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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 …
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CEPR:
Thoughts on the Chained CPI, Social Security, and the Budget — According to reliable sources, the Obama administration is seriously contemplating a deal under which the annual cost of living adjustment for Social Security benefits would be indexed to the chained consumer price index rather …
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Booman Tribune, Brad DeLong and Eschaton
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.
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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Talking Points Memo, CNN, Quartz, americanthinker.com, First Read, Guardian and Weasel Zippers
Washington Post:
Poll: Most want ‘fiscal cliff’ compromise but oppose cuts that may be part of deal — Joshua Roberts/Reuters - House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) walks to his office after meeting with President Obama to talk about the “fiscal cliff” on Dec. 17. According to a poll …
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Lynn Sweet, Hot Air, The Hill, First Read, USA Today and Post Politics
Paul Krugman:
Rumors of a Deal — It sounds as if Ezra Klein is hearing …
Rumors of a Deal — It sounds as if Ezra Klein is hearing …
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American Prospect, Crooks and Liars, CANNONFIRE and Hullabaloo
Politico:
John Boehner moving to Plan B on fiscal cliff
John Boehner moving to Plan B on fiscal cliff
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Talking Points Memo and Business Insider
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Hill Democrats Warm To GOP-Backed Social Security Concession In Fiscal Cliff Talks
Hill Democrats Warm To GOP-Backed Social Security Concession In Fiscal Cliff Talks
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The Atlantic Online and Daily Kos
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Makes Third Fiscal Cliff Offer
Obama Makes Third Fiscal Cliff Offer
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Outside the Beltway
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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Talking Points Memo, BuzzFeed, DealBook, Fortune, Reuters, Quartz, Forbes, The Caucus, Gawker and The Hinterland Gazette
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Susan Candiotti / CNN:
Sporting goods chain suspends sale of certain semi-automatic after shooting — Mourners leave Honan Funeral Home after attending the funeral for Jack Pinto, 6, one of the youngest victims of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, on Monday, December 17, in Newtown, Connecticut.
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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ThinkProgress, The Hill, Wonkblog, Right Wing News, msnbc.com, Balloon Juice, The Fix and Gawker
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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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, 88, dies
Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, 88, dies
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americanthinker.com, AMERICAblog, Moe Lane and Towleroad News #gay
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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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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TBogg and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Declan McCullagh / CNET:
Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos — In its first big policy shift since Facebook bought the photo-sharing site, Instagram claims the right to sell users' photos without payment or notification. Oh, and there's no way to opt out. — Instagram said today …
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Politico, NYT Bits, Wired, Boing Boing, NBC4 Washington, The Big Picture, AMERICAblog, Gawker and The Atlantic Online, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Daily Caller and Patterico's Pontifications
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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Mediaite
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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Right Wing Watch, Firedoglake, Gawker, Hullabaloo, msnbc.com, Mediaite and Daily Kos
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Jeff Spross / ThinkProgress:
Tea Party Group Blames Connecticut Shooting On Teachers, Unions, And Sex
Tea Party Group Blames Connecticut Shooting On Teachers, Unions, And Sex
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Business Insider and Shakesville
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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Crooks and Liars and Suburban Guerrilla
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Christy Wampole / Opinionator:
Guns and the Decline of the Young Man — Adam Lanza was a young man. Jacob Roberts was a young man. James Holmes is a young man. Seung-Hui Cho was a young man. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were young men. — Something about life in the United States is conducive to young men planning …
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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and Althouse
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Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Six Extreme Policies That Prove The NRA Is Out Of Step With America
Six Extreme Policies That Prove The NRA Is Out Of Step With America
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Strange Bedfellows, The Caucus and Business Insider