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1:10 PM ET, November 12, 2014

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BREAKING: The US and China Just Announced a Huge Deal on Climate—and It's a Game Changer — The surprise agreement aims to double the pace of carbon pollution reduction in the United States. — In a surprise announcement Tuesday night, the world's two biggest economies and greenhouse gas emitters …

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Mark Landler / New York Times:

U.S. and China Reach Climate Accord After Months of Talks — BEIJING — China and the United States made common cause on Wednesday against the threat of climate change, staking out an ambitious joint plan to curb carbon emissions as a way to spur nations around the world to make their own cuts in greenhouse gases.

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John Kerry / New York Times:

Our Historic Agreement With China on Climate Change — BEIJING — The United States and China are the world's two largest economies, two largest consumers of energy, and two largest emitters of greenhouse gases. Together we account for about 40 percent of the world's emissions.

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:

At press conference with Obama, China leader lectures U.S. media — BEIJING — Moments of high drama played out at President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping's joint press conference here Wednesday, as the Chinese leader appeared to be snubbing the U.S. by ignoring …

Discussion: Washington Post and Mediaite

Politico:

The coming climate onslaught — President Obama readies a sweeping list of executive actions. — The Obama administration is set to roll out a series of climate and pollution measures that rivals any president's environmental actions since George H.W. Bush signed a rewrite of the Clean Air Act in 1990 …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, RedState, BillMoyers.com and “The Lid”

Justin Sink / The Hill: Obama wants to take US relationship with China ‘to new level’

The White House:
FACT SHEET: U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change and Clean Energy Cooperation

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Fox News:
Obama vows drastic emissions cut, gets little back from China in new deal

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The PJ Tatler and RedState

Washington Post:
China, U.S. agree to limit greenhouse gases

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Jeff Spross / ThinkProgress:
We Have A Deal: The U.S. And China Agree To Historic Emission Reduction Targets

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The White House:
U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change

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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:

ObamaCare architect: I regret ‘stupidity’ of voter comment — An architect of ObamaCare on Tuesday said he regretted his 2013 comment that a “lack of transparency” and the “stupidity of the American voter” helped Congress pass the healthcare law. — Massachusetts Institute …

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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Obamacare's Foundation of Lies

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David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:
Meet the Mild-Mannered Investment Adviser Who's Humiliating the Administration Over Obamacare

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Eddie Scarry / Mediaite:
Jonathan Gruber to MSNBC: My ‘Stupidity of the American Voter’ Remark was Inappropriate

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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:

Little Enthusiasm, Familiar Divisions After the GOP's Big Midterm Victory — Most Expect Obama to Get Little Done Over Next Two Years — After a sweeping midterm election victory on Nov. 4, the Republican Party retook full control of Congress. But the public has mixed reactions to the GOP's big win …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, American Prospect, Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Dish, CBS DC, No More Mister Nice Blog and Prairie Weather

Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:

Republican Dan Sullivan wins Senate race in Alaska — 5 photos — JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Dan Sullivan won Alaska's U.S. Senate race, defeating first-term incumbent Democrat Mark Begich. — Sullivan led Begich by about 8,100 votes on Election Night last week and held …

Discussion: Power Line, OnPolitics, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Bloomberg Politics, BuzzFeed, Roll Call, The Daily Caller and New York Times

Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Alaska Win Gives GOP Another US Senate Seat

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Fox News:
GOP adds another Senate seat as Sullivan wins Alaska

Discussion: American Spectator, Scared Monkeys and The PJ Tatler

Andrew Dugan / Gallup:

Democratic Party Favorable Rating Falls to Record Low — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — After the midterm elections that saw the Democratic Party suffer significant losses in Congress, a record-low 36% of Americans say they have a favorable opinion of the party, down six percentage points from before the elections.

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Ethan Epstein / Weekly Standard:

Anti-Military Anthem Played at ‘Concert for Valor’ — Who would have thought that that Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, and Zac Brown, accomplished musicians all, would be so, well, tone-deaf? But how else to explain their choice of song—Creedence Clearwater's famously anti-war anthem …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Mediaite, Althouse, BizPac Review, NewsCut, Outside the Beltway, alicublog, Twitchy and The Huffington Post

Politico:

Pelosi: 'It wasn't a wave' — An exclusive interview with an unbowed Nancy Pelosi. — House Democrats ended Election Day controlling fewer seats than they have in nearly 80 years, but Nancy Pelosi isn't conceding anything. — “I do not believe what happened the other night is a wave …

Discussion: CNN, Mediaite and ABC News

Kenneth Chang / New York Times:

European Space Agency's Spacecraft Lands on Comet's Surface — The Philae has landed. — The European Space Agency's ambitious attempt to place a spacecraft on the surface of a comet succeeded when a signal arrived at the mission control center at Darmstadt, Germany, just after 5 p.m . local time (11 a.m. Eastern time).

Discussion: CNN, Fox News Insider, Boing Boing, Obsidian Wings and The Daily Caller

Washington Post:

Mike Huckabee rebuilds political team with eye on another presidential run — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who turned his stunning victory in the 2008 Iowa caucuses into a thriving talk show career, is reconnecting with activists and enlisting staff to position himself in a growing field …

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Monthly, Hot Air and LifeNews.com

Politico:

Aide: Chris Christie not resigning to run for president — Chris Christie has made clear to donors and potential supporters that he will not leave his job as New Jersey governor if he runs for president in 2016. — “The governor is telling people that he is not going to resign,” …

Jamie Crawford / CNN:

U.S. sailors attacked in Turkey, have bags placed over heads — (CNN) — Three U.S. Navy sailors were assaulted and had bags placed over their heads during a stop in Istanbul, Turkey, according to U.S. military officials. — The incident, captured on video, happened Wednesday when sailors …

Discussion: CBS DC

James Hohmann / Politico:

The 10 states that could decide the next Senate — The Republican map may not look so bad after all. — The Senate map for 2016 might not be as bad for Republicans as it looks. — The GOP has a bigger cushion than expected for its new majority, probably 54 seats.