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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor watches House Speaker, Republican John Boehner, speaking at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., October 23, 2013.

Cantor's incomplete vision

By Steve Benen
12/04/13 01:00PM

Republicans, Eric Cantor says, need to respond to the question, "How do we address the fundamental problems that people have?" That's easier said than done. read more

Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. waiting to get into a Tennessee Department of Labor job fair Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013.
Jobs

The 'unemployment cliff' looms large

By Steve Benen
12/04/13 11:00AM

Federal emergency unemployment benefits will expire in just 24 days. If we go over the "unemployment cliff," it'll be bad news for those looking for work -- and for the economy overall. read more

Morning Maddow: December 4

By Tricia McKinney
12/04/13 07:45AM

Pres. Obama to pitch health law to young activists. (The Hill) Truck carrying 'extremely dangerous' radioactive material stolen in Mexico. (NBC News) Survey of election officials: nearly half of Americans live in precincts that had long voting booth lines in 2012. (Huffington Post) Boehner hire signals possible action on immigration. (WSJ) ALEC faces donor exodus and funding crisis after Trayvon Martin. (The Guardian) read more

Ahead on the 12/3 Maddow show

By Julia Nutter
12/03/13 08:15PM

Tonight's guests include: Betsy West, professor at Columbia Journalism School and former senior vice president at CBS News; Erika Andiola, co-founder of the Arizona DREAM Act coalition and former outreach director for Rep. read more

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