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Reuters:
Fiscal cliff deal increasingly unlikely — Nearly all the major players in the fiscal cliff negotiations are starting to agree on one thing: A deal is virtually impossible before the New Year. — Unlike the bank bailout in 2008, the tax deal in 2010 and the debt ceiling in 2011 …
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Reid: ‘Fiscal cliff’ deal unlikely — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday said it is likely too late for Congress to pull the nation back from the “fiscal cliff.” — Speaking on the Senate floor, Reid castigated Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for sending members of the House …
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Why John Boehner Wants Action to Move to the Senate — The new line from John Boehner is that the onus is now on the Senate to pass a fiscal cliff solution, and then the House will take up and consider whatever the Senate passes. — On the face of it, this is nonsensical. Democrats have a majority in the Senate.
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Post Politics, Outside the Beltway, Mother Jones, The Plum Line, Daily Kos and Wonkblog
CBS News:
The “fiscal cliff”: What to expect if there's no deal
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Lynn Sweet and Daily Kos
Wall Street Journal:
Free David Gregory — Moving right along in America's gun control, er, “conversation,” we now have the illuminating debate over the alleged criminality of “Meet the Press” host David Gregory. Somehow this seems appropriate to the quality of the rest of the gun debate.
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Politico and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
WSJ ed board: ‘Free David Gregory’ — The Wall Street Journal editorial board is dismissing right-wing calls for David Gregory's indictment as “entirely nonsensical,” reflecting the widely-held belief that the investigation involving the “Meet The Press” is not a legitimate use of law enforcement's time.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Agonist, Mediaite and Daily Download
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Supreme Court won't block Obama health law's contraception mandate — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block the Obama administration's contraception mandate from taking effect. — Justice Sonia Sotomayor rejected a request for an emergency injunction that would have shielded employers from the mandate.
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Hot Air, Althouse, americanthinker.com and The Raw Story
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
E.P.A. Chief to Step Down, With Climate Still Low Priority — Lisa P. Jackson is stepping down as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after a four-year tenure that began with high hopes of sweeping action to address climate change and other environmental ills but ended …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, First Read, The Raw Story and Weekly Standard
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Associated Press:
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson stepping down after tumultuous term — FILE: September 22, 2011: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson testifies at a Capitol Hill hearing in Washington.REUTERS — The Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog …
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Politico, This Just In, “The Lid” and The PJ Tatler
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Departing Environmental Chief Suggests Obama Has Failed On Climate — A pointed statement on the way out. “I spoke about the need to address climate change, but...” — Image by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images — The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Administration announced Thursday …
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Pollsters' Regrets — If you spent a tenth the time I did staring at and trying to understand polls during the 2012 election cycle, then you owe it to yourself to read Steven Shepard's National Journal piece on the post-election debate over polls and poll aggregation.
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Booman Tribune and NationalJournal.com
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Want Stricter Gun Laws, Still Oppose Bans — Support for strengthening gun sale laws has surged 15 percentage points since 2011 — PRINCETON, NJ — In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., Gallup finds 58% of Americans in favor of strengthening …
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Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and The Fix
Drew Hansen / Del Ray, VA Patch:
Sen. Crapo Consumed Vodka Prior to Arrest in Del Ray — U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) is scheduled to appear in Alexandria court on Jan. 4. — U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) admitted to consuming several shots of vodka hours before being arrested and charged with driving under …
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Politico, Mediaite and The Raw Story
Jennifer Martinez / The Hill:
Senate set to debate privacy amendments to surveillance bill on Thursday — The Senate is set to debate a handful of privacy-focused amendments to a controversial surveillance bill when it gets back to work on Thursday. — Civil liberties and privacy groups had urged the Senate in recent weeks …
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Unqualified Offerings and The Heritage Foundation
antarctica.ac.uk:
Press Release - Antarctic lake mission called off — Home » Media Room » Press Releases » Press Release - Antarctic lake mission called off » — Number: — In the early hours of Christmas Day (Tuesday 25 December 2012) Professor Martin Siegert …
CEPR:
Ruth Marcus Is Outraged by Overly Generous Social Security Checks — Well, who can blame her? After all, we have tens of millions of seniors living high on Social Security checks averaging a bit over $1,200 a month at a time when folks like the CEOs in the Campaign to Fix the Debt are supposed …
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Sky Dancing, Jared Bernstein and Crooks and Liars
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Log Cabin Republicans release ad attacking possible Hagel nomination — A group representing gay Republicans published an ad opposing the potential nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) for secretary of Defense. — The ad, published Thursday in The New York Times by the Log Cabin Republicans …
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New York Times:
Signs of Changes Taking Hold in Electronics Factories in China — CHENGDU, China — One day last summer, Pu Xiaolan was halfway through a shift inspecting iPad cases when she received a beige wooden chair with white stripes and a high, sturdy back. — At first, Ms. Pu wondered if someone had made a mistake.
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Marginal Revolution and The Verge
Robert Cox / Talk of the Sound:
Map: Where are the Journal News employees in your neighborhood? — The map indicates the addresses of all Journal News Employees in the New York Tri-State area. Each dot represents an individual Journal News employee — a reporter, editor or staffer. The data does not include freelancers …
Output Producer, CA — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, Remote US — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
