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9:35 PM ET, January 1, 2013

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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:

CBO: ‘Fiscal cliff’ deal carries $4 trillion price tag over next decade — The Senate deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” will add roughly $4 trillion to the deficit when compared to current law, according to new numbers from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Discussion: Politico, The Gateway Pundit and CNN

Politico:

House plans to act on cliff deal — The House will vote Tuesday night on the Senate-passed bill to avert the fiscal cliff, likely paving the way for the deal to become law, as President Barack Obama has said he will sign it. — If the House acts as expected — with House Democrats expected …

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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:

GOP Congressmen Suggest Republican Senators Who Voted For ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Compromise Were Drunk — House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), who is joining a growing number of Republicans trying to add more spending cuts to the last-minute fiscal cliff deal and send it back to the Senate …

Discussion: Balloon Juice, The Gateway Pundit and Hullabaloo

Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:

Could A Boehner-Cantor Rift Send The Country Over The Fiscal Cliff? — A rift at the highest level of House Republican leadership is imperiling Senate-backed legislation to yank the economy back from over the fiscal cliff — legislation that House Republicans directly asked their GOP counterparts in the Senate to negotiate and pass.

Discussion: CBS News, The Moderate Voice, Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes', CANNONFIRE, Post Politics, Bloomberg, The Hill and The Raw Story

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

Part 1 of the Fiscal Cliff is Over. Now Gird Yourself for Part 2. — The fiscal cliff is dead. Long live the fiscal cliff. — It's over. Sort of. The Senate voted 89-8 to prevent middle-class taxes from rising while allowing rates to increase for taxpayers with incomes over $450,000.

Discussion: Washington Monthly

William Kristol / Weekly Standard:

Say Yes to the Mess — The fiscal cliff deal that the Senate passed early this morning is ridiculous in too many ways to count. There seem to be no figures from the Congressional Budget Office and only “very preliminary” figures from the Joint Tax Committee about the real spending and revenue implications.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Kyle Balluck / The Hill:

House Republicans gauging support for two budget options — House Republican leaders will assess support within their conference for two options on the Senate's “fiscal cliff” compromise before deciding whether to try to amend the legislation and send it back to the upper chamber, lawmakers and aides said.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Crooks and Liars, Firedoglake, CBS News and The Hill

John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Republicans Prepare For Key Vote On Fiscal Cliff Deal

Discussion: Washington Post and The Huffington Post

Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
U.S. Fiscal Cliff Deal Leaves House Republicans Angry, Deal In Jeopardy

Discussion: CNN, Balloon Juice, Booman Tribune and Associated Press

Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Boehner's 100 loyal soldiers might give him political cover on ‘fiscal cliff’

Discussion: The Hill, Hullabaloo and Crooks and Liars

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats will reject House changes to tax bill, aides say

Discussion: ABCNEWS and AMERICAblog

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
House Takes On Fiscal Cliff

Discussion: Truthdig, Politico, CNN, Angry Bear, The Maddow Blog, The Week and Balloon Juice

David Rogers / Politico:
The price tag: $4 trillion added to deficit

Discussion: Truthdig and The Gateway Pundit

Peter Baker / New York Times:
View From the Left: Obama ‘Kept Giving Stuff Away’

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Paul Krugman

Ross Douthat:
Liberalism's $400,000 Problem

Discussion: The Agonist, Firedoglake and The Daily Caller

Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Senate Passes Tax Increases on Wealthy Americans

CNNMoney.com:
CBO: Fiscal cliff deal adds $4 trillion to deficits

Discussion: Washington Times, CNN, Weasel Zippers and Outside the Beltway

David Brooks / New York Times:
Another Fiscal Flop

Discussion: Hot Air, Firedoglake, Right Wing News and The American Conservative

CBS News:
Fiscal cliff deal heads to House after Senate vote

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Prairie Weather, Calculated Risk and New York Times

Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
White House Claims Victory In Fiscal Deal

Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller

Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Focus now turns to the House

Discussion: Politico, Booman Tribune, The Impolitic, CNN, Associated Press, Taylor Marsh, Outside the Beltway and The Huffington Post

Fox News:
Fiscal crisis measure now heads to the House for approval

Discussion: protein wisdom and Fox News Insider

William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Senate passes massive tax cut which raised taxes over $600 billion in middle of night without reading the bill

Discussion: Business Insider, Twitchy, Post Politics and UrbanGrounds

Dylan Byers / Politico:

‘Journal News’ hires armed security guards — The Journal News of West Nyack, N.Y., has hired armed security guards to defend its offices after receiving a torrent of phone calls and emails responding to the paper's publication of the names and addresses of area residents with pistol permits.

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, UrbanGrounds and Weasel Zippers, more at Mediagazer »

Dskriloff / The Rockland County Times:

The Journal News is Armed and Dangerous — ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES EXCLUSIVE — Armed guards from RGA Investigations have taken up post at the Journal News' Rockland County headquarters — Journal News' Rockland headquarters in West Nyack, Town of Clarkstown — Guns are good for the goose but NOT for the gander.

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Paul Krugman:

Perspective on the Deal — To make sense of what just happened, we need to ask what is really at stake, and how much difference the budget deal makes in the larger picture. — So, what are the two sides really fighting about? Surely the answer is, the future of the welfare state.

Discussion: The Plum Line, Campaign for America's Future, AMERICAblog, Brad DeLong, Hot Air, The Agonist, Economist's View, ABCNEWS, Booman Tribune, The New Republic and ctj.org

Devorah Lauter / Telegraph:

Apple's Paris store hit by New Year's Eve raid — The Apple shop in Paris's Opera district was robbed by armed, masked men on New Year's Eve, under the noses of riot police patrolling the nearby Champs Elysées. — The Apple store in Paris — Reports claimed the thieves …

Discussion: Mashable! and The Verge

Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:

Kathy Griffin Kisses Anderson Cooper's Crotch On National Television — No matter what vulgar things Kathy Griffin does on CNN's live New Year's Eve broadcasts, the folks at the supposedly most trusted name in news continue to invite her back. — On Monday night's program …

Discussion: Ed Driscoll, Right Wing News, The Jawa Report and Small Dead Animals

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

An Optimistic Take On the “Cliff” Deal — Here are some glass-half-full observations on last night's McConnell-Biden fiscal deal from an inveterate optimist. — Raising taxes on those who are already paying roughly double their fair share, while leaving everyone else's taxes the same, is lousy public policy.

Donovan Slack / Politico:

White House declares victory — The White House issued a “fact sheet” statement Tuesday declaring the fiscal cliff agreement a victory, though the House has yet to vote on the measure. — “At this make or break moment for the middle class, the President achieved a bipartisan solution …