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8:50 AM ET, November 30, 2010

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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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blogs.forbes.com:
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.
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 …
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.
Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
An Interview With WikiLeaks' Julian Assange  —  Admire him or revile him, WikiLeaks' Julian Assange is the prophet of a coming age of involuntary transparency, the leader of an organization devoted to divulging the world's secrets using technology unimagined a generation ago.
Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
Palin: Latest WikiLeak Is Obama's Fault
Directorblue / Doug Ross:
Say, About That Old ‘Bush Lied’ …
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Wants To Spill Your Corporate Secrets
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 …
Discussion: USA Today and Prairie Weather
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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.
The Politico:
President Obama and GOP leaders finally to meet
Discussion: Guardian
Washington Post:
Obama, GOP leaders to work on map for days ahead
Discussion: USA Today, The Hill and The Politico
Roll Call:   Road Map: Still No Agenda for Lame Duck
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.
Discussion: Betsy's Page and The Hill
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Digby / Hullabaloo:   With friends like these …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Everyone Hates Obama's Pay Freeze Plan... Except Republicans
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
Ben Birnbaum / Washington Times:
Ahmadinejad: U.S. orchestrated WikiLeaks release
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and FrumForum
Daily Mail:
Iranian nuclear scientist killed and another wounded in separate bomb attacks
Discussion: Hot Air and Daled Amos
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.
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 …
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.
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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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 …
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.
J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
With Kirk's swearing-in, GOP formally claims Obama's old seat  —  Senate Republicans on Monday formally claimed President Obama's former Senate seat with the swearing-in of Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.).  —  As is customary, Kirk was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden twice — once on the Senate floor …
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 …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Unfogged
Jason Kottke / kottke.org:
Has NASA discovered extraterrestrial life?  —  Here's a curious press release from NASA: … I did a little research on the news conference participants and found:  —  1. Pamela Conrad (a geobiologist) was the primary author of a 2009 paper on geology and life on Mars
Discussion: Gawker and Suburban Guerrilla
CNN:
Justices turn aside another challenge over Obama's citizenship  —  Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court has again cast aside an appeal that raised doubts about President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship, a grass-roots legal issue that has gained little legal or political footing, but continues to persist in the courts.
 
 
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afa.net:
Bryan Fischer SPLC: Truth is now hate speech
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Jim Puzzanghera / Los Angeles Times:
Estimate of TARP losses falls to $25 billion
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Yossi Melman / Haaretz:
U.S. spied on Israel's Washington embassy, claims ex-envoy
Debra J. Saunders / Townhall.com:
You Can Stop Paying for Al Gore's Mistake
Daniel E. Slotnik / City Room:
For the Holidays, an Atheism Billboard
Bloomberg:
U.S., EU Expect Limited Progress at Climate Talks, No Treaty
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Sen. Joe Lieberman: Fox News ‘Is My Favorite,’ ‘Anything Rupert Murdoch Owns’
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Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Why Nothing Gets Done? …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Ann Wagner joins race for RNC post
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Americans not impressed with Bloomberg
Discussion: Hot Air and Gothamist
Marc Caputo / St. Petersburg Times:
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary E. Johnson tests Florida waters for presidential bid
Discussion: Ballot Box and Hit & Run
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Oklahoma's Ban on Using Shariah Law in Court
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Mark Kleiman / The Reality-Based Community:
Of WikiLeaks and the Pentagon Papers
Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: NJ must pay $271M for killing tunnel
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Philly.com
 

 
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