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11:40 AM ET, December 22, 2010

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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Last-Ditch Move to Block Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Fails  —  12:18 a.m. |  Updated Just hours before President Obama planned to sign on Wednesday the repeal of the military's 17-year ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces, Republicans tried one last legislative maneuver to block the change.
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Washington Post:
Obama signs DADT repeal before big, emotional crowd  —  President Obama signed the landmark repeal of the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy Wednesday morning, handing a major victory to advocates of gay rights and fulfilling a campaign promise to do away with a practice that he has called discriminatory.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
With Obama's Signature, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Is Repealed  —  WASHINGTON — The military's longstanding ban on service by gays and lesbians came to a historic and symbolic end on Wednesday, as President Obama signed legislation repealing “don't ask, don't tell,” the contentious 17-year old Clinton-era law …
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Last-ditch McConnell 'don't ask' amendment blocked  —  A last-ditch effort by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to complicate the repeal of the “don't ask, don't tell” policy was blocked Tuesday night after Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) objected, Senate aides said.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama signs repeal of 'Don't ask' in big win for gay-rights advocates
Discussion: CNN
Mark S. Smith / Associated Press:
Obama Signing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal
Discussion: The Politico
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Huck: Palin wrong, FLOTUS right  —  Potential GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says Sarah Palin's wrong and Michelle Obama's right, at least when it comes to the first lady's push to combat childhood obesity.  —  “With all due respect to my colleague and friend Sarah Palin …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Graham: GOP to blame for ‘capitulation ... of dramatic proportions’ in lame-duck  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) lashed out at fellow Republicans Tuesday for a “capitulation ... of dramatic proportions” to Democrats and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in the lame-duck Congress.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Senate to hold make or break vote on 9/11 first responders health bill
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Democrats take victory lap, claiming a ‘do-something Congress’
Discussion: Reuters
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:   How Did Republicans End Up Against 9/11 Responders Bill?
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   House poised to vote on 9/11 healthcare bill
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
The Net Neutrality Coup  —  The campaign to regulate the Internet was funded by a who's who of left-liberal foundations.  —  The Federal Communications Commission's new “net neutrality” rules, passed on a partisan 3-2 vote yesterday, represent a huge win for a slick lobbying campaign run by liberal activist groups and foundations.
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Steve Wozniak / The Atlantic Online:   Steve Wozniak to the FCC: Keep the Internet Free
Andrew Martin / New York Times:
In a Sign of Foreclosure Flaws, Suits Claim Break-Ins by Banks  —  TRUCKEE, Calif. — When Mimi Ash arrived at her mountain chalet here for a weekend ski trip, she discovered that someone had broken into the home and changed the locks.  —  When she finally got into the house, it was empty.
Washington Post:
Obama administration readies indefinite detention order for Guantanamo detainees  —  The Obama administration is preparing an executive order that would formalize indefinite detention without trial for some detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but allow those detainees …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Detainee Review Proposal Is Prepared for President
Discussion: ATTACKERMAN
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The rise of the Petulant Party  —  The lame-duck session of Congress has introduced Americans to the three-party system of government: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party and the Petulant Party.  —  Eight founding fathers of the Petulants took the stage Tuesday morning in the Senate TV studio …
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The Politico:
GOP unveils strict new House rules  —  The new House Republican majority will force lawmakers to vote when they want to raise the nation's debt ceiling, publish committee attendance records, ban former members from lobbying in the House gym and require new mandatory spending to be offset by cuts to other programs.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Despite voting against its creation, Boehner …
Washington Post:
No looking back for Pelosi as Democratic House speaker prepares to pass gavel
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans See U.S. as Exceptional; 37% Doubt Obama Does  —  Majority believe U.S. at risk of losing status as greatest country in the world  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans widely agree that the United States has a unique character because of its history and Constitution that sets it apart …
TMCnet:
From Specter, a blunt goodbye to the Senate  —  The Philadelphia Inquirer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — Sen. Arlen Specter (D., Pa.) called his final floor speech Tuesday a “closing argument” rather than a farewell, and it sounded as if it might have been one of the …
Discussion: The Reaction
The Huffington Post:
At Kaplan University, ‘Guerilla Registration’ Leaves Students Deep In Debt  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Arlen Castillo had just begun an online associate's degree program at Kaplan University when a family emergency forced a change of plans.  Her mother in Florida learned she needed extensive surgery …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Obama's Overall Job Approval Steady at 46%  —  Dip in support from liberal Democrats offset by boost from moderate/liberal Republicans  —  PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama's approval rating held steady in the mid-40s during the week ending Dec. 19, his 100th week in office and the week …
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
CIA launches task force to assess impact of U.S. cables' exposure by WikiLeaks  —  The CIA has launched a task force to assess the impact of the exposure of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables and military files by WikiLeaks.  —  Officially, the panel is called the WikiLeaks Task Force.
Bloomberg:
No Congress Since 1960s Makes Most Laws for Americans as 111th  —  However history judges the 535 men and women in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate the past two years, one thing is certain: The 111th Congress made more law affecting more Americans since the “Great Society” legislation of the 1960s.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
U.S. Director of National Intelligence on London terror arrests: Er, what terror arrests?  —  If you thought the gaffes in Diane Sawyer's interview with our counterterror brain trust couldn't get worse than “364 days a year,” skip ahead to 3:35 and brace yourself.
 
 
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
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David Lawder / Reuters:
Government liabilities rose $2 trillion in FY 2010: Treasury
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Dean Baker / Guardian:
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Discussion: Open Left, Economist's View and CEPR
Ezra Klein:
Senate votes to defund health-care reform and financial regulation
Discussion: The Dangerous Servant
The Huffington Post:
Rep. Holt: Sen. McCain Objected To My Military Suicide Prevention Bill
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