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12:40 PM ET, December 20, 2014

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Washington Post:
President Obama's ‘betrayal’ of Cuban democrats  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA said he decided to normalize relations with Cuba because “we can do more to support the Cuban people and promote our values through engagement.”  So it's important to know the reaction of those Cubans who have put their lives …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Eschaton
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
How to Tell Whether Obama Did the Right Thing on Cuba  —  On my most recent visit to Cuba this past March, I brought my family with me, because I wanted my children to see what Cuba looked like before everything changed.  I didn't realize quite how quickly that change would come.
Lauren French / Politico:
Obama's Republican  —  How a conservative Mormon became the biggest Republican Cuba advocate.  —  It all started when Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake found himself in a dark park in Havana trying to score some ice cream.  —  Flake, a devout Mormon, doesn't drink or smoke, so instead of puffing …
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Brendan Farrington / Associated Press:
Obama's Cuba moves reflect Florida political shift  —  Associated Press 1 hr ago  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For decades, the politics of Cuba in Florida were simple: anything less than a hard line stance against Fidel Castro and his regime was a sure way to lose a race for office.
Discussion: Slantpoint
Michael Moynihan / The Daily Beast:
Castro's Hipster Apologists Want to Keep Cuba ‘Authentically’ Poor
Discussion: National Review and Moe Lane
Laura Wides-Munoz / Associated Press:   Obama's Cuba switch forces exile groups to adapt
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Why single payer died in Vermont  —  Vermont was supposed to be the beacon for a single-payer health care system in America.  But now its plans are in ruins, and its onetime champion Gov. Peter Shumlin may have set back the cause.  —  Advocates of a “Medicare for all” …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Paul slams Rubio as ‘isolationist’ on Cuba  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is hitting back against Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Cuba in a preview of a possible debate between two presidential hopefuls.  —  In a series of tweets at Rubio on Friday afternoon, Paul called the Florida senator an …
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:
Rand Paul Battles Marco Rubio Over Cuba Policy
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Sean Penn on Sony Pulling “The Interview”: This Sends ISIS an “Invitation”  —  In an email to Mother Jones, the actor says if the US, China, Russia, and UN don't react strongly, global culture will be “very different.”  —  Actor and activist Sean Penn, no surprise, has some thoughts …
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Joseph Marks / Politico:
What does a cyber counterattack look like?
Discussion: The Hill
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Operation Revenge  —  President Obama is back in his campaign comfort zone: Smiting his political enemies.  —  Two senior White House staffers stumbled out of the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago into the boozy, early-morning aftermath of President Obama's Nov. 6, 2012, reelection victory and ran smack into a sober reporter.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
US releases four Gitmo prisoners to Afghanistan  —  The Pentagon on Saturday announced that it had transferred four detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison facility back to their home country of Afghanistan.  —  The Defense Department said all four men had been “unanimously approved for transfer” …
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:   Obama signs massive defense spending bill
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Democratic techies' divided loyalties  —  Ex-Obama hands split between Clinton, rivals.  —  Scores of the Democratic techies who helped Barack Obama defeat Hillary Clinton for the 2008 presidential nomination are now seeking alternatives to Clinton in 2016.
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Politician ‘follows’ porn star, says Twitter account was hacked  —  Steve Bellone said his Twitter account was hacked after his “followers” list included Duke porn star Belle Knox.  —  Honestly, my Twitter account was hacked!  —  A Suffolk County politician pulled a move …
Discussion: New York's PIX11
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
After turbulent year, Obama aims for quiet Hawaii getaway  —  KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — A tumultuous year all but behind him, President Barack Obama set off for his annual winter getaway in Hawaii hoping for one thing: Quiet.  —  Air Force One touched down late in the evening at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam …
Discussion: 6abc.com
Sandy Fitzgerald / NewsMax.com:
Rep. Mike Kelly Offers Obama ‘Lump of Coal for Christmas’  —  More ways to share...  Stumbled  —  Vine  —  Newstrust  —  Tell my politician  —  Technocrati  —  A A  —  All forms of energy in the United States should be developed to spur job creation and economic growth …
Koran Addo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Some witnesses lied to Michael Brown grand jury, McCulloch says.  So why have them testify?  —  Certain witnesses who spoke before the grand jury investigating the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown told obvious lies under oath, St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch said Friday.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Women rule Obama presser  —  President Barack Obama took eight questions at his end of the year press conference on Friday: all from women, none from television reporters.  —  The first question went to POLITICO's Carrie Budoff Brown, followed by Bloomberg BNA's Cheryl Bolen …
Discussion: USA Today, Vox and Hot Air
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Mary Bruce / ABC News:
In Case You Missed It, Obama Made History Today: Calls Only on Female Reporters
Discussion: Politico, 6abc.com and abc11.com
 
 
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