Obama signs act allowing spying on terrorists

(Washington Times – Sean Lengell) *Lead Story*

One Down: This Is How Congress Is Trying to Avert $7 a Gallon Milk Prices in 2013

(The Blaze – Erica Ritz) *Must Read*

While Its Prudent Midwestern Neighbors Get Negative Press, Nearly Insolvent Illinois Virtually Skates

(NewsBusters – Tom Blumer)

Battle lines being drawn for Kerry’s seat

(Human Events – John Gizzi)

Stalling Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

(Townhall – Heather Ginsberg)

Hillary Clinton admitted to hospital after doctors discover blood clot

(The Hill – Daniel Strauss)

Manchin Tries to Bring CALM to Fiscal Cliff Nailbiting

(PJ Media – Bridget Johnson)

Obama Seizing Sole Authority for US Defense 

(Breitbart – William Bigelow) *Must Read*

California High Speed Rail Project to Cost U.S. Taxpayers $42 Billion, GAO Says

(CNS News – Patrick Burke)

Labor Union Fights Liquor Store Privatization in Pennsylvania

(Reason – Eric Boehm)

P.J. O’Rourke on the fallacy and evil of zero-sum thinking

(AEI Ideas – Mark J. Perry)

Japan’s New Stimulus: The Race With China To The Bottom

(Forbes – Gordon G. Chang)

Gun Buybacks Mostly a Waste of Time and Money, Experts Say

(Daily Beast – Eliza Shapiro)

Lobbying blitz to save tax credits for wind energy

(Washington Examiner – Timothy P. Carney)

First Plane Out Of Benghazi

(sultanknish.blogspot.com – Daniel Greenfield)

Take a jump off the fiscal cliff

(Detroit News – Nolan Finley)

Mayor Bloomberg’s selective perspective

(American Thinker – Thomas Lifson)

Senate Subcommittee Tackles Credit Reports

(Money News – Robert Feinberg)

Nasty 2012 Should Teach Us all That Fantasy Is No Substitute For Reality

(Investor’s Business Daily – Victor Davis Hanson)

Turmoil Over America’s Radio Voice in Russia

(Wall Street Journal – John O’Sullivan) *Must Read*