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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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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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The Daily Caller, National Review, Jared Bernstein, Wall Street Journal and Calculated Risk
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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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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Brad DeLong
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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Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Inouye's death leaves opening in Senate
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Politico
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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The Huffington Post, Post Politics, Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes', Gawker, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
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.
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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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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and Althouse
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Six Extreme Policies That Prove The NRA Is Out Of Step With America
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The Hill
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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Business Insider and Shakesville
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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“The Lid”, Hot Air, The Hill and Michelle Malkin
Mike Brunker / World News:
Richard Engel and NBC News team freed from captors in Syria — Richard Engel at the end of a reporting trip in Syria in July of this year. — By Mike Brunker, NBC News — NBC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and members of his network production team were freed from captors …
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Guardian, Daily Mail and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »
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John Cook / Gawker:
Richard Engel is Missing in Syria; NBC News Enforces News Blackout
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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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Crooks and Liars and Suburban Guerrilla
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Media myths on ‘assault weapons’ and ‘semiautomatic firearms’
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Hit & Run, New York Times and The Atlantic Online
Mark Heim / al.com:
North Alabama player tweets racist Obama comment after speech pre-empted NFL game, now gone from team — A North Alabama football player posted a racist tweet about President Barack Obama tonight in response to NBC pre-empting the 49ers-Patriots game on Sunday Night Football to show Obama's speech …
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Andrew Belonsky / Towleroad News #gay:
I'm Gay: The 50 Most Powerful Coming Outs of 2012 — “The fact is, I'm gay.” Anderson Cooper's long-awaited announcement sums what it meant to come out in 2012. Again and again we heard the same sentiment — from pop singer Mika's equally anticipated confirmation, “If you ask me am I gay …
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