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12:50 PM ET, November 14, 2011

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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court sets 5 1/2-hour hearing on health care (FINAL)  —  FINAL UPDATE at 11:09 a.m. A separate post, coming shortly, will provide further analysis of the grants.  —  Setting the stage for a historic constitutional confrontation over federal power, the Supreme Court on Monday granted three separate cases …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Health Law  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law, President Obama's signature legislative achievement.  The development set the stage for oral arguments by March and a decision in late June …
CNN:
Supreme Court takes up challenge to health care reform law  —  From Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer  —  Washington (CNN) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to President Barack Obama's sweeping health care reform law, the court announced Monday.
CNN:
CNN Poll: Support rises for health insurance mandate
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Chelsea Clinton to Report for NBC  —  NBC is to announce on Monday morning that it has hired Chelsea Clinton to become a full-time special correspondent for NBC News.  —  The appointment is immediate.  Ms. Clinton will show up at the news division offices oon Monday morning, said Steve Capus …
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Iowa numbers: Cain, Gingrich, Romney on top  —  The race for Iowa is beginning in earnest with less than two months to go until the caucuses, and new polling numbers of the Hawkeye State shows it remains fluid - but with Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney ahead of the rest of the field.
Discussion: Daily Kos and americanthinker.com
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Bill Keller / New York Times:
How Romney Could Win  —  Election Day is nearly a year off and the first primaries aren't until January, but I'm ready to skip ahead to the main event.  The last serious hope of the Tea Partiers, Rick Perry, and their last not-so-serious hope, Herman Cain, are in campaign death spirals.
Reid Wilson / 2012 Decoded:
New Iowa Poll: The Gingrich Surge
Rich Galen / Mullings An American Cyber Column:
Newt? Newt!
Discussion: Washington Post and The Politico
GQ:
A Pizza Party with Herman Cain  —  He's the funniest, most outrageous guy on the GOP stage.  And he's got a simple plan to save America.  Yes, that plan is more than a little nutty, and yes, his charm has taken a big hit lately.  But have you met his competition?
Discussion: GOP 12 and The Political Carnival
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Cain: Majority of US Muslims share extremist views
CBS News:
Congress: Trading stock on inside information?  —  Washington, D.C. is a town that runs on inside information - but should our elected officials be able to use that information to pad their own pockets?  As Steve Kroft reports, members of Congress and their aides have regular access …
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David Weigel / Slate:
Spencer Bachus, Rogue Trader
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:   Capitol Gains  —  Are members of Congress guilty of insider trading—and does it matter?
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Mr President, it's time to panic  —  A few weeks ago, James Carville, the legendary manager of Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign, had a choice word of advice for Barack Obama: “panic”.  The president was heading to disaster in 2012 with the same crew of advisers that had led him up this blind alley.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Deficit Panel Seeks to Defer Details on Raising Taxes  —  WASHINGTON — With a little over a week left to reach a deal, members of the Congressional deficit reduction panel are looking for an escape hatch that would let them strike an accord on revenue levels but delay until next year tough decisions about exactly how to raise taxes.
San Francisco Chronicle:
(11-14) 07:05 PST OAKLAND  —  Oakland police have arrested about 25 protesters at the sprawling Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall while hundreds of law-enforcement officers square off against demonstrators in the second such raid of the downtown tent city.
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New York Post:
Ex-cop boots OWS heckler from congressman's swearing-in  —  Meet New York's newest hero.  —  Kevin Hiltunen, a former NYPD officer, yesterday grabbed an Occupy Wall Street demonstrator by the collar and dragged him out of a Queens school where he'd been heckling US Rep. Bob Turner at the congressman's swearing-in ceremony.
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
Listen Up, Boomers: The Backlash Has Begun  —  “Talkin' about my generation”: the Who song once expressed the hope and self confidence of the Baby Boomers as they reached biological if not emotional maturity.  It was an attack on the older generation, a defense of the young …
Discussion: Campaign 2012 and Rod Dreher
Eric Dash / New York Times:
Banks Quietly Ramping Up Costs to Consumers  —  Even as Bank of America and other major lenders back away from charging customers to use their debit cards, many banks have been quietly imposing other new fees.  —  Need to replace a lost debit card?  Bank of America now charges $5 — or $20 for rush delivery.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Ex-boyfriend of Cain accuser to tell his story at press conference  —  The former boyfriend of Sharon Bialek, the woman who accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassing her while she was seeking career advice, will hold a press conference with Bialek's attorney, Gloria Allred, Monday afternoon.
Discussion: CNN
Dominic Holden / The Stranger …:
Occupy Seattle Disrupts Pro-Occupy Wall Street Forum, Drives Away Supporters  — Occupy Seattle: How to lose friends and alienate people.  —  No sooner had the panel finished opening remarks last night than a woman scampered up onto stage and yelled, “Mic check!”
Karl Vick / Time:
Intel Source: Israel Behind Deadly Explosion at Iran Missile Base  —  Smoke rises from an explosion at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot outside Tehran, which, according to Iranian officials, killed at least 15 people on Nov. 12, 2011  —  Israeli newspapers on Sunday were thick with innuendo …
Wynton Hall / Big Government:
REVEALED: Nancy Pelosi Blocked Credit Card Reform While Investing Millions in Exclusive Visa Stock Offering  —  Former Speaker of the House-and current Minority Leader-Nancy Pelosi apparently bought $1 million to $5 million of Visa stock in one of the most sought-after and profitable initial public offerings …
 
 
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
On supercommittee, growing doubts about reaching a debt deal
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Michael Luo / New York Times:
Felons Finding It Easy to Regain Gun Rights
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Why Is China Building These Gigantic Structures In the Middle of the Desert? (Updated)
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Joe Conason / National Memo:
Obama Campaign Chiefs Meet Quietly With Clinton In Harlem
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Christine McConville / Boston Herald:
Foes: Elizabeth Warren bombs on Iran
Wall Street Journal:
The EPA's Reliability Cover-Up
Katie Roiphe / New York Times:
In Favor of Dirty Jokes and Risqué Remarks
A.G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
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FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

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Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

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The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

 
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