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2:05 PM ET, December 19, 2010

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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
John McCain at his fieriest before 'don't ask, don't tell' vote  —  If John McCain gets any more hostile toward his Senate colleagues, they might consider having him go through the metal detector before he enters the Capitol.  —  Saturday's debate on the repeal of the “don't-ask-don't-tell” …
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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.
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Reaction and Hot Air
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The Hill:
Republicans dig in their heels on nuclear treaty as Dems push vote  —  Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) predicted victory Sunday for the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty, but his Republican counterpart said that unless there are changes to the preamble he is “absolutely” voting no.
Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
White House Won't Commit to Halting DADT Discharges — a Move Urged By Reid, Levin
Discussion: Firedoglake and Pam's House Blend
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
DADT repeal wins!
ABCNEWS:
Democrats Confident that 9/11 Health Bill Will Pass  —  One More Republican Vote Needed to Pass Bill for Responders and Victims  —  The first responders still suffering health effects more than nine years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks could get a “Christmas miracle” this year, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said today.
Discussion: The Impolitic and Raw Story
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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.
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 …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
A Gay Commander in Chief: Ready or Not?  —  Jimmy Carter is putting the out in outspokenness.  —  In an interview with bigthink.com, the former president was asked, “Is the country ready for a gay president?”  —  Even as John McCain and other ossified Republicans were staging last-minute maneuvers …
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
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Gays in the Military, ROTC back on Campus?  —  Now that the lame duck Democratic Congress has repealed Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT), the new Congress will have to see to it that the Obama administration manages the implementation of repeal responsibly, and that the concerns of military leaders and troops are taken seriously.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Ivies moving toward restoring ROTC
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.
Frank Rich / New York Times:
The Bipartisanship Racket  —  JEEZ, can't we all just get along?  Can't we be civilized?  Can't we reach across the aisle, find common ground and get things done?  Can't we have a new Morning in America as clubby and chipper as MSNBC's daily gabfest, “Morning Joe”?
Mark Lilla / The New Republic:
Reading Strauss in Beijing  —  China's strange taste in Western philosophers.  —  A few years ago, when I was still teaching at the University of Chicago, I had my first Chinese graduate students, a couple of earnest Beijingers who had come to the Committee on Social Thought hoping to bump …
 
 
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John Johnson / Newser:
Sicko Was Not Banned in Cuba
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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
Discussion: Right Wing News
Associated Press:
Gays see repeal as a civil rights milestone
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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Lt. Dan Choi / The Huffington Post:
Congress Repeals DADT
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After Outcry, Feds Back Down; Banks Can Display Crosses
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Obama's Long Game: 65 - 31
Paul Krugman:
Springtime for Hypocrites  —  It has been a great week on the hypocrisy front.