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Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
GOP Threaten to Harm the Economy If Obama Won't Embrace Tar Sands Pipeline — GOP Threaten to Kill Tax Relief and Unemployment Extension Over Keystone XL Pipeline, Which Won't Improve Energy Independence or Create Many Permanent Jobs … By Kate Gordon and Daniel J. Weiss in a CAP repost
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Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — McConnell Demands Keystone XL In Any Payroll Tax Agreement — It's gut check time for Congressional Democrats on the payroll tax cut bill. — Regarding that legislation, Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell emails me with the following statement …
The Politico:
Senate punts: Two-month deal on payroll
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dem Keystone support creates tougher fight for Reid, Obama
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David Frum / FrumForum:
Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011 — A friend of theirs once took Christopher Hitchens and his wife Carol Blue to dinner at Palm Beach's Everglades Club, notorious for its exclusion of Jews. — “You will behave, won't you?” Carol anxiously asked Christopher on the way into the club. No dice.
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William Grimes / New York Times:
Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011: Christopher Hitchens Is Dead at 62 — Obituary
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June Thomas / Slate:
“Herewith, Hope It Serves. As Always, Christopher.”
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Nikki Haley's Mitt Romney endorsement catches flak — GREENVILLE, S.C. - Nikki Haley's attempt to boost Mitt Romney is threatening her own support here at home. — Romney's campaign is using the South Carolina governor's endorsement to build his acceptance among the tea party base that's never …
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A.Killough / CNN:
Haley explains her decision to back Romney, not Gingrich — Sioux City, Iowa (CNN) - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said her decision to endorse Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential race became clear two weeks ago. — At the end of November, Haley ducked out of a Republican Governors …
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Hot Air, Telegraph, The Reaction, The Politico, American Power and Ballot Box
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama looks safe in New Mexico
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Capitol Report and No More Mister Nice Blog
Peter Hitchens / Daily Mail:
In Memoriam, my courageous brother Christopher, 1949-2011 — How odd it is to hear of your own brother's death on an early morning radio bulletin. How odd it is for a private loss to be a public event. — I wouldn't normally dream of writing about such a thing here, and I doubt if many people would expect me to.
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New York Post:
Long Island high-school students suspended for ‘Tebowing’ — The Tebow mania sweeping the nation sacked a group of Long Island high-school students who were suspended for mimicking the quarterback's famous prayer pose. — Twin brothers Tyler and Connor Carroll of Riverhead HS …
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Christopher Hunt / ESPN:
High schoolers banned for Tebowing
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Scared Monkeys, The Lonely Conservative, Ricochet Conversations Feed and Jammie Wearing Fools
Richard W. Stevenson / The Caucus:
Group Clears Path for a Third-Party Ticket — To those who bemoan the lack of better choices in presidential elections, third-party fantasies come easily at this stage in a campaign. End hyper-partisanship and Washington dysfunction: Vote Bloomberg-Petraeus in 2012!
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
SEC CHARGES FORMER FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC EXECUTIVES WITH SECURITIES FRAUD — Companies Agree to Cooperate in SEC Actions — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — 2011-267 — Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2011 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged six former top executives …
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
It is finally being recognized that the eurozone made a major policy breakthrough … Here is the story, and you will recall my earlier post here. Karl Smith asks how this fits in with the treatment of collateral, and here is also a more skeptical take on the arbitrage.
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Business Insider, Modeled Behavior, TheMoneyIllusion, Eschaton and Political Mojo
Nathan Koppel / Washington Wire:
Rick Perry, Pensioner — He may not act like a retiree, but GOP presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry has collected monthly retirement benefits for much of the year. The governor elected in January to start receiving a state employee retirement annuity of $7,698 a month …
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Hot Air and MyFox Philadelphia
Ahmed Rehab / The Huffington Post:
Let's Face it: It's the Radical Right, not Islam, that is the Greatest Threat to the American Way — Imagine if a major American advertiser were to pull its ads off of Jersey Shore because they received objections that the show while portraying a group of Italian-Americans, made the glaring error of excluding Mafiosi.
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Weasel Zippers
Yolanda Jones / The Commercial Appeal:
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis' expense receipts prompt frank revelation — Purchase at store for gay men leads to mayor's admission — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis addresses the media last month following a meeting with the state auditor. — Receipts from embattled Southaven Mayor Greg Davis reveal …
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Dems call on Rep. West to apologize for Joseph Goebbels comparison — Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) landed in hot water on Friday for his remarks the previous day comparing the Democrats' proficiency in getting out their message to the notorious head of the Nazi Party's propaganda department under Hitler.
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Allen West: 'If Joseph Goebbels Was Around, He'd Be Very Proud Of The Democrat Party'
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Washington Post, Naked Politics, Indecision Forever and The Hill
Maxim Lott / Fox News:
Climategate Bombshell: Did U.S. Gov't Help Hide Climate Data? — Are your tax dollars helping hide global warming data from the public? Internal emails leaked as part of “Climategate 2.0” indicate the answer may be “Yes.” — The original Climategate emails — correspondence stolen …
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Biased BBC
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Congress overturns incandescent light bulb ban — Congressional negotiators struck a deal Thursday that overturns the new rules that were to have banned sales of traditional incandescent light bulbs beginning next year. — That agreement is tucked inside the massive 1,200-page spending bill …
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Power Line, The PJ Tatler, Don Surber, Hot Air, Ricochet Conversations Feed, Hit & Run and The Enterprise Blog
Josh Lederman / The Hill:
Obama makes impassioned plea for support from Jewish audience — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — President Obama made an impassioned plea for continued support from American Jews on Friday, listing off his accomplishments on social issues and touting his record in support of Israel's security.
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CBS News:
Cantor promises swift action on STOCK Act — Obama: My support for Israel “unshakable” — Who had strongest showing in Iowa debate?
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The Politico
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Newt And The Health Care Mandate — As of this writing Newt Gingrich is opposed to the ObamaCare individual health insurance mandate. However, the Times tells us that this is a recent conversion: — More broadly, he has indicated his agreement with the most controversial aspect …
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Hit & Run, ThinkProgress, New York Times and TigerHawk
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
US turns over Hezbollah prisoner to Iraqi government — The U.S. handed over a Hezbollah prisoner suspected of being involved in the deaths of five U.S. soldiers to the Iraqi government Friday, as U.S. troops prepare to leave the country, the White House said.
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The Politico
Kevin Zieber / Media Matters for America:
Cartoon Regularly Featured On Big Journalism Connected To Nazi-Era Magazine — In at least three instances, Andrew Breitbart's Big Journalism website has used an image connected to a Nazi-era German magazine noted for anti-Semitic cartoons and pro-Hitler leanings.
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Soni Sangha / New York Times:
Underground Pre-K Groups, Often Illegal, Abound in New York — IT WAS 6 P.M. on a Friday in early June, and my children's dinnertime coincided with the moment the New York City Department of Education posted acceptance letters online for 4-year-olds seeking prekindergarten spots in public school.
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