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Tea Party Support Dwindles to Near-Record Low — Republicans ambivalent about movement, while most Democrats oppose it — PRINCETON, NJ — As Washington braces for another budget showdown, this time with the threat of defunding the new healthcare law in the mix, the key political force pushing …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
On Obamacare, Republicans get in their own way — When Dwight Eisenhower asked Gen. Georgy Zhukov how the Red Army cleared minefields, Zhukov replied that it marched through them. Being profligate with lives is a perquisite of command and a luxury of those with an abundance of lives at their command.
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Cruz, Tea Party Hero, Rankles Senate G.O.P. Colleagues — WASHINGTON — Senator Ted Cruz's crusade to dismantle President Obama's health care law has helped cement his status as an emerging hero of the Tea Party and conservative grass roots. But it is stoking resentment and derision …
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Washington Post, msnbc.com, No More Mister Nice Blog, Wall Street Journal and National Review
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W.H. official: Don't expect wave of enrollment
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Reuters and National Review
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Ted Cruz: Political anarchist or genius?
Ted Cruz: Political anarchist or genius?
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Jonathan Allen / Politico:
A final pitch for Obamacare
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Americans Reject by 61% Obama Demand for Clean Debt Vote — Americans by a 2-to-1 ratio disagree with President Barack Obama's contention that Congress should raise the U.S. debt limit without conditions. — Instead, 61 percent say that it's “right to require spending cuts when the debt ceiling …
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You Really Ought to Be More Terrified of the Debt Ceiling — The truly scary thing about blowing through the debt limit isn't what we think will happen. It's that we actually have no idea what will happen. — Sen. Ted Cruz's 21-hour soliloquy was rightly criticized (or, characterized) …
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Yahoo! News, americanthinker.com, The Moderate Voice, Paul Krugman and Wall Street Journal
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If John Boehner Knows What's Good For Him, He'll Shut Down the Government — What the hell is John Boehner thinking? I don't mean that strictly in a rhetorical sense, though it's hard not to slap your head when you see the most powerful Republican in the country lurching from one cockamamie strategy to another.
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Washington Monthly, First Read, msnbc.com and Politico
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Republicans may take more blame for shutdown, poll says
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Crooks and Liars, The Moderate Voice, msnbc.com, Daily Kos and The Plum Line
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Republicans Debt-Ceiling Strategy Relies on Obama Budget
Republicans Debt-Ceiling Strategy Relies on Obama Budget
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CANNONFIRE, Hot Air and Hullabaloo
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Now Revealed by Stripper: Booker's Twitter Messages — Mayor Cory A. Booker has a high schooler's affinity for Twitter, reveling in its ceaseless flow of affirmation and infinite space for self-promotion. — But the occasional perils of his reliance on the social media service became evident …
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ThinkProgress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Taylor Marsh, The Fix and The Week
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NSFW: Cory Booker's Interesting Tweets 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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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Cory Booker tweeted with exotic dancer
Cory Booker tweeted with exotic dancer
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How Obamacare may be holding down costs — The historic slowdown in health-care costs is continuing. Earlier this month, the government's actuaries found that total national health spending continues to grow at the lowest rate we've ever seen. And our annual employer health benefits survey released …
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CNN, BillMoyers.com and ThinkProgress
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House GOP Debt Ceiling Offer To Include Pro-Wall Street Provisions, Health Care Cuts — WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to demand major perks for coal companies and Wall Street banks, alongside healthcare and social service cuts and a one-year delay in the implementation of Obamacare …
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Daily Kos, PoliticusUSA and Hullabaloo
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Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Revealed: The House GOP's Debt-Ceiling Plan
Revealed: The House GOP's Debt-Ceiling Plan
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IRS Watchdog: $67 Million Missing from Obamacare Slush Fund — The IRS is unable to account for $67 million spent from a slush fund established for Obamacare implementation, according to a TIGTA report released today. — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The IRS is unable to account for $67 million spent …
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Iran's Leader, Denouncing Holocaust, Stirs Dispute — WASHINGTON — As he conducts a high-profile good-will visit to New York this week, Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, says he is bringing a simple message of peace and friendship. But on Wednesday, Mr. Rouhani set off a political storm …
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
DC delays key pieces of ObamaCare exchange — The ObamaCare exchange serving Washington, D.C. is delaying important parts of its operations less than a week before it is scheduled to open for enrollment. — Washington's exchange said Wednesday that it will not be ready on Oct. 1 to calculate …
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Let ObamaCare Collapse — Congress can't kill the entitlement state. Only the American people can. — What the GOP's Defund-ObamaCare Caucus is failing to see is that ObamaCare is no longer just ObamaCare. It is about something that is beyond the reach of a congressional vote.
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americanthinker.com and Betsy's Page
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Worldwide Caution — The Department of State has issued this Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. U.S. citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance …
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David Gilmour on Building Strong Stomachs — Shelf Esteem is a weekly measure of the books on the shelves of writers, editors, and other word lovers, as told to Emily M. Keeler. This week's shelf belongs to David Gilmour, whose most recent novel, Extraordinary, appears on the Giller longlist.
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The Most Ridiculous Moments In Ted Cruz's Phony Filibuster (VIDEO) — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) put forth a challenge Wednesday to members of the media covering his 21-hour non-filibuster to protest funding for Obamacare. — “So I'm gonna make a request directly to those reporters who are covering …
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Who's Not Online and Why — Summary of Findings — 15% of American adults do not use the internet at all, and another 9% of adults use the internet but not at home. — As of May 2013, 15% of American adults ages 18 and older do not use the internet or email. Asked why they do not use the internet:
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