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9:45 AM ET, December 6, 2010

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New York Times:
Bush Tax-Cut Deal With Jobless Aid Said to Be Near  —  WASHINGTON — White House officials and Congressional Republicans said Sunday they were closing in on a deal to temporarily continue the Bush-era tax cuts at all income levels, while bitterly frustrated Democratic Congressional leaders …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Let's Not Make a Deal  —  Back in 2001, former President George W. Bush pulled a fast one.  He wanted to enact an irresponsible tax cut, largely for the benefit of the wealthiest Americans.  But there were Senate rules in place designed to prevent that kind of irresponsibility.
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
An Effective Presentation of the Dems' Tax-Cut Case  —  By John Kerry, no less.  On Meet the Press today.  (Clip may start with an embedded ad):  —  Note to Administration officials: make these points, and just keep making them.  The Administration is offering a plan with tax cuts for everybody …
Washington Post:
GOP leaders hint at compromise on tax cuts, jobless benefits
Discussion: The Reaction and Daily Kos
Joseph Berger / New York Times:
G.O.P. Leader Sees Outline of Tax Deal
BBC:
List of facilities ‘vital to US security’ leaked  —  Ningbo port in south-eastern China, one of the facilities on the US list  —  A long list of key facilities around the world that the US describes as vital to its national security has been released by Wikileaks.
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Exclusive: Gen. Petraeus Not ‘Sure’ Victory in Afghanistan by 2014  —  In my exclusive interview with General David Petraeus he was encouraged by the progress made since President Obama's surge of forces into Afghanistan, but is he confident that the Afghan army can take the lead from U.S. forces by NATO's 2014 deadline?
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Washington Post:   Afghan poll shows falling confidence in U.S. efforts to secure country
John Bolton / Guardian:
WikiLeaks cables: Barack Obama is a bigger danger  —  WikiLeaks harms the US.  But the president's refusal to acknowledge the threats we face is a bigger danger  —  WikiLeaks has yet again flooded the internet with thousands of classified American documents, this time state department cables.
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Shane D'Aprile / The Hill:
Gingrich blames Obama on WikiLeaks; labels Assange a terrorist
Los Angeles Times:
The Prop. 8 show  —  Monday's hearing on the same-sex marriage ban by an appeals court panel will be must-see TV.  —  Forget the latest episode of “House.”  The big TV event on Monday, at least in California, will be the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hearing on Proposition 8, airing on C-SPAN.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Same-Sex Initiative Reaches Next Hurdle
Discussion: South Capitol Street and FrumForum
Ramin Mostaghim / Los Angeles Times:
Iran says it's now fully self-sufficient at producing uranium  —  An Iranian official announces that the country, suspected by the West and others of plans to build nuclear weapons, has produced yellow-cake uranium.  The announcement may be meant to bolster Tehran's bargaining position at talks starting Monday in Geneva.
Discussion: FrumForum
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Laura Rozen / The Politico:
Expectations low for Iran nuclear talks
Discussion: Israel Matzav and The Page
The Politico:
Mike Huckabee wants some respect  —  Dial down the deafening Sarah Palin buzz for just a moment: The most consequential decision in the 2012 Republican presidential sweepstakes could be whether Mike Huckabee decides to run again - and associates say the former Arkansas governor may well take the plunge.
Discussion: Hotline On Call and GOP 12
Nina Mandell / NY Daily News:
Hugo Chavez blames massive flooding on capitalism as 70,000 remain homeless in Venezuela  —  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said he knows what's been causing the floods that have killed 32 people in his country and left 70,000 homeless: “criminal capitalism.”
Claudia / iOwnTheWorld.com:
Lefties Hate Israel  —  Leading Leftist Website Urges Liberals Not to Donate to Israel's Fire Relief Fund  —  Maybe someday the Jews in America will wake up to the absolute hatred and hostility the left has for the State of Israel.  —  Fire in Israel Not Natural ... Terrorism?
Thomas Beaumont / Des Moines Register:
Wide-open race means quiet start for GOP  —  While Sarah Palin left behind no clues about her plans during her recent trips to Iowa, most of the 2012 Republican presidential field's prospects have made initial contacts with GOP leaders in the leadoff caucus state this year.
Discussion: USA Today and GOP 12
Tom / Manifest Density:
more efficiency means less profit  —  I've been following the “Do Not Track” discussion with interest.  I'm not sure I have any particularly strong feelings about the proposed implementations, but I'm curious to see what happens.  And of course it's been hilarious, as always …
Discussion: Ezra Klein and Yglesias
Reason:
How to Balance the Budget Without Raising Taxes  —  The 19 Percent Solution  —  A value-added tax, a soda tax, a gas tax, banning earmarks, freezing a portion of federal spending at “pre-stimulus” levels - there's no shortage of ideas being thrown out to fix the country's disastrous balance sheet …
Discussion: The Sundries Shack and Hit & Run
Stanley Kurtz / National Review:
David Frum, Speech Policeman  —  Last week, the distinguished liberal thinker and activist William Galston, along with an equally distinguished conservative counterpart, David Frum, announced in the Washington Post the forthcoming founding of a new organization called “No Labels.”
Discussion: Power Line and Pundit & Pundette
 
 
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Clarence B. Jones / The Huffington Post:
Time to Think the Unthinkable: A Democratic Primary Challenge To Obama's Reelection
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Darren Goode / The Politico:
Dems aim for 100+ bills in 1 swoop
Discussion: Hot Air
Daniel Gros / voxeu.org:
All together now?  Arguments for a big-bang solution to Eurozone problems
Discussion: FT Alphaville
John Maggs / The Politico:
Ben Bernanke says Federal Reserve might spend more
Discussion: FrumForum
John Pomfret / Washington Post:
U.S. steps up pressure on China to rein in North Korea
Discussion: New York Times and The Page
Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
RNC General Counsel Quits
Discussion: Politics Daily and The Page
 Earlier Items: 
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Senate Republican to push states' rights in response to healthcare law
New York Post:
Rangel in deeper with new ethics charge
Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
Doc fix new weapon vs. health reform
Discussion: Liberal Values
CNN:
YOUR MONEY  —  Unfinished Business; Unemployment in America …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Corrente
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Tension grows between Calif. Muslims, FBI after informant infiltrates mosque