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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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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
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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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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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Rejects Cliff Offer From Obama — President Barack Obama made an opening bid in budget talks with Republicans that calls for a $1.6 trillion tax increase, a $50 billion economic-stimulus program and new power to raise the federal debt limit without congressional approval …
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Washington Wire, Business Insider and National Review
Russell Berman / The Hill:
‘Disappointed’ Boehner calls on Obama to get serious on spending in deficit talks
‘Disappointed’ Boehner calls on Obama to get serious on spending in deficit talks
Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:
Liberals double down: No entitlement cuts
Liberals double down: No entitlement cuts
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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
Obama, Romney have White House turkey chili summit
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Taking Note and CNN
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, Politico, The Hill 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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Joshua Mitnick / Wall Street Journal:
Palestinians Granted U.N. ‘State’ Status
Palestinians Granted U.N. ‘State’ Status
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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 …
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
McCain Gets Petty On Susan Rice Attacks: It's ‘Meaningless To Take Out Core Al-Qaeda’ — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said on Wednesday that it is “meaningless” that al-Qaeda's core leadership — including presumably, Osama bin Laden — has been wiped out over the last four years. Why would McCain make such a claim?
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
The Time John McCain And Lindsey Graham Relayed Bad Intelligence On A Sunday Talk Show
The Time John McCain And Lindsey Graham Relayed Bad Intelligence On A Sunday Talk Show
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Big Issues Are Lost in Focus on Libya Talking Points
Big Issues Are Lost in Focus on Libya Talking Points
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Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Senators Make Bid To End Indefinite Detention In NDAA
Senators Make Bid To End Indefinite Detention In NDAA
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Taylor Marsh and Politico
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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Josh Eidelson / Salon:
In rare strike, NYC fast-food workers walk out
In rare strike, NYC fast-food workers walk out
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msnbc.com and Colorlines
Nick Reisman / Capital Tonight:
Gibson: Norquist Pledge Doesn't Stick For New District — Now that he's representing a (mostly) new area, Rep. Chris Gibson says he won't be bound by anti-tax activist Grover Norquist's pledge not to support any tax increases. — The decision to go this way is significant, on a number of fronts …
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Daily Kos, Politicker, The Maddow Blog, New York Magazine and Politico
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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, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and The PJ Tatler
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
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Police report: Maine West coach witnessed sexual hazing, congratulated victim — At the law firm of Romanucci & Blandin, a parent who did not want her identity disclosed, talked about transferring her son from Maine West to Maine East after she reported hazing of a sexual nature against her son …
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The Moderate Voice
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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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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Pew Social & Demographic Trends:
U.S. Birth Rate Falls to a Record Low; Decline Is Greatest Among Immigrants — OVERVIEW — The U.S. birth rate dipped in 2011 to the lowest ever recorded, led by a plunge in births to immigrant women since the onset of the Great Recession. — The overall U.S. birth rate …
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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
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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Byron Tau / Politico:
Clinton: Legalization not the answer to the drug war — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that she did not believe that domestic drug legalization was the answer to the cartel violence that plagues Central America as a result of the drug trade. — Asked by the Costa Rican ambassador …
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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