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1:50 PM ET, December 5, 2010

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Frank Rich / New York Times:
All the President's Captors  —  THOSE desperate to decipher the baffling Obama presidency could do worse than consult an article titled “Understanding Stockholm Syndrome” in the online archive of The F.B.I. Law Enforcement Bulletin.  It explains that hostage takers are most successful …
New York Times:
Cables Suggest Mideast Resists U.S. on Cutting Terrorists' Cash  —  WASHINGTON — Nine years after the United States vowed to shut down the money pipeline that finances terrorism, senior Obama administration officials say they believe that many millions of dollars are flowing largely unimpeded …
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Daniel W. Drezner:
So how's the global jihad going?
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Danny Ayalon / Jerusalem Post:
Expressing gratitude  —  This is Israel's hour of need and nations across the world did not disappoint.  —  Talkbacks (9)  — Facebook  — Twitter  —  Over these last few painful, shocking days, there has been a shining light through the dark, ashfilled skies elicited by the rampant fires …
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Reuters:
Netanyahu, Abbas hold rare phone chat over Carmel fire
Discussion: The Washington Note
New York Times:
Mounting State Debts Stoke Fears of a Looming Crisis  —  The State of Illinois is still paying off billions in bills that it got from schools and social service providers last year.  Arizona recently stopped paying for certain organ transplants for people in its Medicaid program.
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
McConnell says deal likely over tax cuts and jobless benefits  —  Washington (CNN) - The top Republican in the U.S. Senate said Sunday that a deal is likely on extending Bush-era tax cuts for everyone, along with unemployment benefits that have expired.  —  However, Senate Minority Leader …
Fox News:
WikiLeaks Ready to Release Giant ‘Insurance’ File if Shut Down  —  Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has circulated across the internet an encrypted “poison pill” cache of uncensored documents suspected to include files on BP and Guantanamo Bay.  —  One of the files identified this weekend …
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Tension grows between Calif. Muslims, FBI after informant infiltrates mosque  —  IRVINE, CALIF. - Before the sun rose, the informant donned a white Islamic robe.  A tiny camera was sewn into a button, and a microphone was buried in a device attached to his keys.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Gingrich ‘more inclined’ to run in 2012  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Sunday that he's leaning toward a run for president in 2012.  —  Gingrich told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace that he's “much more inclined to run than not run.”  —  Gingrich said that he and his wife Calista …
Discussion: CNN
Arthur S. Brisbane / New York Times:
What if the Secrets Stayed Secret?  —  I READ the Monday New York Times with what can only be described as a sinking feeling.  —  Here on display, based on yet another WikiLeaks release, was the breathtaking disclosure of American diplomats' highly sensitive internal communications about friends and enemies.
The Huffington Post:
State Department To Columbia University Students: DO NOT Discuss WikiLeaks On Facebook, Twitter  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Talking about WikiLeaks on Facebook or Twitter could endanger your job prospects, a State Department official warned students at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs this week.
Christina D. Romer / New York Times:
It's the Big Questions That Slow Growth  —  UNCERTAINTY is frequently blamed for the sorry state of the economy — for why businesses are not investing strongly in new equipment or hiring more workers, and for why consumers are not spending freely.  On Wall Street, it's even said that government meddling …
Michael M. Gleeson / The Hill:
Dem: We could have let economy fall and been in majority for 40 years  —  Retiring Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) said that Democrats wisely passed the 2008 financial rescue bill, but it cost them politically.  —  Addressing the economic collapse of 2008 and the subsequent passage …
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
 
 
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James Hohmann / The Politico:
Once a goalie, Tim Pawlenty plays offense
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The Politico:
Now it's all or nothing on tax cuts
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
What Else Would $60 Billion Buy?
Calculated Risk:
Participation Rate of 25 to 54 Age Men at Record Low
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Townhall.com:
Chris Christie  —  national security jobs economy finance MSM …
Discussion: Power Line
Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Merkley Lays Out A Course For Reforming The Filibuster In The …