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1:55 PM ET, January 4, 2010

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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
EXCLUSIVE: Dems ‘Almost Certain’ to Bypass Conference  —  Now that both the House and Senate have passed health care reform bills, all Democrats have to do is work out a compromise between the two versions.  And it appears they're not about to let the Republicans gum up the works again.
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
House-Senate Health Care “Conference” Begins; PhRMA Deal Targeted  —  Rep. Waxman not yet willing to swallow the bitter ones? (photo: nvinacco)  —  Henry Waxman, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced at a constituent meeting Sunday that he was headed to Washington today …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Inside Obama's War on Terrorism  —  The evening before he was sworn into office, Barack Obama stepped out of Blair House, the government residence where he was staying across from the White House, and climbed into an armored limousine for the ride to a bipartisan dinner.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Former Bush Officials Refusing to Endorse Policies They Support Out of Pique  —  Peter Baker's article on John Brennan and Obama-era counterterrorism is pretty conventional “friendly profile of important government official” stuff.  But this is a good break with convention that more reporters should engage in:
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
White House: No matter what, we're sending Gitmo prisoners back to Yemen  —  As Susan notes below, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Obama White House not to go forward with plans to send a number of Yemeni terrorists now being held in the Guantanamo Bay detention facility back to their home country.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BRIT HUME SAID WHAT?.... As regular readers know, I've made no mention of Tiger Woods on this blog.  I don't care about golf; I don't care about golfers' private lives; I don't care about any aspect of this “story” at any level.  —  But I was taken aback when I saw that Fox News' Brit Hume …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The obligatory “Brit advises Tiger Woods to convert to Christianity” clip
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Bookworm Room
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
That 1937 Feeling  —  Here's what's coming in economic news: The next employment report could show the economy adding jobs for the first time in two years.  The next G.D.P. report is likely to show solid growth in late 2009.  There will be lots of bullish commentary …
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Staff walks out on party-switcher Griffith  —  Rep. Parker Griffith's (Ala.) staff has resigned en masse after his recent decision to switch parties and become a Republican.  —  In a sternly worded statement, Griffith Chief of Staff Sharon Wheeler announced the exit of herself …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Anti-Griffith camp recalls segregationist figures
Discussion: New York Times, Raw Story and msnbc.com
Adam Fogle / The Palmetto Scoop:
Brown will not seek re-election  —  CONGRESSMAN TO RETIRE AFTER 5TH TERM IN OFFICE  —  Republican Congressman Henry Brown, who has served South Carolina in the U.S. House since 2001, will retire at the end of his term, sources tell The Palmetto Scoop.  —  Brown will announce his intention …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Republican retirements mount in House  —  The decision by South Carolina Rep. Henry Brown to retire brings Republican retirements to 14, a number that, if it continues to rise in the coming months, could curtail the expected GOP gains in the House in November.
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Rep. Brown to retire  —  South Carolina Republican Rep. Henry Brown Jr …
Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
U.S. Evangelicals' Role Seen in Uganda Anti-Gay Push  —  KAMPALA, Uganda — Last March, three American evangelical Christians, whose teachings about “curing” homosexuals have been widely discredited in the United States, arrived here in Uganda's capital to give a series of talks.
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Embassies in Yemen Remain Closed  —  SANA, Yemen — Yemeni government forces killed two suspected Qaeda militants on Monday and wounded others in a firefight 25 miles north of the capital, Yemeni officials said, tying the militants to the continuing threats directed against the United States and British Embassies here.
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msnbc.com:
Jordanian double-agent killed CIA officers  —  Officials: Perpetrator of Afghan attack was supposed to infiltrate al-Qaida  —  The suicide bombing on a CIA base in Afghanistan last week was carried out by a Jordanian doctor who was an al-Qaida double agent, Western intelligence officials told NBC News.
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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Jordan emerges as key CIA counterterrorism ally
Jim Scarantino / New Mexico Watchdog:
Stimulus Funds Went to Nonexistent Zip Code Areas [Updated]  —  First it was phantom Congressional districts.  Now it's phantom zip codes.  —  Last month, we reported on federal stimulus money credited with creating jobs in nonexistent New Mexico Congressional districts.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
U.S. Intensifies Screening for Travelers From 14 Nations  —  WASHINGTON — Citizens of 14 nations, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, who are flying to the United States will be subjected indefinitely to the intense screening at airports worldwide that was imposed after the Christmas …
BBC:
Effigy of Obama hanged in US town  —  The US Secret Service says it is investigating after an effigy of Barack Obama was found hanging in the home town of former President Jimmy Carter.  —  TV footage showed the doll hanging by a noose in front of a red, white and blue sign that reads “Plains, Georgia.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Rep. King rethinking Senate run  —  Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) signaled Monday that he is reconsidering his decision not to run for Senate in 2010.  —  King said he's actively looking at a run for statewide office this year after he'd ruled out such a campaign last summer.
Discussion: TPM LiveWire
Jeffrey Goldberg:
Israel's Worst Mistake: The Siege of Gaza  —  Bradley Burston calls the siege of Gaza the worst mistake Israel has made in a decade: … He lists nine more very compelling reasons why the siege is a miserable mistake.  For my money, the worst mistake Israel made was the mistake that led …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Las Vegas Sun:
Marshals shot in downtown federal courthouse; suspect dead  —  Nearby school put on lockdown, Las Vegas Boulevard closed  —  Authorities are investigating shootings that occurred Monday morning at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse, 333 Las Vegas Blvd.  —  By Sun Staff (contact)
Micah L. Sifry / techPresident:
The Obama Disconnect: What Could Have Been?  —  One question that a number of people have raised in response to my post on The Obama Disconnect is essentially, “What's your alternative?  What should the Obama team have done to keep the new political movement it had spawned going as a force for change?
Bloomberg:
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished as Banks Seek Profits From Bailout  —  Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) — To understand the meaning of no good deed goes unpunished, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner can look no further than Wall Street where the banks that received the biggest taxpayer bailouts are seeking …
Discussion: Wonk Room
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Ten campaign themes to watch  —  Important themes are emerging as party leaders move into full “campaign mode” ten months ahead of the 2010 midterms.  —  The Hill looks at 10 to keep an eye on as we say goodbye to 2009.  —  1. How real is the tea party effect?
Discussion: msnbc.com and Taegan Goddard's …
Gina Cavallaro / Army Times:
Surge in casualties predicted in Afghanistan  —  Americans should prepare to accept hundreds of U.S. casualties each month in Afghanistan during spring offensives with enemy forces.  —  The dire forecast was made by retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, an adjunct professor of international affairs …
Discussion: Think Progress
Daily Mail:
Choudary compares British troops to Nazi stormtroopers as 200,000 sign Facebook bid to stop his Islamic extremist march  —  The hate preacher organising a march of Islamic extremists through the streets of Wootton Bassett sparked outrage today by comparing British troops fighting in Afghanistan to Nazi stormtroopers.
Discussion: Guardian and Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Asif Shahzad / Associated Press:
US suspect in Pakistan defends ‘jihad’ plans
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The Constitutional Crisis and the Security Crisis
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Martina Stewart / CNN:
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CNN:
Former Sen. Chafee to announce gubernatorial bid
 Earlier Items: 
Daily Mail:
As Britain told to expect snow for ‘next 10 days’, how is the rest …
Discussion: The Age
Bob Brigham / MyDD:
Barack Obama Poll Numbers and the Midterm Elections
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Bangkokpost.com:
Ex-spy chief says Iran government about to collapse
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Reids, Bidens and Pauls to attempt to follow the Bushes and Kennedys
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Photo-Smearing Obama  —  Glenn Reynolds finds a photo …
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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