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1:30 PM ET, December 22, 2010

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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.
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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.
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.
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With Obama's Signature, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Is Repealed  —  WASHINGTON — The military's longstanding ban on service by gays and lesbians came to a historic and symbolic end on Wednesday, as President Obama signed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 …
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Last-ditch McConnell 'don't ask' amendment blocked  —  A last-ditch effort by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to complicate the repeal of the “don't ask, don't tell” policy was blocked Tuesday night after Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) objected, Senate aides said.
The Washington / NY Daily News:
Mouth of the Potomac  —  BY MICHAEL MCAULIFF  —  The deal to pass athe 9/11 health bill is done, the Daily News has learned.  —  Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand met with other senators' staff and staff from Rep. Carolyn maloney's offce until well after midnight …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Senate to hold make or break vote on 9/11 first responders health bill
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Democrats take victory lap, claiming a ‘do-something Congress’
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Talks over 9/11 health bill at an impasse, as Tom Coburn refuses to budge
The Politico:
Chuck Schumer: 9/11 bill must move today
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
How Did Republicans End Up Against 9/11 Responders Bill?
Discussion: The Maddow Blog
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 …
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Byron Tau / Ben Smith's Blog:
On fat, Huckabee vs. Palin vs. Palin
Discussion: Fox Nation and Israpundit
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.
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Michelle Malkin:
Internet access is not a “civil right”  —  When bureaucrats talk about increasing your “access” to X, Y, or Z, what they're really talking about is increasing their control over your lives exponentially.  As it is with the government health care takeover, so it is with the newly-approved government plan to “increase” Internet “access.”
David Harsanyi / Denver Post:   Save the 'Net; abolish the FCC
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 …
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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 …
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
After Early Administration Denials, Director of National Intelligence Admits He Hadn't Been Briefed on Alleged Terrorist Arrests in London  —  After initially suggesting that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's inability to answer a question from ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
U.S. Director of National Intelligence on London terror arrests …
Fox News:
White House Admits Intel Chief Was Not Briefed on Britain Terror Arrests
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.
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:   New GOP rules will make it tougher for House to raise ceiling on federal debt
Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Despite voting against its creation, Boehner …
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.
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Terry Krepel / Media Matters for America:
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 …
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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.
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.
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Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
WTF? CIA names WikiLeaks inquiry
Discussion: The Jawa Report, The Wire and AOL News
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 …
Washington Post:
Obama administration readies indefinite detention order for Guantanamo detainees  —  The Obama administration is preparing an executive order that would formalize indefinite detention without trial for some detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but allow those detainees …
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The White House:
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Whittled-down defense authorization bill sent to Obama for signature
Robin Bravender / The Politico:
EPA to double down on climate
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National Review:
The Would-be GOP Kings
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A Pick for Sensitive Justice Post
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Tom Diemer / Politics Daily:
Joe Manchin Apologizes for Missing Key Senate Votes, Cites Family Gathering
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Census: Fast growth in states with no income tax
Bloomberg:
No Congress Since 1960s Makes Most Laws for Americans as 111th
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TMCnet:
From Specter, a blunt goodbye to the Senate
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