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Bob Corker / Washington Post:
A plan to dodge the ‘fiscal cliff’ — In business I found that a challenging environment often produced our best opportunities. Perhaps that's why I see the so-called “ fiscal cliff ” of year-end spending cuts and tax increases not as an impassable precipice but as our best opportunity to finally enact meaningful fiscal reform.
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Norquist says he'll go after pledge-breakers
Norquist says he'll go after pledge-breakers
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The Hill, The Other McCain, The Fix, No More Mister Nice Blog and Election 2012
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Norquist: GOP won't break tax pledge
Norquist: GOP won't break tax pledge
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Hot Air, “The Lid” and Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes'
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Bob Corker breaks with Grover Norquist pledge
Bob Corker breaks with Grover Norquist pledge
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Morning Plum: Republicans whitewash history of filibuster
The Morning Plum: Republicans whitewash history of filibuster
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Politico, The Week and The Maddow Blog
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Grover Norquist: ‘Impure thoughts’ on taxes
Grover Norquist: ‘Impure thoughts’ on taxes
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Washington Monthly, The Caucus, ThinkProgress, NationalJournal.com, msnbc.com and Hullabaloo
Palm Beach Post:
Former Florida GOP leaders say voter suppression was reason they pushed new election law — Former GOP chair, governor - both on outs with party - say voter fraud wasn't a concern, but reducing Democratic votes was. — VOTE () — A new Florida law that contributed to long voter lines …
ABCNEWS:
Court Rejects Plea to Block Taping of Police — The Supreme Court has rejected an Illinois prosecutor's plea to allow enforcement of a law aimed at stopping people from recording police officers on the job. — The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that found …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
SCOTUS orders appeals court to hear Liberty University health care lawsuit
SCOTUS orders appeals court to hear Liberty University health care lawsuit
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Way cleared for health care challenge (UPDATED)
Way cleared for health care challenge (UPDATED)
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Washington Monthly, CNN, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Raw Story
Warren E. Buffett / New York Times:
A Minimum Tax for the Wealthy — SUPPOSE that an investor you admire and trust comes to you with an investment idea. “This is a good one,” he says enthusiastically. “I'm in it, and I think you should be, too.” — Would your reply possibly be this? “Well, it all depends on what my tax rate …
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Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
A Master of Tax Avoidance — Warren Buffett has an op-ed in today's NY Times on one of his most popular themes: The rich should pay more in taxes. At first blush, his position seems noble: A rich guy says that people like him should pay more to support the commonweal.
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Business Insider, ProfessorBainbridge.com and EconomicPolicyJournal.com
David Corn / Mother Jones:
The Myth of the Obama Cave-In — With the “fiscal cliff” looming, the conventional wisdom is that the president capitulated during the last tax cut fight. Here's what really happened. — At President Barack Obama's first press conference after winning reelection, CNN's Jessica Yellin posed …
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Disagreeing with Obama can ruin Christmas, says White House report
Disagreeing with Obama can ruin Christmas, says White House report
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Pirate's Cove and The Gateway Pundit
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Filibuster fight seizes Senate — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday blasted Democratic-led efforts to reform the filibuster, warning that the changes would “poison” relations in the already-gridlocked Senate. — The Kentucky Republican said changing the filibuster …
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Roger Alford / Associated Press:
Ashley Judd's grandmother skeptical of Senate run
Ashley Judd's grandmother skeptical of Senate run
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msnbc.com, Reuters and The Daily Caller
CNN:
CNN Poll: Two-thirds say fiscal cliff poses major problem — Washington (CNN) - A new national poll suggests Americans understand that the “fiscal cliff” is no joking matter. — Two-thirds of people questioned in a CNN/ORC International survey (PDF) say that the U.S. would face a crisis …
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Poll: Public would blame GOP more than Obama if fiscal talks fail
Poll: Public would blame GOP more than Obama if fiscal talks fail
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Guest on Fox News to Discuss Benghazi Attack Is Given a Quick Exit — Thomas E. Ricks, the veteran defense reporter and author, said he expected his Monday morning appearance on Fox News to last about three minutes. It ended, in fact, after 90 seconds — his last sentence was a description …
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Sy Mukherjee / ThinkProgress:
Republican Leader Wants Deficit-Reducing Obamacare ‘On The Table’ In Debt Talks — During an appearance on Fox News on Monday, House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) asserted that Obamacare “ought to be on the table” for cuts during ongoing budget and deficit-reduction negotiations …
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Daily Kos and The Raw Story
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Cantor defends GOP openness to new revenues in fiscal talks
Cantor defends GOP openness to new revenues in fiscal talks
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msnbc.com
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Back to the drawing board for Obamacare foes
Back to the drawing board for Obamacare foes
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Associated Press, The Greenroom, Booman Tribune and The Hill
Bruce Bartlett / The American Conservative:
Revenge of the Reality-Based Community — My life on the Republican right—and how I saw it all go wrong. — I know that it's unattractive and bad form to say “I told you so” when one's advice was ignored yet ultimately proved correct. But in the wake of the Republican election debacle …
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Washington Monthly, The Daily Dish, EconomicPolicyJournal.com and Marginal Revolution
NewsMax.com:
Donald Trump: Mean-Spirited GOP Won't Win Elections — More ways to share... Mixx — Stumbled — LinkedIn — Vine — Buzzflash — Newstrust — Technocrati — Forward Article — Ronald Kessler reporting from Washington, D.C. — The Republican Party will continue …
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Politico, American Prospect, Election 2012 and Mediaite
Charles Murray / AEIdeas:
Why aren't Asians Republicans? — Last week, I pointed out that there is no such thing as a natural social-conservative skew among Latino Americans. But that leaves open a rejoinder, expressed by several readers: The GOP doesn't need to get all of the Latino vote, just its fair share.
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American Prospect, Booman Tribune, The Daily Caller and TBogg
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Santorum: 'I'm Open' to 2016 Run — Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum says he is “open” to another run for president in 2016. Santorum was asked about a possible presidential campaign Monday at THE WEEKLY STANDARD. — “I'm open to it, yeah,” Santorum replied.
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William Baldwin / Forbes:
Do You Live In A Death Spiral State? — Don't buy a house in a state where private sector workers are outnumbered by folks dependent on government. — Thinking about buying a house? Or a municipal bond? Be careful where you put your capital. Don't put it in a state at high risk of a fiscal tailspin.
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Young Voters Supported Obama Less, But May Have Mattered More — In winning reelection, Barack Obama won 60% of the vote among those younger than 30. That was down somewhat from 2008, when Obama won nearly two-thirds (66%) of the votes of young people. However, Obama's youth support …
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Washington Monthly, Politico and Prairie Weather
Hendrik Hertzberg / New Yorker:
MANDATE WITH DESTINY — Thanksgiving was still two weeks away when the Republican Party, to its evident shock, found itself stuffed, trussed, roasted, and ready to be served with all the trimmings. This was not the menu that the Party's nominees, donors, and operatives had looked forward to.
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