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7:40 AM ET, December 23, 2011

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NationalJournal.com:
House Republicans Agree To Payroll Deal  —  House Republicans on Thursday crumpled under the weight of White House and public pressure and have agreed to pass a two-month extension of the payroll-tax cut, Republican and Democratic sources told National Journal.
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Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
GOP freshman: House caved to Dems again, gave gift of uncertainty  —  The deal struck between Republican House leaders and Senate Democrats to extend the payroll tax holiday for two months did not fill Rep. Time Huelskamp (R-Kansas) with holiday cheer.  —  “Washington wrapped and put under …
Discussion: CNN and The Politico
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC  —  Boehner Takes Strong Hand With House GOP After Payroll Tax Meltdown  —  In a conference call with House Republicans early Thursday evening, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) took no questions after making it clear to his members that the game was up and they would have to swallow the Democratic payroll tax extension.
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
News Analysis: For Obama, Payroll Tax Victory Was Aided by Republicans  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama did not win much substantively with his victory Thursday over House Republicans in their showdown over extending payroll tax cuts and unemployment aid for two months.
Discussion: The Page
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
House Republicans cave in payroll fight  —  This morning, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and other leading officials from his caucus told reporters that House Republicans would stick to their guns when it comes to extending the payroll tax break.  If Democrats wanted to avoid a tax increase …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Dems win one as GOP caves
Discussion: Speaker and Prairie Weather
New York Times:
House G.O.P. Leaders Agree to Extension of Payroll Tax Cut
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John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
Boehner Asks White House to Negotiate, but Obama Declines Invitation
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Rep. Dave Camp floats 3-month extension
Discussion: Opinion L.A. and Daily Kos
Bill Adair / PolitiFact:
Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation  —  At a Republican campaign rally a few years ago, I asked one of the attendees how he got his news.  —  “I listen to Rush and read NewsMax,” he said.  “And to make sure I'm getting a balanced view, I watch Fox.”  —  My liberal friends …
Reuters:
In ad for newsletter, Ron Paul forecast “race war”  —  (Reuters) - A direct-mail solicitation for Ron Paul's political and investment newsletters two decades ago warned of a “coming race war in our big cities” and of a “federal-homosexual cover-up” to play down the impact of AIDS.
Andrew Cain / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Bachmann, Huntsman, Santorum not on Va. primary ballot  —  Four Republican presidential candidates - Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Ron Paul — submitted paper work in time to qualify for Virginia's March 6 primary ballot.  —  No other GOP contender will be on the Virginia ballot.
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James Hohmann / The Politico:
In Virginia, Gingrich tries to lower expectations
Discussion: CNN
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Why Must We Care About the Whims of So Few Iowans?
Joe Holley / Rick Perry 2012 Campaign for President:
Bush 41 backs Romney for president, admits he's not Gingrich's ‘biggest advocate’  —  1,587  —  Less than two weeks before Iowa Republicans make their crucial caucus choices on the night of Jan. 3, George H.W. Bush offered words of support, if not an official endorsement, to an old friend, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Kevin Hoffman / The Blotter:
Gay community apologizes to Amy Koch for ruining her marriage  —  The gay and lesbian community of Minnesota has issued a letter of apology to recently resigned Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch for ruining the institution of marriage and causing her to stray from her husband and engage in an “inappropriate relationship.”
Elicia Dover / ABCNEWS:
Gingrich to Campaign With Pets and Music  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Forget the back and forth attacks with Mitt Romney.  Newt Gingrich's campaign has decided to take another route on his bid to the Republican nomination: pets and music.  —  The campaign said today that it will soon launch a …
Discussion: TBogg and The Right Scoop
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Romney Says He Won't Release Tax Returns  —  Mitt Romney, who is one of the wealthiest men ever to seek the presidency, said on Wednesday that he had no intention of releasing his tax returns if he became the Republican presidential nominee, breaking with a long tradition in both parties.
Jason Linkins / The Huffington Post:
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Post-Truth Campaign  —  Suppose that President Obama were to say the following: “Mitt Romney believes that corporations are people, and he believes that only corporations and the wealthy should have any rights.  He wants to reduce middle-class Americans to serfs, forced …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
David Ng / Culture Monster:
Sarah Palin criticizes Obama holiday card — and the dog  —  So much for the holiday spirit.  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is once again targeting the Obama administration, leveling a critical glare at the official White House holiday greeting card for not emphasizing Christmas.
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Chris Christie opens door to VP job  —  Chris Christie says that while he and Mitt Romney have never discussed a potential vice presidential role for the New Jersey governor, it would still be “presumptuous” for him to turn his back on the possibility.  —  In an interview with Fox News …
Discussion: Runnin' Scared
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Christie's open to V.P. nod
 
 
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The Politico:
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Bloomberg:
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Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
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