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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Conservatives in House unveil ObamaCare replacement bill (Video) — Conservatives representing nearly three-quarters of the House Republican conference unveiled their proposed replacement for President Obama's healthcare law Wednesday, delivering on a long-delayed GOP promise.
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Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
Boehner bows to conservative demands on ObamaCare defunding
Boehner bows to conservative demands on ObamaCare defunding
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CNN:
House Republicans question Cruz's Obamacare-defunding fervor
House Republicans question Cruz's Obamacare-defunding fervor
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Pressed From His Right, Speaker Yields on a Budget Showdown
Pressed From His Right, Speaker Yields on a Budget Showdown
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Stan Collender / Stan Collender's Capital Gains …:
cliffgate Update: Is A Shutdown Boehner's Only Way Out?
cliffgate Update: Is A Shutdown Boehner's Only Way Out?
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
White House gets ready for shutdown
White House gets ready for shutdown
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Boehner: 'We're Going to Put Obamacare Defunding Directly Into the CR'
Boehner: 'We're Going to Put Obamacare Defunding Directly Into the CR'
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Chuck Todd: It's Not Media's Job To Correct GOP's Obamacare Falsehoods (VIDEO) — MSNBC host Chuck Todd said Wednesday that when it comes to misinformation about the new federal health care law, don't expect members of the media to correct the record. — During a segment on “Morning Joe …
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Bryan Koenig / CNN:
Debating O'Malley, Perry on healthcare: ‘putting more people on the Titanic’
Debating O'Malley, Perry on healthcare: ‘putting more people on the Titanic’
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Martin O'Malley / Washington Post:
What Maryland does better than Texas
What Maryland does better than Texas
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Harry Binswanger / Forbes:
Give Back? Yes, It's Time For The 99% To Give Back To The 1% — It's time to gore another collectivist sacred cow. This time it's the popular idea that the successful are obliged to “give back to the community.” That oft-heard claim assumes that the wealth of high-earners is taken away from “the community.”
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Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Congressman on Obamacare Exemption: ‘Go Home and Talk to Your Wife’ — A debate among congressional Republicans over a potential line of attack on Obamacare is pitting their pocketbooks against the chance at political gold. — At issue is a requirement in the law that congressional staffers purchase …
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Debbie Siegelbaum / BBC:
Navy Yard: Swat team ‘stood down’ at mass shooting scene — On Wednesday, investigators continued to process the scene — One of the first teams of heavily armed police to respond to Monday's shooting in Washington DC was ordered to stand down by superiors, the BBC can reveal.
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Officials: Navy Yard shooter carved odd messages into his gun before carnage — Aaron Alexis carved bizarre phrases on the stock of his shotgun before he killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, and investigators are hoping the words provide clues to what prompted the shooting, two law enforcement officials said.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Some indicators of labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, but the unemployment rate remains elevated.
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Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Obama Got Ranted At By Ed Schultz, Was Enraged By Bad NYT Coverage: New Book — President Obama had to listen to a rant from Ed Schultz about his leadership and was constantly complaining about the New York Times' critical editorials about him, a new book says.
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Tim Graham / NewsBusters:
Ed Schultz Delighted That Campaign Book Says Obama Had to Put Up With His ‘Tirade’
Ed Schultz Delighted That Campaign Book Says Obama Had to Put Up With His ‘Tirade’
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Tracy Connor / NBCNews:
Iran's president Rouhani: We will never develop nuclear weapons — In his first interview with a U.S. news outlet since becoming president, Hassan Rouhani told NBC News' Ann Curry that he has full authority to strike a nukes deal with the west. Watch more on Nightly News at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Egypt Arrests Brotherhood Figure Who Handled News Media — CAIRO — Security forces on Tuesday arrested Gehad el-Haddad, a senior official of the Muslim Brotherhood who handled the group's communication with the foreign news media, security officials said. His arrest was part of a continuing roundup …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Muslim Brotherhood Official, Former Clinton Foundation Employee Arrested
Muslim Brotherhood Official, Former Clinton Foundation Employee Arrested
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Jason Horowitz / Vogue.com:
Could Republican Senator Rand Paul Win the White House? — Tough talk and fearless politics have made Senator Rand Paul a leader in the Republican Party. Could he—and his charming, secret-weapon wife, Kelley—win the White House? — On a sunny Saturday in July, Rand Paul and his wife …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton leads Dems, Paul and Christie tops among Republicans in NH
Clinton leads Dems, Paul and Christie tops among Republicans in NH
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Government To Recognize All Same-Sex Married Couples Under Private Pension Plan Law — Labor Department announces that same-sex couples' marriages will be recognized under ERISA, regardless of whether the couples' home states recognize their marriage. — Mel Evans / AP
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David Cay Johnston / American Prospect:
We Shall Overwhelm — Four years ago, the modern Tea Party seemed to emerge from nowhere, leaving journalists bewildered and the public with few reference points to understand seemingly spontaneous rallies by middle-class people seeking lower tax rates. A search for the phrase “tea party” …
Politico:
What's wrong with Obama? — President Barack Obama says that he is less concerned with scoring “style points” for his improvisational handling of the Syria crisis than in “getting the policy right.” This dismissive defense comes at the precise moment that Washington is awash in brutal critiques of the Obama leadership style.
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Michelle Manchir / Chicago Tribune:
Hillary Clinton calls Quinn ‘luckiest politician’ after Daley drops out … Clout Street — Even as Hillary Clinton declared him the “luckiest politician” in the world, Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday wasn't publicly exhaling about former challenger Bill Daley dropping out of the Democratic primary.
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Daniel Kovalik / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Death of an adjunct — Margaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct professor of French for 25 years, died underpaid and underappreciated at age 83 — On Sept. 1, Margaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct professor who had taught French at Duquesne University for 25 years, passed away at the age of 83.
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CNN:
A horrible way to fill the second most powerful job in America — Editor's note: David Gergen is a senior political analyst for CNN and has been an adviser to four presidents. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a professor of public service and director of the Center for Public Leadership …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
New Hampshire Senate Candidate: More Women In The Workplace Led To More Mass Shootings — Former Republican state Sen. Jim Rubens is expected to announce his U.S. Senate campaign today. The rise of an economy with added opportunities for women has created “stress” for men, he says.
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TIME:
Google vs. Death — How CEO Larry Page has transformed the search giant into a factory for moonshots. Our exclusive look at his boldest bet yet—to extend human life. — In person, it can be a little hard to hear Larry Page. That's because he has vocal-cord nerve damage …
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