Larwyn's Linx: 100 Lawmakers Gather at Mount Vernon To Talk Convention Of States

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Nation

100 Lawmakers Gather at Mount Vernon To Talk Convention Of States: NoisyRm
Mark Levin interviews Paul Ryan on the new budget agreement: Scoop
Ineducability: Freedom's Torch

The Colorado #obamacare exchange is a disaster.: Moe Lane
Fresh New Lows: Ace
Never Let the Dead of Sandy Hook Go to Waste, or Rest in Peace: John Ransom

End Of Filibuster Brings First Of Many Radical Judges: IBD
D.C. Wants to Let Non-U.S. Citizens Vote in Elections: JW
FL state senators push for constitutional convention : BPR

All I Want for Christmas Is My Freedom Back: Betsy McCaughey
Polls Find Big Trouble Ahead for Democrats: Bryan Preston
Mary Landrieu Backing Radical Marxist Democrat In South Dakota: HayRide

Economy

BOHICA Act of 2013: Erick Erickson
“Thank You, Paul Ryan, Sir!”: RS
Please Pray for Me… I Am Losing My Insurance: Jim Hoft

Scandal Central

Lead FBI Benghazi Investigator Has Never Testified Before Congress: Kerry Picket
Proud confessions: I trade food stamps ‘for beer, vodka and cigarettes’: BPR
How the ATF Manufactures Crime: Charles C. W. Cooke

How Every Part of American Life Became a Police Matter: Chase Madar, Mother Jones
Nation of Islam Receives Farm Subsidies: NRO
Bill Elliot’s IRS Audit Has Been Terminated: iOTW

Climate & Energy

EPA says taking over private property will benefit the economy: Michael Bastasch
Our Fragile Planet: Walter Williams
Figures. As Nation Suffers Record Cold, Snow… Greenpeace Warns of Global Warming: GWP

Media

Oscar’s Farks O’ The Week, Bad Selfie Edition: HayRide
Have You Forgotten?: R.S. McCain
Rick Warren Piers Morgan: “I fear the disapproval of God more than I fear your disapproval...”: RWN

The 40 Best Conservative Websites Of 2013: RWN
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Declares Political War On NRA, Pro-Gun Senators: A.W.R. Hawkins
Self-Avowed Terrorist Bill Ayers: Obama like ‘imperial leader’: Tal Kopan

Paul Krugman, The Wonk Gap, and The Eternal Church of the All-Seeing State: Ace
No, You Can't Keep Your Drugs Either Under Obamacare: Scott Gottlieb
Social justice indoctrination in math class courtesy of Common Core: EAG

World

Obama Administration Admits Iran Will Get $20 Billion from Sanctions Relief – Not $7 Billion: GWP
Democratic Congresswoman Does Not Seem to Understand What, or Where, Benghazi Is: Ace
Dem Rep Unloads on Obama Over Castro Handshake: GWP

Nelson Mandela and Ronald Reagan: Arnold Steinberg
Somali Refugees Say South Africa is Too Dangerous: Daniel Greenfield
Ukranians say NO to Lenin: Susan L.M. Goldberg

The Damage of a Handshake: Otto J. Reich
Mooch Obama jealous over another woman?: Matzav
Mandela Crashes Obama Johannesburg Appearance: Cube

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

The Worst IT Project Disasters of 2013: Chris Kanaracus, CIO
Trending tech hashtag goes viral: Here are 10 truly awesome #FiveWordTechHorrors: Taylor Soper
Palantir’s Latest Round Valuing It At $9B Swells To $107.8M In New Funding: Kim-Mai Cutler

Cornucopia

The Greatness of Dirty Jobs: American Digest
To Be . . . Or To Do?: This Ain't Hell
Fire Sale: Genuine Mandela Brand Necklacing Kits: Cube

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