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11:15 AM ET, December 8, 2014

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Politico:
The Kochs eclipse the RNC  —  Meet the guys behind the right's best data shop.  —  The Koch brothers and their allies are pumping tens of millions of dollars into a data company that's developing detailed, state-of-the-art profiles of 250 million Americans, giving the brothers' political operation all the earmarks of a national party.
Greg Giroux / Bloomberg Politics:
By the Numbers: Half of the Senators Who Voted for Obamacare Will be Gone in 2015  —  Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy's double-digit ousting of Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu on Saturday was, in the words of the senator-elect, an “exclamation mark” on a 2014 election that saw the Republicans win control of the Senate.
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Michael R. Crittenden / Wall Street Journal:   The South Is Now Almost a Democrat-Free Zone
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Racial politics in plain sight  —  America's racial tensions, hot after the painful non-indictments in Ferguson and New York, bubbled up on Capitol Hill last week.  The occasion was a House Judiciary hearing on President Obama's executive authority to limit deportations of illegal immigrants.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
David Nather / Politico:
Will Jonathan Gruber Topple Obamacare?  —  The health economist's controversial remarks could undo him and the law he worked so hard to create.  —  Why the hell did Jonathan Gruber say that?  And that?  And that?  And (sigh) the other thing?  Those are the questions on the minds …
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
GOP pins hopes of dismantling ObamaCare on the courts
Discussion: Politico
Politico:
Massive funding bill kicks off 113th Congress' final chapter
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Los Angeles Times:
Massive downtown L.A. fire burns 3 towers; freeways begin to reopen  —  A massive fire in downtown Los Angeles early Monday engulfed an apartment tower under construction, damaged two other buildings and left freeways and roads closed.  —  The northbound 110 Freeway remained closed as of 5 a.m. …
Discussion: abc7chicago.com
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Peter Haldeman / New York Times:
In Los Angeles, a Nimby Battle Pits Millionaires vs. Billionaires
Chris Hughes / Washington Post:
Crafting a sustainable New Republic  —  The writer is owner and publisher of the New Republic.  —  Last week, about a dozen members of the editorial staff of the New Republic walked out in protest over new leadership.  By their account, this was a clash of cultures : Silicon Valley versus tradition, and everyone must choose a side.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Recovery at Last?  —  Last week we got an actually good employment report — arguably the first truly good report in a long time.  The U.S. economy added well over 300,000 jobs; wages, which have been stagnant for far too long, picked up a bit.  Other indicators, like the rate at which workers are quitting …
Daily Mail:
Killer 'shot his newly-married stepdaughter so he could video himself having sex with her dead body - then buried her behind his shed'  — Gregory Graf recorded himself sexually abusing the body of Jessica Padgett, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said on Friday
Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:
Reporting on Rape  —  Last month, Rolling Stone ran an article about an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house, based on interviews with a student identified only as “Jackie.”  It now appears that key details of the story, reported by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, may not be true.
Linh Ta / Des Moines Register:
Sarah Palin to return to Iowa for summit  —  Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will take part in the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines on Jan. 24.  —  The inaugural event is being held by Citizens United and Congressman Steve King.  The summit will serve as a place …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Hope Hodge Seck / Home I Military Times …:
AMERICA'S MILITARY: A force adrift  —  HOW THE NATION IS FAILING TODAY'S TROOPS AND VETERANS  —  A worsening morale crisis  —  AFTER 13 YEARS OF WAR, TROOPS FEEL BURNED OUT AND WITHOUT A SENSE OF MISSION.  MORE DOUBT THEIR LEADERS AND THEIR JOB SECURITY.
Discussion: VodkaPundit
Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg Politics:
Clinton Trumps Republican Rivals on Leadership, Vision for 2016  —  Former first lady, senator, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would enter the presidential race with positive views of her past experience and personal traits, making her a formidable contender against lesser-known Republican rivals.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Political Wire
Don Babwin / Associated Press:
Chlorine gas sickens 19 at furries convention  —  5 photos  —  ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Chlorine gas sickened several people and forced the evacuation of thousands of guests from a suburban Chicago hotel early Sunday, including many dressed in cartoonish animal costumes for an annual furries convention …
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Chicago Tribune:
19 hospitalized, thousands evacuated in ‘intentional’ gas leak at Rosemont hotel
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
 
 
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Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg View:
Immigration Threatens Republicans From Within
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Profiling guidelines to be unveiled
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bush and C.I.A. Ex-Officials Rebut Torture Report
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
From Eric Garner and Michael Brown to the Ballot Box
Dallas Morning News:
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NFL players show support for 'I can't breathe' protests
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Allen McDuffee / The Atlantic Online:
Another 1,000 U.S. Troops to Stay in Afghanistan
Discussion: Daily Kos
John Harwood / New York Times:
For Obama, a Go-It-Alone Push Fits the Times
Daily Mail:
Punched in the face while handcuffed in a police car …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Henry C. Jackson / Associated Press:
Bachmann Ready to Leave Congress, but Not Politics
Sean Kelly / opposingviews.com/homepage.xml:
12-Year-Old Girl Discovers She's Eight Months Pregnant By 54-Year-Old Man
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and FOX News Radio
Redditt Hudson / Washington Post:
Being a cop showed me just how racist and violent the police are. There's only one fix.