Subject: POLITICO Daily Digest for Thursday December 20, 2012
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:24:16 -0600

POLITICODaily Digest, December 20, 2012 7:21 am

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Fiscal cliff: The lowest point

By: Carrie Budoff Brown and Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan

Obama and Boehner hit their lowest point yet during a day of sharp words and legislative confusion.

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The disappearing independent

By: Lois Romano

Voters are becoming increasingly partisan and more predictable.

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Another Kennedy in the Senate?

By: Emily Schultheis

Ted Kennedy Jr. would be potentially formidable  in a special election to replace Sen. John Kerry.

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Kerry in spotlight at Benghazi hearing

By: Seung Min Kim

Kerry says his hearing will clarify what the State Department is doing to prevent similar lapses.

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Hagel pals speak; foes eye Flournoy

By: Tim Mak

The former senator&#39;s allies push back as his critics promote an alternate pick.

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NRA shifts to crisis mode

By: Anna Palmer

Outside the Beltway, social media campaigns are pressuring the NRA and its allies to accept change.

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