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Justin Sink / The Hill:
President to seek credit on economic uptick — President Obama will grab credit for an improving economy in a series of speeches this week that the White House hopes will increase his political clout. — The messaging effort is intended to portray Obama as focused on jobs …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama asks Hollywood celebrities to help pitch ObamaCare enrollment — President Obama met Monday with celebrities who are helping him promote his signature healthcare law ahead of the October 1 launch of state insurance exchanges. — The president dropped by a White House meeting …
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David Nakamura / Post Politics:
Asian American lawmakers to press Obama on diversity in administration
Asian American lawmakers to press Obama on diversity in administration
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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
Oprah, Funny or Die and the Grammys want to promote Obamacare
Oprah, Funny or Die and the Grammys want to promote Obamacare
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Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
Nate Silver Went Against the Grain for Some at The Times — Why did Nate Silver decide to leave The New York Times and accept an offer from ESPN? — That's the cause of great speculation in media circles at the moment. As has been noted elsewhere, there's no question that The Times …
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Amy Phillips / ESPN:
Nate Silver - Renowned Statistician, Author and Founder of FiveThirtyEight - Joins ESPN in Multi-Faceted Role
Nate Silver - Renowned Statistician, Author and Founder of FiveThirtyEight - Joins ESPN in Multi-Faceted Role
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Mike Allen / Politico:
How ESPN and ABC landed Nate Silver
How ESPN and ABC landed Nate Silver
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Michelle Nunn declares herself a U.S. Senate candidate — Shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, Michelle Nunn declared herself a Democratic candidate in the 2014 race for U.S. Senate, the very seat once held by her father. — The formal announce will come Tuesday, when she files the official paperwork.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Shutdown looms over ObamaCare — ObamaCare is at the center of a rapidly escalating fight that threatens to shut the government down this fall. [WATCH VIDEO] — Senate Republicans, including two members of the leadership, are coalescing around a proposal to block any government funding resolution …
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Ben Sasse / Omaha World-Herald:
Midlands Voices: Stop Obamacare in its tracks
Midlands Voices: Stop Obamacare in its tracks
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Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
Mike Lee: Republicans Will Shut Down Government To Block Obamacare
Mike Lee: Republicans Will Shut Down Government To Block Obamacare
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Matt Gutman / ABC News:
George Zimmerman Emerged From Hiding for Truck Crash Rescue — George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding since he was acquitted of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, emerged to help rescue someone who was trapped in an overturned truck, police said today.
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Sacha Baron Cohen Exits Freddie Mercury Biopic Over Creative Differences With Queen — BREAKING... EXCLUSIVE... Sacha Baron Cohen is just not seeing eye to eye with the remaining members of Queen who have script and director approval over that biopic on iconic lead singer Freddie Mercury.
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Doug Denison / delawareonline:
Republicans wait as O'Donnell weighs another campaign — In the three years since her unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign nearly caused a schism in the state Republican Party, little has changed for Christine O'Donnell as she considers another race. — O'Donnell continues to be regarded …
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New York Times:
Getting Detroit Back on Its Feet — After suffering through decades of economic decline and official mismanagement, the city of Detroit sought bankruptcy protection last week, becoming the largest American municipality to take that extreme step. The city's debts total a staggering $18 billion …
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Harry Reid: Mitch McConnell ‘tried to make love to the tea party’ — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is enjoying the possibility of a tea party backed challenger to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. — “He tried to make love to the tea party and they didn't like it,” …
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Sex harassment suit filed against Filner, SD — The former top spokeswoman for Mayor Bob Filner sued him and the city for sexual harassment Monday, alleging he repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances toward her and put her in a headlock on several occasions so she couldn't get away.
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Rebecca Elliott / Politico:
Gloria Allred filing harassment lawsuit vs. Bob Filner
Gloria Allred filing harassment lawsuit vs. Bob Filner
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Talking Points Memo:
CNN Contributor: Kate Middleton ‘Brilliant’ Because Duchess Delivered Boy In First Try — After Monday's much-anticipated arrival of an heir to the British throne, CNN's Royal Contributor opined that Prince William's wife, Kate Middleton, made for a “brilliant” royal because she was able to deliver a boy on the “first time.”
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New York Times:
Pentagon Lays Out Options for U.S. Military Effort in Syria — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has provided Congress with its first detailed list of military options to stem the bloody civil war in Syria, suggesting that a campaign to tilt the balance from President Bashar al-Assad to the opposition …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Olympia Snowe: Liz Cheney challenge to Mike Enzi ‘unfortunate’ — Liz Cheney has not made a case for her challenge to Mike Enzi in a Wyoming Republican primary next year, former Sen. Olympia Snowe told POLITICO. — The Maine Republican senator said the decision by Cheney …
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Washington Post:
Zimmerman verdict poll: Stark reaction by race — The not-guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman has produced dramatically different reactions among blacks and whites, with African Americans overwhelmingly disapproving of the jury's decision and a bare majority of whites saying …
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Law Blog, Power Line, Pew Research Center …, Mediaite, Yahoo! News, Post Politics and Weasel Zippers
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
Obamacare: Because Mom said so — Jacobs said parents should be more concerned that Obamacare hampers job creation for the younger generation. — Getting young adults to take a second look at insurance — which will be heavily subsidized — is among the top communication challenges for those who support the law.
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Spitzer tells voters ‘I failed big time’ in new ad — Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) unveiled his first television ad in his race for New York City comptroller on Tuesday, discussing the prostitution scandal which derailed his political career and telling voters he “failed big time.”
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Super PACs, other independent political groups already setting pace for 2016 presidential race — The Democrats have established their 2016 war room in a glassy new building in downtown Washington. The Republicans are setting up shop across the Potomac River in the Northern Virginia suburbs.