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10:25 AM ET, December 16, 2011

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Juli Weiner / Vanity Fair:
In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011  —  Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62.  Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his memoir …
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William Grimes / New York Times:
Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011: Christopher Hitchens Is Dead at 62 — Obituary  —  Christopher Hitchens, a slashing polemicist in the tradition of Thomas Paine and George Orwell who trained his sights on targets as various as Henry Kissinger, the British monarchy and Mother Teresa …
BBC:
Christopher Hitchens dies at 62 after suffering cancer  —  Vanity Fair's editor said those who read him felt they knew him  —  British-born author, literary critic and journalist Christopher Hitchens has died at the age of 62.  —  He died from pneumonia, a complication of the oesophageal cancer he had, at a Texas hospital.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Writer Christopher Hitchens Dies At 62  —  This graphic requires version 9 or higher of the Adobe Flash Player.Get the latest Flash Player.  —  Writer Christopher Hitchens was a critic of personalities, politicians and religious figures.  —  The influential writer and cultural critic …
Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
Christopher Hitchens dies; Vanity Fair writer was a religious skeptic, master of the contrarian essay  —  Christopher Hitchens, a sharp-witted provocateur who used his formidable learning, biting wit and muscular prose style to skewer what he considered high-placed hypocrites …
Discussion: CNN and Michael Totten
Graydon Carter / Vanity Fair:
Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011: In Memoriam  —  Christopher Hitchens was a wit, a charmer, and a troublemaker, and to those who knew him well, he was a gift from, dare I say it, God.  He died today at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, after a punishing battle with esophageal cancer, the same disease that killed his father.
Christopher Buckley / News Desk:
Postscript: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
Anthony Boadle / Reuters:
Atheist intellectual Christopher Hitchens dead at 62
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
GOP wins light bulb fight  —  The shutdown-averting budget bill will block federal light bulb efficiency standards, giving a win to House Republicans fighting the so-called ban on incandescent light bulbs.  —  GOP and Democratic sources tell POLITICO the final omnibus bill includes …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Shutdown averted: Deal reached on $1T omnibus package
Discussion: Hot Air
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Omnibus spending deal blocks funding for light bulb efficiency standards
New York Times:
Gingrich Duels With Challengers at Iowa Debate  —  SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The leading Republican presidential candidates largely shelved their contentious attacks on one another to deliver their closing arguments on Thursday night at the final debate before the nominating contests begin …
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Jonathan Garthwaite / Townhall.com:
Gingrich wins Townhall/HotAir Primary; Conservatives still not completely sold that Gingrich is the last man standing
Discussion: Hot Air
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
GOP debate: Gingrich's electability at issue
Washington Post:
Gingrich and Romney on the defensive in GOP debate
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Gingrich Momentum Slows, Polls Suggest
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Tea Party Group Leader Is Arrested at La Guardia  —  An influential Tea Party leader was arrested at La Guardia Airport early Thursday after he tried to board a flight with a semi-automatic handgun and its ammunition in his luggage, the authorities said.  —  Mark J. Meckler, 49 …
Discussion: The Politico, ThinkProgress and Gawker
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Associated Press:   Tea party's Mark Meckler arrested on gun charge
Josh Lederman / The Hill:
Tea Party leader arrested with gun at NY airport
Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and CNN
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Air Force Vet Ron Paul Drops Bombs On Newt Gingrich for War Deferments  —  Air Force veteran and presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul.  R-Texas, has opened up a new line of attack against former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.  —  Interviewed by Megyn Kelly on Fox News Channel …
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Kasie Hunt / Associated Press:
SC governor Nikki Haley endorses Mitt Romney  —  SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is endorsing Mitt Romney for president.  —  Haley said Friday on Fox News she is throwing all of her support behind Romney in the Republican primaries.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Nikki Haley to endorse Romney
Steven Jiang / CNN:
‘Batman’ star Bale punched, stopped from visiting blind Chinese activist  —  DONGSHIGU VILLAGE, China (CNN) — As Christian Bale approached an impromptu checkpoint leading to this tiny village in eastern China, four men blocking the narrow path started marching toward him in menacing unison.
Lymari Morales / Gallup:
Fewer Americans See U.S. Divided Into “Haves,” “Have Nots”  —  The majority would put themselves in the “haves” category if they had to choose  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are now less likely to see U.S. society as divided into the “haves” and “have nots” than they were in 2008, returning to their views prior to that point.
Scott Peterson / Christian Science Monitor:
Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer  —  In an exclusive interview, an engineer working to unlock the secrets of the captured RQ-170 Sentinel says they exploited a known vulnerability and tricked the US drone into landing in Iran.  —  ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
Allen West: Goebbels would be proud of Democrats  —  Tea party favorite Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said Thursday that Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels would be “very proud” of Democrats for shifting public sentiment against Republicans, and he blamed the press for helping spread their message.
Wayne Besen / Truth Wins Out:
Marcus Bachmann Backs Down and Caves on Bogus $150 ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy Bill  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Contact: John Becker, Director of Communications  —  BURLINGTON, Vt. - The heated standoff between Truth Wins Out and Marcus Bachmann abruptly ended today after the therapist agreed …
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz / The Atlantic Online:
Hitchens: ‘People Need Ritual, and Probably Particularly Funerals’  —  A never-before-published excerpt from a 2007 interview.  Read the rest of the interview here.  —  Reuters  —  You say that there's a harmony and beauty inherent in the laws of physics.  Can you say more about that?
Libby A. Nelson / Inside Higher Ed:
Search form  —  By  —  WASHINGTON — Although final details were still elusive late Thursday, members of Congress appear to have reached a compromise on a federal budget for 2012 that would preserve the maximum Pell Grant while changing the program's eligibility criteria.
David Weigel / Slate:
The Mysterious Jeb Bush Poll  —  It started when the mayor of Merrifield, New Hampshire, tweeted that he'd gotten a robo-poll asking about a possible Jeb Bush presidential campaign.  It's continued, with random granite state citizens getting the same calls.  One of them sent over the gist of questions received last night.
 
 
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Where Obama Has Slipped  —  There's an ominous trend …
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
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