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11:05 AM ET, December 10, 2010

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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Swindle of the year  —  Barack Obama won the great tax-cut showdown of 2010 - and House Democrats don't have a clue that he did.  In the deal struck this week, the president negotiated the biggest stimulus in American history, larger than his $814 billion 2009 stimulus package.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Obama's Hostage Deal  —  I've spent the past couple of days trying to make my peace with the Obama-McConnell tax-cut deal.  President Obama did, after all, extract more concessions than most of us expected.  —  Yet I remain deeply uneasy — not because I'm one of those “purists” …
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Weighs Tax Overhaul in Bid to Address Debt  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama is considering whether to push early next year for an overhaul of the income tax code to lower rates and raise revenues in what would be his first major effort to begin addressing the long-term growth of the national debt.
Scott Horsley / NPR:
Obama ‘Confident’ Congress Will Pass Tax Deal
Bloomberg:
Senate to Consider Tax-Cut Bill That Would Add $857 Billion to U.S. Debt
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Chuck Schumer vs. President Obama  —  It wasn't on the White House's official schedule, but on Nov. 22 Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) quietly slipped into the Oval Office on a self-appointed mission to steel Barack Obama for the tax cut fight.  —  Schumer, the newly anointed message guru …
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Dems show signs of abandoning Obama elsewhere after frustration with tax deal  —  Incensed over President Obama's tax compromise, House Democratic leaders are showing signs of abandoning the administration and going their own way on critical issues such as national security.
Discussion: Hot Air
The Politico:
The dirtiest word in politics: Has Barack Obama been caught triangulating?
Discussion: Politics Daily
Nia-Malika Henderson / Washington Post:
Obama kicks his smoking habit
Discussion: Federal Eye
Anna Palmer / Roll Call:
Profanity, Anger Spill Over in House Democratic Caucus Meeting  —  The frustration with President Barack Obama over his tax cut compromise was palpable and even profane at Thursday's House Democratic Caucus meeting.  —  One unidentified lawmaker went so far as to mutter “f— the president” …
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Fineman To Olbermann: Democrats Said of Tax Plan ‘F the President,’ ‘No F-ing Way,’ ‘He F-ed It Up’  —  Roll Call reported Thursday that during a heated meeting of House Democrats to discuss Barack Obama's tax compromise plan, an unknown member was heard saying, “F—k the President.”
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Why Harry Reid decided to move foward with DADT vote  —  Earlier this afternoon, just before Harry Reid went onto the Senate floor and gave a speech calling for a vote on repeal of don't ask don't tell — which has now failed — he turned to a Senate aide and shrugged his shoulders.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Snowe, Collins pledge support for New START
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ezra Klein:
DADT didn't fail. The Senate did.
Victoria King / BBC:
Could Charles and Camilla have been better protected?  —  A small group of protesters surrounded the car and threw paint at it  —  The image of the Duchess of Cornwall open-mouthed in shock as her car came under attack has already come to define the tuition fees protests.
Discussion: The Agonist
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Paul Harris / Daily Mail:
Defacing the Cenotaph, urinating on Churchill... how young thugs …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL  —  Obama honors Nobel winner with statement about himself  —  There was an extraordinary scene at the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Friday morning.  The prize went to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was barred by the Chinese government from attending the ceremony.
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Wall Street Journal:
Big Patent Firm Sues Nine Tech Firms  —  Technology companies on Wednesday received troubling news that some had feared for years: Intellectual Ventures LLC has started suing.  —  The secretive firm co-founded by former Microsoft Corp. Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold has raised $5 billion …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Yglesias and Felix Salmon
Sarah Palin / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Support the Ryan Roadmap  —  Let's not settle for the big-government status quo, which is what the president's deficit commission offers.  —  The publication of the findings of the president's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform was indeed, as the report was titled, “A Moment of Truth.”
Bloomberg:
Americans in Poll Want Deficit Cut With Entitlements Secured  —  Americans want Congress to bring down a federal budget deficit that many believe is “dangerously out of control,” only under two conditions: minimize the pain and make the rich pay.  —  The public wants Congress to keep …
ABCNEWS:
Assange Lawyers Prepare for U.S. Spying Indictment  —  Attorney Says American Indictment Related to Espionage Act Imminent for Wikileaks Founder  —  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the man behind the publication of more than a 250,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables …
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Europeans Criticize Fierce U.S. Response to Leaks
Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
Obama's tax-cut deal upsets many major donors  —  Some say they will withhold funds for the next election.  Even if they come around before the campaign kicks into gear, the initial backlash could hurt early Democratic efforts to counter GOP-allied groups.  —  Reporting from Washington …
Steve Green / Las Vegas Sun:
Drudge Report owner sued by Righthaven  —  Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC on Wednesday filed its second copyright infringement lawsuit over Denver Post material, this time suing a big target: Drudge Report operator Matt Drudge.  —  The suit, filed in U.S. District Court …
Washington Wire:
The Number: $858 Billion  —  The Obama-McConnell tax compromise will cost $858 billion over the next 10 years, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.  —  In other words, the Republican-backed tax plan will cost more than the stimulus bill, which priced out at $787 billion.
Discussion: Dennis the Peasant
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Slim Majority of Americans Would Vote for DREAM Act Law  —  Fifty-four percent favor granting legal status to illegal immigrants brought to U.S. as children  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans are more likely to say they would vote for than against a law that would grant legal status …
Discussion: The Politico and TPMDC
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Lugar a definite yes vote on DREAM - again
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
David Brooks / New York Times:
Obama's Very Good Week  —  Over the past week we've seen the big differences between cluster liberals and network liberals.  Cluster liberals (like cluster conservatives) view politics as a battle between implacable opponents.  As a result, they believe victory is achieved through maximum unity.
CNN:
Palin to make surprise trip to Haiti  —  (CNN) - It turns out that Sarah Palin's next overseas trip won't be to England or Israel, as was widely reported Thursday.  —  CNN has learned that the former Alaska governor will be traveling to Haiti this weekend with Franklin Graham and his relief organization Samaritan's Purse.
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Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Palin to visit Haiti for humanitarian effort
Pam Spaulding / Pam's House Blend:
A New Year's wish for the community: Joe Solmonese's resignation  —  I'm sure you know that's been my position for some time, but in harmony with Autumn's post last night that summarized the complete Senate legislative fail yesterday, it's simply too easy to point the finger at just Harry Reid …
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Santorum: A 2012 long shot tests the water  —  GOFFSTOWN, N.H. - It was pushing 10 p.m., and Rick Santorum was sitting at the corner table in a near-empty Dunkin' Donuts.  The garishly lit scene might have been lifted straight from the movie “Primary Colors.”
Discussion: Ballot Box, USA Today, GOP 12 and The Page
NPR:
Transcript: Obama On Taxes, Economy And START … PRESIDENT OBAMA: All right, fire away.  —  STEVE INSKEEP: OK, we'll jump right into it here.  Mr. President, what do you intend to do about the House Democrats who have said that they are not going to bring your plan to a vote in its current form?
Discussion: National Review and Politics Daily
 
 
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Assange's hiding place: U.K. club for journalists
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
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Reuters:
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Discussion: Ezra Klein
Ray Gustini / The Atlantic Wire:
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Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Reihan Salam / National Review:
Tim Lee and Adam Serwer Defend the DREAM Act
Javier C. Hernandez / New York Times:
Educator Is Said to Have Rejected Chancellor Job
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Justin Lahart / Wall Street Journal:
Companies Cling to Cash
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
Military Bans Disks, Threatens Courts-Martial to Stop New Leaks
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Obama lights the National Christmas Tree, says ‘Merry Christmas’ three times
Discussion: sisu
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Manchin votes against 'Don't ask' repeal, then apologizes
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Ed Barnes / Fox News:
Stuxnet Worm Still Out of Control at Iran's Nuclear Sites, Experts Say
Discussion: Yglesias, Hot Air and Israel Matzav
Donna Leinwand / USA Today:
More states enter debate on sharia law
Discussion: Law Blog
Will Rahn / The Daily Caller:
Gravel considering Obama primary challenge, calls for new 9/11 investigation
Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
Republicans Block U.S. Health Aid for 9/11 Workers