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Ron Nixon / New York Times:
Boehner Says House G.O.P. Opposes Deal on Payroll Tax — WASHINGTON — A day after the Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation to extend a payroll tax cut for two months, House Republicans made clear Sunday that they would not support the measure. — Speaker John A. Boehner …
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ThinkProgress, The Impolitic, Balloon Juice, AMERICAN FUTURE, Booman Tribune and Blue Mass Group
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Associated Press:
House GOP demands new payroll tax cut bill — WASHINGTON - Top House Republicans said Sunday they oppose a bipartisan, Senate-approved bill that extends a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months and said congressional bargainers need to write a new version lasting a longer time.
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The Mahablog
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Keystone climbdown leaves Obama supporters scratching their heads
Keystone climbdown leaves Obama supporters scratching their heads
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The Politico, Roll Call, The Huffington Post, New York Times and CNN
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Speaker Boehner opposes Senate's two-month payroll tax cut extension
Speaker Boehner opposes Senate's two-month payroll tax cut extension
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The Politico
Russell Berman / The Hill:
White House backs Senate payroll bill over House objections
White House backs Senate payroll bill over House objections
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RedState, The Politico, Speaker, CNN and The White House
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Quote of the Day — At this week's debate for Republican presidential candidates, Newt Gingrich emphasized one of his favorite subjects: his disgust for the federal judiciary. The disgraced former House Speaker warned of “an uprising” against the courts, adding that he's …
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ThinkProgress, Political Mojo and Zandar Versus The Stupid
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Gingrich: Gov't branches should rule 2 out of 3 — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — Newt Gingrich on Sunday reiterated his argument that there is something “profoundly wrong” with the United States' judicial system, and argued that the balance of power in American government should come down to “two out of three” branches of the government.
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FiveThirtyEight, The Atlantic Online, Caffeinated Thoughts, The Volokh Conspiracy and USA Today
Alexander Bolton / Ballot Box:
Gingrich: Congress can send Capitol Police to arrest rogue judges — GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich said Congress has the power to dispatch the Capitol Police or U.S. Marshals to apprehend a federal judge who renders a decision lawmakers broadly oppose.
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Patterico's Pontifications and Washington Post
Associated Press:
Vaclav Havel, Dissident Playwright Who Led Czechoslovakia, Dead at 75 — PRAGUE — Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a hero of the epic struggle that ended the Cold War, has died. He was 75.
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The Atlantic Online, Los Angeles Times, ArtsBeat, Firedoglake, The Talking Dog, Taylor Marsh, ThinkProgress, Booman Tribune and Liberal Values
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J.Y. Smith / Washington Post:
Vaclav Havel, dissident playwright and former Czech president, dies
Vaclav Havel, dissident playwright and former Czech president, dies
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The Moderate Voice and Suburban Guerrilla
Michael Winfrey / Reuters:
Vaclav Havel, leader of “Velvet Revolution,” dies
Vaclav Havel, leader of “Velvet Revolution,” dies
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Michael Totten and americanthinker.com
Ted Mann / The Atlantic Wire:
Vaclav Havel is Dead
Vaclav Havel is Dead
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emptywheel, The Incidental Economist, The Daily What and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
Vaclav Havel, RIP
Vaclav Havel, RIP
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Harry's Place, Outside the Beltway and Chicago Boyz
Michael Zennie / Daily Mail:
Vivid new Battle of the Bulge photos offer never-before-seen look at the war-weary soldiers braving the frigid weather as they fight off Nazi Germany's last major offensive of World War II — Breathtaking new photographs, including several vivid full-color images, offer a never-before-seen look …
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Minnesota Republican Resigns Post Over Allegation of ‘Inappropriate’ Relationship — This news was a shock to me, involving allegations — and we must stress that these are only allegations at this point — against a female politician whom I have actually met: … (Via TPM and Memorandum.)
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Don Surber and Daily Pundit
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Rachel E. Stassen-Berger / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Sen. Koch quit over ‘inappropriate’ relationship
Sen. Koch quit over ‘inappropriate’ relationship
Doug Grow / MinnPost:
Latest Amy Koch developments complicate GOP plans across the board
Latest Amy Koch developments complicate GOP plans across the board
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The Blotter and Firedoglake
New York Times:
Last Convoy of American Troops Leaves Iraq, Marking an End to the War — BAGHDAD — The last convoy of American troops to leave Iraq drove into Kuwait on Sunday morning, marking the end of the nearly nine-year war. — The convoy's departure, which included about 110 vehicles and 500 soldiers …
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Inderdeep Bains / Daily Mail:
The brave women of the Middle East: Female protesters brutally beaten with metal poles as vicious soldiers drag girls through streets by their hair in day of shame — After being viciously beaten by a 10-strong mob of Egyptian male soldiers, this woman lies helplessly on the ground as her shirt …
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Power Line, Newshoggers.com and Atlas Shrugs
Star-Ledger Guest / NJ Voices Guest blog:
Discrimination against same-sex marriages cannot be tolerated in our society as a matter of law — By Robert Menendez — Since my vote in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act 15 years ago, like tens of millions of Americans, I have reflected deeply and frequently about this issue.
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Towleroad News #gay
Teresa Watanabe / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. schools' healthful lunch menu panned by students — For many students, Los Angeles Unified's introduction of healthful lunches — part of a campaign against obesity, diabetes and other problems — has been a flop. The district says the menu will be revised.
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Don Surber, The Lonely Conservative and Political Mojo
Associated Press:
Islamists win 70 percent of the vote in second round of Egypt elections — Unofficial results put Muslim Brotherhood ahead with 39 percent of the vote, Salafi Al Nour with 31 percent; liberal Wafd party wins 22 percent. — Get Haaretz on iPhone — Get Haaretz on Android
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NO QUARTER and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Under Partisan Fire, Holder Soldiers On — AUSTIN, Tex. — For nearly three years, Republicans have attacked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on national security and civil rights issues. For months, they have criticized him over a gun-trafficking investigation gone awry, with dozens of leaders calling for his resignation.
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Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
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Mhashimoto / dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com:
Eric Holder's continued obfuscation on Fast and Furious
Eric Holder's continued obfuscation on Fast and Furious
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Hot Air