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Bloomberg:
Health-Law Employer Mandate Said to Be Delayed to 2015 — Businesses won't be penalized next year if they don't provide workers health insurance after the Obama administration decided to delay a key requirement under its health-care law, two administration officials said.
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Mark J. Mazur / U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Continuing to Implement the ACA in a Careful, Thoughtful Manner — Over the past several months, the Administration has been engaging in a dialogue with businesses - many of which already provide health coverage for their workers - about the new employer and insurer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
ObamaCare employer mandate delayed until after 2014 midterms — The ObamaCare employer mandate requiring businesses to provide their workers with health insurance will be delayed by a year, the administration said Tuesday in a stunning announcement. — Delaying the requirement until 2015 represents …
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Valerie B. Jarrett / White House.gov Blog:
We're Listening to Businesses about the Health Care Law — From the start, this Administration has encouraged an ongoing dialogue with the leaders of our nation's businesses, large and small. There's more to do, but working together we've helped rebuild our economy.
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New York Times:
Crucial Rule Is Delayed a Year for Obama's Health Law — WASHINGTON — In a significant setback for President Obama's signature domestic initiative, the administration on Tuesday abruptly announced a one-year delay, until 2015, in his health care law's mandate that larger employers provide coverage for their workers or pay penalties.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Cantor: ‘Best delay for ObamaCare is a permanent one’
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: ObamaCare employer mandate to be delayed until 2015
Breaking: ObamaCare employer mandate to be delayed until 2015
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Obamacare's employer mandate shouldn't be delayed. It should be repealed.
Obamacare's employer mandate shouldn't be delayed. It should be repealed.
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Hot Air and Marginal Revolution
Carlos Valdez / bigstory.ap.org:
BOLIVIAN LEADER'S PLANE REROUTED ON SNOWDEN FEAR — You are here — Home » Evo Morales » Bolivian leader's plane rerouted on Snowden fear — LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales home from Russia was rerouted to Austria on Tuesday …
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Dan Roberts / Guardian:
Bolivian president's jet rerouted amid suspicions Edward Snowden on board — France and Portugal accused of refusing entry to their airspace, while plane lands in Vienna with no sign of Snowden — • Read live updates on the diplomatic crisis — Bolivia reacted with fury …
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Agence France Presse:
Bolivia FM denies Snowden on Morales plane — LA PAZ — Bolivia's foreign minister on Tuesday denied that fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was traveling aboard President Evo Morales's plane, which was forced to make an unscheduled stop in Austria.
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Could Perry be a player in 2016? — (CNN) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has found himself squarely in the middle of the national political conversation as he clashes with Democrats over a restrictive anti-abortion bill that has drawn thousands of protesters to Austin.
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Jason Cherkis / The Huffington Post:
Texas Democrats Use Wendy Davis Filibuster To Register New Voters — WASHINGTON — While thousands of orange-clad demonstrators showed up at the south steps of the Texas state capitol in Austin Monday to renew their fight against a controversial anti-abortion bill supported by Gov. Rick Perry …
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Rubio to Introduce Senate Bill to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
Rubio to Introduce Senate Bill to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
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Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Egypt's Morsi defiant under pressure as deadline looms — CAIRO — Sporadic bursts of automatic gunfire shut down streets in central Cairo overnight as supporters of President Mohamed Morsi clashed violently with opposition protesters outside Cairo University, where the president's supporters had gathered.
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Colleen McCain Nelson / Wall Street Journal:
As Egypt Showdown Looms, Protesters Tap ElBaradei
As Egypt Showdown Looms, Protesters Tap ElBaradei
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Raleigh News & Observer:
NC Senate gives preliminary approval to bill restricting abortions — The state Senate has approved a measure that would add restrictions on abortions. — Under the bill, abortion clinics would have to meet standards for licensure of ambulatory surgical centers.
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Mark Binker / @NCCapitol:
Senate tacks sweeping abortion legislation onto Sharia law bill
Senate tacks sweeping abortion legislation onto Sharia law bill
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Paula Deen Cites Prop 8 Ruling To Defend Herself Against Racism Lawsuit — Paula Deen, the disgraced celebrity chef now mired in allegations of racism from a former employee, is seeking solace from an unusual source — the recent Supreme Court decision that effectively killed California's anti-gay Proposition 8.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Egypt army plan would scrap constitution, parliament - sources — (Reuters) - Egypt's armed forces would suspend the constitution and dissolve an Islamist-dominated parliament under a draft political roadmap to be pursued if Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and his opponents fail …
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Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
How Did the U.S. Lose the Egyptian People?
How Did the U.S. Lose the Egyptian People?
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Gary Martin / Texas on the Potomac:
Rep. Filemon Vela quits Congressional Hispanic Caucus to protest lawmakers' acceptance of border ‘militarization’ — Texas Rep. Filemon Vela, who represents a South Texas border district, resigned from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in protest of the group's embrace of a Senate immigration bill …
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Intelligence director Clapper apologizes for lying to Congress on snooping — Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has apologized for a “clearly erroneous” statement he made to Congress over the National Security Agency's surveillance activities.
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Andres Jauregui / The Huffington Post:
Chinese Porn Accidentally Broadcast On Enormous, Public LED Screen (PHOTO) — Unless you're into that whole eating-sushi-off-a-naked-body thing, the words “sex” and “chopsticks” probably don't enter your thought stream at the same juncture. But an unsuspecting crowd at a train station …
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