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11:15 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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New York Times:
Mr. de Blasio's Call for Harmony  —  First, do no harm.  That principle applies to those who command the public's attention at this moment of heightened tension in New York City.  —  Two families in Brooklyn — and the larger family of New Yorkers and the New York Police Department …
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 Post:
Shamed De Blasio begs New Yorkers to report threats on cops  —  Anti-cop demonstrators outside City Hall on December, 19.  —  It took the execution of two cops for Mayor de Blasio to finally denounce violent rhetoric against the NYPD and urge New Yorkers to “call 911” if they suspect someone is planning to attack an officer.
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
NYC police chief: Tensions like '70s
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Third-Quarter GDP Revised Up to 5.0% Growth  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy posted its strongest growth in more than a decade during the third quarter, supported by robust consumer spending and business investment.  —  Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods …
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Michelle Jamrisko / Bloomberg:
Economy Grows Most Since '03 on U.S. Consumer-Spending Gains  —  The U.S. economy roared into overdrive in the third quarter as consumer and business spending fueled the biggest expansion in more than a decade.  —  Gross domestic product grew at a 5 percent annual rate from July through September …
Discussion: Daily Kos and WGBH News
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
GDP grows by 5 percent as US economy picks up strong pace  —  The economy grew at a 5 percent rate from July to September, the fastest pace in 11 years.  —  The strong growth recorded by the Commerce Department adds to the sense that the economy is approaching full speed for the first time since …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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
Discussion: Political Wire
Richard Cowan / Reuters:   Exclusive: Senate Republican leader McConnell opposes Obama on Cuba
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Pelosi: Boehner must force Grimm to resign  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is turning the heat up on Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), urging him to call for Rep. Michael Grimm's (R-N.Y.) resignation.  —  Grimm is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of tax evasion.
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Tom Hays / Associated Press:   AP sources: NYC congressman to plead guilty
Nealjriley / CBS Boston:
Chicopee Man Faces Charges For ‘Put Wings On Pigs’ Facebook Post  —  CHICOPEE (CBS/AP) — 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 27-year-old Charles DiRosa.
Discussion: TPNN
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Poll: Support increases for lifting Cuba embargo, travel restrictions  —  A large majority of Americans support establishing diplomatic ties with Cuba, and even larger — and growing — majorities support an end to trade and travel bans to the country, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Discussion: Politico, Reuters and Mediaite
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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.
France 24 - Live news:
Algeria kills militant chief behind Frenchman's beheading  —  © Hervé Gourdel, courtesy of Facebook  —  The Algerian army has killed three members of the Islamist group that beheaded French tourist Hervé Gourdel in September, the army said Tuesday, including the leader of Jund al-Khilafa …
Discussion: WGBH News
Rod Nordland / New York Times:
Taliban Push Into Afghan Districts That U.S. Had Secured  —  LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan — In a large swath of the Taliban heartland in southern Afghanistan, government centers are facing a long-dormant concern this winter: Four years after the American troop surge helped make such places relatively secure …
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.
Michael Brown / TMZ.com:
'AND HE'S DEAD, DEAD MICHAEL BROWN' [VIDEO]  —  The Glendale, CA Elks Lodge is investigating a shocking incident that went down in the club a week ago Monday, when a performer sang a song celebrating the death of Michael Brown ... for an audience that included a number of retired and current cops ... and TMZ has the video.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
How many crimes can you see being committed in this anti-gun ‘public service’ ad?  —  I've gotten several e-mails about this ad, and one reader asked: If a child does what the protagonist did — would the filmmakers be criminally punishable or subject to civil liability?
Discussion: Hit & Run
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.
 
 
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New York Times:
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