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2:40 PM ET, December 13, 2014

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Cruz center of Senate meltdown  —  Sen. Ted Cruz, the firebrand conservative freshman from Texas, has blown up the Senate leadership's plans to have a peaceful weekend by forcing round-the-clock votes on President Obama's nominees and the $1.1 trillion omnibus.
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Reid Announces Weekend Votes After Blockade (Updated)  —  Conservatives late Friday stalled action on the Senate floor as leaders scrambled to wrap up the 113th Congress.  —  Senators will reconvene at noon Saturday for a series of up to 40 roll call votes after conservatives sought …
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
First Dems, Now Senate GOP Object to Spending Bill  —  First it was objections by House Democrats that stood in the way of passage of a $1.1 trillion catchall spending bill.  Now it's the Senate Republicans' turn, specifically Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Warren makes her mark
Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
Cops tell de Blasio: Stay away from our funerals  —  Not over their dead bodies.  —  Cops are warning Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to stay away from their funerals should they be killed in the line of duty.  —  The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association distributed …
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New York Times:
Poll Finds Unease in New York After Garner Case; Challenge for de Blasio
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
G.O.P. Angst Over 2016 Led to Provision on Funding  —  The secret negotiations that led to one of the most significant expansions of campaign contributions in recent years began with what Republican leaders regarded as an urgent problem: How would they pay for their presidential nominating convention in Cleveland in two years?
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
Police Arrest Suspect in Shooting Near High School  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — Police in Portland have arrested a suspect in the shooting that injured three people outside an alternative high school.  —  Authorities said they stopped a vehicle around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at North Interstate Avenue …
Discussion: Liberaland, FOX News Radio and Gawker
Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
Why America's middle class is lost  —  The middle class took America to the moon.  Then something went horribly wrong.  —  DOWNEY, CALIF. — One day in 1967, Bob Thompson sprayed foam on a hunk of metal in a cavernous factory south of Los Angeles.  And then another day, not too long after …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
New York Times:
Another Baseless Attack on Health Law  —  The opponents of the Affordable Care Act have filed another long-shot lawsuit that could undermine health care reform and force many consumers to pay more for health insurance if the suit succeeds.  —  The Supreme Court has already agreed to hear a separate case …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Early federal sentencing recommendation for McDonnell: At least 10 years in prison … The federal agency that will play a pivotal role in guiding the sentence of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell has recommended that the onetime Republican rising star spend at least 10 years and a month in prison …
Discussion: Political Wire
Danielle Avitable / WJTV:
Pastor Dresses Horse in Wedding Dress to Protest Same-Sex Marriage  —  It's not something you see every day, a horse in a wedding dress standing outside the federal courthouse.  —  “I thought it was laughable and I believe he was going for a ridiculous protest and he certainly got one,” says Eddie Outlaw, LGBT advocate.
William Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Americans find some tortures more acceptable than others  —  Most Americans think torture can be justified, but hardly anyone thinks “rectal feeding” is acceptable  —  This week saw the release of a long-awaited Senate report detailing the post-9/11 CIA detention and interrogation program …
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Cruel Reality: Obama Paying for Illegal Amnesty With Fees Paid by Legal Immigrants  —  As the debate rages on Capitol Hill about how to defund President Obama's executive action that gives legal status to 5 million illegal immigrants, it's important to take a look at where the funding for his new amnesty program is coming from.
 
 
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Rat problem worsens at One World Trade Center offices of Conde Nast
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Worst year: President Obama, for losses at home and crises abroad
The Catholic Register:
Time to tackle global warming running out, Pope tells climate summit
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
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Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
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