TMB: Administration Finalizes Obamacare Tax Over Holiday Weekend‏

Administration Finalizes Obamacare Tax Over Holiday Weekend
By Elizabeth HarringtonThe Obama administration quietly finalized the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a provision in Obamacare that will cost nearly $60 billion over the next five years and raise health care premiums by 3 percent.

Obama Bundler Bets Against Healthcare. gov
By Lachlan MarkayA major campaign bundler for President Barack Obama is betting on the failure of one of the top federal contractors responsible for the disastrous rollout of the website for the federal government’s insurance marketplace.



White House ‘Prepared’ to Let Iran Keep Enriching Uranium
By Adam KredoThe White House confirmed late Tuesday that it is “prepared” to let Iran keep a “limited” uranium enrichment program under any final nuclear accord reached with Tehran in the next months.

Pentagon: China Failed to Consult Before Imposing Air Defense Zone
By Bill GertzChina’s military imposed a destabilizing air defense zone over the East China Sea without consulting the United States, and top Pentagon leaders said Wednesday there have been no contacts with their Chinese counterparts since the zone was set up Nov. 23.

Top Clinton Associate Ducks Questions at Anti-Israel Book Event  
By Alana GoodmanA top confidante to Hillary and Bill Clinton repeatedly refused to answer questions about his current ties to the Clintons while helping promote an anti-Zionist book that compares Israel to Nazi Germany on Wednesday.

Gun Ad Censorship Case Heard by Appeals Court
By Mary Lou ByrdAn appeals court took the case on Tuesday of a Phoenix, Ariz. business owner who claimed his First Amendment rights were violated when city officials tore down his gun ads.



12 Years a Slave Is Driving People Batty
By Sonny BunchSo, look: 12 Years a Slave is a powerful and important movie but not a great one. It is basically the antebellum south version of Forrest Gump, a film that watches passive protagonist Solomon Northup stumble through the lowlights of slavery’s horror.



Here’s What to Expect from Chris Matthews’ Interview of Obama

By WFB StaffWhen MSNBC host Chris Matthews last interviewed then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2008 at West Chester University, a truly good time was had by all.