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Trouble viewing this email? View these recent stories in your browser.   Sunday, December 30, 2012 What you may have missed from The Slatest, your news companion. Blog | Daniel Politi Pessimism Prevails in Cliff Talks Even as GOP Drops Social Security Demand Sunday, December 30, 2012, at 5:15 PM EST   Moneybox | Matthew Yglesias CPI Unchained Sunday, December 30, 2012, at 3:30 PM EST The sneaky plan to cut Social Security and raise taxes by changing how inflation is calculated.   Blog | Daniel Politi "Dairy Cliff" Will Likely Be Avoided for Now After Lawmakers Reach Compromise Sunday, December 30, 2012, at 4:21 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi As Senate Leaders Work on Fiscal Cliff Deal, Obama Urges "Up-or-Down Vote" Friday, December 28, 2012, at 7:08 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Obama: Blame Republicans if There's No Fiscal Cliff Deal Sunday, December 30, 2012, at 12:16 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Obama Vows To Put "Full Weight" Behind Gun Control Legislation Next Year Sunday, December 30, 2012, at 2:30 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi 2012: A Safe Year To Fly Saturday, December 29, 2012, at 4:27 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi New York Celebrates Record Low Homicides in 2012 While Chicago Grapples With Spike Saturday, December 29, 2012, at 3:10 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Same-Sex Couples Tie the Knot in Maine Saturday, December 29, 2012, at 2:17 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Six Charged With Murder in India After Rape Victim Dies, Could Get Death Penalty Saturday, December 29, 2012, at 11:00 AM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Democrats Line Up To Support Markey Senate Bid To Take Over Kerry's Seat Friday, December 28, 2012, at 6:00 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Skyfall is First Bond Film To Cross $1-Billion Mark Sunday, December 30, 2012, at 5:14 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi China: You Must Visit Your Parents Friday, December 28, 2012, at 1:45 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Russia's Putin Signs Ban on U.S. Adoptions Friday, December 28, 2012, at 11:59 AM EST   BEST FEATURED STORIES The Russian Adoption Ban Shows How Weak and Pitiful Putin Has Become How Many People Have Been Killed by Guns in America Since Newtown? Who Coined the Word Amazeballs and Why Do They Hate Humanity? Slate's Best Longform Articles From 2012   Copyright 2012 The Slate Group | Privacy Policy The Slate Group | c/o E-mail Customer Care | 1350 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 410 | Washington, D.C. 20036 Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend