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January 11, 2013, 5:00 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Senate Reform 101: The case against the constitutional option Gregory Kroger at The Washington Monthly makes the case against senators changing their chamber's rules on the first legislative day of Congress.
The gun control bubble pops Evidence suggests the White House has been trying to lower the bar on what it could achieve on gun reform, writes Jonathan S. Tobin at Commentary.
Through a glass darkly Nobody seems to agree with what's wrong with "Zero Dark Thirty," David Cole writes at Foreign policy.
Fracking industry calls foul on EPA extension Jillian Kay Melchior at The Corner reports on the Environmental Protection Agency extending its period for public comments on a new report on franking.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Senate Dems: We'll back Obama if he raises debt limit unilaterally Senate Democrats say they will support President Obama if he decides to increase the debt limit unilaterally, reports The Hill's Alexander Bolton.
Kirsten Gillibrand and the Hagel lobby Chuck Hagel, Obama's nominee for secretary of Defense, reached out to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand earlier in the week, according to Capital New York's Reid Pillifant.
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January 10, 2013, 5:00 am
FROM THE BLOGS:
Can Republicans win a government shutdown? David Harsanyi at Human Events breaks down the politics of the upcoming budget battles.
New voices for the GOP in 2013 Ed Morrissey at The Fiscal Times looks at five candidates to shape the GOP in the coming year.
The facts on guns, schools, and violence Nick Gillespie at Reason looks at the statistics behind the gun rights battle.
On spending, Obama doesn't get it Tom Bevan at Real Clear Politics highlights Obama's recent remark that federal spending isn't a problem.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Pastor for Obama's inaugural drops out over anti-gay sermon The Georgia-based pastor Louis Giglio will not deliver the benediction at President Obama's inauguration this month, reports Justin Sink.
Obama nominates 'low-key master of policy' Lew for Treasury President Obama on Thursday officially nominated his Chief of Staff Jack Lew to be the next secretary of the Treasury, reports Erik Wasson.
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January 10, 2013, 5:00 am
FROM THE BLOGS:
Why is Congress so dumb? Salon's Alex Pareene says the legislature spends more time hounding donors than researching the bills it votes on
A petty pick National Review's Jonah Goldberg argues the selection of Chuck Hagel to lead the Defense Department is intended as payback to the right
Christie's explanation of functioning democracy National Journal's Ron Fournier says the New Jersey governor has traction for 2016 because his rhetoric matches the times
Pastor to deliver Inaugural benediction delivered anti-gay sermon Pastor Louie Giglio advocates "ex-gay" therapy and implores Christians to prevent the "homosexual lifestyle," reports Josh Israel for ThinkProgress
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
AIG's board opts against suing the federal government The company was considering challenging the legality of the $182 billion bailout that saved it, reports The Hill's Peter Schroeder
White House won't deport Piers Morgan The Obama administration cited the First Amendment in responding to a petition on its We the People website, The Hill's Alicia M. Cohn reports
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January 9, 2013, 5:00 pm
FROM THE BLOGS: Should President Obama announce no prioritizing payments in the debt ceiling, or start minting platinum coins daily? Mike Konczal at his blog Rortybomb highlights a Bipartisan Policy Center report on the debt ceiling.
Hagel critics disingenuous anti-gay charge Berin Szoka at RealClearPolitics calls it a "stretch" for the Log Cabin Republicans to oppose former Sen. Chuck Hagel's (R-Neb.) nomination as secretary of Defense.
Jack Lew's signature isn't terrible — it's awesome J.K. Trotter welcomes the prospect of seeing the White House chief of staff's signature on dollar bills. Read his Atlantic Wire post here.
Hilda Solis resigns Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told colleagues she is resigning from her post. Solis's departure makes her the fifth member to leave the Obama administration, according to Dave Weigel.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Biden: Obama prepared to take executive action on gun control President Obama will likely take executive action to reduce gun violence, Vice President Biden said Tuesday according to The Hill's Amie Parnes. Sen. Leahy turns down gavel for Defense spending subpanel Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) turned down the opportunity to chair a powerful subcommittee that handles defense spending, reports The Hill's Jeremy Herb.
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January 8, 2013, 5:31 pm
FROM THE BLOGS: Party on, New Yorkers Teresa Mull at The American Spectator's Spectacle Blog highlights an investigation by the New York Post examining how welfare recipients in New York spend their money.
The $1 trillion platinum coin is horrible, lawless policy At Mother Jones, Kevin Drum calls a proposal to mint a trillion-dollar coin a "ridiculous."
GOP disarray over debt ceiling Republicans are starting to give mixed messages over how to proceed on the debt ceiling, writes Greg Sargent at The Plum Line.
10 Most popular White House petitions without response Business Insider rounds up the 10 most popular petitions on the White House's "We The People" page to which President Obama has not responded.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Biden, NRA to meet on guns Vice President Biden will meet with the National Rifle Association to discuss acting to prevent massacres like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December, report The Hill's Justin Sink and Daniel Strauss.
Democrats blast AIG's 'outrageous' threat to sue feds over bailout Democrats strongly criticized a possible lawsuit by American International Group (AIG) against the federal government over the 2008 bank bailout. The Hill's Vicki Needham has more.
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January 7, 2013, 5:00 pm
FROM THE BLOGS: Crime and economic inequality Theoretical physicist Mark Buchanan tackles the link between crime and economic inequality in a piece for Bloomberg View.
Campus moneybag National Review's Katrina Trinko points to college presidents' salaries to argue the Occupy movement would have been smarter to target higher education over Wall Street.
Why the GOP hates Chuck Hagel Slate's Fred Kaplan says Republican objections to the former senator stem from proxy objections to President Obama, and a resistance to self-reflection on Iraq policy.
Obama's latest crony capitalist Hit and Run's Ira Stoll says the president's economic policy results in a favored few earning economic breaks.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Supreme Court ruling allows stem-cell research to proceed The justices' decision comes over the objections of abortion-rights opponents who equate research involving embryonic stem cells with murder, The Hill's Elise Viebeck reports.
Poll: Majority say Obama won 'fiscal cliff' negotiations Fifty-seven percent said President Obama got more of what he wanted, to 20 percent who say the GOP came out ahead, The Hill's Jonathan Easley reports.
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January 4, 2013, 5:00 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
In Illinois, redefining marriage threatens marriage and religious freedom New legislation legalizing gay marriage in Illinois "neither protects religious liberty nor treats marriage fairly," Ryan T. Anderson argues at The Foundry.
'Disciplinary fees' show the trouble with charter schools and privatization At MSNBC's Lean Forward blog, Ned Resnikoff notes Chicago charter schools are making money "on the side" through "disciplinary fees."
Meet the bosses of the National Education Association According to union filings for the U.S. Department of Labor, more than 400 National Education Association employees were paid over $100,000 from Sept. 2011 to Aug. 2012, according to Jason Hart at Redstate.
Oh yes, please! Please, please, please! Tom Levenson of Balloon Juice welcomes the prospect of former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) serving as interim senator from Massachusetts.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
House approves $9.7 billion in Sandy relief The House approved $9.7 billion in funding for Sandy relief efforts, reports The Hill's Pete Kasperowicz.
Powerful Tea Party group's internal docs leak — read them here Andy Kroll of Mother Jones gets his hands on internal documents from the Tea Party group FreedomWorks. Read Kroll's report here.
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January 4, 2013, 5:00 am
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January 3, 2013, 5:00 pm
FROM THE BLOGS: New Congress, same Republicans The new House in the 113th Congress will be as useless as the last one was, argues The American Prospect's Jamelle Bouie.
The public won't force Congress to pass gun control Even though the public is "more amenable" to new gun laws since the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, public opinion on gun rights has remained fairly constant according to recent polling, writes The New Republic's Nate Cohn.
President Obama, immigration czar President Obama should probably explain what is within his power and what isn't in terms of making new immigration laws, Charles C. W. Cooke writes at National Review's The Corner blog.
Give up on the Constitution? At Cato-at Liberty, Roger Pilon argues that, contrary to what Mike Seidman argues in a New York Times op-ed, James Madison would not have wanted the fiscal-cliff debate.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Boehner reelected as Speaker; nine Republicans defect in vote Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) was reelected as House Speaker on Thursday with nine Republicans not voting for his reelection, reports The Hill's Pete Kasperowicz.
Democrats ready gun-control legislation that would ban high-capacity magazines House Democrats are set to introduce new gun legislation in response to the Sandy Hook shooting. The Hill's Mike Lillis has more.
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January 2, 2013, 4:54 pm
FROM THE BLOGS: New Year, new dish, new media Andrew Sullivan announced on Wednesday that the Daily Dish is leaving the Daily Beast and becoming its own completely independent blog. On gay marriage, is Illinois next? Richard Soccarides at The New Yorker's News Desk blog analyzes whether Illinois is the next state to pass gay marriage legislation. Chris Christie versus every single Republican spending cut argument During a press confernece on Wednesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) resisted a common complaint ofCongressional Republicans on Hurricane Sandy aid: that it was full of waste, writes Dave Weigel at his blog. 'He's under huge pressure': Schumer on Boehner's hurricane-relief paralysis Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is under significant pressure to hold a vote on Sandy relief aid, reports Capital New York's Reid Pillifant.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Boehner tells GOP he’s done with one-on-one Obama talks Boehner told House Republicans that one thing will definitely be different about the 113th Congress: no more one-on-one talks between him and President Obama, according to The Hill's Russell Berman. Pa. Governor sues NCAA over Penn State sanctions Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) is suing the NCAA over sanctions imposed on Penn State University in response to the Jerry Sandusky scandal, reports Mark Scolforo for The Associated Press.
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