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CNN Poll: Are GOP policies too extreme? — Washington (CNN) - Just over half the public says that the GOP should give up more than the Democrats in any bipartisan solution to the country's problems, according to a new national survey. — And a CNN/ORC International poll also indicates …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Harry Reid: ‘We Are Not Going to Do Anything’ — Senate majority leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, made his “fiscal cliff” position clear in a press conference today. “We are not going to do anything,” said Reid. — Reid added, “We are not taking up anything they are working on over there.”
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Politico:
Boehner: W.H. has ‘done nothing’ on cliff talks — Speaker John Boehner, using his harshest tone of the fiscal cliff debate, said the White House has “done nothing” since he relented on letting low tax rates lapse on wealthy Americans. — “For weeks the White House said if I moved on rates …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Leader Reid rules out Senate vote on ‘Plan B’ — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday the Senate will not vote on Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) “Plan B” to extend tax rates for family income below $1 million. — The Democratic leader blasted Boehner for wasting time on …
CNN:
House set to vote on Boehner's Plan B — Washington (CNN) — The House is set to vote Thursday on Plan B, a GOP version of an agreement on the fiscal cliff, and another measure designed to lure support for the plan from hard-line Republicans. — The White House threatened Wednesday to veto that plan …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Obama in focus, yet all over the map
Obama in focus, yet all over the map
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Dean Clancy / FreedomWorks:
Fiscal Cliff: Two Cheers for Boehner's Plan B (But Oppose It Anyway)
Fiscal Cliff: Two Cheers for Boehner's Plan B (But Oppose It Anyway)
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Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Republicans put Obama in a box
Republicans put Obama in a box
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Brian Thompson / nbcnewyork.com:
Cory Booker Will Run for U.S. Senate in 2014: Sources — Newark Mayor Cory Booker will not challenge New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in next year's gubernatorial race and will instead run for U.S. Senate in 2014, political sources familiar with his decision tell NBC 4 New York.
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Cory Booker: I'll explore U.S. Senate run
Cory Booker: I'll explore U.S. Senate run
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David Giambusso / New Jersey Online:
Cory Booker won't challenge Christie, eyes U.S. Senate instead
Cory Booker won't challenge Christie, eyes U.S. Senate instead
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Newt Gingrich Supports “Reality” Of State-Sanctioned Marriage Equality
Newt Gingrich Supports “Reality” Of State-Sanctioned Marriage Equality
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Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:
I don't agree with any of my FNC colleagues or anyone else who is a tad bit sarcastic on our air about Secretary Clinton's health — I believe that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is suffering from a concussion. She has never shied away from a fight (assuming the testimony would even amount to that) …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Allen West: Hillary Clinton caught ‘Benghazi flu’
Allen West: Hillary Clinton caught ‘Benghazi flu’
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Steven Greenhouse / Media Decoder:
‘Charlie Rose’ Show Agrees to Pay Up to $250,000 to Settle Interns' Lawsuit — Charlie Rose and his production company have agreed to pay as much as $250,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by a former unpaid intern who claimed minimum wage violations.
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Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
A sad announcement — I know I probably shouldn't have done it — especially because yesterday was a snowy day with the temperature here in Colorado dipping well below freezing — but on a whim I took all my guns and ammunition out in a small skiff on one of the nearby lakes and, sad to say …
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
After Newtown, Modest Change in Opinion about Gun Control — Most Say Assault Weapons Make Nation More Dangerous — OVERVIEW — The public's attitudes toward gun control have shown only modest change in the wake of last week's deadly shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Charles E. Schumer / Washington Post:
A middle ground on gun limits
A middle ground on gun limits
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Chuck Hagel Once Opposed Nominee Because He Was “Openly Aggressively Gay” — The man who would be secretary of defense also supported the ban on open military service for gays and lesbians. — Image by Ali Jarekji / Reuters — WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Chuck Hagel …
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Florida Man Invokes ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law After Shooting Fellow Pizza Customer — A Florida man defended his decision to shoot an impatient pizza customer over the weekend, citing the state's infamous “Stand Your Ground” law. — Michael Jock, a 52-year-old resident of St. Petersburg …
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Kevin Sullivan / Washington Post:
In Newtown, Nancy Lanza a subject of sympathy for some, anger for others — NEWTOWN, Conn. — Twenty-six. Not 27. — When many people in Newtown count the victims in last week's massacre, they tally 20 children in Sandy Hook Elementary School, plus six adult faculty and staff members.
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Jennifer Martinez / The Hill:
Video game lobby breaks silence after Newtown shooting
Video game lobby breaks silence after Newtown shooting
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Brings On Santa Claus To Discuss The ‘War On Christmas’ — Fox and Friends took its coverage of the so-called “War on Christmas” to the front lines on Thursday morning by inviting Santa Claus to weigh in on America's changing culture and secularization.
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Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:
Connecticut congressman: Rick Perry a ‘testosterone laden’ individual with blood on his hands … During a press conference on gun control yesterday, Rep. Jim Himes D-Conn. blasted Texas Governor Rick Perry for vocally supporting Second Amendment rights for American citizens after the horrific school shooting in Connecticut.
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Ann Coulter / Official:
WE KNOW HOW TO STOP SCHOOL SHOOTINGS — In the wake of a monstrous crime like a madman's mass murder of defenseless women and children at the Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the nation's attention is riveted on what could have been done to prevent such a massacre.
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