Looming ‘fiscal cliff’ is hurting US economy now, economists warn

(Christian Science Monitor – Mark Trumbull) *Lead Story*

Ryan attacks Obama’s Medicare spending shift

(Washington Times – Seth McLaughlin) *Must Read*

Before Shooting: Southern Poverty Law Center Put Family Research Council on ‘Hate Map’

(CNS News – Elizabeth Harrington)

GAO: EPA rules to cause energy price increases in Midwest, ‘compromise’ electric grid

(Washington Examiner – Joel Gehrke)

With Ryan On Ticket, Election’s Main Question Can’t Be Ducked

(Investor’s Business Daily – Mark Steyn)

Biden’s ‘good friend,’ donor receives $20M federal loan to open foreign luxury car dealership in Ukraine

(Daily Caller – Christopher Bedford)

Keystone Blunder Increases Dependence on Saudi Oil

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead) *Must Read*

Even in Bankruptcy, Unions Get Special Treatment

(Reason – Steven Greenhut)

The “star witness” against Pennsylvania Voter ID just got herself an ID card

(Human Events – John Hayward)

Economic data points

(AEI Ideas – Mark J. Perry)

The New Face of Health Care — the IRS

(American Spectator – Peter Ferrara)

California to give some illegal immigrants licenses, report says

(Los Angeles Times – Patrick McGreevy)

Police chiefs offer guidelines for drones

(The Hill – Brendan Sasso)

The Tea Party And Progressives Speak Separate Languages In A Divided America

(Forbes – Bill Flax)

Memo to greens: Maybe grocery bags should be disposable for a reason

(Hot Air  -Erika Johnsen)

Nonstop Propaganda, Public-relations “improvements” on the New York subway

(City Journal – Benjamin A. Plotinsky)

Obama’s Medicare Myths

(Weekly Standard – Fred Barnes)

Punk Band Given Two Years Over Anti-Kremlin Protest

(Wall Street Journal – Richard Boudreaux and Alexander Kolyandr)

Florida millionaire and Democracy Alliance member decries big spending while spending big

(Washington Free Beacon – Bill McMorris)

Government Finds New Ways to Delay Domestic Energy Production

(Breitbart – Michael Whatley) *Must Read*

Bloomberg says bike-sharing program delayed until next spring

(New York Post – David Seifman)