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Thursday, December 20, 2012

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Democratic Senators Push To Make "New Columbia" Nation's 51st State

Otherwise known as Washington, D.C.

The 36 Best Political GIFs Of The Year

A look back at the most GIF'd year in the history of the electoral process.

Man Behind "47 Percent" Video Opens His Own Research Firm

Jimmy Carter's grandson turns his big scoop into a career. He's already taken down another Republican with a hidden-camera video.

Fox News Interviews Santa Claus About The "War On Christmas"

Santa recounted a devastating experience "a fews back" where he went to a Christmas party called a "holiday party." He is still recovering.

Affleck, Day-Lewis, And Spielberg Outshine The Fiscal Cliff

Political theater meets the real thing. "This is more people than I've ever seen at a press conference."

Newt Gingrich Supports "Reality" Of State-Sanctioned Marriage Equality

A major shift for a key conservative. Gingrich oversaw passage of the Defense of Marriage Act as speaker of the House of Representatives in the 1990s.

Chuck Hagel Once Opposed Nominee Because He Was "Openly Aggressively Gay"

The man who would be secretary of defense also supported the ban on open military service for gays and lesbians.

Administration Official: Boehner Didn't Have The Votes For His Own Plan

A bitter moment in the fiscal cliff talks.

Sources: White House Had A Hand In Booker's Decision

The Obama administration "convinced him to run for Senate" instead of governor, a source tells BuzzFeed. But a primary against Lautenberg would be "an unpleasant episode."

Republican Leaders Pitched Fiscal Cliff "Plan B" At Norquist Meeting

Normal operating procedure, Boehner's and Cantor's offices say. But conservative groups aren't happy.

How Chuck Schumer Learned To Love Guns

The New York Senator writes that he realized a total gun ban was a mistake when he went hunting in Nebraska with Senator Ben Nelson in 2009. Here's a picture of that historic moment.

Cory Booker Will Run For Senate, Not Governor

The Newark mayor says he will "finish the work we started" in his second term and "explore the possibility of running for United States Senate in 2014." A source says he's decided to run for Senate.

What Chuck Hagel Thinks About Iran

And why hawks don't like him. He favors an opening to the Islamic Republic, and has opposed sanctions.

Fiscal Cliff Fight Turns To Trash Talk

With actual little movement toward a resolution, the war of words is heating up.

Chuck Hagel's Defenders Circulate "Facts About Chuck Hagel" Memo

"Chuck Hagel is being misrepresented as anti-Israel and 'soft' on Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah."

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