memeorandum: Filibuster faces terminal decline (The Hill)

2:30 PM ET, November 24, 2013

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Abject Surrender by the United States — Negotiations for an “interim” arrangement over Iran's nuclear weapons program finally succeeded this past weekend, as Security Council foreign ministers (plus Germany) flew to Geneva to meet their Iranian counterpart.

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Israel Matzav, Power Line and his vorpal sword

Washington Post:

Iran, world powers reach historic nuclear deal — GENEVA — Iran and six major powers agreed early Sunday on an historic deal that freezes key parts of Iran's nuclear program in exchange for temporary relief on some economic sanctions, diplomats confirmed. — The deal was reached …

MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:

Sec. John Kerry: ‘No Daylight’ Between Israel, U.S. on Goal for Iran Nuclear Program — Following a historic deal on Iran's nuclear program brokered overnight in Geneva, Secretary of State John Kerry sought to temper concerns expressed by Israel over the agreement, saying in an interview on …

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Washington Post, Israel Matzav, The World's Greatest …, BBC, Associated Press, Mediaite, ABC News, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit

Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:

Iran's top officials hail nuclear deal as beginning of new era — TEHRAN — Iran's top officials on Sunday welcomed the initial agreement struck with world powers over its nuclear activities, hailing the deal as the beginning of a new era for the Islamic republic, both in its relations …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Jihad Watch and The Gateway Pundit

Jonathan Allen / Politico:

Early skepticism, caution on nuclear deal — President Barack Obama's Iranian nuclear deal is running into deep skepticism — and harsh criticism — from officials in Israel and on Capitol Hill. — Less than 12 hours after Obama announced the agreement at the White House …

Discussion: CNN, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Associated Press

Fred Kaplan / Slate:

We Have a Deal With Iran. A Good One. — It's everything Obama hoped to achieve in Geneva. — The Iranian nuclear deal struck Saturday night is a triumph. It contains nothing that any American, Israeli, or Arab skeptic could reasonably protest. Had George W. Bush negotiated this deal …

Reuters:

Netanyahu says Iran nuclear deal is ‘historic mistake’ — Bennett: “Israel does not see itself as bound by this bad, this very bad agreement that has been signed.” — Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu characterized the agreement signed with Iran early Sunday morning as a historic mistake.

Discussion: Israel Matzav, Liberaland, The Gateway Pundit and Blazing Cat Fur

Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:

Accord Reached With Iran to Halt Nuclear Program — GENEVA — The United States and five other world powers announced a landmark accord Sunday morning that would temporarily freeze Iran's nuclear program and lay the foundation for a more sweeping agreement.

Discussion: Politico, American Spectator, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Towleroad, Outside the Beltway, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Associated Press, Liberaland and Crooks and Liars

Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Obama's Very Personal Deal With Iran

Discussion: Liberaland

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer ‘Disappointed’ With Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal

Discussion: Weekly Standard

CNN:
Israeli PM Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal ‘historic mistake’

Discussion: Politico and Washington Free Beacon

The White House:
Statement By The President On First Step Agreement On Iran's Nuclear Program

Discussion: News Desk, Mashable, World News and White House.gov Blog

Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israeli Leaders Decry Geneva Accord

Discussion: Politico

Associated Press:
Key figures in the secret U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks: — UNITED STATES

Discussion: ThinkProgress and CNN

Ashley Killough / CNN:
Kerry: Israel is safer under new deal

Discussion: Politico and The Week

Associated Press:
Obama: Iran deal ‘an important first step’

Discussion: Business Insider and Post Politics

Indira A.R. Lakshmanan / Bloomberg:
Iran to Reap $7 Billion in Sanctions Relief Under Accord

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch

Reuters:
Six powers clinch breakthrough deal curbing Iran's nuclear activity

Discussion: Jihad Watch

CNN: Obama: Iran nuclear deal limits ability to create nuclear weapons

Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
A Look at US-Iran Ties Leading up to Nuclear Pact

Discussion: Politico

CBS News:
Nuclear deal reached between Iran, 6 powers

Discussion: CBS DC and Liberaland

Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:

Filibuster change clears path for Obama climate regs crackdown — Green groups might be the biggest winners from Senate Democrats' decision to gut the minority party's filibuster rights on nominations. — Their top priority — President Obama's second-term regulations on climate change …

Discussion: Washington Monthly

The Hill:

Filibuster faces terminal decline — The gradual diminishment of the filibuster is inevitable now that Democrats have set off the “nuclear option,” experts say, and that could have much broader ramifications down the line. — “From here on in, the filibuster is likely to be eroded …

Discussion: Politico

Eric Posner / Slate:
Centrists Should Mourn the Demise of the Filibuster

Discussion: Althouse

Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:

In rural Kentucky, health-care debate takes back seat as the long-uninsured line up — | in BREATHITT COUNTY, Ky. — On the campaign trail, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was still blasting the new health-care law as unsalvageable. At the White House, President Obama …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Corrente, Hullabaloo and Prairie Weather

John Harwood / New York Times:

Don't Dare Call the Health Law ‘Redistribution’ — WASHINGTON — Rebecca M. Blank was a top candidate in 2011 to lead President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, but then the White House turned up something politically dangerous. — “A commitment to economic justice necessarily implies …

Discussion: National Review