PM BRIEF: DECEMBER 14, 2010

1. North Korean nuclear ability seen to far outpace Iran's. [The New York Times]
2. New showdown: House plans vote on military gay ban. [Associated Press]
3. Top Marine: Soldiers could lose lives if 'don’t ask' repealed. [The Raw Story]
4. Silvio Berlusconi survives second no-confidence vote: Thousands protest on the streets of Rome (Text & Video). [Guardian - UK]
5. Richard Holbrooke: A disappointed man. [Newsweek]

6. Assange grand jury report "purely speculation". [WarRoom on Salon]
7. Will the Tea Party punish Republicans for the Tax-Cut compromise? [Time]
8. Gibbs: Afghan withdrawal will begin in July. [Daily Kos]
9. Massachusetts jury rules against Lorillard, awards $71M to dead smoker's family. [The Boston Globe]
10. Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper to join Rock Hall. [ArtsBeat on The New York Times]