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10:55 AM ET, December 13, 2014

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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.
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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.
Discussion: Roll Call
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.
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.
Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
The Week Elizabeth Warren Decided to Run for President
Bloomberg:
Wall Street's Win on Swaps Rule Shows Washington Resurgence
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
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 …
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 …
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
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.
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
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Torture Party: Why Republicans Defend the Most Sadistic Government Program in Recent History  —  The allegation that the Bush administration used torture had gone from outrageous smear to tired news without ever having passed through the stage of acceptable topic of discussion.  —  Shares
Claudia Lacy / Guardian:
Was my 17-year-old son lynched, in the year 2014?  The police still won't tell me  —  It's hard to think such a thing could still happen in the United States.  This is justice?  Tell us what happened to Lennon.  Tell me what happened to my son  —  Friday 12 December 2014 10.41 EST
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’
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Sabrina Erdely Was Once Disciplined By Stephen Glass For Fabrication  —  And you thought this whole story couldn't get more bizarre.  According to “Penn In Ink,” a collection of essays about the University of Pennsylvania by author Samuel Hughes, Sabrina Erdely (Sabrina Rubin at the time) …
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TMZ.com:
TN Congressman — GAFFE OF THE YEAR ... Sexual Assault Begins at Home
New York Times:
Poll Finds Unease in New York After Garner Case; Challenge for de Blasio
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
More Videos: Gruber Talks About Writing Obamacare; Said Under Oath He Didn't Write It
Discussion: Hit & Run, Daily Signal and Power Line
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
McCain says “most likely” running for re-election
Discussion: OnPolitics
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Down and Out  —  The Democratic Party's losses at the state level …
Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden: 'I'll Kill Your Son'
Jacob Silverman / Politico:
Is Charles Johnson A Digital Darth Vader?
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