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1:30 PM ET, November 22, 2009

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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why was it so hard for Dems even to start health care debate?  —  The extraordinary thing about the dramatic events surrounding the health care bill in the Senate is that there was any drama at all.  Lawmakers were simply voting to begin debate on the Democratic version of health care reform.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Sweeteners for the South  —  Staffers on Capitol Hill were calling it the Louisiana Purchase.  —  On the eve of Saturday's showdown in the Senate over health-care reform, Democratic leaders still hadn't secured the support of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), one of the 60 votes needed to keep the legislation alive.
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Democrats hold line, but cracks show
BBC:
US healthcare bill clears Senate test
Discussion: Truthdig and Weasel Zippers
The Hill:
Reid pulls together Senate Dems to take huge step on health reform
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and MyDD
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Landrieu To Reid: No Triggers, No Bill—Negotiating Compromise With Schumer
David Espo / Associated Press:
Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
In the trenches on climate change, hostility among foes  —  Stolen e-mails reveal venomous feelings toward skeptics  —  Electronic files that were stolen from a prominent climate research center and made public last week provide a rare glimpse into the behind-the-scenes battle to shape the public perception of global warming.
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Keith Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
Hacked Emails Show Climate Science Ridden with Rancor
Discussion: Mudville Gazette
David Stringer / Associated Press:
Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate
Discussion: Tom Nelson and Andrew Bolt
Frank Rich / New York Times:
The Pit Bull in the China Shop  —  AT last the American right and left have one issue they unequivocally agree on: You don't actually have to read Sarah Palin's book to have an opinion about it.  Last Sunday Liz Cheney praised “Going Rogue” as “well-written” on Fox News even though …
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Matt Taibbi / Taibblog:
Sarah Palin, WWE Star … A woman reads Sarah Palin's book while waiting in line for an autograph in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 18 (Bill Pugliano/Getty)  —  The really beautiful thing about the culture war, from an entertainment standpoint, is that it is fundamentally irresolvable.
Richard W. Stevenson / New York Times:   Republicans Eye the Tiger of Populism
John E. Mulligan / Providence Journal:
Kennedy: Barred from Communion  —  WASHINGTON — Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has forbidden Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy to receive the Roman Catholic sacrament of Holy Communion because of his advocacy of abortion rights, the Rhode Island Democrat said Friday.
Discussion: Townhall.com
Martina Stewart / CNN:
Freshman Dem: Passing health care reform worth losing my seat  —  Washington (CNN) - A freshman Democratic senator said Sunday that he will support his party's efforts to pass health care reform legislation even if that means losing his seat in next year's midterm elections.
Glenn Beck:
Glenn Beck reveals the Plan  —  What an amazing few days on the road this has been.  Your spirits have been high, your faith strong and your spine unbendable.  I ended my multiday book tour at The Villages with what had been billed as a rally but could be better described as a candid citizen-to-citizen chat.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Visceral Has Its Value  —  It's easy to dismiss Sarah Palin.  —  She's back on the trail, with the tumbling hair and tumbling thoughts.  The queen of the scenic strip mall known as Wasilla now reigns over thrilled subjects thronging to a politically strategic swath of American strip malls.
Robert Wright / New York Times:
Who Created Major Hasan?  —  Princeton, N.J.  —  IN the case of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and the Fort Hood massacre, the verdict has come in.  The liberal news media have been found guilty — by the conservative news media — of coddling Major Hasan's religion, Islam.
Mark Schone / ABCNEWS:
Defense Attorney: Hasan Is Paralyzed From the Chest Down  —  Galligan Wants Military Justice System to Move More Slowly, Says Accused Fort Hood Shooter is in Severe Pain  —  Major Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 in the Fort Hood shooting spree, is paralyzed from the chest down and is not a flight risk …
Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
As Afghans Resist Taliban, U.S. Spurs Rise of Militias  —  ACHIN, Afghanistan — American and Afghan officials have begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias that have independently taken up arms against insurgents in several parts of Afghanistan, prompting hopes of a large-scale tribal rebellion against the Taliban.
 
 
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Obama to offer emissions target
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Enthusiasm for Palin, and Echoes of 2008 Divide
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