Morning Bell: Obama, Boehner and Fiscal Cliff: What Will the Deal Look Like?

Morning Bell: Obama, Boehner and Fiscal Cliff: What Will the Deal Look Like?: "This week, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) have been trading secret offers on the fiscal cliff. Last night, they met for nearly an hour, and emerged with zipped lips about what progress—if any—they made on averting tax hikes across the board and automatic, deep budget cuts that would devastate America’s defenses."

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Court Strikes Down Illinois Ban on Guns

Court Strikes Down Illinois Ban on Guns: "The state of Illinois had a very strict gun law that forbid anyone from carry a gun, even if it was unloaded, anywhere in the state with only a few exceptions.  The law did not apply to police or target shoots or hunters.  But in virtually every other scenario, no one was allowed to transport a gun off of their own private property."

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CAIR-Michigan Goes After the U.S. Constitution | #1 News Site on the Threat of Radical Islam

CAIR-Michigan Goes After the U.S. Constitution | #1 News Site on the Threat of Radical Islam: "There they go again. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has just put out an Action Alert that takes direct aim at the Constitution of the United States."

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18 Democrat Senators Revolt Against Harry Reid on Obamacare Tax

18 Democrat Senators Revolt Against Harry Reid on Obamacare Tax: "Eighteen Democrat U.S. Senators and senators-elect sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid last week calling for a “delay in the implementation” of the medical device tax in Obamacare, the Wall Street Journal reports."

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CA Blue Shield Seeks Rate Increase Up to 20%

CA Blue Shield Seeks Rate Increase Up to 20%: "Health insurer Blue Shield of California wants to raise rates as much as 20% for some individual policyholders, prompting calls for the nonprofit to use some of its record-high reserve of $3.9 billion to hold down premiums."

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Nancy Pelosi Compares Race-Oriented Kwanzaa to Christmas

Nancy Pelosi Compares Race-Oriented Kwanzaa to Christmas: "Nancy Pelosi asked, “Is there not an appreciation for the Jewish holidays? The Christmas holiday? Kwanzaa?"

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Employer Hiring 101 New Employees Every Day

Employer Hiring 101 New Employees Every Day: "The job market has been less than stellar over the past four years.  In fact, under President Barack Obama, we have seen record setting unemployment figures.  I’ve seen figures that put the number of unemployed workers to around 23-26 million, but it’s actually higher if you count all those that have given up and quit looking for jobs."

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Federal Officials Rule Against Illinois Concealed Carry Weapons Ban - OutdoorHub.com

Federal Officials Rule Against Illinois Concealed Carry Weapons Ban - OutdoorHub.com: "Illinois will no longer be known as the only state in the United States that forbids carrying concealed weapons entirely. A federal appeals court has struck down the ban, which prevented residents statewide from carrying concealed weapons."

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Surprise: New Insurance Fee in Health Overhaul Law

Surprise: New Insurance Fee in Health Overhaul Law: "Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It's a new, $63-per-head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, says the Associated Press."

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Michigan Dem on Passage of Michigan Right-to-Work Law: ‘There Will Be Blood’

Michigan Dem on Passage of Michigan Right-to-Work Law: ‘There Will Be Blood’: "As protests against Michigan’s right-to-work laws swelled, pro-union Democrat legislator Douglas Geiss took to the state House floor – and Twitter – to promise violence. “We are going to undo 100 years of labor relations,” said Geiss. “And there will be blood. We will relive the Battle of the Overpass.”"

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