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Politico:
Inside the talks: Fiscal framework emerges — Listen to top Democrats and Republicans talk on camera, and it sounds like they could not be further apart on a year-end tax-and-spending deal - a down payment on a $4 trillion grand bargain. — But behind the scenes, top officials …
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
The GOP's Medicare confusion — The austerity crisis talks have hit a peculiar impasse. The problem isn't, as most analysts expected, taxes, where Republicans seem increasingly resigned to new revenue. It's Medicare. And the particular Medicare problem isn't that Democrats are refusing the GOP's proposed Medicare cuts.
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The Impolitic, Hit & Run, Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
Daniel Newhauser / Roll Call:
Boehner Angered by Leak of Phone Call — Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio and Republican leaders are fuming after a late night phone call with President Barack Obama was leaked to the press, despite an agreement that it would not be, according to several GOP aides.
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Power Line, Reuters, The Other McCain and The PJ Tatler
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
White House Offers New Fiscal Plan, Prodding G.O.P. — WASHINGTON — House Republicans said on Thursday that Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner presented the House speaker, John A. Boehner, a detailed proposal to avert the year-end fiscal crisis with $1.6 trillion in tax increases over 10 years …
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Hot Air and Brad DeLong
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
McConnell ‘Burst Into Laughter’ as Geithner Outlined Obama's Plan — Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, says he “burst into laughter” Thursday when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner outlined the administration proposal for averting the fiscal cliff.
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The PJ Tatler and Guardian
Russell Berman / The Hill:
‘Disappointed’ Boehner calls on Obama to get serious on spending in deficit talks — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday there had been “no substantive progress” in fiscal-cliff negotiations in the two weeks since congressional leaders met with President Obama.
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Rejects Cliff Offer From Obama
GOP Rejects Cliff Offer From Obama
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Washington Wire, Business Insider and National Review
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Inside the ‘fiscal cliff’ haggling over Medicare
Inside the ‘fiscal cliff’ haggling over Medicare
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Hullabaloo, Business Insider and Eschaton
BuzzFeed:
Why President Obama Isn't Using His Most Powerful Weapon — Again — The stakes in “fiscal cliff” talks are high — so where's the e-mail list? So far, it's 2009 all over again. — Via: barackobama.com — President Obama and his victorious campaign team have signaled that they won't repeat …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama, Romney have White House turkey chili summit — President Barack Obama spent more than an hour with Mitt Romney at the White House on Thursday, as the one-time rivals shared lunch and discussed their ideas for keeping the United States competitive in a changing world.
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Washington Wire:
At Lunch, Romney Congratulates Obama on Win — The White House issued this statement after President Barack Obama's lunch with former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney: — This afternoon, President Obama and Governor Romney visited for an hour over lunch in the Private Dining Room adjacent to the Oval Office.
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
White House: Obama And Romney “Pledged To Stay In Touch”
White House: Obama And Romney “Pledged To Stay In Touch”
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Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes' and The Caucus
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney, Ryan meet off Capitol Hill
Romney, Ryan meet off Capitol Hill
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Ballot Box, The Hill, Politico and CNN
Associated Press:
UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to recognize state of Palestine; US, Israel object — UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians but an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States.
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BREITBART.COM, Examiner and The Gateway Pundit
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Joshua Mitnick / Wall Street Journal:
Palestinians Granted U.N. ‘State’ Status
Palestinians Granted U.N. ‘State’ Status
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Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes', Palestinian Media Watch and Atlas Shrugs
Ron Prosor / Wall Street Journal:
What Kind of Palestinian State?
What Kind of Palestinian State?
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Spectator, Hot Air, Telegraph and The Investigative Project …
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
Drive to Unionize Fast-Food Workers Begins — After three years of working at the McDonald's restaurant on 51st Street and Broadway, Alterique Hall earns $8 an hour — and is yearning for something better. — So when he heard about an unusual campaign that aims to unionize dozens …
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Sarah Jaffe / The Atlantic Online:
McJobs Should Pay, Too: It's Time for Fast-Food Workers To Get Living Wages
McJobs Should Pay, Too: It's Time for Fast-Food Workers To Get Living Wages
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James Cowie / Renesys Blog:
Syrian Internet Is Off The Air — Starting at 10:26 UTC (12:26pm in Damascus), Syria's international Internet connectivity shut down. In the global routing table, all 84 of Syria's IP address blocks have become unreachable, effectively removing the country from the Internet.
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New York Times:
U.S. Is Weighing Stronger Action in Syrian Conflict
U.S. Is Weighing Stronger Action in Syrian Conflict
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Infowars, Weekly Standard, Belmont Club, Weasel Zippers, Via Meadia, The Week, The Caucus, ABCNEWS and National Review
Oliver Holmes / Reuters:
Damascus fighting cuts off Internet, airport
Damascus fighting cuts off Internet, airport
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AllThingsD, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic Online, Taylor Marsh, The Week and Guardian
Ford O'Connell / Pundits Blog:
Dems dishonest in ‘fiscal cliff’ dealings — We're five weeks out from the “fiscal cliff deadline,” and it's becoming apparent one of America's two political parties has to give. — One has to level with the people about the choices that lie ahead, face up to the results of the election …
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Riehl World News, The PJ Tatler, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
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Nick Reisman / Capital Tonight:
Gibson: Norquist Pledge Doesn't Stick For New District
Gibson: Norquist Pledge Doesn't Stick For New District
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Daily Kos, The Maddow Blog, Politicker, New York Magazine and Politico
Justin Sink / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: Norquist tax pledge doesn't apply after being redistricted
GOP lawmaker: Norquist tax pledge doesn't apply after being redistricted
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The Daily Caller
Erick Erickson / RedState:
The Incestuous Bleeding of the Republican Party — If money is the root of all evil, for the Republican Party evil is located on the fifth floor of 66 Canal Center Plaza, Alexandria, VA 22314. — Strip away the candidate and coalition and it is on the fifth floor of 66 Canal Center Plaza …
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Photo of Officer Giving Boots to Barefoot Man Warms Hearts Online — On a cold November night in Times Square, Officer Lawrence Deprimo was working a counterterrorism post when he encountered an older, barefooted homeless man. The officer disappeared for a moment, then returned with a new pair of boots …
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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump Partnership Ruins Macy's Popularity — The old adage that “all press is good press” might not ring true with department store chain Macy's. Their recent partnership with conservative billionaire oddball Donald Trump is causing a sudden drop in the brand's popularity, particularly among women.
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YouGov - BrandIndex and The Raw Story
Joshua Green / Business Week:
The Science Behind Those Obama Campaign E-Mails — One fascination in a presidential race mostly bereft of intrigue was the strange, incessant, and weirdly overfamiliar e-mails that emanated from the Obama campaign. Anyone who shared an address with the campaign soon started receiving messages …
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Chuck Bennett / New York Post:
David Petraeus says he ‘screwed up royally’ in letter to old Army buddy — Ex-CIA chief David Petraeus took the blame for the extramarital affair that torpedoed his career, but his forgiving wife, Holly, is sticking by him, according to a newly revealed private letter.
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WorldViews, New York Magazine, CBS DC and Mediaite
Summer Anne Burton / BuzzFeed:
Barack Obama Now Has A Fish Named After Him — Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Teddy Roosevelt, and Jimmy Carter are also honored by the names of these new freshwater darter species. — Last week, five new fish species were given some left-leaning names after being recognized as distinct species for the first time.
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Washington Examiner, Stinque and The Daily Caller
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
The Time John McCain And Lindsey Graham Relayed Bad Intelligence On A Sunday Talk Show — The duo are attacking Susan Rice for giving bad information on a Sunday show. “He is lying, Tim, when he says he doesn't have weapons of mass destruction.” — Image by AP / AP
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KHOU-TV:
Surveillance video shows violent confrontation at gas station — HOUSTON—As family members of a man who was shot by a Valero clerk in southeast Houston called for the store clerk's arrest, the store owner released surveillance video. — Alexander Calloway, 21, and his two cousins were trying …
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Moonbattery, The Gateway Pundit and The Last Refuge