1. 11/30 02:04 PM 2 hours ago   permalink

11/30 02:04 PM
Corner.nationalreview.com

The vicious killing of the police officers in Tacoma, Wash., may well have political repercussions for Mike Huckabee, as others have noted here. The primary suspect is Maurice Clemmons, who in 1989 received a 95-year prison sentence that was later commuted, in 2000, by then–Governor Huckabee. Whenever Clemmons has been free, he seems to ...

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2. High-Profile Homecomings 51 minutes ago   permalink

Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

The NYT's Jan Hoffman fleshes out the debate over servicemembers surprising their kids upon returning from overseas deployment: “Some people think it’s totally fine,” said Lillian Connolly, a mother of four who leads support groups for military families in Brockton, Mass. “But I recommend to families not to surprise children. The ...

3. Obstructionism Trumps Transparency 1 hour ago   permalink

David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo

Remember all the Republican demands that Democrats' health care reform bills be posted online for at least 72 hours before a vote for everyone to read? Well, forget about that. Republicans shot down an effort today by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) to post proposed amendments to the health care reform bill online for before a vote. That would ...

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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo
Big Week for Tea Partiers   —  Tuesday: Tea party groups from New York and Vermont hit Capitol Hill to lobby against health care reform. Wednesday: Tea Party: The Movie has its world premier at the Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. (watch the trailer here ). Thursday: It's national tea party recruitment day. Who can keep up? More here .

4. 7 stories Obama doesn't want told 42 minutes ago   permalink

7 stories Obama doesn't want told
Dyn.politico.com

Presidential politics is about storytelling. Presented with a vivid storyline, voters naturally tend to fit every new event or piece of information into a picture that is already neatly framed in their minds.

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5. Brad Pitt�s Gifts to New Orleans 42 minutes ago   permalink

Brad Pitt�s Gifts to New Orleans
Travel.nytimes.com

AL ANDREWS, who lives on Tennessee Street in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, said he didn’t mind the tour buses coming through his neighborhood, but he wished the visitors “would give some of what they pay to the community.” Mr. Andrews lives in one of the brightly colored, modernist houses rising on a small patch of the ...

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6. Boris Karloff: "shocked by unkindness and never less than polite" 49 minutes ago   permalink

Boris Karloff: "shocked by unkindness and never less than polite"
Sheila / The Sheila Variations

This is my late addition to the spectacular Boris Karloff Blog-a-Thon going on at Frankensteinia. I have been losing myself in all of the links. Great stuff - make sure you head on over there and read. Keep scrolling!...

7. Malaise 1 hour ago   permalink

Malaise
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo

Larry Sabato, on why Democrats are less motivated than Republicans.

8. Sarah Palin's Governing Philosophy Emerges In "Going Rogue" 1 hour ago   permalink

Www.riehlworldview.com

Based upon an Op-Ed in the Appeal-Democrat, it's suggested that, far from a political neophyte, Sarah Palin possesses a critical instinct for a governing style consistent with limited, cost-effective governing - and that she's resistant to being drawn in to the type of conventional wisdom that often moves politicians to the Left post-

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9. Does God Hate the Kennedys? 1 hour ago   permalink

Does God Hate the Kennedys?
Www.thedailybeast.com

After denying communion to Patrick Kennedy, the Catholic Church is holding American politics hostage. James Carroll on the Church’s rightward turn.

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10. Meghan McCain’s Bildungsroman Taking Shape 1 hour ago   permalink

Meghan McCain’s Bildungsroman Taking Shape
Jim Newell / Wonkette

We’re trying to ignore Meghan McCain for a while but come on, this is hot news! Her book will be more Hunter S. Thompson than Sarah Palin, okay. Does that line sound familiar? Because it’s exactly what James Joyce Twittered as he was finishing up Ulysses in the late 1910s. [Meghan McCain's Twitter]

11. Dissent Of The Day II 1 hour ago   permalink

Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

I've been a fan for a while now, but there is one opinion that is not infrequently espoused on your blog that drives me nuts. This quote is from the the post "The Swiss Ban Minarets":

12. AT AMAZON, Cyber Monday markdowns on Jewelry. 1 hour ago   permalink

AT AMAZON, Cyber Monday markdowns on Jewelry.
Pajamasmedia.com

"Glenn also has a rather dry sense of humour, which I'm guessing not enough people pick up on." -- Andrea See

13. Can Exposure to Low Oxygen Levels Benefit Heart Failure Patients? 1 hour ago   permalink

News Unfiltered

Distance runners who live at high altitudes with low oxygen levels are known to improve their performance during races in areas that are at sea level. Can heart failure patients, who suffer from fatigue, improve their exercise performance by staying in a tent-like, high-altitude simulator? That is the question being studied among 15 heart ...

14. It's Always The Incentives 1 hour ago   permalink

Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

The Economist asks Radley Balko about the biggest problem with the criminal justice system. Part of his reply: [T]he incentive problems are most apparent with prosecutors. Prosecutors get no credit for cases they decide not to bring, either because of a lack of evidence or because pressing charges wouldn't be in the interest of justice. They&# ...

15. GOP Cut-and-Runner Wants Troops Home Now From Afghanistan 2 hours ago   permalink

GOP Cut-and-Runner Wants Troops Home Now From Afghanistan
Gatewaypundit.firstthings.com

Saying it’s time for Republicans to do more than “take pot shots at ACORN,” freshman Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz will call on President Barack Obama on Monday to bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan.

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16. How Are the Copenhagen Talks Supposed to Overcome Collective Action Problems? 9 hours ago   permalink

Volokh.com

Let me leave aside for the moment all the leaked memos and stuff.  I would describe myself as a non-expert on climate issues who has been gradually persuaded to the following positions:

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17. Federal Investigation Finds Conditions at Westchester County Jail Violate Constitutional Rights of Inmates 2 hours ago   permalink

Federal Investigation Finds Conditions at Westchester County Jail Violate Constitutional Rights of Inmates
Www.prnewswire.com

Federal Investigation Finds Conditions at Westchester County Jail Violate Constitutional Rights of Inmates NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and THOMAS E. PEREZ, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department ...

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18. Wonkette 3 hours ago   permalink

Wonkette
Jim Newell / Wonkette

DOVEY MCDOVEYTON FINALLY MAKES HIS WAR DECISION: And for the first time in the history of the United States, a president has decided to continue war-making: “WASHINGTON — President Obama has issued his order to send more troops to Afghanistan, communicating his decision to military leaders late Sunday afternoon during a meeting in the ...

19. Latest Entrant in Ponzi Derby 3 hours ago   permalink

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo

Meet your latest accused Ponzi schemer du jour -- this one managed to be a big fundraiser for Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and lead a glam lifestyle with uber-cool parties featuring strippers making out for the guests. Quite a combination.

20. Basic Investment Advice 4 hours ago   permalink

David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo

If the guy you invest your money with hosts Penthouse models at his parties, owns a 100-foot yacht and a Bugatti, is profiled in a CNBC segment on the "Rise of the Super Rich" (while hobnobbing with GOP politicos), you might consider moving your assets somewhere more secure.