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Aharding / CNN:
TRENDING: House GOP to move this week on health care repeal — Washington (CNN) - CNN has learned that Republicans plan to try to repeal the health care law almost immediately after taking control of the House, setting the stage for an early confrontation with President Obama.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Senate Dems warn Boehner: Don't bother with healthcare repeal — The 112th Congress doesn't begin until Wednesday, but Senate Democrats are already vowing to block any attempts by the new GOP-led House to repeal the healthcare reform law. — The Senate's top Democrats, led by Majority Leader Harry Reid …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Austerity is first order for Boehner's installation as House speaker — Nancy Pelosi brought camera crews and dignitaries into her childhood Baltimore neighborhood where a street was being renamed in her honor, while John Boehner is bringing his 11 siblings from working-class Ohio to Washington for a private reunion.
Lauren Hope Vicary / Politics Daily:
Making good on one of their high-profile, election-year promises, House Republicans announced plans Monday afternoon to pass a repeal of the Obama administration's health care law. The No. 2 House Republican, Eric Cantor of Virginia, announced a vote scheduled for Jan. 12.
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
House GOP to vote on health repeal next week
House GOP to vote on health repeal next week
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Newcomers Set Out to Undo Obama Victories
G.O.P. Newcomers Set Out to Undo Obama Victories
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dems playing rough on health reform?
Dems playing rough on health reform?
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
House sets Jan. 12 vote on repeal of health-care law
House sets Jan. 12 vote on repeal of health-care law
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Senate Dems to Boehner: We'll block your repeal push
Senate Dems to Boehner: We'll block your repeal push
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Darrell Issa reveals list of investigations — Rep. Darrell Issa is aiming to launch investigations on everything from WikiLeaks to Fannie Mae to corruption in Afghanistan in the first few months of what promises to be a high-profile chairmanship of the top oversight committee in Congress.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Cummings wants agreement between Issa and White House
Cummings wants agreement between Issa and White House
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Bloomberg:
Obama Said to Consider William Daley for Top White House Post — President Barack Obama is considering naming William Daley, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive and former U.S. Commerce secretary, to a high-level White House post, possibly as his chief of staff, people familiar with the matter said.
Fox News:
Cops: Former Bush Aide Murdered, Found in Landfill — A man who fought to get the Vietnam Veterans Memorial built and served in two Bush administrations was murdered, Delaware police say. — John P. Wheeler III, 66, was found dead in a Delaware landfill, and his death has been ruled a homicide by Newark, Del., police.
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Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Allen West Says New Congress Should Prioritize Threat Of ‘Infiltration Of The Sharia Practice’ In U.S. — Rep. Allen West (R-FL), a newly-elected member who has loudly scapegoated Muslims and campaigned on a promise to oppose religious diversity, appeared on Frank Gaffney's radio program last week.
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Allen West: Obama Should Put His Life On The Line When He Visits Afghanistan
Allen West: Obama Should Put His Life On The Line When He Visits Afghanistan
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Alex Weprin / mediabistro.com:
John Roberts To Join Fox News Channel — Former CNN “American Morning” anchor John Roberts is expected to join FOX News Channel as a senior national correspondent, based in Atlanta. — He will be reporting on major domestic and international stories for the network. — Update: FNC has made it official.
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The Politico:
Majority of RNC against Michael Steele — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele faces an all-but-impossible path to reelection this month, as a majority of the RNC's 168 members indicate that they will not support the controversial chairman for another term.
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Carl / Israel Matzav:
Of course, let's blame the Jews; UPDATED — Islamic Jihad (Hat Tip: Elder of Ziyon), Iran's Press TV and a top Lebanese Shiite Muslim leader (Hat Tip: Jihad Watch) have all blamed ‘Zionists’ for the car bombing at a Coptic Church in Alexandria, Egypt late Friday night. This is from the second link.
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Rachel Slajda / TPM LiveWire:
There's One Huge State Budget Crisis That Everyone Is Refusing To Talk About — You know the story and you know the names: states like Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and California are supposed to be in huge financial trouble thanks to bloated governments, business-unfriendly regulations, and strong public sector unions.
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Lindsey Graham Joins the Loonies — The U.S. appears to be the only country in the developed world that forbids its government from accumulating debt without authorizing legislation. And that's led to some scary moments, including one that the economist Henry Aaron shared with me recently.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Unborn Paradox — The American entertainment industry has never been comfortable with the act of abortion. Film or television characters might consider the procedure, but even on the most libertine programs (a “Mad Men,” a “Sex and the City"), they're more likely to have a change of heart than actually go through with it.
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
He Entered Congress Swinging, and Exits That Way — ORLANDO, Fla. — He has zero faith in the incoming speaker of the House, John A. Boehner, whom he calls a “tool of special interest.” — He derides the Tea Party's successes as “bought and paid for by the enormously rich and the selfish.”
Noah Kristula-Green / FrumForum:
How O'Donnell Brought Down the Delaware GOP — The FBI is investigating whether Christine O'Donnell misused campaign funds during her Senate run. While we wait to find out whether she's guilty on that count, we already know that she is guilty in another way: for destroying and cannibalizing the Republican Party in Delaware.
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Dafna Linzer / ProPublica:
Administration Prepares to Defy Efforts to Limit Obama's Options for Guantanamo — Update (4:25 p.m.): This story has been updated to reflect our latest reporting with the addition of a third sentence in the second paragraph. — Obama administration officials say they plan …
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Pence for President — If confession is good for the soul, let me pour out my soul for you. As I stood at the beginning of 2008, I find myself in the same position here as we now begin the very real discussions of who should be the candidate for the GOP in 2012.
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David Cole / New York Times:
Chewing Gum for Terrorists — DID former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Tom Ridge, a former homeland security secretary, and Frances Townsend, a former national security adviser, all commit a federal crime last month in Paris when they spoke in support …
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Conservative Seeks Balance on His Way to Senate — ZIONSVILLE, Pa. — Patrick J. Toomey was elected to the Senate in November as part of the Republican revolution, with a big assist from Tea Party activists, an endorsement from Sarah Palin and the expectation that he would join …
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