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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.
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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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Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Dem compromise would extend 90% of Bush tax cuts …
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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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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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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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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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Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
Palin: Latest WikiLeak Is Obama's Fault
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Sarah Palin blasts Obama administration for WikiLeaks ‘fiasco’
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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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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.
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Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Wants To Spill Your Corporate Secrets
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Jack Shafer / Slate:
The leaked cables make it impossible for Hillary Clinton to continue as secretary of state. … Like This Story Follow Slate's Press Box … - How Post-9/11 Information Sharing Has Made Leaking Government Secrets Easier- What Happened to All That Republican In-Fighting the Tea Party Was Supposed To Cause?
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WikiLeaks and the Diplomats
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Scott Neuman / NPR:
Clinton: WikiLeaks ‘Tear At Fabric’ Of Government
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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
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Vitamin D - Just Hype? — The NY Times covers some pushback against the latest “it” vitamin, but I don't buy it: — Extra Vitamin D and Calcium Aren't Needed, Report Says — By GINA KOLATA — The very high levels of vitamin D that are often recommended by doctors and testing laboratories …
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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 …
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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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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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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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:
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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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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