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Nation

Obama Seizes Control of the US Military – Cataclysm Ahead: Loudon
The Freedom Cliff: FPM
Gun Grabbers Gone Wild: Blumer

Happy New Year?: Sowell
Gun grabbers: How extreme?: Q&O
Pravda Columnist: Americans never give up your guns: Mishin

Resolve to Conquer or Die: Norris
Chicago:Obamaland Reports 500 Homicides (So Far) This Year: RSM
Levin: Welcome to representative, constitutional government--Not!: Scoop

Economy

Senate passes Obama’s fiscal cliff tax hikes in dead of night: RS
Brooks: This Deal is Rather a Crap-burger, eh?: Cove
Fiscal crisis measure now heads to the House for approval: Fox

Are we helping poor Americans?: Foundry
Dem Rep Moves to Block Obama's Federal Pay Increases: WS
Everybody chill about the fiscal cliff — Joe Biden’s got this: Malkin

Administrative Bloat at America’s Colleges and Universities: OTB
1%: Teachers Union Spends Millions on Lavish Parties and Conferences: JWF
Top 10 Heritage Charts of 2012: Foundry

Scandal Central

Bill Ayers/Bernardine Dohrn Wanna-Bes Busted: JOM
Judicial Watch Announces List of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” for 2012: JW
Meet the new Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn: Greenroom

Media

NYT Op-ed: “Let’s Give Up on the Constitution”: ProWis
Extra-constitutional power is what they’ve always wanted: LI
Why, It Must Be Awesome to be Barack Obama: CDN

Top 10 Heritage Images of 2012: Foundry
Dingus in your bin’ess: This Ain't Hell
Obama’s wrong: This ‘cliff’ deal still raises taxes on the middle class: WaPo

The Values Economy: Sultan Knish
The 2012 Twitchys: Top 20 deleted tweets of the year: Twitchy
Obama Squee Interview: Blaming Americans On Guns And Benghazi Sloppiness: Cove

New York Times Editorial Calls for Canceling the Constitution: MB
The U.S. Constitution in Plain Language: CDN
David Gregory’s Slobbering Obama Interview: DLim

World

CAR Redux: Diplomad
As world hesitates, al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali, prepares to defend it: WaPo
Gun Control: Will the GOP cave on banning high-capacity magazines?: Scoop

NBC: Something Fishy About Hillary Clinton Blood Clots: WZ
Arab Money & The Purchase of a President: NMJ
What Price U.S. Citizenship?: Thomas

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue.com/Tech)

Six things every new iPad (or iPhone) owner should do immediately: ZDNet
The QLOCKTWO W By Biegert & Funk Is A Timepiece For Literate Lovers Of Good Design: Crunch
Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei Accused Of Offering Embargoed HP Equipment To Iranian Companies: Crunch

Cornucopia

Best Bumper Stickers of 2012: LI
A Very Special MOTUS Retrospective: the Best of 2012: MOTUS
5 Embarrassing Family Cars: CarBuzz

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QOTD: "Park Dietz, a forensic psychologist, believes that to fix [the mass shooting] trend two major steps must be taken: a return to the “emotional tone” of reporting on these events and a reduction or elimination of biographical and identifying information about the shooter. Dietz believes the media culture now helps “incentivize those rare individuals who might be prepared to act similarly.” According to Dietz,”No amount of fulfillment of morbid curiosity is worth more lives.”

Kelly believes along with the cries for increased gun legislation in America, “there are also angry calls for a new journalism.” People were angered by images of reporters in Connecticut interviewing terrified children and are “calling for an end to news as spectacle.”" --Anjali Sareen