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2:05 PM ET, December 2, 2014

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The Hill:
How the White House torpedoed Harry Reid's tax deal  —  The White House worked closely with liberal House Democrats last week to torpedo a tax deal that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-­Nev.) was negotiating with Republicans.  —  The unusual move to kill a Reid­-backed proposal …
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Politico:
Boehner sells a deal to conference  —  Leaders think they can keep the government open.  —  The House will vote this week on a symbolic immigration bill and then take up a two-part government funding bill next week — a package Republican leaders believe will prevent a government shutdown.
New York Times:
House G.O.P. May Cast Symbolic Vote on Immigration  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday emerged from a closed-door meeting determined to avoid a government shutdown.  —  The lawmakers began coalescing around a plan that would allow a symbolic vote to show their frustration …
Discussion: RedState and Hot Air
The Hill:
Boehner plots two-step course on immigration to GOP rank-and-file  —  With the shutdown clock ticking, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday pitched a two-step plan to House Republicans that would keep the government funded and also push back against President Obama's executive action on immigration.
Discussion: RedState and Politico
Jake Sherman / Politico:   House and Senate GOP to hold joint retreat
Charlie Cook / National Journal:
Democrats Paved the Way for Their Own Decline  —  They have subordinated their traditional focus on helping working-class Americans move up the economic ladder in favor of other priorities.  —  Much has been said about the long-term demographic challenges facing the Republican Party.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Obama's dangerous legacy for Democrats  —  Now that the 2014 elections are over and national politics is all about 2016, Democrats have good reason to worry that, for all his success at the polls, President Obama will leave his party with a toxic legacy.  —  The Obama damage is two-fold.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and alicublog
Paul Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Mitch McConnell Rider Could Roll Back Campaign Finance Laws  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is trying to use a massive appropriations bill to loosen campaign finance rules.  —  The Republican leader's office is attempting to attach a policy rider to the omnibus bill …
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Shane Goldmacher / National Journal:
Inside Rand Paul's Plan to Run for Senate and President at the Same Time
Sam Youngman / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Citing ‘unfinished business,’ Rand Paul will announce re-election effort Tuesday
Discussion: OnPolitics
Judith Shulevitz / The New Republic:
Rolling Stone Never Gave the Villains of Its Gang Rape Story a Chance to Defend Themselves  —  When scholars of the Historical Jesus try to figure out whether certain stories or sayings reported in the Gospels are authentic—a complicated concept in this context, but never mind …
CNN:
Meet the likely next Defense Secretary  —  Washington (CNN) — Ashton Carter, the former second-in-command at the Pentagon appears to be the top choice to replace outgoing Secretary Chuck Hagel.  —  Barring any last minute complications, Ash Carter will be President Barack Obama's choice …
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Hagel ouster highlights power shift  —  The forced resignation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is exposing deep tensions between the Pentagon and President Obama's national security staff.  —  While administration aides characterized Hagel's departure as a mutual decision …
Discussion: ABC News
Geoff Earle / New York Post:
Sharpton and his ‘Co-Mayor’ meet with Obama  —  Al Sharpton followed de Blasio to Washington to meet with Obama.  —  WASHINGTON — He never leaves home without him.  —  Bill de Blasio and “Co-Mayor” Al Sharpton are joined at the hip in New York, so why not in Washington?
Discussion: Mediaite and Power Line
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Class Prejudice Resurgent  —  One of the features of all the Ferguson discussion over the past few months is how tinny the comparisons to the civil-rights era have sounded.  People have tried to link Ferguson to Selma and Jim Crow, but something is off.  —  That's, in part, because we've moved from simplicity to ambiguity.
Sara Fischer / CNN:
Poll: Romney, Clinton top 2016 field  —  Washington (CNN) — Mitt Romney may say he's not planning to make a third run for the White House, but according to a new CNN/ORC national poll, Republican voters aren't ready to give up on the idea just yet.  —  While there is no clear frontrunner …
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Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
The Economic Forecast for 2016 Favors Hillary Clinton
The Huffington Post:
Here's Why 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Still Thrive In America  —  WASHINGTON — It was a sunny and clear Tuesday morning in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Sitting in the kitchen of my girlfriend's apartment, I was eating a bowl of cereal — Honey Nut Cheerios, I still remember …
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Stewart Unloads On Hannity For Blaming Ferguson On Obama, Sharpton (VIDEO)  —  At the climax of a tour de force knocking Fox News coverage of Ferguson, Mo. on Monday's episode of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart turned his ire on longtime punching bag Sean Hannity.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Republicans Float ‘Impeachment Lite’ Plan To Censure Obama  —  Impeachment has faded in Republican circles as an option to punish President Barack Obama over his sweeping executive actions to reshape immigration enforcement, ruled out even by hardliners like Rep. Steve King (R-IA) who are livid with the president and want to retaliate.
Discussion: Daily Kos and rubber hose
Dan Sewell / Associated Press:
Ohio Sen. Portman rules out presidential bid  —  1 photo  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio Sen. Rob Portman says he will not run for president in 2016, choosing instead to seek a second term in the Senate over the Republican nomination for the White House.  —  The former White House budget chief …
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:   Rob Portman Says No To 2016 Presidential Race
Paul Lewis / Guardian:
Obama resists demands to curtail police militarisation calling instead for improved officer training  —  Obama has separately asked for extra federal funds to reform police departments across the country, in the wake of protests that followed the death of Michael Brown
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Larry J. Sabato / Politico:
What a Drag  —  Why a party may well be better off losing the White House.
Discussion: RedState and The Dish
Daily Mail:
‘Go vote again tomorrow’: Video shows Louisiana mayor whose son is Sen. Mary Landrieu's chief …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Chuck Todd's wife aiding Jim Webb
Discussion: Political Wire
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Princeton Eating Club Ousts 2 Officers Over Emails Ridiculing Women
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Lawmakers make ‘hands up’ gesture on House floor
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg View:
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James Hohmann / Politico:
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Dems at odds over tax breaks
Reuters:
U.S. attorney general to issue new guidance on racial profiling
Discussion: Hot Air, New York Times and Mediaite
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
UNEQUAL TREATMENT IN ARIZONA, SWINGS IN MEDICAID ACCESS SHOW PROGRAM'S IMPACT
Discussion: Daily Kos and Booman Tribune
Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
Obama Dealt Major Setback in Closing Guantanamo
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hot Air