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7:50 PM ET, December 11, 2012

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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Hoffa predicts ‘civil war’ in Michigan  —  (CNN) - Jimmy Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said Tuesday he expects Michigan unions and lawmakers to break out into “civil war” after the state legislature passed right-to-work bills that would weaken unions' power.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
The Morning Plum: A way out for labor in Michigan?  —  Today, Governor Rick Snyder is expected to sign “right to work” legislation in Michigan.  Obviously, this will constitute a hard blow to organized labor, for a host of reasons, symbolic and practical alike.
Bernie Woodall / Reuters:
New laws will make Michigan 24th “right-to-work” state  —  (Reuters) - Michigan legislators on Tuesday approved laws that ban mandatory membership in public and private sector unions, dealing a stunning blow to organized labor in the home of the U.S. auto industry.
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
AFL-CIO: ‘Of Course We Do Not Condone’ Ripping Down Of AFP Tent In Michigan  —  Organizers of the pro-union protests in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday distanced themselves from what has become the signature moment for anti-union conservatives: the tearing down of a large tent set up by Koch-funded group Americans …
M. Alex Johnson / U.S. News:
Michigan passes anti-union ‘right to work’ measures over protests of thousands  —  Updated at 3:03 p.m. ET: Michigan lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that would sharply limit labor rights, passing the first of two measures over the objections of thousands of people packing …
Fox News:
Michigan approves right-to-work legislation amid intense protests
Discussion: National Review
Associated Press:
Michigan Legislature gives final approval to right-to-work limiting unions, sends to governor
Tom Cohen / CNN:
Angry with Obama, GOP threatens political war next year  —  Washington (CNN) — They are losing the battle over higher taxes on the wealthy, so now Republicans are threatening a political war next year when it comes time to raise the nation's debt ceiling.  —  With cracks appearing …
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Politico:
Fiscal cliff: GOP makes another counteroffer  —  House Republicans say they have sent President Barack Obama a fresh proposal that would “achieve tax and entitlement reform to solve our looming debt crisis and create more American jobs.”  —  “As the speaker said today …
Discussion: Hot Air and Daily Kos
Dan Pfeiffer / Talking Points Memo:
Boehner To Obama: You Name Spending Cuts First  —  House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said on Tuesday that he was still waiting on the White House to detail what spending cuts President Obama would be willing to make in a potential deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff at the end of the year.
Discussion: The Plum Line
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
John Boehner Gives Fiscal Cliff Counteroffer To White House
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sam Baker / The Hill:
White House drops support for major Medicaid cut
Scott Wong / Politico:
‘Dr. No’ of Senate says ‘yes’ to taxes
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
THINGS IN POLITICO THAT MAKE ME WANT TO GUZZLE ANTIFREEZE, POINT OF NO RETURN EDITION  —  One of my primary criticisms of Tiger Beat On The Potomac has been that the entire enterprise has been dedicated totally to gossip, triviality, and Drudge-baiting to the exclusion of what's actually …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Politico Accidentally Exposes Beltway Elite  —  The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.  —  Politico editors Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen today have published what may be the most revealing piece …
Discussion: American Prospect and Paul Krugman
Politico:
Crafting a boom economy
Peter Hamby / CNN:
First on CNN: Haley finalizes short list for DeMint seat  —  Washington (CNN) - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has whittled down the list of people she is considering for Jim DeMint's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat to five people, a Republican close to the governor told CNN on Tuesday.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Haley trails Sheheen, Graham getting stronger
Manu Raju / Politico:
DeMint to sit out 2014 elections at Heritage
Aaron Blake / The Fix:
Nikki Haley's short list includes Tim Scott, Jenny Sanford
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Hillary Clinton Would Be Strong in 2016 (It's Not Her Favorability Ratings)  —  Let's start by stating the obvious: Hillary Rodham Clinton would be a formidable presidential candidate in 2016.  —  Mrs. Clinton's credentials as secretary of state, as a United States senator …
Wall Street Journal:
End of a Bailout: U.S. Sells Last AIG Shares  —  WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department said it would generate $7.6 billion in proceeds from its sale of American International Group Inc.shares, as it sells nearly all its remaining holdings in the insurer it helped rescue at the height of the financial crisis.
Discussion: National Review and Booman Tribune
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Reuters:
U.S. Treasury exits AIG as markets await rebound
Discussion: msnbc.com and Hot Air
Dana / The Dana Show:
Donors offers $$$ For Info Leading To Arrest Of Union Thug **UPDATED BELOW  —  **DONATION LINK HERE**  —  This is the guy who attacked DLRS contributor Steven Crowder:  —  Here is the video:  —  An anonymous donor has offered $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of this thug.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
McConnell highly unpopular  —  Mitch McConnell is the most unpopular Senator in the country.  Only 37% of Kentucky voters approve of him to 55% disapprove.  Both in terms of raw disapproval (55%) and net approval (-18) McConnell has the worst numbers of any of his peers, taking that mantle from Nebraska's Ben Nelson.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Justice Scalia defends comparing laws against homosexuality, murder  —  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia equated homosexuality and murder on Monday as he argued at a Princeton seminar that elected bodies should be allowed to regulate actions they see as immoral.
Sharilyn Johnson / Third Beat:
Jon Stewart almost quit Daily Show over “a**hole” coworkers  —  Late night satire's biggest secrets were revealed live on stage in Montclair, NJ Friday night as Stephen Colbert interviewed Jon Stewart at the Wellmont Theatre, a fundraiser for the Montclair Film Festival.
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
No Need for New Ideas  —  Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina speaking at the 2012 Liberty Political Action Conference in Chantilly, Virginia.  —  One way to read Jim DeMint's departure from the Senate is as representative of a split between Tea Party Republicans—who hated Mitt Romney …
John Stephens / The Huffington Post:
Scott Tranter, Republican Consultant: Voter ID And Long Lines Help Our Side … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Republican Party, Elections 2012, Republicans, Video, HuffPost Live, Voting Laws, Voting Rights, Florida Voter Purge, Pennsylvania Voter Id, Republican-Voter-Id, Scott Tranter, Voter ID …
 
 
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Remembering Who You Are Dealing With  —  At TNR, Noam Scheiber …
Discussion: Mother Jones and The New Republic
Dylan Byers / Politico:
William McGurn named New York Post editorial page editor
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Obesity in Young Is Seen as Falling in Several Cities
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Extra lawyer named on gay marriage
Chicago Tribune:
Concealed carry: Court strikes down Illinois' ban
battlecreekenquirer.com:
Mark Schauer pepper-sprayed outside Capitol
Discussion: The Hill and The Raw Story
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: Voters want soft fiscal cliff landing, but offer no net
 Earlier Items: 
Jim Pettit / National Review:
An Embarrassing Metric Disappears
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Says Workers Who Don't Like Michigan's Anti-Union Bill ‘Can Get A Job Elsewhere’
Discussion: The Raw Story
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Government Shutdown Watch
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Daniel Miller / Daily Mail:
University of Texas professor claims black students are failing because they are raised by poor single women
BBC:
Cayman Islands premier McKeeva Bush arrested
Discussion: The Tell
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
In ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ she's the hero; in real life, CIA agent's career is more complicated
Discussion: Lawfare and CNN
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The Scott Trust approves the sale of The Observer to Tortoise, despite two days of strikes by Guardian and Observer staffers against the deal

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: Condé Nast lays off some top executives including VPs and SVPs in marketing and sales, along with key staff in events, social media, and editorial jobs

Washington Post:
Fox News feted Donald Trump at Fox Nation's annual awards show, naming him “Patriot of the Year”, highlighting the influential role the network could play

 
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