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3:00 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:
Republicans ready to vote  —  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
Discussion: RedState and Politico
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Paul Ryan to Pursue Business Tax Overhaul in 2015
Discussion: ThinkProgress and OnPolitics
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
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 …
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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
New York Times:
Obama Settles on Ashton Carter as Defense Secretary, Officials Say
Discussion: BuzzFeed
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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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
The Cycle of Republican Radicalization
Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
The Economic Forecast for 2016 Favors Hillary Clinton
BREITBART.COM:
CHARLES BARKLEY: FERGUSON GRAND JURY GOT IT RIGHT, LOOTERS ARE SCUMBAGS  —  Last week on Philadelphia radio 97.5's “The Fanatic,” NBA star Charles Barkley said the Missouri grand jury was right when they decided not to charge Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for fatally shooting Michael Brown.
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
Sharpton and his ‘Co-Mayor’ meet with Obama
Discussion: Mediaite and Power Line
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.
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 …
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 …
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: Liberaland, Daily Kos and rubber hose
Shane Goldmacher / National Journal:
Inside Rand Paul's Plan to Run for Senate and President at the Same Time  —  The Kentucky Republican is announcing his bid for reelection this week.  But that is only the first step.  —  Rand Paul's brain trust has spent months developing an exhaustive political and legal battle plan …
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
 
 
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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
Ariel Kaminer / New York Times:
Princeton Eating Club Ousts 2 Officers Over Emails Ridiculing Women
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Lawmakers make ‘hands up’ gesture on House floor
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg View:
Why Is the FBI Still Targeting Petraeus?
Discussion: emptywheel
James Hohmann / Politico:
The new GOP divide  —  2016 Republicans disagree on surveillance …
Kelsey Snell / Politico:
Dems at odds over tax breaks
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
 

 
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