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• Some now see Obama as the 'comeback kid' (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama lobbies GOP senators to back arms pact (AP)
• The Fast Fix: The top three political moments of 2010 (The Newsroom)
• Analysis: With tax deal done, battle turns to spending (Reuters)
• Barbour doesn’t recall civil rights era being ‘that bad’ (The Ticket)
• Assange’s lawyer wants investigation of leaks (about Assange) (The Cutline)
• Joe Lieberman's Civil-Rights Coup (The Daily Beast)
• Schwarzenegger says he’d like a job working for Obama (The Ticket)
• Commissioners ignored Ensign report (Politico)
• Pence decision looms in January (Politico)
• Obama plans to sign repeal of gay ban Wednesday (AP)
• Govt loosens terror frozen funds requirement (AP)
• EU: Shorter shifts for pilots could reduce fatigue (AP)
• U.S. expects foreclosure probe results next month (Reuters)
• In Wake of DADT Repeal, New START Looking Shaky (The Atlantic Wire)
• Miller and McCarthy to introduce legislation to prevent sex offenders from working in schools (Daily Caller)
• Ron Paul not ruling out 2012 presidential run, says decision to come at beginning of the year (Daily Caller)
• Health care law’s opponents aim to amend Constitution (The Ticket)
• Sarah Palin's rumored 2012 run: A timeline (The Week)

Some now see Obama as the 'comeback kid' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Dec 2010 01:16 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - For a guy who took a “shellacking” in the midterm elections six weeks ago, President Obama is doing pretty well during this lame-duck political period.

Obama lobbies GOP senators to back arms pact (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:16 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama tried to sway reluctant Republican senators on Monday to back a new arms control treaty with Russia as GOP aversion to giving a politically damaged president another victory intruded on his national security agenda.

The Fast Fix: The top three political moments of 2010 (The Newsroom) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 07:47 AM PST The Newsroom - The Fast Fix looks back at the three most memorable political moments of 2010. Get The Fix in your email inbox! Click to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click Analysis: With tax deal done, battle turns to spending (Reuters) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 01:01 AM PST Reuters - The battle over tax cuts may be over, but Washington is gearing up for an epic showdown on the other side of the federal ledger: spending.

Barbour doesn’t recall civil rights era being ‘that bad’ (The Ticket) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 11:52 AM PST The Ticket - Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour won't say if he's running for president in 2012, but he's already working to shape the narrative around a potential bid, especially when it comes to issues like race and his background as a former lobbyist. In an interview with the Weekly Standard's Andrew Ferguson, the GOP governor offers up some [...]

Assange’s lawyer wants investigation of leaks (about Assange) (The Cutline) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 08:01 AM PST The Cutline - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a big believer in leaks as a way to shed light on corruption, backroom diplomatic deals and war. But his lawyers aren't happy to see information now being leaked about Assange. The Guardian published new details Friday night about the rape and sexual assault claims made in Sweden against Assange, [...]

Joe Lieberman's Civil-Rights Coup (The Daily Beast) Posted: 19 Dec 2010 07:38 PM PST The Daily Beast - The left may still hate his hawkish politics, but the independent’s lead role in repealing ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ earned him respect. Howard Kurtz talks to Lieberman about what drove his vote.

Schwarzenegger says he’d like a job working for Obama (The Ticket) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 09:23 AM PST The Ticket - Is Arnold Schwarzenegger angling for a job in the Obama administration? In an interview with editors at the Los Angeles Times, the outgoing California governor said he was in "no rush" to find a new job when his term ends next month. But asked specifically whether he'd consider a post working for President Obama, he [...]

Commissioners ignored Ensign report (Politico) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 01:19 PM PST Politico - FEC general counsel urged further inquiry into the senator’s alleged violation of campaign finance law ...

Pence decision looms in January (Politico) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 10:04 AM PST Politico - The Indiana Republican will decide whether to run for president or governor early next year.

Obama plans to sign repeal of gay ban Wednesday (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 10:44 AM PST AP - The White House says President Barack Obama plans to sign the repeal of the military's ban on openly gay service members on Wednesday, four days after the Senate voted to abolish the policy.

Govt loosens terror frozen funds requirement (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:53 PM PST AP - The Obama administration has loosened a requirement that delayed lawyers from representing the father of alleged terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen and radical Muslim cleric who has been placed on a CIA list targeting him for death or capture.

EU: Shorter shifts for pilots could reduce fatigue (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST AP - The European Union wants to limit the number of hours that pilots can work daily in order to reduce fatigue that some scientist say is a cause in a fifth of all fatal air crashes worldwide.

U.S. expects foreclosure probe results next month (Reuters) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 02:12 PM PST Reuters - An Obama administration task force examining allegations of fraud in the mortgage foreclosure process will deliver its findings next month, two top officials said on Monday.

In Wake of DADT Repeal, New START Looking Shaky (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 02:28 PM PST The Atlantic Wire - The decisive vote on the much-debated New START treaty will happen later this week. Is ratification around the corner? Maybe not. Some Republicans are angry at the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," The New York Times' Peter Baker reports, and the debate is "complicated by a deadlock over government spending and the political subtext about whether the pact's approval would rejuvenate a weakened president after his party's midterm election defeat."

Miller and McCarthy to introduce legislation to prevent sex offenders from working in schools (Daily Caller) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 02:21 PM PST Daily Caller - Tomorrow, members of the House Education and Labor Committee plan to introduce legislation that will prevent people convicted of sexual crimes against children from gaining employment in schools.

Ron Paul not ruling out 2012 presidential run, says decision to come at beginning of the year (Daily Caller) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 12:40 PM PST Daily Caller - On Sunday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” 2008 Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, a libertarian favorite, addressed his 2012 prospects. He told NPR’s Guy Raz that a presidential run is still a possibility.

Health care law’s opponents aim to amend Constitution (The Ticket) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 07:11 AM PST The Ticket - Opponents of the health care reform law are starting to rally behind an effort to amend the Constitution in order to secure its repeal, the New York Times reports. Virginia lawmakers, including incoming House Majority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor, have teamed up with tea party groups to advocate a "repeal amendment" that would allow states [...]

Sarah Palin's rumored 2012 run: A timeline (The Week) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 02:15 AM PST The Week - Will she or won't she? In the past year, the media has obsessively speculated on the (ever fluctuating) odds of a Palin 2012 presidential bid

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