2.) Oh, it's been broughten: the nuclear option over filibusters and judicial nominees is here. Expect this to be *the* news story for a while, and rightly so.
3.) Free Decembrists concert, at NPR.org!
2014 IN REVIEW: * Looking back: did anyone predict the foreign policy crises of the year ahead of time? * "The 10 Worst Civil Liberties Violations…
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