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The Daily Beast:
The Daily Beast Retracts Jason Collins Blog Post — The Daily Beast has retracted a May 2, 2013, blog post by Howard Kurtz titled “Jason Collins' Other Secret.” The piece contained several errors, resulting in a misleading characterization of NBA player Collins and the story he co-wrote …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Daily Beast drops Howard Kurtz — The Daily Beast is dropping Howard Kurtz, the veteran media critic who made headlines this week for his erroneous report about NBA star Jason Collins. — “The Daily Beast and Howard Kurtz have parted company,” Tina Brown, the site's editor in chief, said in a statement sent to POLITICO.
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Where Are Syria's Chemical Weapons? — Multiple U.S. officials tell Eli Lake the scary truth: in many cases, we simply don't know. Plus: irregular militias loyal to Assad have reportedly been training in how to use them. — As the White House mulls whether Syria has crossed President Obama's red line …
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Michael F. Cannon / Cato Institute:
Oregon Study Throws a Stop Sign in Front of ObamaCare's Medicaid Expansion — Today, the nation's top health economists released a study that throws a huge “STOP” sign in front of ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion. — The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, or OHIE, may be the most important study ever conducted on health insurance.
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Jonathan Cohn / New Republic:
The New Study that Republicans Who Reject Medicaid Must Read — A major new study on Medicaid just became public. I know—nothing excites readers more than the phrase “major new study on Medicaid.” Bear with me. This study is already getting a lot of attention: Conservatives and libertarians …
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Multiple Authors / The Incidental Economist:
Oregon and Medicaid and Evidence and CHILL, PEOPLE!
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Megan McArdle / Asymmetrical Information:
Study: Giving People Government Health Insurance May Not Make them Any Healthier
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Avik Roy / Forbes:
Oregon Study: Medicaid ‘Had No Significant Effect’ On Health Outcomes vs. Being Uninsured
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
So Is Healthcare Worthwhile or Not? — Avik Roy tweets:
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Dr. Boyce Watkins / Your Black World:
Mountain Dew Releases Arguably the Most Racist Commercial in History Tweet — If you've never heard of Felicia the Goat, you'll know about her soon. Felicia the Goat is the main character in a recent Mountain Dew commercial, created in part by Tyler the Creator.
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Adam Housley / Fox News:
Special ops called for military backup during Libya attack, sources say — On the night of the Benghazi terror attack, special operations put out multiple calls for all available military and other assets to be moved into position to help — but the State Department and White House never gave …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Sees Arming Syria Rebels as Less Risky — Obama Administration Weighs Providing Weapons as Way to Punish Assad Without Drawing Military Into Civil War — WASHINGTON—The Obama administration has returned to the idea of arming moderate Syrian rebels, current and former officials said …
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
2016 Poll: If Clinton doesn't run, then who? — (CNN) - A second straight national poll this week indicates the obvious: Hillary Clinton, if she decides to run for the White House again, would be the overwhelming front-runner among Democrats for their party's 2016 presidential nomination.
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Laura Ly / CNN:
Woman missing 11 years turns up alive — (CNN) — A Pennsylvania woman who mysteriously disappeared 11 years ago has resurfaced in Florida, saying that she just walked out on her family, her life and her problems. — Brenda Heist, 54, turned herself into authorities in Key Largo …
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Bloomberg:
Six Ways to Separate Lies From Statistics — The discovery of a spreadsheet error in an influential study by Harvard University economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff inevitably raises a troubling question: To what extent can we trust what any researcher claims to be true?
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CNN:
Saudi diplomat investigated — Washington (CNN) — Federal authorities are investigating a potential case of human trafficking at the suburban Washington home of a Saudi diplomat, officials said Wednesday. — Authorities were called Tuesday afternoon to an upscale neighborhood in McLean …
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Ebindelglass / CBS New York:
FBI Adds Cop Killer Joanne Chesimard To Most Wanted Terrorist List — NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - The decades-old international case of a convicted cop killer is getting new attention in New Jersey. — It was 40 years ago today that New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster was shot …
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
What Ted Cruz knows — Ted Cruz for president? — What you just heard was the sound of a thousand eyeballs rolling in Washington and Austin, where the freshman senator's transparent ambition and self-regard have earned him more than a few detractors during his first few months in office.
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unionleader.com:
Ayotte's gun vote: ‘Disgusting’ political bullying — A senator's job is to study the issues that come before the Senate, to engage thoughtfully in debate and to cast a considered vote. On the Senate's voluminous gun control legislation, Sen. Kelly Ayotte did that job incredibly well.
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Tim Elfrink / Riptide 2.0:
Florida School Responds to Criticism for Expelling Student Over Science Project: “There Are Consequences to Actions” — By all accounts, Kiera Wilmot's science experiment gone wrong triggered just a tiny pop and a small amount of smoke at Bartow High School last week — but her tale is certifiably blowing up the Internet today.
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Chad Terhune / Los Angeles Times:
Part-timers to lose pay amid health act's new math — Some workers are having their hours cut so employers won't have to cover them under Obamacare. But many will benefit from the healthcare law's premium subsidies and Medicaid expansion. — “I understand there are costs to healthcare reform …
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Rolling Stone:
Too-Big-to-Fail Takes Another Body Blow — Minds are changing on Too Big to Fail. A month ago, it was just something in the air. Now, it looks like we're headed for a real legislative confrontation. And man, is the finance sector freaking. — Last week, on April 24th …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Obama group misleadingly cites a vote on a climate change bill — “Number of House members who voted in 2011 that climate change was a ‘hoax’: 240” — President Obama's new political group, Organizing for Action, last week released a new video that mocks Republican lawmakers for appearing …
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Chicago Tribune:
Penny Pritzker to be nominated for Commerce secretary … Making official what many Democrats have expected for weeks, President Obama plans to nominate Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker, a longtime political supporter and heavyweight fundraiser, as his new Commerce secretary this morning.
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Conservative groups: Balanced budget plan is price for debt hike — Conservative groups are vowing to force lawmakers to adopt a balanced budget plan before passing any increase in the nation's debt ceiling. — The Club for Growth and Heritage Action said that establishing a path …
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The euphemism imperative — President Barack Obama was proud to become the first sitting president to address Planned Parenthood last Friday. But not proud enough to utter the word “abortion.” — The right to abortion is the sneakiest, most shame-faced of all American rights.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Obama prods liberals to give-and-take on Senate immigration bill — President Obama is warning liberal supporters that their push to make changes in a comprehensive immigration bill could jeopardize the strategy of Senate leaders, who are aiming to win up to 70 votes for the measure.
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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
Obama administration plans to appeal Plan B ruling — The Justice Department filed notice late Wednesday that it will challenge a federal court decision requiring the government to make emergency contraceptives available over the counter to women of all ages.
Louise Radnofsky / Washington Wire:
Obamacare Gets New Court Challenge — Opponents of the health-care overhaul have filed a new lawsuit Thursday against the federal government on behalf of four individuals and three employers in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. — The complaint focuses on the law's distribution …
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Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
DEAR WORKERS OF THE WORLD: These Three Charts Show How You're Getting Totally Shafted — It's May Day. — In America, to the extent anyone notices May Day, they notice the sunshine and spring weather. — Elsewhere in the world, however, May Day is all about celebrating the cause (and grievances) of the world's employees.
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Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Brown OKs funds to confiscate guns from criminals, mentally ill — California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks at a news conference in Sacramento last month. (Renee. C. Byer / Associated Press / April 24, 2013) — SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed …
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