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11:20 AM 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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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.
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Worst year: President Obama, for losses at home and crises abroad  —  In 2014, President Obama's past caught up with him.  —  His sixth year in office was, inarguably, his worst, when the problems that had been building throughout his second term all came crashing down around him.
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 …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Warren makes her mark  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's crusade against the $1.1 trillion spending bill backed by the White House firmly establishes the Massachusetts populist as a powerful player in Washington.  —  The freshman Democrat took on President Obama and her party's leadership, and appeared to inspire an uprising in the House.
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
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 …
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 …
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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
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.
Bloomberg:
Wall Street's Win on Swaps Rule Shows Washington Resurgence  —  Wall Street is re-emerging as a force in Washington as it closes in on one of its biggest wins against regulation since the financial crisis.  —  With must-pass spending legislation making its way through Congress this week …
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Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
The Week Elizabeth Warren Decided to Run for President
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Down and Out  —  The Democratic Party's losses at the state level …
The Catholic Register:
Time to tackle global warming running out, Pope tells climate summit  —  VATICAN CITY - Tackling the problem of climate change is a serious ethical and moral responsibility, Pope Francis told negotiators from around the world meeting for a climate summit in Lima, Peru.  —  “The time to find global solutions is running out.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Ex-CIA director defends rectal rehydration  —  Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden on Thursday defended revelations from Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats that the agency used rectal rehydration on detainees.  —  “These were medical procedures,” Hayden said during a tense interview on CNN's “The Lead with Jake Tapper.”
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CNN:
Ex-CIA director slams torture report, defends rectal rehydration as a ‘medical procedure’
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