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7:40 PM ET, December 9, 2010

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Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
Republicans Block U.S. Health Aid for 9/11 Workers  —  WASHINGTON — Republican senators blocked Democratic legislation on Thursday that sought to provide medical care to rescue workers and others who became ill as a result of breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke at the site of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack.
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Lbentzterp / CNN:
House Democrats defy Obama on tax cut bill  —  (CNN) - Defying President Obama, House Democrats voted Thursday not to bring up the tax package that he negotiated with Republicans in its current form.  —  “This message today is very simple: That in the form that it was negotiated, it is not acceptable to the House Democratic caucus.
The Hill:
Pelosi pledges to win changes as House Dems reject tax deal  —  The House Democratic Caucus on Thursday rejected the tax deal negotiated between the White House and Senate Republicans.  —  The non-binding vote of the caucus held during a closed-door meeting puts tremendous pressure …
Anna Palmer / Roll Call:
Profanity, Anger Spill Over in House Democratic Caucus Meeting  —  The frustration with President Barack Obama over his tax cut compromise was palpable and even profane at Thursday's House Democratic Caucus meeting.  —  One unidentified lawmaker went so far as to mutter “f— the president” …
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
The Politico:
House Dems reject tax deal  —  The House Democratic Caucus voted to oppose President Barack Obama's tax plan, throwing into flux weeks of negotiations on an issue that has turned many congressional Democrats against the White House.  —  Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio offered a resolution …
The Hill:
Centrist, conservative Dems up in arms over liberals' tax deal backlash
Publius / Big Government:
Dems Gone Wild: ‘F*%k the President’
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Why Harry Reid decided to move foward with DADT vote  —  Earlier this afternoon, just before Harry Reid went onto the Senate floor and gave a speech calling for a vote on repeal of don't ask don't tell — which has now failed — he turned to a Senate aide and shrugged his shoulders.
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Carrie Dann / msnbc.com:
Key vote on 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' repeal fails  —  *** UPDATE *** 4:45 PM ET: In a press conference after the vote, Sens. Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins announced that they will introduce a stand-alone bill to repeal “Don't Ask Don't Tell” and that Senate Majority Leader Reid has promised to support it.
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Senate fails on repeal of 'Don't ask, don't tell' included in defense authorization bill  —  The Senate on Thursday dealt a severe blow to the repeal of the “Don't ask, don't tell” law, dimming the chances for the Clinton-era ban to be scrapped this year.  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
Lymari Morales / Gallup:
In U.S., 67% Support Repealing “Don't Ask, Don't Tell”  —  The most opposition comes from conservative Republicans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers seeking to repeal the military's “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy have a large majority of Americans behind them.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Lieberman plans standalone repeal of 'Don't ask, don't tell'
Discussion: AMERICAblog Gay
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
DADT Repeal Denied Cloture After Row over Time Agreement
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Crash and burn: DADT repeal fails, 57-40
Discussion: PoliPundit.com and National Review
Igor Volsky / Wonk Room:
Defense Bill Falls 57-40, But Lieberman And Collins Pledge …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Ben Dimiero / Media Matters for America:
LEAKED EMAIL: Fox boss caught slanting news reporting  —  At the height of the health care reform debate last fall, Bill Sammon, Fox News' controversial Washington managing editor, sent a memo directing his network's journalists not to use the phrase “public option.”
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Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Fox News' Spin Game  —  As the debate over the health-care public option heated up, a Fox News executive told staffers to change the way they talked about it.  Howard Kurtz on the memo that echoed a GOP talking point.  —  As the health-care debate was heating up in the summer of 2009 …
Ezra Klein:
Why liberals don't like the tax cut deal — in graphs  —  CAP's Michael Linden produced a nice chart showing why the tax deal is tough for liberals to swallow:  —  The red and blue on the chart are a bit confusing, so read it closely: On the left, you're seeing the amount of money Obama …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Tea Party Patriots Reject Tax Cut Deal, Call For It To Be Destroyed
Discussion: Firedoglake, Pundits Blog and Daily Kos
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Hugh Hewitt Kill ‘the Deal’
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters.org:
Barbara Walters Slams ‘Uninformed’ Sarah Palin: Many Find the Idea of You as President ‘Scary’  —  Barbara Walters dismissed Sarah Palin as “uninformed” on Thursday, telling the former Republican governor, “...Many people find the thought of you as president a little scary.”
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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ABCNEWS:
‘Anything and Everything’: Palin's Reading List  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is the only person to make the Most Fascinating list three consecutive years in a row.  Palin tells Walters that she is seriously considering a run for the White House and believes she can beat President Obama in 2012.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Shushannah Walshe / The Daily Beast:
Sarah Palin Goes Abroad  —  The Daily Beast has learned exclusively that Sarah Palin is planning her first real foreign trip—a move that could burnish her foreign policy credentials in advance of a 2012 presidential run.  —  The Daily Beast has learned that Sarah Palin will be traveling overseas in the new year.
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CNN:
TRENDING: Palin goes to Haiti
Discussion: National Review
bachus.house.gov:
BACHUS ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL SERVICES LEADERSHIP TEAM  —  Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6), Chairman-elect of the House Financial Services Committee, today announced his appointments for committee leadership positions in the 112th Congress.  In addition to naming the vice chairman and subcommittee leaders …
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Phil Mattingly / Bloomberg:
Ron Paul, Author of ‘End the Fed,’ to Lead Panel Overseeing Central Bank
Discussion: Politics Daily and USA Today
Will Rahn / The Daily Caller:
Gravel considering Obama primary challenge, calls for new 9/11 investigation  —  Former Alaska Senator and 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel told The Daily Caller in an exclusive interview that he is mulling a primary challenge to President Barack Obama in 2012.
Discussion: The Politico, Fox Nation and AmSpecBlog
Wall Street Journal:
The Obama Stimulus Impact?  Zero  —  Liberals are still arguing that the federal spending stimulus wasn't large enough.  How many multiples of nothing—its result according to new evidence—would they like?  —  For the past two years, economists writing on these pages and elsewhere …
Ezra Klein:
The tax deal in one graph  —  From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:  —  Or maybe you prefer bar graphs?
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Alabama Store Owner's Sign Reminds That BBQ Restaurants Are “Safest” Because Of Lack Of Muslims  —  And here's our offensive sign of the day.  An Alabama store owner known for putting jokes up on the billboard outside of his electronics store has found that the response gets chillier when you decide to use racist jokes.
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
President's Club Meets Friday: Obama, Clinton at the White House  —  Former President Bill Clinton is to meet on Friday with President Obama at the White House for a postelection conversation about moving the agenda forward in a new political environment, according to a senior Democrat told of the meeting.
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Estate tax proposal draws fire from conservatives who want full repeal  —  A provision in President Obama's tax proposal to reinstate the estate tax next year is dividing some conservative groups, throwing another wrinkle into the contentious debate.  —  The proposal has enraged Democrats …
Daily Mail:
Terrifying moment Charles and Camilla were surrounded by a baying mob and their car attacked in tuition fees riot  —  Anarchists protesting against the rise in student tuition fees attacked Prince Charles and Camilla's car outside the London Palladium tonight.
 
 
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Donna Leinwand / USA Today:
More states enter debate on sharia law
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Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
At Least 13 New Republican Members Of Congress Hire Corporate …
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John Thune / National Review:
Don't Force New START  —  Twenty-four years ago, Pres. Ronald …
Discussion: Ballot Box and GOP 12
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Pro-WikiLeaks cyber army gains strength; thousands join DDoS attacks
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Sarah Palin-friendly sites attacked
Discussion: Political Punch
Ron Matus / St. Petersburg Times:
Gov.-elect Rick Scott hints at school vouchers for all at St. Petersburg rally
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Liberals' sense of betrayal shouldn't surprise
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Holder: Drop ban on U.S. trials for Guantanamo prisoners
Discussion: TalkLeft and Lawfare
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
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Michael Cooper / New York Times:
More U.S. Rail Funds for 13 States as 2 Reject Aid
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Tim Murphy / New York Times:
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Discussion: Gawker and The Awl
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Fascinating stuff, as always
Robert Costa / National Review:
Graham: Americans ‘See Weakness’ in Obama's ‘Political Immaturity’
Discussion: Hot Air
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
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