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8:50 AM ET, December 23, 2011

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NationalJournal.com:
House Republicans Agree To Payroll Deal  —  House Republicans on Thursday crumpled under the weight of White House and public pressure and have agreed to pass a two-month extension of the payroll-tax cut, Republican and Democratic sources told National Journal.
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Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
GOP freshman: House caved to Dems again, gave gift of uncertainty  —  The deal struck between Republican House leaders and Senate Democrats to extend the payroll tax holiday for two months did not fill Rep. Time Huelskamp (R-Kansas) with holiday cheer.  —  “Washington wrapped and put under …
Discussion: CNN and The Politico
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC  —  Boehner Takes Strong Hand With House GOP After Payroll Tax Meltdown  —  In a conference call with House Republicans early Thursday evening, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) took no questions after making it clear to his members that the game was up and they would have to swallow the Democratic payroll tax extension.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Dems win one as GOP caves
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
News Analysis: For Obama, Payroll Tax Victory Was Aided by Republicans
Discussion: The Page
New York Times:
House G.O.P. Leaders Agree to Extension of Payroll Tax Cut
msnbc.com:   First Thoughts: What we learned from the Romney interview
John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
Boehner Asks White House to Negotiate, but Obama Declines Invitation
Reuters:
In ad for newsletter, Ron Paul forecast “race war”  —  (Reuters) - A direct-mail solicitation for Ron Paul's political and investment newsletters two decades ago warned of a “coming race war in our big cities” and of a “federal-homosexual cover-up” to play down the impact of AIDS.
Bill Adair / PolitiFact:
Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation  —  At a Republican campaign rally a few years ago, I asked one of the attendees how he got his news.  —  “I listen to Rush and read NewsMax,” he said.  “And to make sure I'm getting a balanced view, I watch Fox.”  —  My liberal friends …
Andrew Cain / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Bachmann, Huntsman, Santorum not on Va. primary ballot  —  Four Republican presidential candidates - Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Ron Paul — submitted paper work in time to qualify for Virginia's March 6 primary ballot.  —  No other GOP contender will be on the Virginia ballot.
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James Hohmann / The Politico:
In Virginia, Gingrich tries to lower expectations
Discussion: CNN
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Why Must We Care About the Whims of So Few Iowans?
Wall Street Journal:
Oh Wow!  —  Some highlights of 2011.  —  The great words of the year?  “Oh wow.  Oh wow.  Oh wow.”  —  They are the last words of Steve Jobs, reported by his sister, the novelist Mona Simpson, who was at his bedside.  In her eulogy, a version of which was published in the New York Times …
Joe Holley / Rick Perry 2012 Campaign for President:
Bush 41 backs Romney for president, admits he's not Gingrich's ‘biggest advocate’  —  1,587  —  Less than two weeks before Iowa Republicans make their crucial caucus choices on the night of Jan. 3, George H.W. Bush offered words of support, if not an official endorsement, to an old friend, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Joe Biden / Des Moines Register:
Vice President: This is what a real opportunity society looks like  —  M itt Romney recently laid out his plan for America.  Reading about it, I thought of my dad.  My dad was a hard worker.  He took pride in what he did.  And, like millions of Americans, that pride was put to the test …
Discussion: CNN, Ballot Box and Fox News
Kevin Hoffman / The Blotter:
Gay community apologizes to Amy Koch for ruining her marriage  —  The gay and lesbian community of Minnesota has issued a letter of apology to recently resigned Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch for ruining the institution of marriage and causing her to stray from her husband and engage in an “inappropriate relationship.”
Elicia Dover / ABCNEWS:
Gingrich to Campaign With Pets and Music  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Forget the back and forth attacks with Mitt Romney.  Newt Gingrich's campaign has decided to take another route on his bid to the Republican nomination: pets and music.  —  The campaign said today that it will soon launch a …
Discussion: TBogg and The Right Scoop
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Romney Says He Won't Release Tax Returns  —  Mitt Romney, who is one of the wealthiest men ever to seek the presidency, said on Wednesday that he had no intention of releasing his tax returns if he became the Republican presidential nominee, breaking with a long tradition in both parties.
Jason Linkins / The Huffington Post:
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Scot Paltrow / Reuters:
Special Report: The watchdogs that didn't bark  —  (Reuters) - Four years after the banking system nearly collapsed from reckless mortgage lending, federal prosecutors have stayed on the sidelines, even as judges around the country are pointing fingers at possible wrongdoing.
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Chris Christie opens door to VP job  —  Chris Christie says that while he and Mitt Romney have never discussed a potential vice presidential role for the New Jersey governor, it would still be “presumptuous” for him to turn his back on the possibility.  —  In an interview with Fox News …
Discussion: Runnin' Scared
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Christie's open to V.P. nod
 
 
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Post-Truth Campaign  —  Suppose that President Obama …
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Sam Greenhill / Daily Mail:
Baby born out of wedlock must be adopted - to save her from honour killing by her own Muslim family
Josh Peterson / The Daily Caller:
As political season heats up, Politico's Web traffic cools down
Discussion: Big Journalism and Wake up America
The Politico:
Sources: Mitt's fourth quarter at least $20 million
Discussion: GOP 12
David Ng / Culture Monster:
Sarah Palin criticizes Obama holiday card — and the dog
Bloomberg:
How Bad Ideas Worsen Europe's Debt Meltdown: John H. Cochrane
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Izabella Kaminska / FT Alphaville:
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Discussion: Wall Street Journal
BBC:
US Navy lesbian couple share first gay dockside kiss
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Biased BBC
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Santorum: Vander Plaats said ‘he needed money to promote the endorsement’