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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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John Boehner moving to Plan B on fiscal cliff — House Republicans, discouraged by the pace of negotiations with the White House, will move their own bill that would hike tax rates on income above $1 million, according to several sources familiar with the plan.
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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
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Obama's Latest Fiscal Slope Offer: I'm Missing the Part Where Republicans Give Up Something — I noted the emerging fiscal slope deal yesterday, and we have additional developments on that front. — The headlines here is that the Obama Administration narrowed the demand they maintained for four years …
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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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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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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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Paul Krugman:
Rumors of a Deal — It sounds as if Ezra Klein is hearing …
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Obama makes new fiscal offer; Boehner says it's not enough
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Hill Democrats Warm To GOP-Backed Social Security Concession In Fiscal Cliff Talks
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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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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.
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Washington Post:
Obama asks Cabinet members for proposals to curb gun violence
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Dan Primack / Fortune:
Cerberus: We want out of gun biz
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Mark Scott / DealBook:
Cerberus to Sell Freedom Group, a Gunmaker
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Gothamist and The Hinterland Gazette
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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What Instagram's New Terms of Service Mean for You
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Roberto Baldwin / Wired:
How to Download Your Instagram Photos and Kill Your Account
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Mike Brunker / World News:
Richard Engel and NBC News team freed from captors in Syria — Updated at 8:15 a.m. ET: NBC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and members of his network production team were freed from captors in Syria after a firefight at a checkpoint on Monday, five days after they were taken prisoner, NBC News said early Tuesday.
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Richard Engel of NBC Is Released in Syria
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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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David Kopel / Wall Street Journal:
Guns, Mental Illness and Newtown
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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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Abby Livingston / Roll Call:
South Carolina Special Election Attracts Familiar Faces
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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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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, 88, dies
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Emanuel: Obama ‘very clear’ on supporting assault weapons ban — Chicago Mayor and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday defended President Obama, saying he had always been “very clear” on supporting a federal assault weapons ban. — During an interview on “CBS This Morning …
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Erwin Chemerinsky / LAW.com:
Assault weapons in the cross hairs
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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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BuzzFeed:
Swift Boat Veterans Set To Give John Kerry A Pass — The group that helped sink his 2004 campaign grumbles, quietly. “I was hoping that Ms. Rice would get the nomination,” says a Swiftboater. — Image by Joshua Roberts / Reuters — Leading figures in the controversial conservative group …
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