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10:25 AM ET, November 30, 2010

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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.
Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Dem compromise would extend 90% of Bush tax cuts …
Discussion: The Politico, Washington Post and Green
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Everyone Hates Obama's Pay Freeze Plan... Except Republicans
The Politico:
Some see triangulation in pay freeze
Discussion: Hot Air and Brilliant at Breakfast
Washington Post:
Obama proposes two-year pay freeze for federal workers
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
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Americans not impressed with Bloomberg
Discussion: TPMDC, Hot Air and Gothamist
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 …
CNN:
Obama, lawmakers meet with big to-do list
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and msnbc.com
Washington Post:   Obama, GOP leaders to work on map for days ahead
Roll Call:   Road Map: Still No Agenda for Lame Duck
The Politico:
President Obama and GOP leaders finally to meet
Discussion: Guardian
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.
Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
Palin: Latest WikiLeak Is Obama's Fault
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 …
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Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
An Interview With WikiLeaks' Julian Assange
Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Wants To Spill Your Corporate Secrets
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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?
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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Heather Hurlburt / The New Republic:
Why Wikileaks Is Bad for Progressive Foreign Policy
Laura Rozen / The Politico:
Iran a focal point of documents
Discussion: Salon and Guardian
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
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 …
Discussion: Politics Daily and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: New York Times
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.
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:
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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