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U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, addresses the media during a press conference in the U.S. Capitol building November 9, 2012 in Washington, DC (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

And so begins the ‘Fire Boehner’ campaign

The campaign even has its own Twitter hashtag. So, you know it’s serious. Read More

U.S. Sec. of State is meeting with her Russian counterpart today to discuss the crisis in Syria. (Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)(IRELAND)

Top Links: GOP’s white flag, Syria with sarin gas, and Monty Burns explains the fiscal cliff

While the GOP looks to surrender on tax cuts, Syria may be about to strike its people with deadly nerve gas. That and more of what we’ll be talking about at 4 p.m. Read More

The controversial cover of the New York Post, featured on newstands Dec., 4, 2012.

Ki Suk Han subway tragedy: What would you do?

A chilling photo on the cover of the New York Post reignites a conversation about personal versus collective responsibility - just in time for the holidays. Read More

House Speaker John Boehner is having to look over his shoulder to see if anyone is threatening is having to watch who, if anyone, on his far right is behind him on the fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top Links: Republican fiscal cliff meltdown, Karl Rove benched and Ted Nugent on welfare reform

While John Boehner fiddles with a debt plan, the Tea Party burns. That and more of the stories we'll be talking about at 4 p.m. Read More

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Bill O’Reilly and the imaginary War on Christmas

Dear Santa O’Reilly… This year, all we want for Christmas is for you to listen to yourself. Read More

Democrats are the least of House Speaker John Boehner's worries.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top Links: Boehner’s poor counteroffer, GOP civil war, and has anyone seen Jan Brewer?

John Boehner’s bad week just got worse. And it’s only Tuesday. Read More

Barack Obama

Obama uses Twitter to rally support on tax cuts

President Obama is still making his case to Americans on why Bush-era tax cuts must expire for wealthy Americans, this time on Twitter. Read More

House Speaker John Boehner, Sunday:"Right now, I would say we're nowhere, period. We're nowhere."
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top Links: Fiscal cliff impasse, Allen West as Lincoln and Romney makes his own sandwiches

John Boehner is reportedly headed to a White House Christmas party tonight. Wonder what they’ll talk about. Read More

President Obama takes his fiscal cliff case on the road to Hatfield, PA (Charles DharapakAP Photo)

Top Links: Obama’s fiscal cliff plan, the Ted Cruz you didn’t know, and Biden’s mastery of the photo-op

No fiscal cliff plan. No immigration plan. But it is Friday. Call it a compromise. Read More

Joe Biden, Ivey Stewart

Lunch buddy Biden hits Costco as Obama welcomes Romney

Was the vice president taking a subtle jab at the man who tried to sell himself to American voters as the Costco candidate? Read More

U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) speaks during a news conference November 14, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Top Links: Democrats smell tax victory, the new face of the Far Right, and John Boehner’s Powerball numbers

Democrats can (sniff, sniff) almost smell a tax hike victory. Of course, there’s still the fight over entitlement cuts. That and more of what we’ll be discussing at 4 p.m. are today’s “Top Links.” Read More

The Far Right has begun the biennial process of advocating primary challenges to popular Republicans in advance of the 2014 Senate races. (Credit: Monty Python)

GOP ready to shoot itself in the foot with Chambliss, Graham, Capito challengers

The Far Right is getting a head start on its biennial feet-shooting competition. Read More

Black Friday? Nope. Powerball Wednesday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Top Links: GOP ‘fiscal cliff’ cave in, Powerball madness and the difference between the iPhone and GOP committee chairs

Calvin Klein could bottle the GOP mood over the "fiscal cliff" and market it as “Desperation (for men)". That and more of the stories we'll be talking about at 4 p.m. Read More

John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte

Bashir: GOP senators are using Benghazi to taint Obama

Rice was on the Hill to offer her harshest critics an explanation of her initial comments. The Republicans said they remain 'disturbed' and 'troubled.' Read More

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, at the General Assembly last month, meets her Benghazi accusers today in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Top Links: Rice meets her accusers, Arafat’s remains exhumed and the Washington Post is pro-pot

Ever draw a line in the sand over the possible next Secretary of State then have that strategy blow up in your face? Then you know what it’s like to be John McCain today. That and more of the stories we’ll be discussing at 4 p.m. Read More

Photo by AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Mitt Romney’s presidential run is over, but his tax plan makes a comeback

In the spirit of the holidays (or a midterm election), it may seem that certain members of the GOP are showing more willingness to work with President Obama and Democrats to make a deal. They're not. Read More

Stephen Crowley/New York Times

Moving like Jagger against the fiscal cliff

If the Rolling Stones can put aside their differences for one last tour, why can't Congress get it together during fiscal cliff talks? Read More

President Mohammed Morsi new edicts have sparked angry protests across the country to demand the decrees be immediately rescinded. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)

Top Links: Breaking the Norquist pledge, confidential confetti and McCain’s new, softer criticism of Rice

Welcome to Cyber Monday, or “Monday” as anyone under the age of 40 would call it. Here are some of the stories we’ll be following at 4 p.m. Read More

US President Barack Obama (2nd L) stands with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (L), Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (2nd R) and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (R) for a family picture ahead of the 7th East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh on November 20, 2012.  Obama was set to defy Beijing's protests and use a summit to raise concerns over South China Sea rows that have sent diplomatic and trade shock-waves across the region. (Photo by Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images)

Another reason to be thankful today: Being part of the American fabric

While friends, family and a home are all worthy of gratitude, it is important to also consider what makes it possible for us to have those things and live our lives the way we do: the American ideal of freedom. Read More

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Happy Thanksgiving from Martin Bashir

Martin Bashir shares his personal thoughts on the significance of Thanksgiving; and how his family will celebrate. Read More