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4:25 PM ET, October 23, 2013

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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Approval of Affordable Care Act Inches Up  —  More Democrats now approve of the law, while most Republicans still disapprove  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Despite the highly publicized technical issues that have plagued the government's health insurance exchange website that went live on Oct. 1 …
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Greg Botelho / CNN:
HHS chief: President didn't know of Obamacare website woes beforehand  —  (CNN) — President Barack Obama didn't know about the problems with the Affordable Care Act's website — despite complaints from insurance companies and the site's crashing during a test run — until days …
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Seven ‘Solutions’ That Won't Save Obamacare  —  With Nov. 1 storming toward us and the health insurance exchanges still not working, we face the daunting possibility that people may not be able to sign up for January, or maybe even for 2014.  The possibility of a total breakdown …
Center for American Progress:
The Affordable Care Act's Lower-Than-Projected Premiums Will Save $190 Billion
Discussion: Liberaland, ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
Bradley Allen / Wall Street Journal:
The website problems were finally solved. But the doctor shortage is a nightmare.
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
John Grisham / CBS News:
HealthCare.gov pricing feature can be off the mark  —  (CBS News) CBS News has uncovered a serious pricing problem with HealthCare.gov. It stems from the Obama administration's efforts to improve its health care website.  A new online feature can dramatically underestimate the cost of insurance.
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Kyle Potter / INFORUM:
Feds ask Blue Cross Blue Shield not to release exchange numbers  —  FARGO - The Obama administration asked North Dakota's largest health insurer not to publicize how many people have signed up for health insurance through a new online exchange, a company official says.
New York Times:
Obama's Uncertain Path Amid Syria Bloodshed  —  WASHINGTON — With rebel forces in Syria in retreat and the Obama administration's policy toward the war-ravaged country in disarray, Secretary of State John Kerry arrived at the White House Situation Room one day in June with a document bearing a warning.
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Daily Mail:
Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with US over response to conflict in Syria  — Saudi diplomats now promise a ‘major shift’ in relations with the U.S. over inaction in the conflict in Syria  — Secretary of State John Kerry says he is committed to keeping a good relationship with the Saudis
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
In Utah, tea party favorite Sen. Lee faces GOP backlash over government shutdown  —  SALT LAKE CITY — When Mike Lee toppled longtime Republican Sen. Robert F. Bennett here in 2010, it was the tea party's first big triumph.  But now, after a 16-day government shutdown, it's Lee who faces a revolt within his own party.
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John G. Taft / New York Times:
The Cry of the True Republican
Discussion: The Dish and Hit & Run
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Sen. Mike Lee Takes Heat At Home Over Shutdown
Discussion: The Raw Story
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Durbin: House leader told Obama ‘I cannot even stand to look at you’  —  A top Senate Democrat said that a leading House Republican told President Obama that they could not ‘even stand to look at you’ during negotiations over the government shutdown.  —  Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Ohio Governor's lawless, faith-based Obamacaid expansion.  —  Believe it or not, there are still a few disciples with faith in an ObamaCare higher power, and one of them happens to run Ohio.  Governor John Kasich is so fervent a believer that he is even abusing his executive power to join …
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Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: White House Official Fired for Tweeting Under Fake Name  —  A White House national security official was fired last week after being caught as the mystery Tweeter who has been tormenting the foreign policy community with insulting comments and revealing internal Obama administration information for over two years.
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Salt Lake Tribune:
The hidden room inside Mitt Romney's new Utah house  —  Holladay » The front door of Mitt Romney's soon-to-be-constructed Holladay house opens to a massive living room, and to your left, around the fireplace, lies a study.  —  If you look closely at the bookshelves there, you find something interesting: a secret door.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Why Kathleen Sebelius is safe  —  Kathleen Sebelius may be irreplaceable — in that she cannot be replaced.  —  Not because President Barack Obama wouldn't be able to find someone else to do the job, or that anyone's too pleased with the launch of the Obamacare website.
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
BREAKING: Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case Challenging Obamacare Subsidies
Discussion: protein wisdom
Chicago Tribune:
Fixing software won't fix Obamacare
TIME:
Not a Joke  —  By Joe Klein @JoeKleinTIMEOct.  22, 2013  —  The New Age spiritualist Marianne Williamson is thinking of running for Congress from Los Angeles as an independent.  —  There will be jokes about this.  She's been a glamevangelist, with a stable of celebrities swooning over her books and lectures.
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Tabby Biddle / The Huffington Post:
Marianne Williamson Announces Run for Congress
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Liberaland and Moe Lane
Boston Globe:
14-year-old student held without bail in slaying of Danvers High teacher  —  A 24-year-old Danvers High School teacher has been found dead, and a 14-year-old boy is being held without bail on a charge of murdering her.  —  Math teacher Colleen Ritzer's body was found in the woods behind the school …
Philip Weiss / Mondoweiss:
Adelson says Obama should fire ‘atomic weapon’ at Iran, not negotiate  —  Last night in New York, Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire supporter of Israel, said that the U.S. should fire a nuclear weapon at Iran rather than negotiate.  He said that if Obama fires a weapon into the desert …
Mike Konczal / nextnewdeal.net:
What Kind of Problem is the ACA Rollout for Liberalism?  —  “This massive IT launch sure came in on time, under budget, and without headaches” is a statement that nobody has ever said.  But even controlling for that, Healthcare.gov looks to be having a disastrous launch.
Steve Liesman / CNBC:
An apology from Steve Liesman  —  Regarding my recent remark on Squawk Box regarding Senator Ted Cruz, I first want to deeply and sincerely apologize if my remarks were insensitive.  —  Second, I want to explain that it was not intended to be offensive in any way.
 
 
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ProPublica:
Claim on “Attacks Thwarted” by NSA Spreads Despite Lack of Evidence
Discussion: emptywheel and Infowars
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Manchin Working On Bill To Delay Obamacare Individual Mandate
Discussion: Josh Blackman's Blog
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Russia Putting a Strong Arm on Neighbors
Discussion: Via Meadia and VodkaPundit
Lisa Desjardins / CNN:
Pelosi pushes back on extending health care enrollment
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
ThinkProgress:
Texas Judge Almost Blocked From Voting Because Of New Voter ID Law
Discussion: KIII-TV and The Raw Story
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Report: U.S. Spent $3.7 Trillion on Welfare Over Last 5 Years
Discussion: VodkaPundit and Weasel Zippers
Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
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