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• STANLEY: MSNBC blacklists Buchanan

  By Timothy Stanley

  Pat's suspension completes liberal network's divorce from reality

• SEYMOUR: Left's other attack on Komen fund

• GROVER: Get the Fed out of the housing market

• DECKER: 5 Questions with Robert Steven Kaplan

• MILLER: Obama's bleak view of African-Americans

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  Congress passes payroll tax cut

  By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

  Acting with striking bipartisanship, Congress on Friday passed a full-year extension of the payroll tax ...
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  U.S., EU optimistic for Iran nuke talks

  By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

  U.S. and European leaders expressed optimism Friday that direct talks with Iran about its nuclear ...
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  Obama’s Chinatown stop serves ban-facing shark fin

  By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

  President Obama purchased lunch at a San Francisco restaurant that serves shark fin soup, after ...

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