Subject: POLITICO Daily Digest for Friday December 28, 2012
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Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 05:17:03 -0600

POLITICODaily Digest, December 28, 2012 6:14 am

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Why they want to go over the cliff

By: Jonathan Allen

Short of getting exactly what they want, Washington&rsquo;s political leaders appear content to avoid what they fear losing.

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The logic of House GOP intransigence

By: Alex Isenstadt

Last week&rsquo;s mayhem had a certain logic &mdash; the logic of politicians wanting to keep their jobs.

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Longer the cliff dive, harder the hit

By: Ben White

If no agreement can be reached early in the 113th Congress and tax rates stay elevated and the automatic spending cuts begin to bite, the damage could be severe.

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Silver lining: delay in hitting debt limit

By: Steven Sloan and Kelsey Snell

Geithner says plunging off the cliff would buy Congress more time before tackling the debt limit.

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Fiscal cliff action shifts to Senate

By: Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan

There are two limiting elements at play: time and dramatic policy differences.

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Why Abercrombie bucked Inouye pick

By: Seung Min Kim

Their two-decade relationship in Congress was marked by rifts.

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