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3:10 PM ET, December 16, 2010

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP will paralyze Senate floor with reading of 1,924-page spending bill  —  Republicans will paralyze the Senate floor for 50 hours by forcing clerks to read every single paragraph of the 1,924-page, $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill.  —  Senate clerks are expected to read the massive bill …
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The Note:
Big Boost for Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal: Brown Backs Senate Bill  —  ABC News' Matthew Jaffe reports:  —  Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown today voiced his support for a stand-alone repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, bringing the bill one vote over the 60-vote threshold …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Do The Math  —  In a minor miracle considering last week's defeat, DADT repeal now appears to have the 60 votes needed for Senate passage.  Scott Brown, Lisa Murkowski and Olympia Snowe have all pledged their unconditional support, meaning three no votes have flipped from last week's tally.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
OBNOXIOUS DELAYS FOR THE SAKE OF OBNOXIOUS DELAYS.... The irony is …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Sen. DeMint: 'We're trying to run out the clock' on omnibus
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Lieberman: Repeal 'Don't ask' before ratifying arms treaty
Discussion: CNN
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Tries to Build Case for Conspiracy by WikiLeaks  —  WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors, seeking to build a case against the WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange for his role in a huge dissemination of classified government documents, are looking for evidence of any collusion in his early contacts …
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Blue Texan / Firedoglake:
Clueless Time Editor: Julian Assange Will Be a “Footnote” in Five Years
Russell Berman / The Hill:
House tax vote could be delayed  —  A final House vote on President Obama's tax proposal could be delayed after Democratic leaders were forced to pull a procedural measure off the House floor Thursday.  —  The House was set to vote on the rule governing debate on the broad tax bill …
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Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
House Democrats Must Delay Tax Bill  —  House Democrats were forced to delay consideration of the president's tax bill on Thursday as party leaders figure out a way to mollify the bill's opponents.  —  The delay isn't expected to scuttle the tax package.  “The bill is gonna pass,” …
Discussion: Say Anything and Pajamas Media
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Tax deal hits speed bump in House
Discussion: RedState
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama: Afghan mission on target despite difficult days ahead  —  U.S. and allied forces are making progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan, President Obama and his national security team insisted Thursday.  —  Obama said the U.S. and allied forces are “on track to meet our goals,” but warned that …
Discussion: The Politico
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Could there be a Tet Offensive in Afghanistan?
Discussion: Guardian, The Nation and Vox Popoli
ABCNEWS:
Poll: Assessment of Afghanistan War Sours
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama Cites Afghan Gains as Report Says Exit Is on Track
Duncan Gardham / Telegraph:
Drone kills white al-Qaeda pair in Pakistan mountains
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and FrumForum
Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
John Boehner's Crying: Is He Drinking Too Much? … Incoming House Speaker John Boehner's recent interview on “60 Minutes” with Lesley Stahl, where he once again cried publicly, has created a minor controversy among pundits, with observers trying to figure out the cause of his unusual behavior.
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Timothy Egan / Opinionator:
The Tears of John Boehner
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
AND YET APOLOGISTS IN AMERICA WERE COMPARING HIM TO THE EARLY CHRISTIANS: Mao's Great Leap To Famine: “The worst catastrophe in China's history, and one of the worst anywhere, was the Great Famine of 1958 to 1962, and to this day the ruling Communist Party has not fully acknowledged the degree …
Discussion: Moe Lane
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Frank Dikötter / New York Times:
Mao's Great Leap to Famine  —  HONG KONG — The worst catastrophe in China's history, and one of the worst anywhere, was the Great Famine of 1958 to 1962, and to this day the ruling Communist Party has not fully acknowledged the degree to which it was a direct result of the forcible herding …
Discussion: Fausta's Blog and Althouse
John Cook / Gawker:
The Daily Beast Has Stopped Editing Meghan McCain  —  Meghan McCain is the illiterate daughter of a ruined man, which makes her “column” for the Daily Beast something of a challenge for her editors.  But by the looks of today's offering, they've given up.  —  Were you wondering what McCain thinks …
Ezra Klein:
Orszag and Citigroup  —  James Fallows gently chides me and my paper for not writing more on Peter Orszag's decision to take an executive position with Citigroup.  He's probably right to do so, though my silence was in part motivated by terror at having to try and add anything to this brilliant post …
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Ezra Klein:
What should public servants do after government?
Discussion: Yglesias
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Two Californias  —  The last three weeks I have traveled about, taking the pulse of the more forgotten areas of central California.  I wanted to witness, even if superficially, what is happening to a state that has the highest sales and income taxes, the most lavish entitlements …
Ross Douthat:
The Strange Case for Mitt Romney  —  David Frum, puzzling over the inconsistencies in Mitt Romney's recent op-ed attacking the tax deal: … I hear similar things from Romney supporters (or people trying to convince themselves to be Romney supporters) with remarkable frequency.
William J. Broad / New York Times:
U.S. Rethinks Strategy for the Unthinkable  —  Suppose the unthinkable happened, and terrorists struck New York or another big city with an atom bomb.  What should people there do?  The government has a surprising new message: Do not flee.  Get inside any stable building and don't come out till officials say it's safe.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Sarah Palin's mainstream media détente  —  After making attacks on what she memorably labeled “the lamestream media” one of her signature issues, Sarah Palin has started to experiment with a new strategy toward the press — engaging it.  —  The former Alaska governor …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
GOP looks to box in Obama on $1.1 trillion government spending bill  —  Republicans are trying to box President Obama in on congressional Democrats' $1.1 trillion spending bill by dredging up the president's past statements.  —  The GOP is pointing to the president's previous remarks …
 
 
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