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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Ted Cruz, Wendy Davis and media bias — Sen. Ted Cruz has been speaking on the Senate floor for almost 19 hours, as of this post. The talk is not technically a filibuster — he can't actually block the Senate from going about its business — but symbolically, it's more or less the same thing.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
After 21-Hour Cruz Speech, Senate Votes to Take Up Budget — WASHINGTON — Republican Senator Ted Cruz's 21-hour, 19-minute verbal assault on President Obama's signature health care law ended Wednesday when the Senate voted 100-to- to break off debate and move to consider House legislation …
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New York Times:
The Embarrassment of Senator Ted Cruz — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, the public face of the aimless and self-destructive Tea Party strategy to stop health care reform, began an endless floor speech on Tuesday with the theme of “make D.C. listen.” But even his Republican colleagues …
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Washington Post:
Cruz ends anti-Obamacare talkathon after 21 hours — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) ended his marathon talking attack on President Obama's health-care law Wednesday after 21 hours and 19 minutes — a feat of stamina that seems likely to complicate House GOP efforts to pass a funding bill aimed at averting a looming government shutdown.
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Experts: Seuss would be ‘offended’ — Dr. Seuss wouldn't have much of an appetite for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reading “Green Eggs and Ham” on the Senate floor, experts on the author said Wednesday. — “Not only would he be offended at the misuse of 'Green Eggs and Ham …
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Cruz Reads Dr. Seuss in All-Night Attack on Obamacare … Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has officially pulled an all-nighter in the U.S. Senate as he advocated for the defunding of Obamacare into the wee hours of the morning. — Wearing black tennis shoes for comfort, the Texas senator started speaking …
Steve Benen / The Rachel Maddow Show:
The Wendy Davis difference — If you're ignoring conservative media this morning, you're (a) saving yourself a great deal of aggravation; and (b) missing a curious new argument about the media and Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) Senate spectacle. — For conservatives, we're witnessing a clear example of media …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate votes to advance House bill — The country woke up to Ted Cruz still holding the floor of the U.S. Senate, but on Wednesday afternoon the upper chamber moved on. — The Senate voted unanimously, 100-0, on a procedural vote to advance a House-passed spending bill that defunds Obamacare.
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Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz's Fake Fight Against Obamacare Is Making Millions
Ted Cruz's Fake Fight Against Obamacare Is Making Millions
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
What Ted Cruz Doesn't Understand About Green Eggs and Ham
What Ted Cruz Doesn't Understand About Green Eggs and Ham
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Texas senator is Cruz-ing for a bruising
Texas senator is Cruz-ing for a bruising
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Tom Cohen / CNN:
Surprise! Cruz votes with Democrats after trying to block spending plan
Surprise! Cruz votes with Democrats after trying to block spending plan
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Wendy Davis was a media hero and Ted Cruz is a ‘grandstander’
Wendy Davis was a media hero and Ted Cruz is a ‘grandstander’
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
CSPAN Reminds Viewers That Cruz's Overnight Speech Is Not A Filibuster (PHOTO)
CSPAN Reminds Viewers That Cruz's Overnight Speech Is Not A Filibuster (PHOTO)
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: McCain delivers the Democratic response to Cruz
Video: McCain delivers the Democratic response to Cruz
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NationalJournal.com:
More Than 21 Hours Later, Ted Cruz Has Been Cut Off
More Than 21 Hours Later, Ted Cruz Has Been Cut Off
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Cruz derides Senate as full of theater and show votes
Cruz derides Senate as full of theater and show votes
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Avik Roy / Forbes:
Double Down: Obamacare Will Increase Avg. Individual-Market Insurance Premiums By 99% For Men, 62% For Women — For months now, we've been waiting to hear how much Obamacare will drive up the cost of health insurance for people who purchase coverage on their own.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Tennessee: Obamacare will triple men's premiums, double women's
Tennessee: Obamacare will triple men's premiums, double women's
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Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Prices Set for New Health-Care Exchanges
Prices Set for New Health-Care Exchanges
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Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Premiums on Obamacare marketplaces beat expectations, report shows
Premiums on Obamacare marketplaces beat expectations, report shows
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New York Times:
Officials Detail Premium Costs of Health Plan
Officials Detail Premium Costs of Health Plan
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Politico:
HHS reveals Obamacare coverage prices for federal exchanges
HHS reveals Obamacare coverage prices for federal exchanges
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Wonkblog:
How much will Obamacare premiums cost? Depends on where you live.
How much will Obamacare premiums cost? Depends on where you live.
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Julie Rovner / NPR:
Administration Touts Lower-Than-Expected Obamacare Premiums
Administration Touts Lower-Than-Expected Obamacare Premiums
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Fars News Agency:
Exclusive: CNN Fabricates Iranian President's Remarks about Holocaust — TEHRAN (FNA)- American news channel CNN fabricated the remarks made by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in response to the network's question about the Holocaust. — The CNN aired its interview with Rouhani on Tuesday …
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FBI:
Law Enforcement Shares Findings of the Investigation into the Washington Navy Yard Shootings … WASHINGTON—Today, law enforcement officials shared findings to date of the investigation into the shootings that occurred at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, September 16, 2013.
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Stephanie Smith / New York Post:
'I'm 124 sandwiches away from an engagement ring' — Since last June, a young woman has attracted attention from culinary world icons such as Emeril Lagasse, Michael White and Ken Friedman with 300sandwiches.com, a beautifully photographed blog that documents her quest to woo her boyfriend with bread-and-meat creations.
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Sally Kohn / The Daily Beast:
Hillary for President...of the Universe — Sure, Hillary Clinton could run for the White House. But where the world desperately needs a personality like hers is at the helm of a strong global governing body, says Sally Kohn. — In an interview this week with New York Magazine …
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Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:
How Bad Data Warped Everything We Thought We Knew About the Jobs Recovery — The real legacy of the Lehman collapse wasn't an economic meltdown. (That would have happened anyway.) It was three years of wrong information about the economy. — You know something is really boring when economists say it is.
Jon.Ralston / Ralston Reports:
The Democratic 2014 turnout machine, courtesy of Pat Hickey — This is not the last you wiil hear of this: Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey, sitting down with a friendly interviewer (Dan Mason) on conservative talk radio, got careless and talked about how great for the GOP that young people …
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Daily Mail:
Briton held by mall massacre police: Suspected jihadist is arrested at Nairobi airport trying to board a Turkish plane out of the country — Police investigating the Nairobi mall massacre are questioning a Briton arrested as he tried to fly out of the city after the attack.
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Benny Johnson / BuzzFeed:
NSFW: Cory Booker's Interesting DMs With A Portland Stripper — “The East Coast loves you and by the East Coast I mean me.” Not safe for work, unless you work at Newark City Hall. — Twitter: @LynsieLee — Twitter: @LynsieLee — View Entire List ›
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