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Morning six-pack: What we're reading Friday

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Happy Friday. Now can get please get the lights turned on again?

Wondering who the "least important writers of 2013" were? (Yours truly did not make the cut. Yay!) (Gawker)

The 37-year-old debate over Ronald Reagan's "welfare queen" has new life, and liberals may not like it. (The Daily Caller)

Despite worries that Federal Reserve tapering—or reducing the level of its monthly money-printing operations—would rattle investors, it hasn't meant much in the U.S. or in emerging markets, either. (Seeking Alpha)

The skies just got a little friendlier. A Delta computer glitch led to the company charging much lower fees for some trips. (Orlando Business Journal)

Who says Twitter is just a big, silly echo chamber? The microblog's stock price has been going crazy since it launched its initial public offering back in November. (Wall Street Journal)

And, finally ... nothing bothers investors these days in the stock market, not even a climb in the 10-year yield to 3 percent. CNBC.com's Kate Gibson explains.

—By CNBC's Jeff Cox. Follow him on Twitter @JeffCoxCNBCcom.