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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Obamacare, Failing Ahead of Schedule — THIS is not the column about the Obamacare rollout I expected to write. — If you had told me, months ago, that weeks after the health care law's coverage expansion went into effect I would be writing about the problems its launch had exposed …
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Four Things We Think We Know About Obamacare — I've been seeing a few things floating around the blogosphere about Obamacare that aren't true. They're not really conservative or liberal talking points; they're just misconceptions that people may have about how the health-care law works.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Jeb Bush urges Cruz to show ‘self-restraint’ — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said in an interview airing Sunday that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) needs to “ have a little bit of self-restraint” if the Republican Party is to succeed in repealing ObamaCare. — The brother of former President …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Cruz defiant on stopping ObamaCare — A defiant Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he would “continue to do anything I can to stop the train wreck that is Obamacare,” hinting that he could again seek to complicate efforts to pass a long-term budget deal.
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Cruz to CNN: 'I don't work for the party bosses in Washington' — (CNN) - Back in his home state after the reopening of the government, Sen. Ted Cruz didn't rule out the idea of again staging the strategy that helped lead to the 16-day partial shutdown and bashed his fellow Senate Republicans …
Laura Koran / CNN:
Ted Cruz, back in Texas, rails against fellow Senate Republicans
Ted Cruz, back in Texas, rails against fellow Senate Republicans
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Cruz Warns Senate GOP: ‘Consequences’ for Supporting ‘Lousy Deal’
Cruz Warns Senate GOP: ‘Consequences’ for Supporting ‘Lousy Deal’
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Joanne Kenen / Politico:
Obamacare figures leave a lot unsaid — About a half million people have taken the first step toward enrolling in Obamacare health coverage, creating applications on the exchanges, administration officials said late Saturday. — The “almost half million” figure the officials reported …
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Julie Pace / ABC News:
AP Sources: 476,000 Obamacare Applications Filed — Administration officials say about 476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges, the most detailed measure yet of the problem-plagued rollout of President Barack Obama's signature legislation.
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Edward Klein / New York Post:
Even Oprah isn't on board with ObamaCare — As the White House was gearing up to sell ObamaCare to the American people last summer, Valerie Jarrett, the president's pointwoman on a host of issues, phoned Oprah Winfrey. — She invited the Queen of All Media to join celebrities …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Pelosi: ACA site problems ‘unacceptable’ — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that the glitches and technical problems that have plagued the rollout of President Obama's landmark health reform law were “unacceptable” and have to be fixed.
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Clinton decries ‘scorched-earth politics’ in Washington
Clinton decries ‘scorched-earth politics’ in Washington
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Trailing, Ken Cuccinelli seeks to fire up base
Trailing, Ken Cuccinelli seeks to fire up base
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ThinkProgress:
Marco Rubio: Obama Has Undermined Immigration Reform By Refusing To Defund Obamacare — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) suggested on Sunday that President Obama's refusal to compromise with Republicans on Obamacare to re-open the government and raise the nation's debt ceiling has jeopardized …
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Arutz Sheva:
Again: Arabs Fly Nazi Flag Near Road — For at least the second time in five months, Arab residents of Beit Umar in the Palestinian Authority (PA) have placed a Nazi flag over a major thoroughfare where Jews pass in their vehicles. — Beit Umar is located between Halhoul and the Etzion Bloc, not far from Hevron.
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James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Stanley Druckenmiller: How Washington Really Redistributes Income — The renowned money manager goes back to school to explain how entitlements are helping the Baby Boomers rip off future generations. — Stan Druckenmiller makes an unlikely class warrior.
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DealBook:
Tentative Deal Hands JPMorgan Chase a Record Penalty — JPMorgan Chase and the Justice Department have reached a tentative $13 billion settlement over the bank's questionable mortgage practices leading up to the financial crisis, a record penalty that would cap weeks of heated negotiating …
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