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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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Ted Cruz's long-term strategy: Brilliant, but stupid — The fauxlibuster will be great for the senator's career — unless he actually wants to be president — Ted Cruz announced yesterday that he would filibuster Obamacare, and not stop until he could not stand anymore, or at least until his allotted speaking time was up.
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A New Senator Stops Talking, and a Vote on Spending Nears — WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday moved toward approving legislation to keep the government open without gutting the health care law after Senator Ted Cruz's 21-hour-and-19-minute verbal assault on it ended with a 100-to- vote …
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What Ted Cruz Doesn't Understand About Green Eggs and Ham — As part of his fake filibuster today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) read aloud the text of Dr. Seuss's book Green Eggs and Ham. It's a strange choice of author for a conservative senator. Admittedly, Green Eggs and Ham lacks …
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John McCain Rips Ted Cruz's Anti-Obamacare Speech, Criticizes Nazi Comparison (VIDEO) — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) ripped Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after he gave an anti-Obamacare speech that lasted over 21 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday. — The speech, which was not techinally a filibuster …
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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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Steve Benen / The Rachel Maddow Show:
The Wendy Davis difference
The Wendy Davis difference
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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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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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David French / National Review:
Ted Cruz and the Power of Conviction
Ted Cruz and the Power of Conviction
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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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New York Times:
The Embarrassment of Senator Ted Cruz
The Embarrassment of Senator Ted 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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate votes to advance House bill
Senate votes to advance House bill
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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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Prices Set for New Health-Care Exchanges
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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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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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Top Nevada GOPer Brags 2014 Will Be ‘A Great Year For Republicans’ Because Minorities Won't Vote — In an interview with a conservative radio host, Nevada Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey (R) predicted big GOP wins next year because people of color and younger voters will not turn out.
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The Fall of the Heritage Foundation and the Death of Republican Ideas — How the Heritage Foundation went from the intellectual backbone of the conservative movement to the GOP's bane — and how it's hurting the party's hopes for a turnaround — During the 1980 election …
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Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis driven by delusions — The government contractor who killed 12 people at the Navy Yard last week was driven by delusions that he was being controlled by low frequency radio waves, and he scratched the words “End the torment!” on the barrel of the shotgun used in the killings …
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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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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 …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: Obama shouldn't have ruled out 14th Amendment option in debt fight — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said President Obama should not have renounced the option of raising the debt ceiling without Congress. — The California Democrat argues that the 14th Amendment empowers …
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Annie Lowrey / New York Times:
Treasury Puts a Date on When Cash May Run Out: Oct. 17
Treasury Puts a Date on When Cash May Run Out: Oct. 17
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'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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George H.W. Bush is witness at same-sex marriage in Maine — By The Reliable Source, Published: September 25 at 4:36 pm — Another prominent Republican has come out in support of same-sex marriage — or at least, in support of one particular same-sex marriage.
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Revealed: Qatar's World Cup ‘slaves’ — Exclusive: Abuse and exploitation of migrant workers preparing emirate for 2022 — The Nepalese workers in Qatar who don't make it home alive — Analysis: Qatar 2022 puts Fifa's reputation on the line — Dozens of Nepalese migrant labourers …
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