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5:50 PM ET, December 19, 2010

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David Leppard / TheAustralian:
Lawyers cry foul over leak of Julian Assange sex-case papers  —  LAWYERS for Julian Assange have expressed anger about an alleged smear campaign against the Australian WikiLeaks founder.  —  Incriminating police files were published in the British newspaper that has used him as its source for hundreds of leaked US embassy cables.
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Ewen MacAskill / Guardian:
Biden: Assange like ‘hi-tech terrorist’  —  US vice-president makes strongest remarks by any White House official over WikiLeaks founder and dipomatic cables  —  The US vice-president, Joe Biden, today likened the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to a “high-tech terrorist”, the strongest criticism yet from the Obama administration.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHY MUST HE BE SUCH AN ANGRY OLD MAN.... Most good stories have heroes, and when it comes to the story of repealing “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” the list of heroes is wonderfully long.  —  And then there are the villains. … Watching McCain rail endlessly yesterday was a genuinely painful experience.
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
McCain's New START amendment goes down, Risch amendment up next  —  Supporters of the New Start treaty staved off an attempt by Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and John Barrasso (R-WY) to attach a “treaty killing” amendment on the Senate floor Saturday afternoon.  Next up is an amendment by Sen. James Risch …
Manu Raju / The Politico:
John McCain's new role: GOP agitator  —  Sen. John McCain is getting under the skin of Democrats these days — and he seems to be relishing it.  —  After Democrats scrapped a massive $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill Thursday, McCain gloated about its defeat — and Democrats fumed.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
John McCain at his fieriest before 'don't ask, don't tell' vote
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
McConnell says he ‘cannot support’ nuclear arms treaty  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voiced opposition Sunday to the New START - a nuclear arms treaty with Russia - saying that members of his party need more time to consider the legislation.
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The Hill:
Republicans dig in their heels on nuclear treaty as Democrats push for vote
Discussion: The Hill
Reuters:
START struggling to get to finish line
Discussion: CNN, The Note and Washington Monthly
Devan Sipher / New York Times:
Carol Anne Riddell and John Partilla  —  WHAT happens when love comes at the wrong time?  —  Carol Anne Riddell and John Partilla met in 2006 in a pre-kindergarten classroom.  They both had children attending the same Upper West Side school.  They also both had spouses.
New York Post:
Saudi king may want to move Ground Zero mosque to St. Vincent's site  —  A Manhattan lawyer with ties to the Saudi royal family is sounding out officials and community leaders about a plan to move the controversial Ground Zero mosque to the West Village.  —  Attorney Dudley Gaffin …
Charles Babington / Associated Press:
New population count may complicate Obama 2012 bid  —  WASHINGTON - The 2010 census report coming out Tuesday will include a boatload of good political news for Republicans and grim data for Democrats hoping to re-elect President Barack Obama and rebound from last month's devastating elections.
Gili Cohen / Haaretz:
Body of U.S. tourist found near Jerusalem; police suspect terror attack  —  Christine Logan disappeared on Saturday, when she and a Jerusalem-area friend were stabbed by assailants while hiking at an archaeological site; her friend, Susan Kaye Wilson, was hospitalized in moderate condition.
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Sky News:
US Tourist Dead Stabbed To Death In Israel
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
9/11 HEALTH BILL NOT QUITE DEAD.... Two weeks ago, a unanimous Senate GOP caucus blocked a debate on the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which would pay health care costs for 9/11 rescue workers, sickened after exposure to the toxic smoke and debris.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and The Impolitic
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ABCNEWS:   Democrats Confident that 9/11 Health Bill Will Pass
Michael Kinsley / New York Times:
Bush on Bush  —  They call themselves, smugly, “41” and “43,” meaning the 41st and 43rd presidents of the United States.  You're supposed to prefer the father, all graciousness and handwritten little notes, over the son, who — even in memoirs written at age 64 after two terms as president — seems callow.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs
Timothy Karr / The Huffington Post:
The Little Bill That Could  —  What's Your Reaction:  —  Little noticed but extremely important to progressives, on Saturday afternoon Congress also passed the Local Community Radio Act.  —  This legislation opens up radio spectrum to hundreds, if not thousands, of local independent radio stations (also known as LPFM).
ABCNEWS:
Biden Says US to Be out of Afghanistan by 2014  —  Vice President Biden says ‘come hell or high water’ US to be out of Afghanistan by 2014  —  Despite uneven progress in Afghanistan, Vice President Joe Biden said next summer's planned withdrawal would be more than a token reduction …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Ivies moving toward restoring ROTC  —  Some top universities moved quickly Saturday to respond to the vote repealing the ban on gays in the military, and those who don't restore their ROTC programs in the wake of the vote are likely to face immediate pressure on the issue.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:   Gays in the Military, ROTC back on Campus?
 
 
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Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
GOP budget leader: 'We're heading to Greece, we're heading to Ireland'
Terry / CNSNews:
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Frank Rich / New York Times:
The Bipartisanship Racket
John Johnson / Newser:
Sicko Was Not Banned in Cuba
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Hullabaloo
Ernesto Londono / Washington Post:
Gay troops cautiously optimistic following 'don't ask' repeal
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Jason Redmond / Associated Press:
Republicans block youth immigration bill
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Immigration Vote Leaves Obama's Policy in Disarray
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
A Gay Commander in Chief: Ready or Not?
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Associated Press:
Gays see repeal as a civil rights milestone
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
The political fantasyland of the ‘No Labels’ movement
Andrew Ferguson / Weekly Standard:
The Boy from Yazoo City
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