MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan tweets that he’ll apologize for “losing temper” but not for “challenging lies and misinformation” after his tantrum of an interview this morning with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).
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US official says US “has reached a meaningful agreement with China, India and South Africa.”
Only hours left to nominate crooked and disgraced pols for this year’s 3rd Annual Golden Duke Awards (and win glorious Golden Dukes T-Shirt). Instructions here.
With a major winter storm moving in, Senate staff is setting up cots in Hill offices to spend the night in preparation for an important procedural vote early Saturday morning that all 60 Democrats are likely needed for — except TPMDC has confirmed that Sen. Joe Lieberman has beat it back to Connecticut for the Sabbath. Brian Beutler has the latest.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gets what could be an early Christmas gift – Sen. Ted Kennedy’s widow Vicki is backing the health care bill.
In a detailed op-ed scheduled for Sunday’s Washington Post, Kennedy writes that her late husband understood legislative compromises and outlines the “good” she sees in the Senate bill.
Read it here.
Sen. Franken’s “rape amendment” was originally opposed by the Obama Defense Department. But now it’s in the big defense appropriations bill. So how’d the difference of opinion get worked out? TPM’s Rachel Slajda has the story.
Senators braved the D.C. snowstorm for early morning votes, passing the Defense Appropriations Bill and then moving on to health care.
Our Brian Beutler also forged through winter’s elements to the Capitol and is tracking the latest developments.
Breaking now: Leadership has reached a compromise on abortion with Sen. Ben Nelson, who will back the bill, Brian reports.
Keep an eye on our Health Care Reform Wire for live updates and read Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s manager’s amendment here.
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