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2:36 AM ET, December 3, 2012

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Lori Ziganto / Twitchy:
Narcissist in chief: President Obama honors Rosa Parks anniversary with picture of himself; Update: Adam Baldwin with the win  —  Just when you think President Obama's impossibly large ego can't grow further, he makes it happen!  —  President Obama loves to insert himself in other people's biographies.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
J.C. Watts for RNC chair?  —  Former GOP Rep. J.C. Watts says he is being “encouraged” by supporters to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee, a move he says could broaden the party's appeal to minorities.  —  Watts is not formally entering the race, and he is not critical …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and INSTAPUTZ
Adam Levy / CNN:
Geithner: No deal ‘without rates going up’  —  Washington (CNN) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner drew a line in the sand over taxes in defense of the Obama administration's controversial proposal to avoid the fiscal cliff.  —  In an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley on “State of the Union …
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Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and House Speaker John Boehner talk ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations  —  Special Guests: Secretary Timothy Geithner, Rep. John Boehner  —  The following is a rush transcript of the December 2, 2012, edition of “Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace.”
Chana Ya'ar / Arutz Sheva:
Abbas ‘Victory Speech’: Jerusalem ‘Eternal Capital of Palestine’  —  PA Chairman promises that someday the PA flag will fly over “Jerusalem, eternal capital of the state of Palestine.”  —  PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Sunday promised someday the PA flag would fly over “Jerusalem, eternal capital of the state of Palestine.”
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Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah: Now, we have a state  —  PA president vows to pursue efforts to end the split between Gaza, West Bank, dedicates UN “victory” to late PA president Arafat.  —  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday vowed to pursue efforts to end the split between …
Discussion: Hot Air
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Obama punts to Congress over repercussions for UN Palestine vote
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Right Wing News
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Obama pays tribute to Kennedy Center honorees at White House reception  —  President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Sunday paid tribute to this year's Kennedy Center Honors award recipients, celebrating the art and music world talents at a White House reception.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Politico and CNN
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
More Babies, Please  —  IN the eternally recurring debates about whether some rival great power will knock the United States off its global perch, there has always been one excellent reason to bet on a second American century: We have more babies than the competition.
Talking Points Memo:
McCaskill: ‘I Feel Almost Sorry For John Boehner’  —  Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) said that she feels “almost sorry” for House Speaker John Boehner during an appearance on NBC's “Meet the Press” Sunday, explaining that Boehner is in a tough spot because of the far-right wing of the Republican Party.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Gateway Pundit
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:   McCaskill feels ‘sorry’ for Boehner's hand in deficit negotiations
Denise Cerreta / PARADE Magazine:
3 Folks Who Are Fighting Hunger at Home  —  This restaurateur had a wacky idea: Let customers decide what they could pay.  Amazingly, it works.  —  In 2003, Denise Cerreta was working the counter at Smoochy's, a café she owned in a university neighborhood in Salt Lake City, when a woman came up to pay for her meal.
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Obama hits the links with Bill Clinton  —  JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.— President Obama and former President Bill Clinton hit the golf course on Sunday.  —  Obama is playing his round at Maryland's Joint Base Andrews and it is the third presidential golf outing here since the Nov. 6 elections …
Dan Morain / Sacramento Bee:
Billionaire Bloomberg knocks out Joe Baca, adds dynamic to gun politics  —  Joe Baca never saw it coming, and neither did Gloria Negrete McLeod.  —  But as state Sen. Negrete McLeod replaces Baca in Congress, the dueling San Bernardino County Democrats witnessed first hand the beginnings …
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:   Bloomberg Alters Gun Politics
Fox Sports:
In KC, it's no time for a game  —  KANSAS CITY, MO.  —  Football is embarrassingly tone deaf.  —  Jovan Belcher, a starting linebacker for the Chiefs, murdered the mother of his child shortly before 8 a.m. Saturday.  He hopped in his car, drove to the Kansas City Chiefs practice facility …
 
 
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
MITT ROMNEY'S LOSS CREATES GOP LEADERSHIP VACUUM
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Boehner: Raising Debt Limit Will Always Come With Cuts, Reforms
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Elie Leshem / The Times of Israel:
If Iran tries to attack, Israel will reportedly target its missiles before they get off the ground
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Washington set to legalize marijuana use without Justice Department guidance
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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”

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

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

 
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