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1:25 PM ET, December 3, 2009

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Evan Newmark / Deal Journal:
Mean Street: The Sham of a Mockery of an Obama Jobs Summit  —  What is it about Thursday's White House “jobs summit” that rubs me the wrong way?  —  All presidents engage in these sorts of elaborate PR stunts.  Why not just dismiss it as another meaningless piece of Washington political theater?
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The Caucus:
White House Blocks Testimony on Party Crashers  —  Updated |  10:22 p.m. The White House on Wednesday invoked the separation of powers to keep Desiree Rogers, President Obama's social secretary, from testifying on Capitol Hill about how a couple of aspiring reality television show celebrities crashed …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Desiree Rogers subpoena sought
Discussion: The Politico and The Page
Tony Romm / The Hill:   Jarrett: ‘Job summit’ focused on gauging private sector's ‘appetite’
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Obama to let Pentagon deploy even more troops, but numbers remain murky
Discussion: Townhall.com
Newsdesk / Page's Page:
Bill Ayers dumps Obama  —  To hear the right-wing crowd, you would think Bill Ayers and President Barack Obama were joined at the hip.  —  Who could forget Sarah Palin's charge that Obama was “palin' around with terrorists”?  —  Well, goodbye to all that.
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Bill Ayers, Obama: Parting ways on war
Discussion: D.C. Now
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Afghanistan, 'Obama's war now:' Time
Discussion: Time
USA Today:
Mr. President, here's how to lift our economy  —  Today's White House jobs summit comes too late for millions of Americans who through no fault of their own have lost their jobs, their homes, their savings and, in many cases, the self-esteem and self-respect that come from work.
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Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Justice Dept.'s second in command is stepping aside  —  Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden, the Justice Department's second in command, is stepping aside to return to private law practice in Washington after less than a year of service, according to two sources familiar with the move.
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Researcher: NASA hiding climate data  —  The fight over global warming science is about to cross the Atlantic with a U.S. researcher poised to sue NASA, demanding release of the same kind of climate data that has landed a leading British center in hot water over charges it skewed its data.
Tim Arango / New York Times:
Comcast Gets NBC From G.E. in Deal That Reshapes TV  —  After nearly nine months of negotiations, Comcast, the nation's largest cable operator, finally reached an agreement on Thursday to acquire NBC Universal from the General Electric Company.  —  The deal valued NBC Universal at about $30 billion.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Black Caucus Seeks to Ease Radio's Woes  —  WASHINGTON — The radio business has nothing to do with the plan to overhaul the nation's system for regulating banks and other financial institutions.  —  Except, it turns out, in Congress.  —  One of most intriguing mysteries here in recent weeks …
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Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Mall of America officials backtrack on banning non-English speaking reporters from Palin's book event.  —  On Dec. 7, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will be at the Mall of America to sign copies of her new book.  In advance of her visit, mall officials sent out a message to reporters: If you don't speak English, stay away.
Discussion: Associated Press and Bree Palin
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Palin's English-only book-stop: Mistake
Chris Frates / The Politico:
A look at the more than 60 amendments filed so far  —  After the jump are more than 60 amendments that were filed Wednesday and printed in the Congressional Record.  The list, prepared by a lobbyist and circulating downtown, also includes a brief summary of each proposal.  —  The list includes political amendments.
Discussion: Firedoglake, Open Left and The Page
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Jeffrey Young / The Hill:
Democrats market new public options, but securing 60 votes remains elusive
Discussion: Reuters and AMERICAblog News
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Job proposals from Democrats could add $300 billion in new federal spending  —  The cost of a new jobs bill Democrats hope to move early next year runs to nearly $300 billion when major proposals under serious consideration are added up.  —  Lawmakers are calling for extending aid to the unemployed …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE DEAL-BREAKING THRESHOLD.... Matt Yglesias calls them “Public Option Pragmatists” — progressive health care reform advocates who want a public option, and have supported and defended a public option, but who don't want it to be a deal-breaker for the larger effort.
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Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Poll shows health care vote didn't hurt Castle  —  A new poll throws some water on the idea that Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) hurt his Senate prospects with his vote against the health care bill.  —  While Susquehanna showed Castle dropping behind Beau Biden (D) by five points after the vote …
Discussion: The Caucus
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Castle still up on Biden
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Suzanne Goldenberg / Guardian:
Climate change talks must fail, says top scientist  —  Exclusive: World's leading climate change expert says summit talks so flawed that deal would be a disaster  —  The scientist who convinced the world to take notice of the looming danger of global warming says it would be better …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Washington Times cuts in staff, coverage cue new era  —  The Washington Times, which gained a strong foothold in a politically obsessed city as a conservative alternative to much of the mainstream media, is about to become a drastically smaller newspaper.  —  Nearly three decades …
Robert Draper / New York Times:
It's Just a Texas-Governor Thing  —  “Now I think you're on to a better subject,” declared Gov. Rick Perry aboard a private plane as the topic turned to Texas.  With relish, the longest-serving governor in the state's history recounted its uninhabitable past.
Christianity Today:
Q & A: Mike Huckabee  —  Mike Huckabee wants pastors to be more graphic about Christmas.  The former Southern Baptist pastor says that the church has sanitized the holiday and should tell it like it happened.  The former governor of Arkansas recently finished his 64-city book tour for his book …
Discussion: The Hill, GOP 12 and Gateway Pundit
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Arkansas Senate Race  —  Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln has found herself right in the middle of the national debate over health care, and that's a tough spot as she prepares to face Arkansas voters in 2010.  —  As she did in September, Lincoln trails four possible Republican challengers …
Eliot A. Cohen / Wall Street Journal:
A Wartime President  —  Obama's commitment in Afghanistan means losing old friends and winning uncomfortable new ones.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  When it comes to President Barack Obama's long-awaited decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, there are three main points to consider …
Discussion: Jules Crittenden and Commentary
Eric Schmidt / Wall Street Journal:
How Google Can Help Newspapers  —  Video didn't kill the radio star, and the Internet won't destroy news organizations.  It will foster a new, digital business model.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  It's the year 2015.  The compact device in my hand delivers me the world, one news story at a time.
Pew Research Center:
U.S. Seen as Less Important, China as More Powerful  —  Isolationist Sentiment Surges to Four-Decade High  —  The general public and members of the Council on Foreign Relations are apprehensive and uncertain about America's place in the world.  Growing numbers in both groups …
Jonathan Liew / Telegraph:
All men watch porn, scientists find  —  Scientists at the University of Montreal launched a search for men who had never looked at pornography - but couldn't find any.  —  Researchers were conducting a study comparing the views of men in their 20s who had never been exposed to pornography with regular users.
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Felix Salmon:
The return of the plutocrats  —  It's December, which means it's bonus season, and time for more than the usual amount of bellyaching about pay.  Will Bank of America's TARP repayment give it a bit more wiggle room in terms of CEO compensation, thereby broadening the field of potential successors to Ken Lewis?
Paul Schindler / gaycitynews.com:
Albany Delivers Staggering, Bitter Defeat  —  State Senate rejects marriage equality 38-24, with no support from Republicans  —  Since May, Senator Thomas K. Duane, a Chelsea Democrat and the chamber's only out gay member, has said he had the votes to pass the marriage equality bill he sponsors.
 
 
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Gary Andres / Weekly Standard:
In Search of a Jobs Agenda
Discussion: Commentary and CARPE DIEM
Chris Irvine / Telegraph:
Climategate: Phil Jones accused of making error of judgment by colleague
John McCain / USA Today:
Opposing view: Don't slash Medicare
Discussion: New York Times and NO QUARTER
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Wire:
Rep. Hoyer: 2010 Isn't 1994  —  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Andrew J. Bacevich / Los Angeles Times:
Obama's folly  —  Rather than trying to salvage Bush's policy …
Discussion: Washington Post
David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
Republicans Pay Tribute at ‘Tea Party’ Movie Premiere
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Other McCain
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Wall Street Journal:
Climategate: Science Is Dying
Discussion: Hot Air
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Coleman's re-emergence builds buzz
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
K. Daniel Glover / Accuracy in Media:
Rep. Waxman Advocates Media Bailout
James Pethokoukis:
Goldman Sachs 2011 forecast would be an absolute disaster for Dems
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Free exchange
Lee Davidson / Deseret News:
Utahns growing tired of Bennett
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

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