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5:30 PM ET, December 9, 2013

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Alex Seitz-Wald / NationalJournal.com:
How Adam Lanza Wrecked Obama's Second Term  —  Don't blame the catastrophic health care rollout for the president's woes.  The Sandy Hook shooting is the real reason things went amok.  —  There are plenty of reasons this is the lowest point of Barack Obama's presidency.
Reuters:
Israeli Top Leaders Not Attending Mandela Funeral  —  JERUSALEM — Neither Israel's prime minister nor president will attend South Africa's commemorations of the late Nelson Mandela this week, officials said, a notable absence at events expected to draw more than 70 world leaders.
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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Obama flies to South Africa with Bushes, Hillary Clinton  —  (CNN) - The Air Force One flight from the U.S. to South Africa on Monday was historic not only for its final destination, but for its passenger list.  —  Joining President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for the trip …
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Spies' Dragnet Reaches a Playing Field of Elves and Trolls  —  Not limiting their activities to the earthly realm, American and British spies have infiltrated the fantasy worlds of World of Warcraft and Second Life, conducting surveillance and scooping up data in the online games played …
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ProPublica:
World of Spycraft: NSA and CIA Spied in Online Games  —  by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times … Not limiting their activities to the earthly realm, American and British spies have infiltrated the fantasy worlds of World of Warcraft and Second Life …
TIME:
The Top Ten Finalists for Person of the Year in 2013  —  Here are the final ten contenders for TIME's Person of the Year (listed alphabetically): Bashar Assad, President of Syria Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder Ted Cruz, Texas Senator Miley Cyrus, Singer Pope Francis, Leader of the Catholic Church Barack Obama …
Robert Pear / New York Times:
On Health Exchanges, Premiums May Be Low, but Other Costs Can Be High  —  WASHINGTON — For months, the Obama administration has heralded the low premiums of medical insurance policies on sale in the insurance exchanges created by the new health law.  But as consumers dig into the details …
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New York Times:
Amid the Uproar Over the Health Law, Voices of Quiet Optimism and Relief
Discussion: The Plum Line
Seymour M. Hersh / London Review of Books:
Whose sarin?  —  Barack Obama did not tell the whole story this autumn when he tried to make the case that Bashar al-Assad was responsible for the chemical weapons attack near Damascus on 21 August.  In some instances, he omitted important intelligence, and in others he presented assumptions as facts.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
White House: Sy Hersh report ‘false’
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and The Agonist
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New Yorker, Washington Post Passed On Seymour Hersh Syria Report
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Limited Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement  —  Iran's Leaders Seen as ‘Not Serious’ in Addressing Nuclear Concerns  —  The public is reacting skeptically to last month's multilateral agreement aimed at freezing parts of Iran's nuclear program.  Overall, more disapprove than approve of the deal …
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Cheney: The Iran Deal Is Bad Because Of Obamacare
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Kentucky Man Sets Gun On Toilet Paper Dispenser While Using Restroom, Gun Goes Off  —  A Kentucky man just needed a place to set his gun while he relieved himself in a restaurant restroom on Sunday, but the toilet paper dispenser may not have been the best choice.
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Associated Press:
Man shot when gun discharges in restroom
Discussion: Liberaland
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Timothy Heritage / Reuters:
Putin dissolves state news agency, tightens grip on Russia media
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Politico
The Sportsman Channel:
Sarah Palin Joins Sportsman Channel as Host of Original Series “Amazing America with Sarah Palin”  —  Cultural, Political and Media Force, Palin Returns to Unscripted Television as Sportsman Channel's “First Lady of the Outdoors”  —  New Berlin, WI (December 9 2013) Former U.S. vice presidential candidate …
Beth Reinhard / NationalJournal.com:
Can Democrats Make 2014 About the Minimum Wage?  —  Shifting away from Obamacare is smart politics, but it won't be easy to lure GOP voters with a low-wages argument.  —  A prominent liberal think tank dubbed it a “political goldmine.”  The New Republic called it “the issue that could take down Mitch McConnell.”
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Bloomberg:
Warren Hits Banks, Expands Base to Solidify Senate Power
Discussion: First Read
ThinkProgress:
There's Now A Coloring Book To Teach Your Children To Love Ted Cruz  —  Are you a new parent terrified that the liberal media will turn your child into an Obama supporter?  Or do you just need something to entertain your kids during those long drives to Tea Party rallies?
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Lindsey Graham declines health care contribution  —  Add one more lawmaker to the list of those giving up employer contributions to their Obamacare coverage.  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in a statement Monday that he would decline the contribution and join the South Carolina health care exchange set …
Discussion: Reuters and CNN
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Sibling rivalry? Zeke vs. Rahm Emanuel on Obamacare
Susan Wyatt / KING-TV:
TSA agent confiscates sock monkey's toy pistol  —  “Rooster Monkburn” the cowboy sock monkey is without his pistol, thanks to a diligent TSA agent in St. Louis.  —  Phyllis May of Redmond, Wash. says she is “appalled and shocked and embarrassed all at the same time” about the incident that happened on Wednesday.
Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
Obama Faces Backlash Over New Corporate Powers In Secret Trade Deal  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration appears to have almost no international support for controversial new trade standards that would grant radical new political powers to corporations, increase the cost of prescription medications …
Tomas Hachard / The Atlantic Online:
Finally, Some Films That Don't Make the 1960s Look So Groovy  —  While it's likely entirely coincidental, it's nevertheless fitting that the Coen brothers' latest movie, Inside Llewyn Davis, has its initial release on December 6.  That was the day of the Altamont music festival in 1969 …
 
 
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Sander Levin: Rand Paul's ‘disservice to humanity’
Discussion: Daily Kos
Austan Goolsbee / Wall Street Journal:
Pre-K Education Is a Long-Term Winner
Discussion: National Review and AEIdeas
Ramesh Ponnuru / National Review:
Obama's Iraq  —  Obama lied, insurance plans died.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Tony Perry / Los Angeles Times:
Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to face sentencing
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Liberals want to stop men from checking out women
Insurance Business:
Health exchange calls on producers to help meet enrollment deadline
 Earlier Items: 
ThinkProgress:
Job Creation Deals Struck By Florida's Governor Have Failed To Deliver
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Greenwald Vows To Return To U.S. After ‘Exile’
USA Today:
Cellphone data spying: It's not just the NSA
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Americans Discover They're Trapped In GOP's Medicaid Expansion Gap
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Budget deal expected this week amounts to a cease-fire as sides move to avert a standoff
Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
Obama tells a whopper on IRS scandal
 

 
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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