- Nelson Mandela, 1918–2013: Remembering an Icon of Freedom [TIME]
- One week before their self-imposed deadline, Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray are a few billion dollars apart from a budget deal [TIME]
- Legendary former NYPD police chief William Bratton returns to his post [TIME]
- “Coming to the end of a year that has bitterly divided their caucus, House Republicans are grappling with how bold they should be in shaping a legislative agenda for 2014.” [WashPost]
- “From July 12, 2010, to Nov. 30, 2013, the president’s public schedule records zero one-on-one meetings between Obama and [Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen] Sebelius. Equally shocking, over the same period, the president’s calendar lists 277 private meetings with his other Cabinet secretaries (excluding full Cabinet meetings).” [Politico]
- Can Democrats recover from the Obamacare catastrophe? [National Journal]
- “The Pentagon announced Thursday that it had repatriated two longtime Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, detainees to Algeria, where, fearing persecution, neither man wanted to be sent.” [NYT]
- Four things to know before the jobs report [WSJ]
- Can the Pope change the Vatican? [New Yorker]
- The Most Notable Education Stories of 2013 [Atlantic]
Morning Must Reads: December 6
In the news: the death of Nelson Mandela; budget talks; Bill Bratton returns to NYPD; 2 Gitmo detainees released; the Pope