, their credibility will be in tatters. And if it is passed and then signed into law, look for constitutional challenges in federal courts throughout the land. They should begin the next day. – IBD Editorials

Every justification the White House has put forward to support the Buffett Rule has been shot down. The proposal does not reduce the deficit, nor does it simplify the tax code, nor does it spur economic growth. In fact, it doesn’t even prevent the rich from paying lower tax rates than the middle class. – Washington Examiner

Teleprompter in Chief will have a sit down with the nation at 11:10 am and in the latest sermon from the White House mound, will “confront” oil speculators once and for all. – Zero Hedge

“Obama has taken a sort of divide-and-conquer approach, amassing a list of enemies that would make Richard Nixon proud – bankers, healthcare insurance providers, oil companies, wealthy taxpayers, Congress and, most recently, the Supreme Court. Surely his supporters must think this particular tactic is effective, but there can be no denying that the country is more polarized than when Obama took office.” – Jack Welch at Reuters

Some of the donors had no previous record of giving to the president or his party, or of making donations of such magnitude, so their gifts, sometimes given in close proximity to meetings, raise questions about whether they came with expectations of access or were expressions of gratitude. – Big Government

Spain is suffering from a deep economic slump brought about by a bust in its property and construction markets. Unemployment is the highest in Europe, with a record 4.75 million out of work. Half of Spain’s under-25s are unemployed. – BBC News

Yates Walker has assessed Obama’s term succinctly in 231 words. – The Daily Caller

She views life and America through a prism of segregative bias based on her own inner demons. – The Daily Rant