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Hillary in Midair — She's learned from her mistakes. Three years before November 8, 2016, she's working hard to be relaxed, calm, easy. But, all the while, the old Clinton gears are whirring. — For four years, Hillary Rodham Clinton flew around the world as President Barack Obama's secretary …

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David Cohen / Politico:

Bill Clinton: Don't know wife's plans — Former President Bill Clinton says he really doesn't know if his wife is going to run for president in 2016. Or if his daughter might run for office someday. — Speaking in an interview that aired Sunday on CNN's “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” …

Kevin Bogardus / Ballot Box:

Hillary Clinton ‘pragmatic and realistic’ in considering White House bid (Video) — Hillary Clinton, considered the Democratic Party's star prospect for the 2016 presidential race, is considering a White House bid. — In an interview with New York Magazine published Sunday …

Katie Glueck / Politico:

Cruz: A vote for cloture is a vote for Obamacare — Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday reiterated his commitment to blocking a procedural Senate vote on a House-approved spending bill, saying that Senate Democrats would have too much leeway to add in funding for Obamacare.

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Sarah Palin / BREITBART.COM:

EXCLUSIVE: PALIN — BOMBS AWAY ON OBAMACARE; CRUZ IS OVER THE TARGET — Americans who are fed up with Obamacare won a victory yesterday. The House voted to defund Obamacare while still funding the federal government to avoid a “devastating” shutdown. (I shall not digress …

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Adam Sneed / Politico:
Rand Paul: GOP 'probably can't defeat' Obamacare

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Haaretz:

Conflicting reports emerge about exact role Israelis are playing; Kenya attack death toll rises to 59, as standoff with Qaida-linked group continues. — Israeli advisers are helping Kenya formulate a strategy to end a siege at a Nairobi shopping mall where Islamist militants have killed …

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CNN:
Kenya mall attack: About 30 hostages still inside, sources say

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New York Times:
Gunmen Kill Dozens in Terror Attack at Kenyan Mall

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

America's Billionaire — WASHINGTON — WHEN you're trapped in a city with House Republican gargoyles who don't understand math or history, much less reality, sometimes you crave a dose of grandfatherly wisdom. — Speaker John Boehner, trapped under the thumb of Tea Party anarchists …

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Elizabeth Titus / Politico:

Pelosi says ‘the cupboard is bare’ — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says that while deficit reduction is a laudable goal, there are precious few spending cuts left to negotiate in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. — “The cupboard is bare,” the California Democrat …

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Pelosi ‘optimistic’ about fixing some labor worries in Obamacare — Washington (CNN) - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi acknowledged deep concerns by major unions about Obamacare in an interview that aired Sunday, but vowed to work on a plan to quell those worries.

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Ross Douthat / New York Times:

Good Populism, Bad Populism — HERE'S the good news for Republicans: The party now has a faction committed to learning real lessons from the 2012 defeat, breaking with the right's stale policy consensus and embracing new ideas on a range of issues, from foreign policy to middle-class taxes, the drug war to banking reform.

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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:

Van Hollen: Same Republicans attacking ObamaCare used it to balance budget — Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday questioned why the same Republicans now working to defund ObamaCare voted for a budget that used Medicare savings and revenue generated from the Affordable Care Act to balance, calling it a “hoax.”

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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:

Obama: Negotiating with Republicans over debt ceiling ‘is not going to happen’ — President Obama gave a rousing speech at the annual Congressional Black Caucus dinner on Saturday, pledging not to negotiate with Republicans over raising the debt ceiling. — Obama said Republicans in Congress …

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Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:

The food stamps program — In an ideal policy world, would food stamps exist as a program separate from cash transfers? Probably not. But as it stands today, they are still one of the more efficient programs of the welfare state and the means-testing seems to work relatively well.

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