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Paul Krugman:
Orwellian Centrism — I don't usually bother looking at the Washington Post. But I'm inside the Beltway right now, so I spared a peek — and for my sins ended up reading Dana Milbank, who praises Obama for punching the hippies. — So far, so usual. But then I read this:
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
As the Ground Shifts, Biden Plays a Bigger Role — WASHINGTON — It was the end of a long and testy gripe session with House Democrats on Wednesday, and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had had enough. — For two hours, Mr. Biden had been going back and forth with furious members …
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JustOneMinute, Don Surber, Prairie Weather, Daily Kos and The Politico
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Obama finally stands his ground — For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of President Obama. — I'm not particularly proud of the tax-cut deal he and the Republicans negotiated. But I'm proud that he has finally stood firm against the likes of Peter DeFazio.
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JustOneMinute, TalkLeft, Washington Monthly, Taylor Marsh, Booman Tribune and naked capitalism
Elizabeth Williamson / Wall Street Journal:
Obama to Convene CEO Summit — WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will convene a one-day summit of corporate chief executives Wednesday as part of a renewed White House effort to build support among business leaders for his economic agenda. — Executives from Google, Cisco Systems, Inc. …
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Crooks and Liars, The Impolitic and Suburban Guerrilla
The Hill:
What happens next in the tax-cut standoff: Three scenarios — If the Bush-era tax cuts are going to be extended beyond Dec. 31, someone is going to have to blink. — Most political insiders believe it will be Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her House Democrats.
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CNN and Prairie Weather
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama to Meet With Executives
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Sky Dancing, Crooks and Liars and CNN
New York Times:
Stockholm Hit by Blasts After E-Mail Warning — STOCKHOLM — One man was killed and two other people were injured when two explosions hit the heart of Stockholm's city-center shopping district on Saturday evening, the police in the Swedish capital said. The country's foreign minister called …
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Los Angeles Times:
Suspected bomber dies in Stockholm blasts — Two people are injured in the two explosions in the Swedish capital and the apparent bomber is found fatally injured on the sidewalk nearby. An e-mail to news media threatens to take revenge for Sweden's ‘war against Islam.’
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Cubachi, Weasel Zippers, Big Peace and Guardian
Michael C. Moynihan / Hit & Run:
Explosions in Stockholm: Suicide Bomber Threatened Swedes, “Pig” Mohammad Cartoonist
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Moe Lane
The Local:
One dead after suicide bombing in Stockholm
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The Local, Associated Press and The Gateway Pundit
BBC:
Stockholm blasts kill one and injure two
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TalkLeft, Hot Air, 1 The Long War Journal, Sister Toldjah and Reuters
Louise Story / New York Times:
A Secretive Banking Elite Rules Trading in Derivatives — On the third Wednesday of every month, the nine members of an elite Wall Street society gather in Midtown Manhattan. — The men share a common goal: to protect the interests of big banks in the vast market for derivatives …
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Mother Jones, ECHIDNE of the snakes and The Big Picture
New York Post:
West Village YMCA axes Santa Claus for Frosty — Tweet — He's a lost Claus. — A politically correct West Village YMCA has fired Ol' St. Nick in favor of Frosty. — Kids who once thrilled at sitting on Santa's lap at the 14th Street McBurney YMCA's wildly popular annual holiday luncheon …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Weasel Zippers
Brad Knickerbocker / Christian Science Monitor:
Westboro picketers outnumbered at Elizabeth Edwards funeral — Members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church picketed the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards Saturday. But they were vastly outnumbered by a “human buffer” singing Christmas carols. — Members of the controversial Westboro …
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HotAirPundit and The Reaction
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Kim Severson / New York Times:
Edwards Eulogized as Defender of Her Family
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New York Times, American Power and ThinkProgress
NY Daily News:
Mark Madoff, oldest son of Bernie Madoff, hangs himself with dog leash in SoHo apartment — Mark Madoff was found dead in his SoHo apartment Saturday morning. He apparently killed himself with his son in the next room, sources say. — The eldest son of disgraced Ponzi schemer Bernard …
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Gothamist, Above the Law, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Clusterstock and Joe. My. God.
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Myglesias / Yglesias:
Technology and Currency — A thought while waiting at the gate at Frankfurt Airport: 20 years ago before the near-universal availability of credit cards and ATMs, having a single currency for Europe would have offered tremendous practical advantages. You could fly from Dublin to Paris …
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Free exchange and Outside the Beltway
Jonathan Martin / Ben Smith's Blog:
Steele to hold private conference call — RNC Chairman Michael Steele will hold a private conference call Monday night with members of the national committee at which time he may reveal whether he intends to seek another term atop the party. — Steele, who since the election has been mum about his plans …
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