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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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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.
Daniel Newhauser / Roll Call:
Boehner Angered by Leak of Phone Call
Boehner Angered by Leak of Phone Call
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Power Line, Reuters and The PJ Tatler
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Inside the ‘fiscal cliff’ haggling over Medicare
Inside the ‘fiscal cliff’ haggling over Medicare
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Hullabaloo and Eschaton
First Read / firstread.nbcnews.com:
First Thoughts: Moving on? — After a hard-fought election …
First Thoughts: Moving on? — After a hard-fought election …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
White House Offers New Fiscal Plan, Prodding G.O.P.
White House Offers New Fiscal Plan, Prodding G.O.P.
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Wall Street Journal and Business Insider
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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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” — The pair dined over “white turkey chili and Southwestern grilled chicken salad,” the White House said. — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney arrives at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, for his luncheon with President Barack Obama.
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama, Romney have White House turkey chili summit
Obama, Romney have White House turkey chili summit
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Taking Note and CNN
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 — As low-wage service jobs become the new normal for millions of families, it's time to rethink the balance of power between fast-food workers and their corporations — The term “McJob” has come to epitomize …
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The Impolitic, The Raw Story and OccupyWallSt News
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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Oliver Holmes / Reuters:
Damascus fighting cuts off Internet, airport
Damascus fighting cuts off Internet, airport
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Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic Online, Taylor Marsh, The Week and Guardian
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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Ron Prosor / Wall Street Journal:
What Kind of Palestinian State?
What Kind of Palestinian State?
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: Norquist tax pledge doesn't apply after being redistricted — Rep. Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.) argued Thursday that the Grover Norquist-backed anti-tax pledge he signed in 2010 no longer applies after redistricting changed the number of the district he represented.
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The Daily Caller
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Ford O'Connell / Pundits Blog:
Dems dishonest in ‘fiscal cliff’ dealings
Dems dishonest in ‘fiscal cliff’ dealings
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Riehl World News, The PJ Tatler, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
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 and Politico
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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americanthinker.com, The Hinterland Gazette, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Taylor Marsh
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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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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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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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
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Big Issues Are Lost in Focus on Libya Talking Points — WASHINGTON — Three days after the lethal attack on the American Mission in Benghazi, Libya, Representative C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, asked intelligence agencies to write …
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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
Dane Schiller / Houston Chronicle:
Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Houston — Former President George H.W. Bush remains in a Houston hospital, where he has been for seven days as doctors battle a lingering cough that has drawn concern, officials said Thursday. — Bush, 88, has bronchitis …
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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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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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