Top Items:
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Strikes Deal on 9/11 First Responders Bill — Oklahoma Senator Will Allow a Vote on Bill to Care for 9/11 First Responders; Bill Cut to $4.2B — Senate Democrats and Republicans have struck a deal to secure passage of a bill to provide health benefits and compensation …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Blue Wave News, National Review and ThinkProgress
RELATED:
Raymond Hernandez / The Caucus:
Senate Passes 9/11 Health Bill — Michael Reynolds/European Pressphoto Agency — Senator Charles E. Schumer outside the Senate chamber on Wednesday. — 2:46 p.m. | Updated The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to cover the cost of medical care for rescue workers and others …
Discussion:
Washington Wire, Indecision Forever, The Page and New York Times
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Senate to hold make or break vote on 9/11 first responders health bill
Senate to hold make or break vote on 9/11 first responders health bill
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Ben Smith's Blog, ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
The Washington / NY Daily News:
Mouth of the Potomac
Mouth of the Potomac
Discussion:
ThinkProgress and No More Mister Nice Blog
The Huffington Post:
9/11 First Responders Storm Tom Coburn's Office To Protest Block …
9/11 First Responders Storm Tom Coburn's Office To Protest Block …
Discussion:
Salon, On The Hill, New York Magazine, The Reaction, DownWithTyranny! and National Review
The Politico:
Senate passes Sept. 11 health bill
Senate passes Sept. 11 health bill
Discussion:
Hot Air, The Hill, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
How Did Republicans End Up Against 9/11 Responders Bill?
How Did Republicans End Up Against 9/11 Responders Bill?
Discussion:
Wonkette and The Maddow Blog
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Deal reached on 9/11 bill, clearing way for passage
Deal reached on 9/11 bill, clearing way for passage
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Crooks and Liars, NY Daily News, msnbc.com and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Obama signs DADT repeal before big, emotional crowd — President Obama signed the landmark repeal of the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy Wednesday morning, handing a major victory to advocates of gay rights and fulfilling a campaign promise to do away with a practice that he has called discriminatory.
Discussion:
The Atlantic Online, Sky Dancing, Outside the Beltway, Towleroad News #gay and The BLT
RELATED:
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Last-Ditch Move to Block Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Fails — 12:18 a.m. | Updated Just hours before President Obama planned to sign on Wednesday the repeal of the military's 17-year ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces, Republicans tried one last legislative maneuver to block the change.
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, Pam's House Blend, Wonk Room, Wonkette, Towleroad News #gay, Outside the Beltway, Gawker, Balloon Juice and Daily Kos
Kerry Eleveld / Advocate:
Obama: “Prepared to Implement” — ADVOCATE EXCLUSIVE OBAMA INTERVIEW: President Obama tells The Advocate the Pentagon is “prepared to implement” repeal of “don't ask, don't tell” and it will take months not years. He also says he's “wrestling” with the issue of marriage equality.
Discussion:
The Hill, TPMDC, Guardian, Washington Post, AOL News, AMERICAblog Gay, Ben Smith's Blog, New York Magazine, Towleroad News #gay and The Maddow Blog
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
With Obama's Signature, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Is Repealed — WASHINGTON — The military's longstanding ban on service by gays and lesbians came to a historic and symbolic end on Wednesday, as President Obama signed legislation repealing “don't ask, don't tell,” the contentious 17-year old Clinton-era law …
Discussion:
Gawker, Mediaite, CNSNews, Marbury, Indecision Forever, New York Magazine, nancynall.com, Towleroad News #gay, Balloon Juice and Colorlines
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Last-ditch McConnell 'don't ask' amendment blocked
Last-ditch McConnell 'don't ask' amendment blocked
Discussion:
The League of Ordinary …, CNN, The Moderate Voice, Open Congress, AMERICAblog Gay and Advocate
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans See U.S. as Exceptional; 37% Doubt Obama Does — Majority believe U.S. at risk of losing status as greatest country in the world — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans widely agree that the United States has a unique character because of its history and Constitution that sets it apart …
Discussion:
The Daily Dish, Firedoglake, CNN, Newshoggers.com, The Foundry, Weasel Zippers, Scared Monkeys and Politics Daily
RELATED:
Ezra Klein:
Why has the lame-duck session been so productive? — So far, the lame-duck session has managed to pass an $850 billion tax-cuts-and-stimulus deal, the repeal of DADT, the Defense Authorization bill, a continuing resolution to keep funding the federal government, the START treaty …
Discussion:
TalkLeft, Right Turn, A plain blog about politics and Mother Jones
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
CNN Poll: 56 percent give Obama's lame duck a thumbs up — Washington (CNN) - When it comes to public opinion, who's the biggest winner of one of the most productive congressional lame duck sessions in years? — Full results (pdf) — According to a new national poll …
Discussion:
The Politico, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, RedState, Left Coast Rebel, Pat Dollard and Indecision Forever
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Democrats take victory lap, claiming a ‘do-something Congress’
Democrats take victory lap, claiming a ‘do-something Congress’
Discussion:
The Politico, Reuters and Questions and Observations
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Huck: Palin wrong, FLOTUS right — Potential GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says Sarah Palin's wrong and Michelle Obama's right, at least when it comes to the first lady's push to combat childhood obesity. — “With all due respect to my colleague and friend Sarah Palin …
Discussion:
Althouse, Weasel Zippers, The Note, FrumForum, Outside the Beltway and USA Today
RELATED:
Byron Tau / Ben Smith's Blog:
On fat, Huckabee vs. Palin vs. Palin
On fat, Huckabee vs. Palin vs. Palin
Discussion:
JustOneMinute, NY Daily News, Fox Nation, Israpundit and The Daily Caller
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
The Net Neutrality Coup — The campaign to regulate the Internet was funded by a who's who of left-liberal foundations. — The Federal Communications Commission's new “net neutrality” rules, passed on a partisan 3-2 vote yesterday, represent a huge win for a slick lobbying campaign run by liberal activist groups and foundations.
Discussion:
Little Green Footballs, Ars Technica, Power Line, Left Coast Rebel, Hot Air, protein wisdom, Pajamas Media, The Mahablog, Fausta's Blog, Free Press, Post Tech, Liberty Pundits Blog, Betsy's Page, AOL News, Gawker, GigaOM, Engadget, The Anchoress and C-SPAN Recent Events, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Michelle Malkin:
Internet access is not a “civil right”
Internet access is not a “civil right”
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, Outside the Beltway, protein wisdom, POWIP and Cubachi
David Harsanyi / Denver Post:
Save the 'Net; abolish the FCC
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Barney Frank completely pwns hapless CNS reporter attempting ‘gotcha’ DADT question — You can tell that all these reporters for right-wing propaganda organs like the Media Research Center spend waaaay too much time watching Fox News and their army of would-be ambush journalists.
RELATED:
Terry Krepel / Media Matters for America:
Gotcha Fail: Rep. Frank Turns Tables on CNS
Gotcha Fail: Rep. Frank Turns Tables on CNS
Discussion:
Advocate
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The rise of the Petulant Party — The lame-duck session of Congress has introduced Americans to the three-party system of government: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party and the Petulant Party. — Eight founding fathers of the Petulants took the stage Tuesday morning in the Senate TV studio …
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, The Moderate Voice and Prairie Weather
RELATED:
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Senate Passes Arms Control Treaty With Russia, 71-26
Senate Passes Arms Control Treaty With Russia, 71-26
Discussion:
Truthdig
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Oops! Fox & Friends Accidentally Identifies Elie Wiesel As “Holocaust Winner” — Wow. We all make mistakes and typos. There will probably be at least one in this post alone. However, some typos are worse than others. This is one of those typos. Last week, Fox & Friends …
Discussion:
PopEater
RELATED:
Andrew Martin / New York Times:
In a Sign of Foreclosure Flaws, Suits Claim Break-Ins by Banks — TRUCKEE, Calif. — When Mimi Ash arrived at her mountain chalet here for a weekend ski trip, she discovered that someone had broken into the home and changed the locks. — When she finally got into the house, it was empty.
RELATED:
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Banks Breaking into Occupied Homes, Stealing Items (Really)
Banks Breaking into Occupied Homes, Stealing Items (Really)
Discussion:
The Huffington Post, Rortybomb, Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
CIA launches task force to assess impact of U.S. cables' exposure by WikiLeaks — The CIA has launched a task force to assess the impact of the exposure of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables and military files by WikiLeaks. — Officially, the panel is called the WikiLeaks Task Force.
Discussion:
Hot Air, Front Row Washington, Raw Story, Danger Room, The Confluence, New York Magazine, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, Truthdig, TPM LiveWire and The Page, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
WTF? CIA names WikiLeaks inquiry
WTF? CIA names WikiLeaks inquiry
Discussion:
The Wire, The Jawa Report and AOL News
The Politico:
GOP unveils strict new House rules — The new House Republican majority will force lawmakers to vote when they want to raise the nation's debt ceiling, publish committee attendance records, ban former members from lobbying in the House gym and require new mandatory spending to be offset by cuts to other programs.
Discussion:
Sunlight Foundation Blog, CNN, USA Today, Outside the Beltway, Wake up America and The Hill
RELATED:
Jackie Kucinich / Roll Call:
GOP Wants Constitution Read on House Floor
GOP Wants Constitution Read on House Floor
Discussion:
Ezra Klein, A plain blog about politics and TPMDC
Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
When 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Meets Religious Liberty … I've recently authored several posts discussing how social conservatives seem to have lost the gay issue but have won on the life issue. There are many reasons for this, but one, I think, has to do with who the perceived “victim” is.
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice and Outside the Beltway
The Huffington Post:
At Kaplan University, ‘Guerilla Registration’ Leaves Students Deep In Debt — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Arlen Castillo had just begun an online associate's degree program at Kaplan University when a family emergency forced a change of plans. Her mother in Florida learned she needed extensive surgery …