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Jennifer Rubin: Rice a bust with Republican senators Nov 29th 2012, 13:30 You do have to wonder whether President Obama is letting the Senate kill the prospects for ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice's nomination for secretary of State before its made, day by day, meeting by meeting. The Post reports on her latest trip to Capitol Hill to meet with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), who is expected to be the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Read full article >> Jennifer Rubin: Morning Bits Nov 29th 2012, 12:45 In turbulent times Americans know who their friends are. "The convulsions of the Arab Spring may be driving the American public's support for Israel to new highs, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Washington-based group The Israel Project. Americans who say the United States should support the Jewish state in the conflict with the Palestinians increased from 60 percent a year ago to 68% today. . . . Fifty-five percent of respondents agreed with the statement that new governments 'in Middle Eastern countries like Egypt threaten US security interests because they are run by religious extremists.' " Read full article >> Jonathan Bernstein: Happy Hour Roundup Nov 28th 2012, 23:15 1. What's needed now on the budget deficit – and on Medicare and Medicaid is…patience. Jonathan Cohn makes the case in today's must-read. 2. Today's big filibuster news: the White House shows some support for Senate reform. Sam Stein got the story. Read full article >> Jennifer Rubin: Stuart Stevens should have kept it to himself Nov 28th 2012, 20:30 A seasoned political consultant would tell senior advisers from a failed presidential campaign to say nothing about anything in public for several months. If the losing staffers do, they inevitably sound defensive and only irritate supporters of the defeated candidate who have managed to move on from the election. Read full article >>

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