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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Serious Questions about the Obama Administration's Incompetence in the Wikileaks Fiasco — We all applaud the successful thwarting of the Christmas-Tree Bomber and hope our government continues to do all it can to keep us safe. However, the latest round of publications …
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Andy Greenberg — When will WikiLeaks return to its older model of more frequent leaks of smaller amounts of material? — If you look at the average number of documents we're releasing, we're vastly exceeding what we did last year. These are huge datasets. So it's actually very efficient for us to do that.
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Firedoglake, Mother Jones, Gawker and Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
WikiLeaks founder could be charged under Espionage Act — Federal authorities are investigating whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange violated criminal laws in the group's release of government documents, including possible charges under the Espionage Act, sources familiar with the inquiry said Monday.
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Reuters:
WikiLeaks plans to release a U.S. bank's documents — (Reuters) - The founder of whistle-blower website WikiLeaks plans to release tens of thousands of internal documents from a major U.S. bank early next year, Forbes Magazine reported on Monday. — Julian Assange declined in an interview …
Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
Palin: Latest WikiLeak Is Obama's Fault
Palin: Latest WikiLeak Is Obama's Fault
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The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and FrumForum
Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Wants To Spill Your Corporate Secrets
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Wants To Spill Your Corporate Secrets
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Balloon Juice, Taylor Marsh and DealBook, more at Mediagazer »
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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Tax fight pits Bush vs. Obama — The looming Senate debate on taxes sets up a showdown between George W. Bush and President Obama on tax policy — and the former president could come out the winner. — The Senate is expected to hold dueling votes on extending the cuts before they expire on Dec. 31 …
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The Politico:
GOP pushed pay freeze months ago — Washington Democrats have antagonized House Minority Whip Eric Cantor with the nickname “Dr. No.” But the White House may have to amend that to “Dr. Know” after reversing course and calling for the very same federal pay freeze Cantor promoted earlier this year with his oft-ridiculed YouCut program.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
With friends like these — When the only people who defend you are the Villagers, you know you're on the wong track — With Friends Like These ... I'm watching an exasperated John King on CNN right now visibly stunned that the liberals don't see the savvy genius of Obama's move to freeze Federal Workers' pay.
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Everyone Hates Obama's Pay Freeze Plan... Except Republicans
Everyone Hates Obama's Pay Freeze Plan... Except Republicans
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Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Dem compromise would extend 90% of Bush tax cuts …
Wonkbook: Dem compromise would extend 90% of Bush tax cuts …
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Directorblue / Doug Ross:
Say, About That Old ‘Bush Lied’ Trope, Looks Like Wikileaks Proved Obama Repeatedly Lied About Middle East Policy — Runner-up headline: Obama lied, diplomacy died — Anyone remember that exactly one year ago President Obama's original deadline for Iran expired?
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Jack Shafer / Slate:
The leaked cables make it impossible for Hillary Clinton to continue …
The leaked cables make it impossible for Hillary Clinton to continue …
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Scott Neuman / NPR:
Clinton: WikiLeaks ‘Tear At Fabric’ Of Government
Clinton: WikiLeaks ‘Tear At Fabric’ Of Government
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Sarah Palin blasts Obama administration for WikiLeaks ‘fiasco’
Sarah Palin blasts Obama administration for WikiLeaks ‘fiasco’
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Note and Wonkette
Ben Birnbaum / Washington Times:
Ahmadinejad: U.S. orchestrated WikiLeaks release
Ahmadinejad: U.S. orchestrated WikiLeaks release
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The Atlantic Online and FrumForum
DEBKAFile:
Nuclear scientist killed in Tehran was Iran's top Stuxnet expert — World Exclusive from DEBKAfile's intelligence sources: — Prof. Majid Shahriari, who died when his car was attacked in North Tehran Monday, Nov. 29, headed the team Iran established for combating the Stuxnet virus rampaging through its nuclear and military networks.
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Laura Rozen / The Politico:
Iran a focal point of documents
Iran a focal point of documents
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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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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Netflix Partner Says Comcast ‘Toll’ Threatens Online Video Delivery — Level 3 Communications, a central partner in the Netflix online movie service, accused Comcast on Monday of charging a new fee that puts Internet video companies at a competitive disadvantage.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Witness Lies, the Court Shrugs and Veterans Are Outraged — Elven J. Swisher wore a replica of a Purple Heart on the witness stand when he testified that the defendant had tried to hire him to kill three federal officials. — Asked about the medal, Mr. Swisher pulled a document …
Simon Tisdall / Guardian:
China ‘ready to abandon North Korea’ — Leaked dispatches show Beijing is frustrated with military actions of ‘spoiled child’ and increasingly favours reunified Korea — China has signalled its readiness to accept Korean reunification and is privately distancing itself from the North Korean regime …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
North Korea Keeps World Guessing
North Korea Keeps World Guessing
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
In Which I Become a Conservative — Ross Douthat, an Atlantic alumnus, contends in the NY Times that the recent controversy over “enhanced” TSA procedures illustrates the dominance of partisan reflex in today's politics. Liberals complained about excessive state power when Bush and Cheney were in charge …
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Washington Post:
Rangel hopes punishment will come in writing rather than on House floor — In the curious annals of congressional drama, this week's debate on the fate of New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel will be odder than most. The House will agonize, and Rangel will emote, over this question:
Penny Starr / CNSNews:
Smithsonian Christmas-Season Exhibit Features Ant-Covered Jesus, Naked Brothers Kissing, Genitalia, and Ellen DeGeneres Grabbing Her Breasts — WARNING: This story contains graphic photographs of items on display in an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery.
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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 …
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