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4:40 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 …
The Hill:
Boehner plots two-step course on immigration to GOP rank-and-file
Discussion: RedState and Politico
Jeffrey Sparshott / Wall Street Journal:
McConnell ‘Perplexed’ by Obama's Reaction to Midterm ‘Butt Kicking’  —  Video: McConnell on His Relationship With Obama  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) on Tuesday said President Barack Obama has lurched to the left since suffering a “butt-kicking” during November's midterm elections …
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Paul Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Mitch McConnell Rider Could Roll Back Campaign Finance Laws
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Jeb Bush Details Political Vision
Discussion: OnPolitics and Fox News
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Paul Ryan to Pursue Business Tax Overhaul in 2015
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 …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
No Story For Old Men  —  In “No Country For Old Men”, Tommy Lee Jones told a parable meant to encourage a potential witness to cooperate.  His success led to this exchange:  —  Carla Jean Moss: Sheriff, was that a true story about Charlie Walser?  —  Ed Tom Bell: Who's Charlie Walser?  Oh!
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 Waldman / American Prospect:
The Cycle of Republican Radicalization  —  Yesterday, the Washington Post reported on a Quinnipiac poll from a week ago showing a striking change in public opinion on immigration.  The question was whether undocumented immigrants should be deported or should be able to get on a path to citizenship.
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Sara Fischer / CNN:
Poll: Romney, Clinton top 2016 field
Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
The Economic Forecast for 2016 Favors Hillary Clinton
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
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
Obama Settles on Ashton Carter as Defense Secretary, Officials Say
Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Police investigating if Michael Brown's stepfather intended to incite riot  —  (CNN) — Authorities are formally investigating whether Michael Brown's stepfather intended to incite a riot last week when he urged a crowd in Ferguson, Missouri, to “Burn this bitch down” after the grand jury's decision …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Glenn Beck loses bid to dismiss Saudi's libel suit  —  A federal judge has rejected a bid by conservative commentator Glenn Beck to toss out a libel lawsuit filed by a Saudi student Beck repeatedly accused of funding the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.  —  In a ruling Tuesday …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch and Mediaite
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 …
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.
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On  —  Divorce rates increased in the 1970s and 1980s, but in the last 20 years they have dropped.  —  Years of marriage →  —  Replay  —  When Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin “consciously uncoupled” this year, ABC News …
Discussion: National Review
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
Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Soap Opera Producer Is Now an Ambassador and John McCain Isn't Happy … The Senate confirmed a producer of the soap opera “The Bold and The Beautiful” today to serve as ambassador to Hungary, and Sen. John McCain is not happy about it.  —  Prior to the vote, McCain, R-Ariz. …
Discussion: The Hill and Hot Air
ArkLatexHomepage.com:
Hooks ISD Board Member in trouble over racial Facebook post  —  It's a very un-Christmas like Facebook post.  —  An image of a Klu Klux Klan member standing with hands folded.  The words, “I'm dreaming of a white Christmas” emblazoned on the image.  —  What may be even more disturbing …
Discussion: Liberaland and Raw Story
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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New York Times:
100 Notable Books of 2014  —  FICTION & POETRY  —  ALL OUR NAMES.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Back to Raising Taxes on the Poor
Brad DeLong / Washington Center for Equitable Growth:
The Cato Institute's Brink Lindsey Is Running an Economic Growth Conference This Week …
Discussion: EconLog and Cato Institute
Jay MacDonald / Bankrate.com:
How bad is shopping for health insurance?
Discussion: The Hill, ThinkProgress and CBS Philly
Larry J. Sabato / Politico:
What a Drag  —  Why a party may well be better off losing the White House.
Discussion: RedState and The Dish
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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
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
Eli Lake / Bloomberg View:
Why Is the FBI Still Targeting Petraeus?
Discussion: Hot Air and emptywheel