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Let's Not Make A Deal

Some House Republicans appear to be rallying behind $85 billion budget deal

Dana Milbank: In budget deal, some Republicans buck the purity police

Sen. Mitch McConnell Plans To Vote Against The Budget Deal

Senators Rand Paul, Mike Crapo to oppose budget deal

Rep. Paul Ryan knocks Sen. Marco Rubio for early opposition to budget deal

Democrats Also Holding Back on Budget Deal

Rare split for Boehner and McConnell on budget

Beth Reinhard: Did Paul Ryan Just Ruin His Chances for 2016 By Compromising On The Budget?
Budgetary Failures

5 Things Terribly Wrong With the Ryan-Murray Budget Deal

Suzy Khimm: What many seem to be forgetting: Budget deal leaves out the jobless

CBPP: Failure to Extend Emergency Unemployment Benefits Will Hurt Jobless Workers in Every State

READ: CBO Report On Ryan-Murray Budget Deal

Brad Plumer: Republicans are winning the broader battle over discretionary spending

Susie Madrak: There's Also A Federal Pension Grab In The Details Of New Budget

Neil Irwin: The budget deal isn't good for the economy. It's less bad for the economy.

E.J. Dionne Jr.: The inadequate but necessary budget deal

Matthew O'Brien: Congress Cares More About Deficits Than the Long- Term Unemployed - & That's Crazy

Ed Kilgore: Disposable Americans & The Budget Deal

Jonathan Cohn: The Budget Deal Is Decent But Tiny - Unless You're Unemployed

Jonathan Chait: Washington Basks in Tiny Accomplishment
The GOP Civil War

John Boehner: Conservative Groups' Reaction to Budget Deal Is 'Ridiculous'

Outside Conservative Groups Fire Back At John Boehner's Attack

Republican Study Committee fires executive director

The GOP's not-so-private civil war goes public

Josh Kraushaar: The Republican Civil War Is Getting Bloodier

Ed Kilgore: What's Really Going On With The Republican 'Civil War'
Immigration: Reform Coming?

VP Biden: Immigration reform is still 'going to happen'
The Spying Game

NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking
Nations In Turmoil

Winter storm lashes Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Humanitarian crisis looms in Central African Republic

Protesters in Thailand besiege PM's offices
The War Over There

Blast near U.S. embassy in Kabul was accident, Afghan official says
International News

Australia's High Court strikes down gay marriage law

Interpreter for deaf at Mandela memorial service was a fake, advocates for deaf say

Pope attacks mega-salaries, big bonuses, in peace message

Somali Piracy Down 90% From Last Year
States Of Confusion

Michigan passes 'rape insurance' bill

Texas rich kid who killed 4 in drunken car crash spared jail
Midwest Roundup

Neb. Attorney General Bruning has colon cancer, will have surgery

Festersen out of Congressional race in Nebraska, Democrats wonder who's in

Tour operator cancels Husker bowl trip, 1st time in 27 years

Iowa farmland values hit record for 4th straight year

Iowa lawmakers agree: No state gas tax hike in 2014
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Wishes And Hopes
While it may not seem like it, it's reached that time of the year when everyone's beginning to rush.

While packages and letters are flooding the postal system, some organizations are ringing the bells and looking at their coffers with concern, while others are making last-minute substitutions. Some are even beginning to lose their patience, as they desperately search for that last minute item they desperately need for the 2014 election cycle.

What - Did you think we were talking about holiday shopping?

If you did, we understand your confusion. Our own staff members are also rushing around the office, attempting to get everything ready for the holidays and the new year - including a new addition to our "Staff Children" roster, expected in early 2014.

With all the tasks we're each trying to accomplish, before we take a break for the holidays, the fact that 2014 is an election year occasionally drifts out of our primary field of focus. Not surprisingly, the 2014 election seems to be the only thing politicians in DC and around the country can think of, even now.

Before anyone in Congress gets too far ahead of themselves, they might want to think about the proposed Ryan-Murray Budget, and how easily it could fail..
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Jobs & The Economy

Retail sales rise, but jobless claims surge

Big Jump In Jobless Claims Blamed On Seasonal Factors
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Unemployment Benefits Will Likely Be Allowed To Expire

U.S. Budget Deficit Continues To Narrow Rapidly
Wall Street Watch

Criminal Action Now Expected for JPMorgan in Madoff Case

The Volcker Rule: The first step to cutting big banks down to size
Economic Inequality

New Study Says Poverty Rate Hasn't Budged For 40 Years

Americans Say Dream Fading as Income Gap Hurts Chances
Health Care Checkup

Federal data shows health disparities among states; States embracing ACA covering residents far faster

Ezra Klein: Obamacare exposes Republican hypocrisy on health care

Michael Tomasky: Told You So - Obamacare's Back, And Successful
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 Sec. Kathleen Sebelius pushes back against ignorant GOP critics Of Obamacare during House hearing

Congressional Budget Office: 'Doc fix' patch to cost about $8.7 billion

Obama Administration Devises Plan to Attract Young Health-Plan Users
Guns & America

Interactive Chart: State Gun Laws Enacted in the Year Since Newtown

Rebecca Leber: The Only Gun Safety Bill That Passed Congress This Year
Crime & Courts

Zimmerman will not be charged in domestic dispute, prosecutor says

With Charges Dropped, Zimmerman Can Get All Of His Guns Back
Energy, Climate & Environment

For Environmental Concerns, The Ryan-Murray Budget Deal Is A Mixed Bag

Barry Yeoman: The Shocking Pennsylvania Shale Rebellion
Communications Breakdown

MSNBC's Chris Hayes attends secret union meeting with unhappy NBC workers

Glenn Greenwald Jealously Attacks Time For Selecting Pope As 'Person Of The Year'
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White House Update

President Obama Gets Little Credit for Improving Economy From Most in Bloomberg Poll

5 Good Signs For President Obama In Some Very Bad Polls
On The Left

Greg Sargent: Like it or not, inequality is a huge issue for Democratic voters

Beutler: Obama's shutdown critics look like morons after budget deal
News From Capitol Hill

Mitch McConnell's Revenge: GOP Forces All-Night Senate Session After Dems Use Of 'Nuclear Option'

GOP Plan to "Punish" Democrats Is Probably the Stupidest Thing You've Ever Heard Of

Senate Confirms Dem-Favored Judge Nina Pillard To D.C. Circuit Court In Late-Night Session

Gallup: Congress' Job Approval Drops to All-Time Low for 2013
On The Right

Rachel Maddow: How George W. Bush failed the GOP

Ed Kilgore: In The Republican's Battle With "Primary Chaos", Chaos Is Still Winning

Joe Conason: Mandela's Crucial Lesson For America - And The Republicans Who Never Learn

Postal Service Leads Child Porn Investigation Of Aide To GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander
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