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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

BuzzFeed Politics: Republicans Look To Break Their Fox Addiction And More!

Republicans Look To Break Their Fox Addiction

"Fox is great, but those viewers already agree with us," says Appell. Post-election talk of "outreach to the MSM community."

Cory Booker Senate Run "More Real Option Than People Realize"

If the mayor of Newark opts out of the governor's race next year, it's because he wants to win in 2014. "It's an easier path."

Democrats Troll Republicans To The Edge Of The Fiscal Cliff

Frontiers in Twitter politics.

Conservatives Are Already Fund-Raising Off Hillary 2016

The PAC ActRight, which is run by National Organization for Marriage chief Brian Brown, thinks it's time to start the campaign against Hillary Clinton. "The time to start planning for the defeat of Hillary Clinton is right now."

Glenn Beck Turns Joe Scarborough's Attack On Him Into An Ad For FreedomWorks

While listening to the Glenn Beck radio program, sometimes it's hard to tell if you're hearing a news segment or the most sophisticated form of product placement known to man.

Israeli Ambassador: Netanyahu "Went To Extraordinary Lengths" To Stay Out Of U.S. Election

He and the president have frequent phone chats, Oren says.

George Romney Opposed "Right To Work" Laws

And yet, the Michigan right-to-work law will be signed in the Romney building.

Christie's First Democratic Challenger Announces Her Candidacy

And it isn't Cory Booker. State Senator Barbara Buono, a progressive candidate, says she's filed her papers to run for New Jersey governor.

Supreme Court Asks If It Can Even Consider Case Challenging DOMA

A Harvard Law School professor will argue that the Obama administration's actions opposing DOMA mean the court can't hear the appeal.

White House Dodges Questions On Supreme Court Taking Up Gay Marriage Cases

Press Secretary Jay Carney ends the daily briefing after three questions on the subject.

Group Of Billionaires Backs Higher Estate Tax

Another tax in flux as the fiscal cliff approaches.

Fiscal Cliff Messaging Battle Shift From Taxes To Spending

Public cat fights bely slow progress being made behind closed door.

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Politics: How Jim DeMint Changed the Senate



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Politics How Jim DeMint Changed the Senate His goal was to recruit conservatives and make the chamber a more combative place. Mission accomplished. By David Weigel Posted Thursday, Dec 06, 2012, at 11:10 PM ET For quite some time, in quiet tones, the friends of Jim DeMint had been expecting him to leave the Senate and take over the Heritage Foundation. On Thursday morning, when DeMint said he'd be quitting the Senate four years early, the believers were gleeful. "I'd secretly wished for it," said one staffer from the conservative think tank. "I always thought he was going to head Heritage," said an alumnus of DeMint's Senate staff. At 11 a.m., outgoing Heritage President and CEO Ed Feulner introduced DeMint to most of the think tank's staff. They packed the Allison Auditorium, the seventh-floor venue that has a clear view of the nearby Capitol, and they gave the new guy a standing O. "I feel like I just walked in the front door of my own house," said DeMint. "Leaving the Senate to become president of the Heritage Foundation is a big promotion." Senators don't typically talk like that until they've lost re-election. Heritage, like D.C.'s other think tanks, is peopled by "fellows" who lost their last elections and want to keep respectable toeholds in the city. DeMint will probably sextuple his salary by moving out of the Senate, but he's giving up the ability to introduce bills, filibuster Democratic legislation, put holds on nominations, and humiliate presidential nominees on C-Span 2. Why did DeMint want to quit, and why did Heritage welcome him so warmly? DeMint-ism was never about legislating. It was about blocking ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE \| READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Justice Scalia Compares Sodomy to Murder Is Waiting To Have Kids a Big Mistake? 5-Hour Distillery	Advertisement
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Arts: Unforgiven Becomes a Samurai Film



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Brow Beat Unforgiven Becomes a Samurai Film By Katie Kilkenny Posted Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012, at 09:26 PM ET For years, Hollywood Westerns took inspiration from Japanese samurai films. Now one movie is taking the inspiration in the other direction: Japanese director Lee Sang-il has adapted Clint Eastwood's 1992 Western masterpiece—and classic "guilty pulp" flick—Unforgiven into a Japanese-language samurai tale titled Yurusarezaru mono. It seems fitting given that Eastwood got his big break in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, which transformed him into a full-fledged movie star and was adapted from Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo. While samurai films provided storylines for some of Hollywood's greatest Westerns—including, perhaps most famously, the John Sturges classic The Magnificent Seven, modeled after Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai—the Lee Sang-il film reportedly represents the first major Japanese adaptation of an American film. In the movie, the great Ken Watanabe plays a version of Eastwood's character from Unforgiven—a former samurai of the shogunate who undertakes one last assassination in order to feed his children. Alongside Watanabe, Koichi Saito (The Magic Hour) assumes Gene Hackman's role and Akira Emoto (Villain) plays Morgan Freeman's part. Scored to thundering brass and strings and replete with wide vistas, the teaser shows that the film's Hokkaido island setting offers sunsets just as stunning as those on the stark plains of Wyoming and Kansas. A brief shot of a samurai sword hilt teases the tantalizing prospect of translating Unforgiven's deglamorized depictions of violence to the sword-fighting set. We can only imagine how they'll do the famous ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE \| READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Justice Scalia Compares Sodomy to Murder Is Waiting To Have Kids a Big Mistake? 5-Hour Distillery	Advertisement
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BuzzFeed Animals: 29 Guilty Faces Of Cats In Christmas Trees And More!

29 Guilty Faces Of Cats In Christmas Trees

For cats, putting a tree in your living room is like setting out a plate of heroin in front of an addict. They simply can't help but climb that sucker.

The Surprising Origin Of The Cat Who Wants To Buy A Boat

This must have been what it felt like when they finally discovered the IRL nurse and sailor from that iconic World War II kissing photo. Except, like, for nerdy Internet types?

19 Dogs Who Are Worried About The Apocalypse

They aren't buying that leap year thing.

Patient Dog Waits While His Best Friend Plays In A Puddle

A true friend hangs out and doesn't stress if you need to take a break to jump in a puddle. Write that down.

The Eleventh Cat Of Christmas

A lovely holiday portrait.

This Kitten Has Some Serious Separation Anxiety

Apparently he does this every morning.

The Twelfth Cat Of Christmas

And on the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a kitty with a reindeer antler hattttt.

The 13th Cat Of Christmas

Oh, you thought we were finished at 12? Heeeeellll no. The cats of Christmas don't wait for nobody. Especially not this awesome cat of Christmas named Sebastian. (Thanks, Maggie!)

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Politics How Jim DeMint Changed the Senate His goal was to recruit conservatives and make the chamber a more combative place. Mission accomplished. By David Weigel Posted Thursday, Dec 06, 2012, at 11:10 PM ET For quite some time, in quiet tones, the friends of Jim DeMint had been expecting him to leave the Senate and take over the Heritage Foundation. On Thursday morning, when DeMint said he'd be quitting the Senate four years early, the believers were gleeful. "I'd secretly wished for it," said one staffer from the conservative think tank. "I always thought he was going to head Heritage," said an alumnus of DeMint's Senate staff. At 11 a.m., outgoing Heritage President and CEO Ed Feulner introduced DeMint to most of the think tank's staff. They packed the Allison Auditorium, the seventh-floor venue that has a clear view of the nearby Capitol, and they gave the new guy a standing O. "I feel like I just walked in the front door of my own house," said DeMint. "Leaving the Senate to become president of the Heritage Foundation is a big promotion." Senators don't typically talk like that until they've lost re-election. Heritage, like D.C.'s other think tanks, is peopled by "fellows" who lost their last elections and want to keep respectable toeholds in the city. DeMint will probably sextuple his salary by moving out of the Senate, but he's giving up the ability to introduce bills, filibuster Democratic legislation, put holds on nominations, and humiliate presidential nominees on C-Span 2. Why did DeMint want to quit, and why did Heritage welcome him so warmly? DeMint-ism was never about legislating. It was about blocking ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE \| READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Justice Scalia Compares Sodomy to Murder Is Waiting To Have Kids a Big Mistake? 5-Hour Distillery	Advertisement
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Brow Beat Unforgiven Becomes a Samurai Film By Katie Kilkenny Posted Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012, at 09:26 PM ET For years, Hollywood Westerns took inspiration from Japanese samurai films. Now one movie is taking the inspiration in the other direction: Japanese director Lee Sang-il has adapted Clint Eastwood's 1992 Western masterpiece—and classic "guilty pulp" flick—Unforgiven into a Japanese-language samurai tale titled Yurusarezaru mono. It seems fitting given that Eastwood got his big break in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, which transformed him into a full-fledged movie star and was adapted from Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo. While samurai films provided storylines for some of Hollywood's greatest Westerns—including, perhaps most famously, the John Sturges classic The Magnificent Seven, modeled after Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai—the Lee Sang-il film reportedly represents the first major Japanese adaptation of an American film. In the movie, the great Ken Watanabe plays a version of Eastwood's character from Unforgiven—a former samurai of the shogunate who undertakes one last assassination in order to feed his children. Alongside Watanabe, Koichi Saito (The Magic Hour) assumes Gene Hackman's role and Akira Emoto (Villain) plays Morgan Freeman's part. Scored to thundering brass and strings and replete with wide vistas, the teaser shows that the film's Hokkaido island setting offers sunsets just as stunning as those on the stark plains of Wyoming and Kansas. A brief shot of a samurai sword hilt teases the tantalizing prospect of translating Unforgiven's deglamorized depictions of violence to the sword-fighting set. We can only imagine how they'll do the famous ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE \| READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Justice Scalia Compares Sodomy to Murder Is Waiting To Have Kids a Big Mistake? 5-Hour Distillery	Advertisement
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