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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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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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Ed Driscoll and Weekly Standard
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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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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The Hinterland Gazette, The Agonist, The Moderate Voice and WikiLeaks
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Davis popular, but Gubernatorial bid a long shot — PPP's new Texas poll finds that Wendy Davis made a good impression on voters in the state last week- but that Rick Perry has also enhanced his political standing considerably over the last five months, making him tough to beat for reelection.
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Kirsten Powers / The Daily Beast:
I Don't Stand With Wendy Davis — Stand with the pink-sneakered Texas legislator and her fight to allow mothers to abort babies past the 20th week of pregnancy? Never—and most women wouldn't either, says Kirsten Powers. — Eric Gay/AP — It's amazing what is considered heroism these days.
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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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DownWithTyranny!, Quartz and Hot Air
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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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Mark Binker / @NCCapitol:
Senate tacks sweeping abortion legislation onto Sharia law bill — RALEIGH, N.C. — Senators tacked a suite of new restrictions and regulations pertaining to abortion clinics onto a bill dealing with the application of foreign laws in North Carolina family courts Tuesday.
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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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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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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
The Washington Post Is a Bitter, Jealous Little Newspaper — The Washington Post, the pre-Politico newsletter of choice for The Political Establishment, has the worst opinion section in America. Today, they once again prove why: the paper, which helped to break the NSA Prism spying story …
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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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Matt Barreto / Latino Decisions:
2016 forecast: Rubio, Bush, Ryan have chance to win over 40% of Latino vote — While the 2016 presidential election is a full three years away many of the high profile Republican contenders are enmeshed in the immigration reform debate, and if Republicans demonstrate strong leadership …
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Caitlin MacNeal / The Huffington Post:
OFA Rallies For Immigration Reform With Mixed Success — WASHINGTON — With prospects of comprehensive immigration reform dependent on the House of Representatives moving a bill, advocates of reform have scattered across the country to put pressure on lawmakers. The results have been mixed, local news reports suggests.
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Knoxville News-Sentinel, Pueblo Chiefton, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and Washington Free Beacon
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dem quits Hispanic Caucus to protest Senate immigration bill border measures — A Texas lawmaker has quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) to protest the group's tacit endorsement of a Senate-passed immigration proposal. — Rep. Filemon Vela, a freshman Democrat representing …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Senate-approved immigration legislation could give billions to federal contractors
Senate-approved immigration legislation could give billions to federal contractors
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Betsy Woodruff / National Review:
Pro-Life Texas Legislators Receive Threats — Pro-choice activist to pro-life senator: “I hope your daughter's raped.” — Pro-abortion demonstrators marched on the Texas state capitol in Austin on July 1. — Pro-life legislators in the Texas statehouse have faced threats and abuse …
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KCEN-TV:
Former U.S. Attorney Gen Ramsey Clark Offers to Represent Hasan — (KCEN) — The accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan was back in court today to enter his pleas. — He refused to enter his pleas and requested three more days, because an attorney has offered to represent him.
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Weasel Zippers and Atlas Shrugs
Ben Golliver / The Point Forward:
Dennis Rodman to Sports Illustrated: I should be considered for Nobel Peace Prize — Dennis Rodman appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated's. ‘Where Are They Now?’ issue. (Clay Patrick McBride for Sports Illustrated) — Sports Illustrated's annual “Where Are They Now?” …
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Samuel T. Wilkinson / Wall Street Journal:
Pot-Smoking And the Schizophrenia Connection — Medical research shows a clear link between marijuana use and mental illness. — Recent legislation has permitted the recreational use of marijuana in Colorado and Washington state. Those who support legalization often tout the lack …
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Betsy's Page and The Reality-Based Community
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Conservative groups struggling to recruit candidates in key 2014 races — Despite pledging to wage fights against establishment Republicans deemed guilty of ideological impurity, conservatives have had a rocky cycle so far, failing to front candidates in a number of top races.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
FBI trailed Al-Awlaki to hookers, NPR, Bertucci's — In the weeks after the September 11 attacks, the FBI tailed Muslim cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki around the Washington area, following him to an NPR interview and watching him as he munched on pizza at Bertucci's, according to documents obtained …
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