GOOD MORNING! A trio of lawmakers announce retirements, putting each seat into play; Senate votes to advance budget deal, expected to pass it today; Paul Ryan's next moves; Obama targets moms to sign up for Obamacare; and trivia: It's Wednesday, December 18, 2013, I'm Gabe Fleisher for Wake Up To Politics, and reporting from Brittany Woods Middle School in University City, MO - Welcome to an "It's My Dad's Birthday" Edition of Wake Up To Politics!
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