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9:40 PM ET, December 9, 2012

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Paul Krugman riles fellow pundits  —  New York Times economics columnist Paul Krugman seems to be testing the patience of a couple of his fellow pundits on ABC's “This Week.”  —  Conservative commentator George Will and former White House aide Mary Matalin both directed pointed remarks …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Business Insider
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George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:
George Will: ‘Quite Literally, The Opposition to Gay Marriage Is Dying’  —  While Supreme Court watchers ponder how justices will come down in the debate over gay marriage, ABC's George Will said Sunday on ABC News “This Week” it's clear where public opinion is headed.
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court showdown expected over gay rights decisions  —  Conservative giants Anthony Kennedy and Antonin Scalia are likely to be on opposing sides when the justices rule on marriage and federal benefits.  —  Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is a libertarian conservative who believes …
Discussion: Advocate, Althouse and New York Times
George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:
Sen. Tom Coburn: I'm Willing to Accept Tax Increases  —  Republican Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) told me Sunday on ABC News' “This Week” that he is willing to accept tax rate increases as a component of a fiscal cliff deal, as long as Democrats put “significant entitlement reform” on the table.
Discussion: The Fix, New York Magazine and Hot Air
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ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Two Powerhouse Roundtables  —  STEPHANOPOULOS (voice-over): Good morning, and welcome to “This Week.”  —  With 23 days to go, stalemate.  —  OBAMA: I want to send a very clear message.  I will not play that game.  —  STEPHANOPOULOS: The president digs in.
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Sen. Corker open to higher tax rates as part of deficit-cutting deal
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Politico and CNN
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Cole: Take Obama's offer to gain tax cuts for ‘98 percent’
Discussion: CNN
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
White House could protect middle class from tax hikes if deficit talks falter
Discussion: Hot Air and Instapundit
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Tax Arithmetic Shows Top Rate Is Just a Starter
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Daily Kos
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Lawrence O'Donnell Confronts Gingrich: Asks Him To Apologize For Predicting Clinton Tax Increases Would Lead To Downturn  —  On Sunday, during an appearance on Meet The Press, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell confronted Newt Gingrich for falsely predicting in 1993 that the economy would suffer …
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Clinton's Countless Choices Hinge on One: 2016  —  You're one of the most famous women on earth, and you're jobless for the first time in decades.  You'd like to make money, but you don't want to rule out running for president.  So what do you do all day?  —  Right now, aides and friends say …
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George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:
James Carville: 90% of Dems Want Hillary Clinton  —  Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's decision about whether to run for president in 2016 will be key to the makeup of the Democratic and Republican fields in 2016, ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd told me Sunday on ABC News' “This Week”.
Discussion: Hot Air
Matt Bradley / Wall Street Journal:
Egypt Leader Fails to Blunt Opposition  —  CAIRO — Egypt's opposition on Sunday called for more protests against President Mohammed Morsi, seeking to keep up the momentum of its two-week long street campaign even after the Egyptian leader withdrew part of a decree that awarded him near-absolute power.
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Washington Post:
Egyptian opposition remains defiant after Morsi annuls decree
Carlos Osorio / Detroit Free Press:
A failure of leadership: Snyder's about-face on right-to-work betrays voters  —  Two years ago, a newly elected Rick Snyder told the Free Press editorial board he was determined to be a new kind of governor — a pragmatist focused like a laser on initiatives that promised to raise standards of living for all Michiganders.
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Top Michigan Newspaper Turns On Snyder: Slams Governor For Sneaking Through Anti-Union ‘Right-To-Work’ Legislation
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Years of Senator DeMint  —  IN November 2008, just after John McCain was routed by Barack Obama, Jim DeMint addressed a Myrtle Beach conference on the future of the Republican Party.  The first-term South Carolina senator was there to reassure his audience: Republicans might have lost an election …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and INSTAPUTZ
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Jonathan Bernstein / Salon:
Will the GOP ever get serious?
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
Top Senate Democrat Rejects Raising Medicare Eligibility Age  —  As rumors swirl that Democrats may consider raising the Medicare eligibility age to reach a deal before the looming “fiscal cliff,” a top Senate Democrat expressed opposition to that option Sunday.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Wonkblog
 
 
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James Hohmann / Politico:
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Newark Mayor Booker considering runs for governor, Senate
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For the first time, same-sex couples wed in Wash. state
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