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12:45 PM ET, December 1, 2010

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New York Times:
Delaying Vote, Debt Panel Splits on Taxes and Spending  —  WASHINGTON — The chairmen of President Obama's debt-reduction commission have been unable to win support from any of the panel's elected officials for their proposed spending cuts and tax increases, underscoring the reluctance …
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John Stanton / Roll Call:
House May Block Food Safety Bill Over Senate Error  —  A food safety bill that has burned up precious days of the Senate's lame-duck session appears headed back to the chamber because Democrats violated a constitutional provision requiring that tax provisions originate in the House.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Fiscal Commission Final Report  —  Get your fresh catfood!  —  FDL has obtained a copy of the Catfood Commission final report in advance of its official 9:30 release.  —  It can be downloaded here: PDF  —  Their reigning spirit of self-importance comes through on the very first page: “The Moment of Truth.”
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
In Tax Cuts, the Options Run Short  —  Democrats have left themselves in a tough spot on the Bush tax cuts.  After delaying the issue until after the election and then being trounced in that election, they find themselves with little leverage.  —  If they cannot come up with a plan …
David Espo / Associated Press:
Senate GOP letter calls for blocking most bills  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans intend to block action on virtually all Democratic-backed legislation unrelated to tax cuts and government spending in the current postelection session of Congress, officials said Tuesday …
Alan Silverleib / CNN:
Senate GOPers: Take up tax cuts first  —  Washington (CNN) — Senate Republicans promised Wednesday to block legislative action on every issue being considered by the lame-duck Congress until the dispute over extending the Bush-era tax cuts is resolved and an extension of current government funding is approved.
Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Today's Power Play: Republicans and Democrats Play Chicken With Lame Duck
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Manu Raju / The Politico:
GOP threatens to stall Senate action
Discussion: PostPartisan and ABCNEWS
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Why The GOP Is Like Bear Bryant
Discussion: TalkLeft and The Caucus
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Senate GOP vows to halt action in lame-duck session until tax deal
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Page
Walter Shapiro / Politics Daily:
After the White House Summit: Towel-Snapping Partisanship Lives On
Discussion: The Note and The Politico
James P. Rubin / The New Republic:
The Irony of Wikileaks  —  By threatening U.S. diplomacy, the hard left is undercutting its own worldview.  —  There's no question that many of the Wikileaks documents are a great read.  These diplomatic conversations between American officials and leaders from the Arab world, China …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The moral standards of WikiLeaks critics
Discussion: TalkLeft, Swampland and The Caucus
Howard Chua-Eoan / Time:
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Tells TIME: Hillary Clinton ‘Should Resign’
Mike Baker / Associated Press:
Bill Clinton expects leak of files to cost lives
Guardian:
WikiLeaks: Interpol issues wanted notice for Julian Assange
Associated Press:
Interpol Seeks WikiLeaks Founder Assange as U.S. Cuts Access to Files
Discussion: msnbc.com and CBS New York
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Judge upholds healthcare reform law  —  A federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday rejected a legal challenge to the healthcare reform law, the second time the law's mandate that people buy insurance has been ruled constitutional.  —  The lawsuit was brought by Liberty University …
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Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
Co-host spittin' mad over Spitzer  —  Tweet  —  Eliot Spitzer's TV sidekick is so fed up with playing second fiddle to the hooker-loving ex-gov that she's threatening to walk, sources told The Post yesterday.  —  Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker actually stormed off the set of the …
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Is GOP Breaking Silence on Sarah Palin for President?  —  Among Potential GOP Contenders, Politeness Still Rules  —  When the television host and former Florida congressman Joe Scarborough published a scathing op-ed piece in Politico against Sarah Palin on Tuesday, he was not only trying to put a dent in her presidential ambitions.
Discussion: Donklephant, CNN and Tammy Bruce
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The Huffington Post:
Scarborough Attacks Palin, Agrees To Help Launch Centrist Civility Group
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Cantor Urges ‘Open Mind’ On VA Legislature Plan To Blow Up The Constitution  —  Incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is part of a class of Republicans who say they want to change the country fundamentally — and to that end, Cantor isn't dismissing a plan by legislators in his home state …
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
30 Most Dynamic Cities in the World  —  What is the most dynamic city in the post-recession world?  —  The surprising answer is Istanbul, according to a new report that shows the developing world is leading the way out of the Great Recession.  —  Grading each metropolis by the growth …
Jim Myers / Tulsa World:
Inhofe refuses to participate in ‘holiday’ parade  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Tuesday that he won't participate in Tulsa's Holiday Parade of Lights until organizers put “Christ” back in the event's title.  —  “Last year, the forces of political correctness removed the word 'Christmas …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Right Wing Watch
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Cheney to co-host fundraiser for Cino in RNC race  —  Washington (CNN) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney and a clutch of former George W. Bush advisers have a horse in the Republican National Committee chairman race: Maria Cino.  —  CNN has learned that Cheney will be among the hosts next Thursday …
Wall Street Journal:
Europe's Crisis Widens  —  Italy, Spain See Bonds Sink, Portugal Faces Rating Cut as Faith in Rescue Ebbs  —  In Rome, students protesting spending cuts clashed with police  —  Investors dismissed European leaders' latest attempt to restore market calm, raising doubts about whether governments …
Discussion: New York Times and The Page
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Rangel asks Pelosi to delay his censure vote  —  Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) asked House Democratic leaders to hold a vote to determine his sanction Thursday rather than Wednesday, according to two caucus sources.  —  On Tuesday, the 20-term House veteran asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
From WikiChina  —  While secrets from WikiLeaks were splashed all over the American newspapers, I couldn't help but wonder: What if China had a WikiLeaker and we could see what its embassy in Washington was reporting about America?  I suspect the cable would read like this:
New York Times:
As Debt Panel Releases Plan, Two Senators Commit  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Budget Committee, Judd Gregg and Kent Conrad, said on Wednesday that they endorsed the package of long-term tax increases and spending cuts put forward by the co-chairmen …
Discussion: Commentary
Michael J. Boskin / Wall Street Journal:
Why the Spending Stimulus Failed  —  New economic research shows why lower tax rates do far more to spur growth.  —  President Obama and congressional leaders meeting yesterday confronted calls for four key fiscal decisions: short-run fiscal stimulus, medium-term fiscal consolidation, and long-run tax and entitlement reform.
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
F.C.C. Chairman Outlines Broadband Framework  —  WASHINGTON — Thwarted by the courts, by lawmakers on Capitol Hill and by some of his fellow commissioners, the Federal Communications Commission chairman will try again on Wednesday to devise a new strategy for regulating broadband Internet service providers.
 
 
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Obama's isolation grows on the Afghanistan war
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Senate commerce holds mini-med hearing, probes Cigna, Aetna …
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‘Historic’ civil unions measure passes Illinois House
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Gabriel Beltrone / The Politico:
Mike Huckabee: Leaker should be executed
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Inaugural scoop: Steelman files for Senate
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State seeks expedited ruling in Miller lawsuit
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Catholics Fire Back in Christmas Billboard Battle
Jerusalem Post:
Bolton does not believe two-state solution is working
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav
blogs.abcnews.com:
Retiring Congressman Loses Cool on House Floor
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Here I am listening — for the first time — to Rush Limbaugh talking about me.
Discussion: RushLimbaugh.com and sisu
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Health Care Union Drops Coverage For Children
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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