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8:40 PM ET, November 25, 2012

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Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:
Obama Administration Was Not Willing to Trust Romney With a Secret Kill List  —  Obama with advisors in the Oval Office on July 27, 2010  —  The administration of United States President Barack Obama feared they might lose re-election and in the summer of last year began to develop a set …
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
White House Presses for Drone Rule Book  —  WASHINGTON — Facing the possibility that President Obama might not win a second term, his administration accelerated work in the weeks before the election to develop explicit rules for the targeted killing of terrorists by unmanned drones …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Report: White House sought to draft rulebook for Romney on drone strikes
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and The Agonist
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Sen. Graham ready to ‘violate’ anti-tax pledge for ‘fiscal cliff’ deal  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said he is ready to violate conservative activist Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge to reach a deal to avoid the looming “fiscal cliff.”  —  “I will violate the pledge …
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ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Dick Durbin and Ben Affleck
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
ABCNEWS:
Coming Up on ‘This Week’: Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Dick Durbin, and Ben Affleck
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Politico
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
An Unusual Absence in the Race for Mayor  —  Where are the Jews?  —  As mayoral election season starts to heat up in a city that has started memorable Jewish political careers like Edward I. Koch's and Bella S. Abzug's, one thing seems to be missing: a major Jewish candidate.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gothamist
Justin Sink / The Hill:
McCain: Rice could change my mind on Secretary of State vote  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice should have the opportunity to change his mind about a potential nomination to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, days after the Arizona lawmaker pledged to block her nomination.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:   McCain demands administration renounce Morsi statement, warns of Islamist coup
Paul Krugman:
Incredible Credibility  —  There's an interesting mix of contrast and similarity between the policy debates in Britain and the United States right now.  In both countries — as in every country that retains its own currency and has debts denominated in that national currency — interest rates are near record lows:
Alistair Barr / Reuters:
Black Friday sales online top $1 billion for 1st time: comScore  —  (Reuters) - Black Friday retail sales online this year topped $1 billion for the first time ever as more consumers used the Internet do their early holiday shopping, comScore Inc said on Sunday.
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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:   Retailers pressure Congress to tax next ‘Cyber Monday’
Jill Vejnoska / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Alleged shoplifter dies after being subdued by Walmart workers  —  The Black Friday shopping weekend apparently took a tragic turn early Sunday morning when an alleged shoplifter died while being apprehended by employees and a contract security officer outside a Lithonia Walmart.
Discussion: fox4kc.com and Gawker
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Our Enemy, the Payroll Tax  —  WE have two political parties in America, runs a saying that conservatives like to quote.  One is stupid, the other is evil.  And when they join forces to do something that's both stupid and evil — well, that's what we call “bipartisanship.”
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Barney Frank Calls Out Republican Senator: Stop Using ‘Weasel Words’  —  Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) challenged the GOP's implications that the Obama administration or the FBI sat on the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal until after the election, describing such claims underhanded and unsubstantiated.
Douglas A. Blackmon / Washington Post:
Republicans face unexpected challenges in coastal South amid shrinking white vote  —  OXFORD, Miss. — Late on election night, a small melee erupted at the University of Mississippi here when a group of white students frustrated by the reelection of President Obama marched outside …
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Sen. John McCain talks Egypt, Gaza and Libya; ‘fiscal cliff’ vs. consumers, investors  —  Special Guests: Sen. John McCain, Matthew Shay, John Sweeney  —  The following is a rush transcript of the November 25, 2012, edition of “Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace.”  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and 2chambers
 
 
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Morsi Urged to Retract Edict to Bypass Judges
Freewayblogger / Tales of the Freewayblogger:
Thanksgiving Day Postings  —  I got up before dawn to get this sign …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and AMERICAblog
Yaakov Lappin / Jerusalem Post:
Israel successfully tests David's Sling's interceptor
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E A R L Y B I R D  —  Pg.  1  —  Hamas's Tactics Garner Support
Discussion: Power Line and americanthinker.com
Martin Roberts / Guardian:
Catalans start voting in key election
ABCNEWS:
‘Gangnam Style’ Most Watched YouTube Video Ever
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George E. Condon Jr / NationalJournal.com:
Can Obama Dodge the Second-Term Trap?
Discussion: Dean's World
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Levin: Obama must warn Morsi over power grab
Discussion: Politico
AJE - Al Jazeera English:
Explosions hit church at Nigeria army base
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Americas view:
“Impossible” to end drug trade, says Calderón
Tim Mak / Politico:
McCain on abortion: GOP should leave issue alone
Discussion: New York Magazine
New York Times:
Rising Seas, Vanishing Coastlines
Discussion: Right Wing News and Daily Kos
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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