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Having trouble viewing this email? Friday, December 10, 2010 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports December 10, 2010 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics From Audacity to Animosity - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal We have not in our lifetimes seen a president in this position. He spent his first year losing the center, which elected him, and his second losing hi... Tax Cuts Forever? The GOP's Holy Grail - Christopher Hayes, The Nation If you line up the events of the past two weeks in Washington with the statements made by politicians about them, it's more or less impossible ... Obama's Hostage Deal - Paul Krugman, New York Times I've spent the past couple of days trying to make my peace with the Obama-McConnell tax-cut deal. President Obama did, after all, extract more co... A Grim Future: Obama is Nothing Like Reagan - Nile Gardiner, Telegraph There is still no sign at all of any kind of near or long-term recovery for President Obama after his midterm shellacking in early November. If anythi... Crony Car Capitalism - Gary Jason, American Thinker Several recent revelations bring home just what a cesspool of crony capitalism the American auto industry has become. The Obama administration and th... More Opinion and Analysis Hillary's Unexpected Good Fortune - Suzanne Fields There are villains aplenty in the WikiLeaks scandal, but nobody looks better for it than Hillary Clinton. The purloined State Department cables show ... Democrats' Necessary Deal - Eugene Robinson WASHINGTON -- Approve the lousy deal. It pains me to write those words, because the agreement President Obama negotiated with Republicans on tax cut... Protecting Our Protectors - Oliver North WASHINGTON -- It's a tough time to be a member of the U.S. armed forces. Those serving in our all-volunteer military -- and their families -- ar... MORE ON REAL CLEAR With Tax Cuts It's Time to Sell Bonds, and Buy Stocks - RealClearMark ets For once, top Obama economic advisor Larry Summers got it right. Warning opponents of the big tax-cut deal, Summers told reporters, "Failure to pass t... The Flexible, But Ambitious, Palestinian Opinion - RealClearWorld Amid the latest setback in the peace process -- the ongoing failure to agree on a "peace talks for settlement freeze" deal -- Palestinian public opini... Last Hurrah for 49ers' Alex Smith? - RealClearSports Peyton Manning again looked like a quarterback who should have been the first pick in an NFL draft. Which he was, reassuring to those who believe team... LATEST VIDEO Sen. Sanders Gives "Long Speech" In "Filibuster" To Tax Agreement DNC's Kaine: Democrats Against Tax Plan Are Bluffing Nader, Grayson & Liberal Panel On "Tax Deal" RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 45.6 47.6 -2.0 Congress 21.3 73.0 -51.7 ELECTION 2010 FINAL RESULTS Senate Final Results House Final Results Governor Final Results Unsubscribe from this newsletter.