GOOD MORNING! Obama's "you can keep it" promise wins "Lie of the Year"; House passes budget, defense measures; Senate confirmation marathon; Obama meets mayors; Biden swears in ex-aide; Weekend Preview; Gore concedes; Happy Birthday To...George P. Schulz, Tom Vilsack, Ben Bernanke, and Taylor Swift; and Christmas flower trivia: It's Friday, December 13, 2013, I'm Gabe Fleisher for Wake Up To Politics, and reporting from Brittany Woods Middle School in University City, MO - THIS IS YOUR WAKE UP CALL.

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Gabe Fleisher

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