memeorandum: On Ice: 100 year-old negatives discovered in Antarctic (Steve Meltzer/Imaging Resource News Page)

9:15 AM ET, December 29, 2013

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Marilyn Tavenner / HHS.gov:

Enrollment Surged Prior to the Deadline for Coverage on January 1 — As we continue our open enrollment campaign, we experienced a welcome surge in enrollment as millions of Americans seek access to affordable health care coverage through new Health Insurance Marketplaces nationwide.

Discussion: CNN and NBCNews

Kyle Balluck / The Hill:

ObamaCare enrollment tops 1 million — More than 1.1 million people enrolled in ObamaCare before a December 24 deadline for consumers seeking healthcare plans that begin Jan. 1, the Obama administration said early Sunday. — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) …

David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:

A Deadly Mix in Benghazi — Benghazi, Libya — A boyish-looking American diplomat was meeting for the first time with the Islamist leaders of eastern Libya's most formidable militias. — It was Sept. 9, 2012. Gathered on folding chairs in a banquet hall by the Mediterranean …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Little Green Footballs

Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:

New York Times: No Evidence Al Qaeda ‘Had Any Role’ In Benghazi Attack — A months-long investigation by The New York Times “turned up no evidence that Al Qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role” in the assaults last year on a U.S. diplomatic mission and a C.I.A. compound in Benghazi, Libya.

Discussion: susiemadrak.com, The Moderate Voice and Mediaite

Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:

DNC sends email defending Obama from impeachment possibility — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sent out a paranoid email Saturday evening urging supporters to vote for Democrats so that Republicans can't impeach President Obama. — The email, subject line “Impeachment,” …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Israel Matzav and BizPac Review

Steve Meltzer / Imaging Resource News Page:

On Ice: 100 year-old negatives discovered in Antarctic — Conservators restoring an Antarctic exploration hut recently made a remarkable discovery: a small box of 22 exposed but unprocessed photographic negatives, frozen in a solid block of ice for nearly one hundred years.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Little Green Footballs and The Verge

RIA Novosti:

Female Suicide Bomber Kills Over a Dozen at Volgograd Train Station … Originally posted at 13:19 and updated throughout the day — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a train station in Russia's southern city of Volgograd on Sunday, killing over a dozen people …

Discussion: CNN, Scared Monkeys and Jihad Watch

Heather / crooksandliars.com/user/91:

Gohmert: Administration Has To Keep Susan Rice Close So She 'Doesn't Spill The Beans On What All She Knows' — Rep. Louie Gohmert with another round of wingnut conspiracy theories. — The talking heads over at Fox “news” are terribly upset that the United States is talking to the Iranians instead …

Discussion: Liberaland

The Huffington Post:

It's Not Just Poor People Getting Hosed When Congress Lets Unemployment Insurance Expire — NEW YORK — David Torian is an Ivy League-educated lawyer and a onetime chief of staff to then-Rep. Michael McNulty (D-N.Y.). He has 23 years of experience in congressional and government relations …

Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos, Hot Air, Associated Press and New York Times

Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:

Who cares if we wreck that million dollar painting? JP Morgan's $19m-a-year boss under fire for ‘opulent’ Christmas card of him hitting tennis balls around palatial home — JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon, 57, has been branded ‘tone deaf’ after releasing a decadent Christmas card in which he hits tennis balls around his palatial home.

WTOP.com:

Toby Keith restaurant in Va. bans guns, sparks uproar — WOODBRIDGE, Va. - A new restaurant that recently opened in Woodbridge is sparking a Second Amendment controversy, especially online. — The restaurant named for country music star Toby Keith has posted a “ No guns permitted” …

Discussion: The Raw Story, WJLA-TV, Liberaland, Mediaite and BREITBART.COM

Daily Mail:

Anelka's ‘Nazi’ salute storm: Striker could face lengthy FA ban for offensive goal celebration along with sanctions in France — Controversial striker Nicolas Anelka is to be the subject of a Football Association investigation after allegations that he used an anti-Semitic gesture to celebrate …

Discussion: Arutz Sheva, Israel Matzav and Algemeiner.com