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10:55 AM ET, December 14, 2010

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Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
Richard Holbrooke dies: Veteran U.S. diplomat brokered Dayton peace accords  —  Longtime U.S. diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke, whose relentless prodding and deft maneuvering yielded the 1995 Dayton peace accords that ended the war in Bosnia - a success he hoped to repeat as President Obama's chief envoy …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Strong American Voice in Diplomacy and Crisis  —  Richard C. Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2009 and a diplomatic troubleshooter who worked for every Democratic president since the late 1960s and oversaw the negotiations that ended …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
STEELE STUNS, RUNS: ‘The job is fun’ — ROMNEY SPLITS WITH HOUSE GOP, BLASTS TAX DEAL — Michael Moore offers servers to WikiLeaks — Remembering Richard Holbrooke — Grace Gallo b'day  —  Good Tuesday morning.  EXCLUSIVE: This morning, Rep. Eric Cantor will announce the senior staff …
Discussion: Ezra Klein
ABCNEWS:
Family members said his last words before he headed into surgery were: “You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan,” according to the Washington Post.  —  President Obama was at a dinner in the East Room of the White House when the news came, said a senior administration official.
Discussion: Shakesville, Pat Dollard and AmSpecBlog
Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Passing of Richard Holbrooke
Discussion: TPMDC and SWJ Blog
The Politico:
Richard Holbrooke's ‘towering’ ambition and achievement
Discussion: CNN and FrumForum
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Richard Holbrooke Has Died
Joe Sterling / CNN:
Holbrooke dies days after aorta tear
Kat Stoeffel / New York Observer:
No Labels and Other Ripped Off Designs  —  Brooklyn-based artist Thomas Porostocky's friends and fans have been tipping off NY media that his art has been used without permission by the bi-partisan political group No Labels.  —  Porostocky designed star-spangled giraffes …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Designer: No Labels lifted penguins of bipartisanship
Discussion: TPMDC, The Gateway Pundit and Moe Lane
Matthew Weaver / Guardian:
Julian Assange granted bail with conditions  —  • Assange freed on bail to cheers from supporters  —  • Assange criticises Visa, MasterCard and Paypal from cell  —  • Police worked case against Madeleine McCann's parents  —  • Full coverage of the WikiLeaks cables
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Michael Moore / Open Mike:
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange  —  Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $20,000 of my own money to help bail Mr. Assange out of jail.
Mike In / Michael Moore:
WITNESS STATEMENT OF MICHAEL MOORE  —  WITNESS STATEMENT  —  (CJ Act 1967, s.9 MC Act 1980, ss.5A(3)(a) and 5B;  —  Criminal Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 27)  —  This statement (consisting of 2 pages each signed by me) is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that …
Discussion: Foreign Policy and Weasel Zippers
Washington Post:
Health reform will survive its legal fight  —  In March, New Hampshire preschool teacher Gail O'Brien, who was unable to obtain health insurance through her employer, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma.  Her subsequent applications for health insurance were rejected because of her condition.
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Ezra Klein:
Is the Hudson ruling good news for health reform?
The Note:
The Note: Michael Steele's In, But Can He Win?  —  Even as they stood by over the last month and watched five other candidates jump in the race for chairman of the Republican National Committee, the staunchest backers of current chair, Michael Steele, insisted that reports of his political demise were greatly exaggerated.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
The unpredictable Michael Steele
Washington Post:
Tax-cut package clears procedural hurdle in Senate  —  Republicans and Democrats joined forces in the Senate on Monday to deliver the most significant bipartisan vote since President Obama took office, advancing a plan to extend tax cuts for virtually every American and to boost the economic recovery.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Top Dems confident of final passage on tax deal this week
Discussion: CNN
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Atheist Ads on Buses Rattle Fort Worth  —  FORT WORTH — Stand on a corner in this city and you might get a case of theological whiplash.  —  A public bus rolls by with an atheist message on its side: “Millions of people are good without God.”  Seconds later, a van follows bearing a riposte: “I still love you.
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Joe. My. God.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
‘No Labels’ rally: Bipartisan with Democratic tinge  —  NEW YORK-The people who attended the “No Labels” conference here on the campus of Columbia University really, really want the government to get things done.  “So much partisanship, and not enough getting things done,” said Antonio Villaraigosa …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
New nonpartisan “No Labels” group has its own “anthem” by Akon for some reason
Ben Smith / The Politico:
‘No Labels’ short on Republicans
Discussion: Weigel, Wonkette, RedState and Salon
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
No Labels: No Specifics, No Coherence, No Point.
Discussion: Nice Deb and The Sundries Shack
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Hoyer expected to file 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal bill Tuesday  —  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) are expected to introduce standalone “don't ask, don't tell” repeal legislation on Tuesday, three sources actively involved in repeal discussions told POLITICO Monday.
Steve Peoples / Roll Call:
Linda McMahon Plans Meeting With NRSC  —  In case there was any doubt, Linda McMahon's political career may not be over.  —  The former wrestling executive turned Connecticut GOP Senate candidate has scheduled a personal meeting with National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) on Capitol Hill.
Discussion: The Politico
Tim McGinnis / Carolina Live:
Governor Mark Sanford talks about future  —  Governor Mark Sanford will be out of job next month.  He's served as South Carolina's head of state since 2003.  —  NewsChannel 15's Tim McGinnis interviewed Sanford on Monday.  Sanford spoke about his tenure, including the effect the admission …
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
The Nixon tapes remind us what a vile creature Henry Kissinger is.  —  Over the last few weeks, this modest little column of mine has been acquiring an almost eerie prescience and potency.  I called for the death sentence on Tariq Aziz to be commuted, and it was only a matter of days …
 
 
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Moody's says tax cut deal risks U.S. credit rating
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Cavuto to Chris Matthews: Cram your remarks about Chris Christie's …
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Associated Press:
Justice Department Sues School for Refusing to OK Teacher's Pilgrimage to Mecca
Discussion: Moonbattery and Jihad Watch
Robert Wright / Opinionator:
A U.N. Plan for Israel
Clout St:
Emanuel takes the stand in residency challenge
Discussion: USA Today and Washington Wire
Rick Casey / Houston Chronicle:
The symbol of Parker's problems
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Elisabeth Roudinesco / Worldmeets.us:
Who Rules Us?  Hackers, the Global Press and Our Leadership - in that Order
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
WikiLeaks's Assange gains influential defenders
Discussion: newsfeed.time.com and Raw Story
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Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The Significant Error in Judge Hudson's Opinion
Kyle / Right Wing Watch:
Scalia To Teach Bachmann's Inaugural Class On The Constitution
Barry Ritholtz / The Big Picture:
Brain Oddities: Spelling is Irrelevant to Comprehension
Greg Hengler / Townhall.com:
View Ladies Mock “Weeper Of The House” Boehner
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