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Washington Post:
Where we and Democrats can work together — When congressional leaders of both parties meet at the White House today, all of us will have an opportunity to show the American people that we got the message of the elections earlier this month. — Republicans heard the voters loud and clear.
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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Senate votes down ban on earmarks — The Senate on Tuesday morning defeated a proposal from Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) to ban congressional earmarks. — In a 39-56 vote, members defeated a temporary ban on the appropriations procedure. The moratorium was offered as an amendment …
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Raw Story, Cato @ Liberty, Marathon Pundit and National Review
David Rogers / The Politico:
Strong showing in anti-earmark vote — Thirty-nine senators voted Tuesday in support of a three-year moratorium on appropriations earmarks, the strongest showing ever by opponents of the current process and a potential game changer in the year-end budget debate.
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Sunlight Foundation, The Note, National Review, The Foundry and The Gateway Pundit
The Huffington Post:
Obama, Republicans Agree To Hold More Meetings On Bush Tax Cuts — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … WASHINGTON — President Obama and congressional leadership agreed on Tuesday that the best way to resolve differences on the soon-to-be-expired Bush tax cuts would be to hold additional meetings.
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Ezra Klein, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*, TPMDC and FrumForum
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Eight GOP senators vote to keep earmarks — Eight Republican senators on Tuesday voted to preserve earmark spending despite pressure from the Tea Party movement. — Sens. Thad Cochran (Miss.), Susan Collins (Maine), James Inhofe (Okla.), Dick Lugar (Ind.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) …
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Ballot Box, Pajamas Media, Washington Monthly, Hotline On Call, Questions and Observations, USA Today and Balloon Juice
Terry / CNSNews:
Boehner and Cantor to Smithsonian: Pull Exhibit Featuring Ant-Covered Jesus or Else
Boehner and Cantor to Smithsonian: Pull Exhibit Featuring Ant-Covered Jesus or Else
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Big Hollywood and Weasel Zippers
Joe Scarborough / The Politico:
GOP should take on Palin — Republicans have a problem. The most-talked-about figure in the GOP is a reality show star who cannot be elected. And yet the same leaders who fret that Sarah Palin could devastate their party in 2012 are too scared to say in public what they all complain about in private.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama leads all Republicans
Obama leads all Republicans
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Firedoglake, The New Republic, FrumForum, Taegan Goddard's …, Hot Air and Saint Petersblog
The Official Home of the Department of Defense:
Mullen Endorses Working Group's Report — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today fully endorsed the report of the working group that assessed the impact of a possible repeal of the law that bans gay men and women from serving openly in the military. ...
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Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, Ben Smith's Blog, PostPartisan, Guardian, ATTACKERMAN, AMERICAblog Gay and Advocate
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Pentagon report will leave opponents of DADT repeal little to work with — Okay, I've got some more detail for you on the findings in that forthcoming Pentagon report on the impact repeal of Don't Ask Don't tell will have on the military. The upshot: It will leave GOP moderates with no reasons left to oppose repeal.
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Crooks and Liars, TPMDC, Teddy Partridge's myFDL diary, The Daily Dish, Federal Eye, Wonk Room and National Review
Igor Volsky / Wonk Room:
Top 9 Findings From The Pentagon's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Report
Top 9 Findings From The Pentagon's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Report
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ThinkProgress, Gawker, AMERICAblog Gay, Joe. My. God. and Shakesville
Chris Moody / The Daily Caller:
Hot mic picks up discussion on Senate floor: 'It's all rigged' — A hot mic left on during a Senate vote Tuesday morning on the Food Safety Act caught a senator complaining that process of setting the agenda during the lame-duck session is “rigged.” — “It's all rigged.
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Michelle Malkin, RealClearPolitics Video Log, Pajamas Media, Wake up America, Babalú Blog, Gretawire and Instapundit
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Democratic Senator complains lame-duck agenda “rigged” on hot mic
Video: Democratic Senator complains lame-duck agenda “rigged” on hot mic
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YID With LID and Weasel Zippers
David Dayen / news.firedoglake.com:
OFA Tries to Get Supporters to Write Letters to the Editor Praising a Federal Worker Pay Freeze — We've officially gone around the bend. — OFA, the organizing arm of the DNC, originally began its life as an organization trying to get someone elected on the platform of hope, change, and progressive policies.
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TalkLeft, Hot Air, The Politico, Swampland, Outside the Beltway, Gawker and Crooked Timber
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Al Kamen / Washington Post:
In slideshow, Rep. Joe Barton declares war on the Obama administration — If the Obama administration was hoping to see hints of bipartisanship from the Hill, it might want to skip over the House Energy and Commerce Committee. — The committee's ranking Republican, Rep. Joe L. Barton …
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Wonkette, Raw Story, Politics Daily, Gawker, Juanita Jean's and The Impolitic
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New York Times:
Senate Passes Overhaul of Food Safety Regulations — WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday passed a sweeping overhaul of the nation's food-safety system, after recalls of tainted eggs, peanut butter and spinach sickened thousands and led major food makers to join consumer advocates in demanding stronger government oversight.
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Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
Senate passes sweeping food safety bill
Senate passes sweeping food safety bill
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Politics Daily, Wonk Room and Overlawyered
Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Tea Party Nation President Says It ‘Makes A Lot Of Sense’ To Restrict Voting Only To Property Owners — Every week, the Tea Party Nation hosts a weekly radio program, calling itself a “home for conservatives.” Two weeks ago, Tea Party Nation President Judson Phillips hosted the program …
Julie Zhuo / New York Times:
Where Anonymity Breeds Contempt — THERE you are, peacefully reading an article or watching a video on the Internet. You finish, find it thought-provoking, and scroll down to the comments section to see what other people thought. And there, lurking among dozens of well-intentioned opinions, is a troll.
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Outside the Beltway, TalkLeft, The Awl and Arkansas Blog
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Celebrating Secession Without the Slaves — ATLANTA — The Civil War, the most wrenching and bloody episode in American history, may not seem like much of a cause for celebration, especially in the South. — And yet, as the 150th anniversary of the four-year conflict gets under way …
Pat Doyle / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Suspect in sex assault case won pardon in 2008 — Cleared by a panel that included Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Jeremy Giefer is now accused of assaulting a second girl hundreds of times before and after he received his pardon. — Two years ago, Gov. Tim Pawlenty and two other officials pardoned Jeremy Giefer …
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AmSpecBlog, Weigel, Ben Smith's Blog and Oliver Willis
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Cantor: Popular parts of health law will be tackled in GOP repeal plan — House Republicans are looking to repeal the healthcare reform law and replace it with one of their own early next year without interrupting two popular parts of it that the administration has already begun to be implement.
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protein wisdom and Weasel Zippers
NewsMax.com:
Jeb Bush: Obama Should Take ‘A Three-Month Vacation’ — How can America cure its economic recession? — One solution, according to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, is for President Barack Obama to “just chill” and take “a three-month vacation.” — In a wide-ranging interview …
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ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, CNN, Ben Smith's Blog and Saint Petersblog
The Huffington Post:
Republican Calls Obama ‘Very, Very Urban’ On House Floor (VIDEO) — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, referred to President Obama as “very, very urban,” while charging that as a senator he gave special favor to African American farmers who were victims of government discrimination.
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Oliver Willis, Mediaite, TPMMuckraker and Breitbart.tv
DickMorris.com:
THE GOP PRIMARIES OF 12 WILL BE HELD ON FOX NEWS — The Republican nominating process of 2012 will be totally different from that of other years. In fact, it will be the opposite of what we are used to. — Since the procedural reforms initiated by Democrat George McGovern …
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Don Surber and The Politico
The Huffington Post:
Tempers Flare At Kentucky Unemployment Office As Benefits Expire For Thousands — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … WASHINGTON — Tempers flared at an unemployment office in Louisville, Ky. as the end nears for federally-funded extended jobless benefits. — Local CBS affiliate WLKY captured …
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Crooks and Liars, Daily Kos and Philly.com
Austrian Times:
Yodelling offends praying Muslims, say judges — An Austrian has been fined for yodelling while mowing his lawn, according to a report. — The Kronen Zeitung newspaper claims Helmut G. was told by a court in Graz, Styria, that his yodelling offended his next-door Muslim neighbours.
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Moonbattery, iOwnTheWorld.com and Weasel Zippers
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Maryland Gov. O'Malley to head DGA — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is set to become the new head of the Democratic Governors Association, a source with knowledge of the appointment confirmed to The Ballot Box. — O'Malley and the rest of the DGA's incoming leadership team will be unveiled Wednesday at an event in Washington.
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Ben Smith's Blog
Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Dem compromise would extend 90% of Bush tax cuts; food-safety bill comes to vote; federal-pay freeze — President Obama is meeting with the Republican congressional leadership today, but it's hard to imagine much progress being made at the powwow: Obama has already embraced …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Bipartisan group of senators calls for ethanol subsidies to expire — In a clear sign of momentum against ethanol subsidies, a bipartisan group of more than a dozen senators has signed onto a letter urging Senate leaders to let the subsidies expire during this Congress …
Mark Whitehouse / Wall Street Journal:
Economists' Grail: A Post-Crash Model — Physicist Doyne Farmer thinks we should analyze the economy the way we do epidemics and traffic. — Psychoanalyst David Tuckett believes the key to markets' gyrations can be found in the works of Sigmund Freud. — Economist Roman Frydman thinks …
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Paul Krugman, naked capitalism and The Big Picture