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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats: Concession to GOP on Keystone will force Obama to kill pipeline — Senate Democrats say the Obama administration will kill the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, a controversial issue in the debate to extend the payroll tax holiday. — Senate leaders on Friday agreed …
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Manu Rajuand Scott Wong / The Politico:
Payroll deal sails through Senate, 89-10 — The Senate on Saturday morning approved a two-month extension of a payroll tax break and jobless benefits, easily passing a year-end legislative package that also forces President Barack Obama to make a controversial decision on a major oil pipeline in the thick of his reelection campaign.
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Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — GOP Wins On Keystone As Senate Agrees To Two Month Payroll Tax Cut Extension
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Extend Payroll Tax Cut
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Senate Passes Two-Month Extension for Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Benefits, Doc Fix
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate leaders strike short-term deal to extend payroll tax holiday
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Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
Greens call out Keystone XL deal
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Melina Mara / ABCNEWS:
Ron Paul Takes Swipes at GOP Rivals, Says Michele Bachmann ‘Hates Muslims’ — Ron Paul has gone Hollywood. — Appearing on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” the presidential hopeful took a swipe at his GOP rivals telling the crowd that Michele Bachmann “hates Muslims.”
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Paul on Bachmann: ‘She hates Muslims’ — Ron Paul took his disagreement with Michele Bachmann over foreign policy as relates to Iran to Jay Leno's couch last night, and putting a finer point on his thoughts, via POLITICO's Ginger Gibson. — Ron Paul on Jay Leno's show took a dig …
Spencer Platt / ABCNEWS:
Rick Perry Picks Up the Attacks on Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul for Earmarks
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ABCNEWS:
Romney Declares Himself ‘Ideal’ Tea Party Candidate — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Mitt Romney said today he's “the ideal candidate” for the Tea Party movement because his stance on issues lines up “pretty darn well” with the movement he says will soon realize that GOP frontrunner Newt Gingrich isn't their best option for president.
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Sara Murray / Washington Wire:
Can Tea Partiers Grow to Love Mitt Romney?
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Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Scott Walker Shuts Down Cancer Screenings Through Planned Parenthood — Gov. Scott Walker is a ruthless extremist, and more women in Wisconsin will die of cancer, thanks to his right-wing vendetta against Planned Parenthood. At least we have the satisfaction of knowing that every time he pulls …
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Wall Street Journal:
Gingrich of Freddie Mac — The Speaker's defense is hurting him as much as his $1.6 million payday. — Newt Gingrich's opponents aren't letting up in their criticism of his lucrative ties to the failed mortgage giant Freddie Mac after he resigned as House Speaker in the late 1990s.
Milt Shook / The PCTC Blog:
There's No Such Thing as an “Indefinite Detention Bill” and Other Pro Left Lies — One of the most galling things about the professional left is the number of times they lie to make a point. You can't be a progressive and also lie to the people who read your stuff.
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Samuel G. Freedman / New York Times:
Waging a One-Man War on American Muslims — During the mid-1990s, after hearing about the harassment of gay students, the principal of Largo High School in Florida created a support group for them. Over the next year or two, the meetings also drew sympathetic friends, evolving into a club called the Gay Straight Alliance.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
SOPA Markup Runs Out Of Time; Likely Delayed Until 2012 [Update: Or Not...] — So this was a bit of a surprise. Lots of people expected Lamar Smith to keep the SOPA markup process going until he could get a vote out, even if it was late tonight. But it looks like he ran out of time.
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Gingrich ramps up objections to judicial branch's power — Newt Gingrich is giving fair warning to judges and courts across the country: If he becomes president, the judiciary won't reign supreme. — The former House Speaker and current Republican presidential front-runner convened …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Removing right-wing riders — Late Thursday, policymakers struck an agreement on funding the government through September, averting a government shutdown that would have begun last night. The House easily approved the $1 trillion spending deal yesterday, and the Senate is expected to do the same today.
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CBS Miami:
Don King's Turkey Giveaway Canceled After Truck ‘Hijacked’ — Boxing promoter Don King (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) — MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Hundreds of needy South Floridians were disappointed to learn Friday that a truck loaded with Christmas turkeys to be donated by boxing promoter Don King had been hijacked.
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Church That Aided Wall St. Protesters Is Now Their Target — For months, they were the best of neighbors: the slapdash champions of economic equality, putting down stakes in an outdoor plaza, and the venerable Episcopal parish next door, whose munificence helped sustain the growing protest.
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