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9:20 AM ET, December 23, 2014

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Politico:
De Blasio's nightmare  —  New York's mayor has lost the police — and maybe much more than that.  —  Bill de Blasio, like his progressive political idol Barack Obama, is finding out that you can't do the New Politics if you don't pay attention to the old politics.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Dem: Cops should focus on gun control  —  Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) on Monday said police union leaders should be more focused on keeping guns from the insane than pointing fingers at politicians over the murder of two New York City policemen.  —  Rangel offered criticism …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
NYC police chief: Tensions like '70s  —  New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Monday that current tensions between the police and the community remind him of the the 1970s, a turbulent time for the city.  —  In the wake of the killing of two New York City police officers on Saturday …
Bernard B. Kerik / TIME:
Bernie Kerik: War Is Being Waged on Our Homeland  —  Bernard B. Kerik served as the 40th Police Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (2000-2001) and is Founder and CEO of The Kerik Group.  —  This war on law and order is as dangerous as any global enemy we face.  And it's built on a lie.
New York Times:
North Korea Loses Its Link to the Internet  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A strange thing happened to North Korea's already tenuous link to the Internet on Monday: It stopped.  —  While perhaps a coincidence, the failure of the country's computer connections began only hours after President Obama declared Friday …
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Bloomberg:
North Korean Internet Goes Dark in Wake of Sony Hack
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Mitch McConnell: Senate 'didn't do squat for years'  —  Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says his biggest challenge will be righting the course of Congress, adding — in a swipe at outgoing Majority Leader Harry Reid — that his own chamber “basically didn't do squat for years.”
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Mitch McConnell's New Senate Goal: Turn Republican Dial to Yes  —  WASHINGTON — As he prepares to guide Republicans out of the wilderness of the Senate minority, Senator Mitch McConnell, the incoming majority leader, knows his real problem is not corralling mavericks in his party like Senator Ted Cruz.
Discussion: Political Wire
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Exclusive: Senate Republican leader McConnell opposes Obama on Cuba
Discussion: Capitol Hill Cubans and Slantpoint
John Marzulli / NY Daily News:
Rep. Michael Grimm to plead guilty to felony count of tax evasion, sources say  —  The Staten Island Republican was charged in a 20-count indictment with hiding more than $1 million in income and wages at a Manhattan restaurant he co-owned  —  Rep. Michael Grimm will plead guilty on Tuesday …
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Tom Hays / Associated Press:   AP sources: NYC congressman to plead guilty
Politico:
John Boehner won't say if Michael Grimm has to go
Discussion: ABC News, National Review and ABC News
David Weigel / Bloomberg.com:
Republicans Block Reappointment of CBO Chief Doug Elmendorf  —  (Bloomberg) — Incoming Republican leaders in Congress won't reappoint Doug Elmendorf to another term as head of the Congressional Budget Office, according to a party aide briefed on the decision.
CBS News:
How do Americans feel about reestablishing relations with Cuba?  —  Shares -  —  In the wake of President Obama's surprise announcement of an agreement to normalize diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba, 54 percent of Americans approve of reestablishing both diplomatic …
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Supreme Court to hear ObamaCare subsidy challenge in March  —  The highly anticipated case challenging ObamaCare's subsidies will officially reach the Supreme Court on March 4.  —  Justices will hear arguments in King v. Burwell in just under three months, according to the court's schedule posted Monday afternoon.
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Joe Cocker, Raspy-Voiced Rock Star With Distinctive Moves, Is Dead at 70  —  Joe Cocker, the gravelly British singer who became one of pop's most recognizable interpreters in the late 1960s and ‘70s with passionate, idiosyncratic takes on songs like the Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends …
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Nealjriley / CBS Boston:
Chicopee Man Charged For ‘Put Wings On Pigs’ Facebook Post  —  CHICOPEE (CBS) — A Chicopee man is facing charges after posting “Put Wings on Pigs” to Facebook, police say.  —  Chicopee police said Monday that local residents alerted them to the “very disturbing post” by Charles DiRosa.
Discussion: Liberaland
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
BOMBSHELL REPORT: IRS Targeted ‘Icky’ Conservative Groups  —  Top IRS officials specifically targeted tea party groups and misled the public about its secret political targeting program led by ex-official Lois Lerner, according to a bombshell new congressional report.
Jim Finkle / Reuters:
Apple pushes first ever automated security update to Mac users  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc has pushed out its first-ever automated security update to Macintosh computers to help defend against newly identified bugs that security researchers have warned could enable hackers to gain remote control of machines.
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
The Draft Campaign Elizabeth Warren Didn't Ask For But Hasn't Killed  —  She has said it in newspapers and magazines.  She has said it on the radio and on national television.  She has said it at public events and book signings; in prepared statements to reporters and in quick exchanges with the press.
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
FDA going after sellers of pure caffeine powder  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is building a legal case against companies that sell pure powdered caffeine, which can be fatal even in small doses.  —  The FDA warned consumers to avoid pure powdered caffeine this summer after the death of an Ohio teen.
Agence France-Presse:
Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO  —  1 hr ago  —  Dmitry Zaks  —  Kiev (AFP) - Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote certain to stoke Russia's anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state's separatist war.
Discussion: kyivpost.com and Reuters
WSB-TV:
Delta employee charged with helping smuggle guns onto plane  —  ATLANTA —  Channel 2 Action News has confirmed federal charges for a Delta employee.  —  He's accused of helping to put 18 firearms on a plane at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story
 
 
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Sam Hananel / Associated Press:
Judge strikes down wage boost for some home workers
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Jason Koebler / Motherboard:
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Valerie Tarico / Salon:
Why rape is so intrinsic to religion
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Behold the Worst Anti-Gun Commercial in American History
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Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Jeb Bush's Ties to Donors Put Rivals in a Bind
Discussion: Hot Air, NBC News and Washington Post
Melissa Repko / Crime Blog:
Updated: Veteran Dallas police officer arrested on charge of sexual assault
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
James Hohmann / Politico:
Dixie rising  —  How the Deep South is trying to game the GOP primary.
Michael Tarm / Associated Press:
Blagojevich brother: I was fed ‘pawn’ to get then-governor
Frederik Pleitgen / CNN:
Author's journey inside ISIS: They're ‘more dangerous than people realize’
Discussion: TalkLeft and Business Insider
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
How Vermont's single-payer health care dream fell apart