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  Obama calls last-minute presser

  The president will speak to reporters at 2:20 p.m. Plus: Biden lunches with Senate Dems to talk taxes.

• 2010

  Begich: Miller putting Alaska 'at risk'

  The senator says legal pursuits "could deny Alaska full representation" in January.

• The Arena

  GOP 'chutzpah' in tax battle?

  Craig Shirley: "Conservatives should wear the badge of 'greed' with pride." Join the debate.

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  'Dancing' viewers gripe to FCC

  Bristol Palin's long run on the reality show triggered a flurry of complaints.

• WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail

  By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 12/7/10 11:01 AM
  

• Assange swipes at Palin, Republicans

  By KEACH HAGEY | 12/7/10 12:44 PM

  The WikiLeaks founder has an op-ed out, kicking off with a quote from Rupert Murdoch.

• Obama in the wilderness

  By ROGER SIMON | 12/7/10 7:04 AM

  Simon says the Inaugural lovefest is a memory, but the president may yet find Promised Land.

• SBA List co-hosting RNC debate

  By ANDY BARR | 12/7/10 11:42 AM

  The anti-abortion group jumps into the upcoming race for the party chairmanship.

• GOP rises, DREAM Act falters

  By SCOTT WONG | 12/7/10 8:44 AM

  The incoming GOP House majority is lurching away from its predecessors on immigration.

• Elizabeth Edwards' health worsens

  By BEN SMITH | 12/7/10 5:37 AM
  

• Tar Heel trip has '12 taste

  By ABBY PHILLIP & MATT NEGRIN | 12/7/10 12:07 PM

  President Obama is laying early claim to North Carolina, a state that he narrowly won in 2008.

• W.H. open to nukes as 'clean energy'

  By PATRICK REIS | 12/7/10 12:49 PM

  The Obama administration looks for common ground with the GOP.

• Blue Dogs: PAC pets no longer

  By JOSH ISRAEL & AARON MEHTA - CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY | 12/7/10 8:50 AM

  A new analysis shows that the star of this centrist bloc has dimmed in the eyes of special interests.

• Volcanoes, copper and so much more

  By PATRICK REIS | 12/7/10 11:36 AM

  A massive omnibus bill could serve as a way to help wrap up the legislative year.

• Senate to hold rare trial of judge

  By SHIRA TOEPLITZ | 12/7/10 10:02 AM
  

• HHS woos GOP governors-elect

  By JENNIFER HABERKORN | 12/7/10 7:27 AM

  Sebelius promises flexibility to the reluctant leaders who must implement health care reform.

• EPA seeks to delay air pollution rule

  By ROBIN BRAVENDER | 12/7/10 12:03 PM

  More than 100 lawmakers have expressed concern about the economic impacts of the proposal.

• Bush job rating higher than Obama's

  By JAMES HOHMANN | 12/7/10 7:41 AM

  He bests the current president by 1 point.

  • Poll: Jimmy Carter takes big hit

• Rhee not heading to any state

  By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 12/7/10 9:45 AM

  The former D.C. schools chief will be the CEO of Students First, a group she is calling a "revolution."

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• Confronting the daily cyber assaults

  By KENNETH G. MINIHAN | 12/7/10 4:31 AM

  Opinion: Congress must establish policy to thwart attacks on data systems and the economy.

• UAW under fire for trade deal support

  By JOHN MAGGS | 12/7/10 9:52 AM

  Organized labor is in an uproar over the new free trade agreement with South Korea.