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The Atlantic Online:
Phil Robertson's America — I've yet to take in an episode of Duck Dynasty. I hear it's a fine show, anchored by a humorous and good-natured family of proud Americans. I try to be good natured, and I have been told that I can appreciate a good joke. I am also a proud American.
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Ian Bayne for US Congress:
Duck Dynasty Star is Rosa Parks of Our Generation — Today, Ian Bayne called Phil Robertson, star of the A&E series “Duck Dynasty,” the ‘Rosa Parks’ of our generation. — “In December 1955, Rosa Parks took a stand against an unjust societal persecution of black people, and in December 2013 …
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Ian Bayne, GOP Congressional Candidate: ‘Duck Dynasty Star Is Rosa Parks Of Our Generation’ — WASHINGTON — Embattled “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has been suspended from his show by A&E for his remarks about gays and African-Americans, and now some high-profile conservatives are rallying to his side and defending him.
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The Hinterland Gazette, Daily Kos, Wonkblog, The Baffler, PostPartisan and Gawker
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Congressional Candidate: Duck Dynasty Star Is ‘Rosa Parks Of Our Generation’
GOP Congressional Candidate: Duck Dynasty Star Is ‘Rosa Parks Of Our Generation’
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his vorpal sword and Suburban Political Recount
Bloomberg:
Obamacare Initiates Self-Destruction Sequence — On Wednesday, Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown reported that the administration was saying fewer than 500,000 people had actually lost insurance due to Obamacare-induced cancellations. This struck me as a strange leak: Half a million is a lot less …
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National Review, The Incidental Economist, Hit & Run, Politico, Wall Street Journal, ThinkProgress and Reuters
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John Fund / National Review:
Who Says Obama Hasn't United the Country?
Who Says Obama Hasn't United the Country?
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The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit and Bloomberg
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Let's call the whole thing off
Let's call the whole thing off
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National Review, Forbes, Josh Blackman's Blog and neo-neocon
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Well, let's delay the mandate after all
Well, let's delay the mandate after all
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PostPartisan, The Plum Line, American Spectator, JustOneMinute, Liberaland, americanthinker.com and Hot Air
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Another Rule in Health Law Is Scaled Back
Another Rule in Health Law Is Scaled Back
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Outside the Beltway, Gawker, BizPac Review, ProfessorBainbridge.com, Josh Blackman's Blog and TIME
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Does New Obamacare Mandate Exemption Open A Pandora's Box?
Does New Obamacare Mandate Exemption Open A Pandora's Box?
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Brooke Adams / Salt Lake Tribune:
Federal judge strikes down Utah's ban on same-sex marriage — A federal judge in Utah Friday struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantees of equal protection and due process. — “The state's current laws deny its gay …
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Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Federal Judge Rules That Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in Utah — Salt Lake City began issuing marriage licenses to jubilant same-sex couples on Friday hours, after a federal judge ruled that Utah's amendment barring same-sex marriage violated the United States Constitution.
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Mediaite, Hot Air, GLAAD and Talking Points Memo
scc-csc.lexum.com:
2013 SCC 72 — File No.: 34788. — 2013: June 13; 2013: December 20. — Present: McLachlin C.J. and LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ. — on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario … B, L and S, current or former prostitutes …
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Sean Fine / Globe and Mail:
Supreme Court strikes down Canada's prostitution laws — The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down the country's major prostitution laws, saying that bans on street soliciting, brothels and people living off the avails of prostitution create severe dangers for vulnerable women and therefore violate Canadians' basic values.
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Outside the Beltway and Hit & Run
Charmaine Noronha / Associated Press:
CANADIAN COURT STRIKES DOWN ANTI-PROSTITUTION LAWS
CANADIAN COURT STRIKES DOWN ANTI-PROSTITUTION LAWS
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Washington Post:
Obama promises review of NSA spying program, possible reforms — President Obama said Friday that he would review the National Security Agency's far-reaching surveillance programs over the holiday break and would make a “pretty definitive statement” in January about possible reforms.
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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Obama Vows ‘Year of Action’ After He ‘Screwed It Up’ on Health Care
Obama Vows ‘Year of Action’ After He ‘Screwed It Up’ on Health Care
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Politico and Balloon Juice
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Cards Stolen in Target Breach Flood Underground Markets — Credit and debit card accounts stolen in a recent data breach at retail giant Target have been flooding underground black markets in recent weeks, selling in batches of one million cards and going for anywhere from $20 to more than $100 per card, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.
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Target Pressroom, NYT Bits, NBCNews, TechCrunch and The Verge
Massachusetts State Police / Facebook:
Trooper Joe Petty assisted by Tpr Dave Stucenski & K9 Frankie Locate 1250 Bags of Heroin in Hatfield — Early this morning, Trooper Joseph Petty was on a traffic stop of Route 91 in Northampton when a vehicle passed by him. Trooper Petty observed several violations.
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Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Massachusetts State Police Bust ‘Obama Care’ Heroin
Massachusetts State Police Bust ‘Obama Care’ Heroin
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The Jawa Report
Ed O'Keefe / Post Politics:
Harry Reid hospitalized — Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D- Nev.) was hospitalized early Friday after not feeling well, according to his office. — “Early this morning, Senator Reid was not feeling well and as a precaution decided to go to the hospital. Tests have been conducted and everything is normal.
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Jenny Beth Martin / New York Times:
John Boehner's Betrayal — WOODSTOCK, Ga. — THERE'S a political axiom that says if nobody is upset with what you're doing, you're not doing your job. We've seen this proved time and again in the liberal attacks on conservatives like Sarah Palin and Dr. Benjamin Carson …
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Senate hatches last-minute deal
Senate hatches last-minute deal
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CNN, Daily Kos, Booman Tribune and The Reaction
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep.: School Lunch Comments Not Targeted At Any Income Group — The Georgia Senate candidate who suggested children work to get free lunch at school is standing by his comments, arguing they did not target any particular income group. — Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) on Friday told CNN's …
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Guardian:
GCHQ and NSA targeted charities, Germans, Israeli PM and EU chief — • Unicef and Médecins du Monde were on surveillance list — • Targets went well beyond potential criminals and terrorists — • Revelations could cause embarrassment at EU summit
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Begins to Hit Growth Stride — Stronger-Than-Expected Increase in GDP Fueled by Consumer Spending — The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years, as a recovery that has otherwise chugged along in fits and starts builds up a head of steam going into the new year.
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Daily Kos, AEIdeas, Real Time Economics and Hot Air
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
High Schoolers Staged A Massive Sit-In After Their Vice Principal Was Ousted Over Same-Sex Marriage — The students of Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish, Washington staged a sit-in Thursday after it was announced that their vice principal was being fired.
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ThinkProgress, Seattle Times blogs and The Dish