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12:05 PM ET, December 6, 2010

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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.
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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 …
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Done deal?  —  White House and Senate GOPers close in on deal to temporarily extend all the Bush tax cuts in return for an extension on jobless benefits... How did we get here?  Two explanations: 1) the votes aren't there for Democrats, and 2) the economy is worse off …
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:   An Effective Presentation of the Dems' Tax-Cut Case
Washington Post:
GOP leaders hint at compromise on tax cuts, jobless benefits
Discussion: The Reaction and Daily Kos
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Tea party group wants Palin for RNC  —  The Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips has sent a letter to former Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin asking her to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee.  —  “In order for the Tea Party/Conservative movement to be successful …
Discussion: The Hill and FrumForum
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Tea Party Nation Calls On Sarah Palin To Run For RNC Chair
Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
RNC General Counsel Quits
Discussion: The Fix, FrumForum and Politics Daily
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.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
After censure, Rangel faces new ethics probe  —  Censured Rep. Charles Rangel is not in the clear yet when it comes to his ethics problems: he faces a Federal Election Commission (FEC) probe into alleged misuse of campaign funds for his legal defense.  —  The FEC, according to the New York Post …
Discussion: FrumForum
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New York Post:
Rangel in deeper with new ethics charge
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Rangel could face more charges
Discussion: Sunlight Foundation
Henry Blodget / The Business Insider:
BERNANKE: Growing Inequality Is Destroying America  —  Ben Bernanke addressed the country's growing wealth-and-income inequality in his 60 Minutes interview.  —  He's not a fan.  —  Here's Sewell Chan in the NYT:  —  When asked about rising inequality in the United States …
Discussion: naked capitalism
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Sewell Chan / New York Times:
In Interview, Bernanke Backs Tax Code Shift
Discussion: The Page
Annalyn Censky / CNNMoney.com:
Bernanke on ‘60 Minutes’: Grim outlook for jobs
Discussion: Parker Spitzer and Fortune
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.
The Politico:
Dems aim for 100+ bills in 1 swoop  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Environment and Public Worls Committee has threatened to block swift approval of a land and water omnibus bill if it includes, for example, the version of the Chesapeake Bay protection bill that passed …
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
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Darren Goode / The Politico:
Dems aim for 100+ bills in 1 swoop
Discussion: Hot Air
Emirates24|7:
Saudi women's veil versus modernity  —  Husband has not seen wife's face despite 10 years of marriage  —  After nearly 10 years of marriage that produced five children, Mufleh Mohammed of Saudi Arabia still has not seen his wife's face.  —  Mohammed Hilal, another Saudi husband …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Robert / Jihad Watch:
Saudi man has never seen his wife's face after ten years of marriage
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Rulings set on Wal-Mart, warming (UPDATED to 11:29 a.m.)  —  The Supreme Court stepped into two major controversies on Monday, agreeing to sort out when a class-action lawsuit may be filed when employees are seeking back pay for alleged workplace discrimination, and to clarify whether companies claimed …
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
High court ruling on Arizona act could shape immigration law
Discussion: Wonk Room
Newsweek:
What I've Learned  —  We can't keep politics out of school reform.  Why I'm launching a national movement to transform education.  —  Former Washington, D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee says she's not done fighting.  —  After my boss, Washington, D.C., mayor Adrian Fenty, lost his primary in September, I was stunned.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Short goodnight expected for the DREAM Act during lame duck  —  The DREAM Act — a priority of Democrats in both Congress and the White House — faces a difficult future in the lame duck.  —  Even as Democrats in both chambers prepare to consider the measure this week …
Discussion: Moonbattery and Pirate's Cove
Eamon Javers / CNBC:
The Fed Has a $110 Billion Problem with New Benjamins  —  A significant production problem with new high-tech $100 bills has caused government printers to shut down production of the new notes and to quarantine more than one billion of the bills in huge vaults in Fort Worth, Texas and Washington, DC, CNBC has learned.
Discussion: Corrente
Andrew Becker / Washington Post:
Unusual methods helped ICE break deportation record, e-mails and interviews show  —  For much of this year, the Obama administration touted its tougher-than-ever approach to immigration enforcement, culminating in a record number of deportations.  —  But in reaching 392,862 deportations …
Discussion: Yglesias and National Review
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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Billy Graham / msnbc.com:
Dec. 5: McConnell, Kerry, roundtable
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Firas Al-Atraqchi / The Huffington Post:
Red Sea Sharks Made in Israel?
ABCNEWS:
Watch: Oops! Obama Gets Tongue-Tied
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Despite losses, DCCC promotes staffer to top job
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Noah's Ark, the Theme Park
Meris Lutz / Los Angeles Times:
Majority of Muslims want Islam in politics, poll says
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
 Earlier Items: 
Tom / Manifest Density:
more efficiency means less profit
Discussion: Ezra Klein and Yglesias
Clarence B. Jones / The Huffington Post:
Time to Think the Unthinkable: A Democratic Primary Challenge To Obama's Reelection
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Balloon Juice
Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
Doc fix new weapon vs. health reform
Nina Mandell / NY Daily News:
Hugo Chavez blames massive flooding on capitalism as 70,000 remain …
 

 
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