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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
A ‘fiscal cliff’ deal is near: Here are the details — All at once, a “fiscal cliff” deal seems to be coming together. Speaker John Boehner's latest offer doesn't go quite far enough for the White House to agree, but it goes far enough that many think they can see the agreement taking shape.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
President Delivers a New Offer on the Fiscal Crisis to Boehner — WASHINGTON — President Obama delivered Speaker John A. Boehner a new offer on Monday to resolve the pending fiscal crisis — and what may be close to a final deal, which would raise revenues by $1.2 trillion over the next decade …
Politico:
Obama makes new offer to narrow gap on cliff — President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner made significant progress Monday toward a fiscal cliff deal, as Obama's new offer on tax rates moved the two sides close to agreement. — But questions remained over whether Boehner …
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Hill Democrats Warm To GOP-Backed Social Security Concession In Fiscal Cliff Talks — Amid news reports that President Obama is considering a proposal from House Speaker John Boehner to slow the growth of Social Security payments over time as part of a broader budget deal to avoid the fiscal cliff …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Makes Third Fiscal Cliff Offer … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Fiscal Cliff, Obama Fiscal Cliff, Obama Fiscal Cliff Offer, Obama Third Fiscal Cliff Offer, White House Fiscal Cliff, White House Fiscal Cliff Offer, Politics News — WASHINGTON — The White House made a new offer …
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. senator, dies at 88 — Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii, a highly decorated World War II combat veteran who used his status as one of the most powerful Democrats in Washington and the second-longest-serving senator in history to send billions of dollars to his home islands …
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Peter Boylan / Senator Inouye's Press Feed:
Statement on the Passing of Senator Daniel K. Inouye
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, 88, dies
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at age 88
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
McArdle Wins Worst Newtown Reaction Award — In what can only be seen as a malicious plot by Newsweek's editors [Update: this is a long blog post, not a magazine piece] to ensure Megan McArdle's reputation does not outlive Newsweek, the Daily Beast has published a 4,000 word essay by its new hire …
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Megan McArdle / Asymmetrical Information:
There's Little We Can Do to Prevent Another Massacre — The things that would work are impractical and unconstitutional. The things we can do won't work. … There just aren't good words to talk about Newtown. It is a crime that literally defies imagination—hell, it flings imagination down and dances upon its head.
PR Newswire:
Cerberus Capital Management Statement Regarding Freedom Group, Inc. — We were shocked and deeply saddened by the events that took place at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT on December 14, 2012. We cannot comprehend the losses suffered by the families and friends of those killed …
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Washington Post:
Obama asks Cabinet members for proposals to curb gun violence — President Obama on Monday began the first serious push of his administration to attempt to reduce gun violence, directing Cabinet members to formulate a set of proposals that could include reinstating a ban on assault rifles.
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Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Joe Scarborough: Newtown Shooting Made ‘Ideologies Of My Past’ On Guns Irrelevant (VIDEO) — Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Morning Joe, Morning Joe, Video, Joe Scarborough Gun Control, Joe Scarborough Gun Rights …
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Christy Wampole / Opinionator:
Guns and the Decline of the Young Man
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Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Six Extreme Policies That Prove The NRA Is Out Of Step With America
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Timothy Birdnow / Tea Party Nation:
Barbarians at the Gates of Sandy Hook — Popular culture has made murder, rape, mayhem, hatred, and violence “cool” — The recent massacre at an elementary school in Connecticut (the ironically named Sandy Hook - it's been a bad year for anything named Sandy) has, predictably …
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Jeff Spross / ThinkProgress:
Tea Party Group Blames Connecticut Shooting On Teachers, Unions, And Sex
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Deanreddington / CBS Boston:
Michael Dukakis Will Not Be Interim Senator If Kerry Resigns — BOSTON (CBS) - Former Gov. Michael Dukakis says he will not be a candidate for appointment as interim senator should Sen. John Kerry resign to accept appointment as Secretary of State. — In a brief State House interview Monday …
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Mike Brunker / World News:
Richard Engel and NBC News team freed from captors in Syria — After being held captive for five days in Syria, NBC's Richard Engel and his team recount being ambushed, blindfolded and traumatized before being freed at a checkpoint. — By Mike Brunker, NBC News
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John Cook / Gawker:
Richard Engel is Missing in Syria; NBC News Enforces News Blackout
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Investor's Business Daily:
Clinton And Kerry Get A Free Ride From The Press — Politics: Diplomacy involves considerable travel. What it shouldn't include is free rides from both the media and political establishment. But Hillary Clinton and John Kerry are getting just that as the guard changes at State.
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Erwin Chemerinsky / LAW.com:
Assault weapons in the cross hairs — Congress should re-enact the Federal Assault Weapons Ban and repeal a law protecting gun manufacturers from civil liability. — The National Law JournalSeptember 17, 2012 — Imagine a product that serves no purpose but to kill people and each year causes many deaths.
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Politico:
It's raining men — Behind the Curtain: About this weekly feature — Behind the Curtain is a reported column, Web show and online conversation about the behind-the-scenes intrigue that shapes politics and policy. It will unfold every Tuesday (and beyond, when news dictates).
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