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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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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
House Republicans Cut Food Stamps, Obamacare, And Wall Street Oversight In Ill-Fated ‘Plan B’ — House Republicans today, in addition to voting on Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) so-called “Plan B” — which extends the Bush tax cuts on income up to $1 million — will also vote on a bill …
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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 …
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Boehner: W.H. has ‘done nothing’ on cliff talks
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House set to vote on Boehner's Plan B
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
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)
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House to vote on bill replacing sequester spending cuts
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Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Republicans put Obama in a box
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Newt Gingrich On Mitt Romney: ‘I Would Have Probably Done Better’ Against Obama … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Gingrich 2012, Newt Gingrich, Video, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Gay Marriage, Newt Gingrich Gay Marriage, Newt Gingrich Immigration Reform, Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney, Rnc Review, Romney Media, Politics News
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Newt Gingrich Supports “Reality” Of State-Sanctioned Marriage Equality
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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
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David Giambusso / New Jersey Online:
Cory Booker won't challenge Christie, eyes U.S. Senate instead
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Katy Steinmetz / TIME:
The Cost of Romney's Government-Assisted Transition: $8.9 Million — One of the less scintillating milestones of the 2012 election was marked by the General Services Administration, when Mitt Romney became the first candidate to take advantage of the Presidential Transition Act of 2010.
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Richard Trumka On Fiscal Cliff: Not Ready To Blow Up Deal Over Obama's Social Security Concession … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Video, Obama Social Security, Richard Trumka, Richard Trumka Fiscal Cliff, Aflcio Fiscal Cliff, Alfcio Trumka Cliff, Fiscal Cliff, Obama Fiscal Cliff, Obama Trumka …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Liberal Democrats say chained CPI is a deficit deal breaker - almost
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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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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) …
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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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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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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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Gallup: Obama's Approval Rating Reaches Highest Point Since 2009 — President Barack Obama's job approval rating reached 56 percent in Thursday's edition of the Gallup daily tracking poll, the highest mark since October 13, 2009. — Thursday's release also showed 37 percent disapprove of Obama …
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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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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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