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Avik Roy / Forbes:
Obama Officials In 2010: 93 Million Americans Will Be Unable To Keep Their Health Plans Under Obamacare — On Wednesday, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius testified before Congress about the continuing issues with the rollout of Obamacare's health insurance exchanges.
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David Firestone / Taking Note:
The Uproar Over Insurance ‘Cancellation’ Letters — Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services secretary, took a lot of grief Wednesday from Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee who were outraged that some people's individual insurance policies had been “cancelled” because of health care reform.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi pushes back hard on dropped plans
Pelosi pushes back hard on dropped plans
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Kevin Diaz / Associated Press:
At least 140,000 Minnesotans will lose current health policies
At least 140,000 Minnesotans will lose current health policies
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
WATCH: Ted Cruz's Dad Calls US a “Christian Nation,” Says Obama Should Go “Back to Kenya” — Want to understand where the tea party champion's hardcore views come from? Meet his father, Rafael. — In April, Rafael Cruz, the father of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), spoke to the tea party of Hood County …
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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Reid: Cruz nomination would destroy GOP — Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says if Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) won the Republican nomination for president, it would destroy the GOP. — In an interview on MSNBC's “The Rachel Maddow Show” Wednesday night, Reid discussed fallout from the 16 …
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David Denby / Comment:
TED CRUZ: THE MASK OF SINCERITY
TED CRUZ: THE MASK OF SINCERITY
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Paige Lavender / The Huffington Post:
Rafael Cruz, Ted Cruz's Father, Told Tea Partiers Obama Should Go ‘Back To Kenya’
Rafael Cruz, Ted Cruz's Father, Told Tea Partiers Obama Should Go ‘Back To Kenya’
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz's Dad: I'd Like To See Obama Go ‘Back To Kenya’ (VIDEO)
Ted Cruz's Dad: I'd Like To See Obama Go ‘Back To Kenya’ (VIDEO)
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The Moderate Voice and Pat Dollard
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Book: Obama asked Hillary Clinton to stay — President Barack Obama asked Hillary Clinton several times to stay on as his secretary of state during a Nov. 2012 ride aboard Air Force One, but she told him it was time for her to move on, a new book reveals. — “Would you reconsider, perhaps stay another year?
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Peter Nicholas / Washington Wire:
Hillary Clinton's Ratings Slip in New WSJ/NBC Poll
Hillary Clinton's Ratings Slip in New WSJ/NBC Poll
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
President asked Hillary to stay
President asked Hillary to stay
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama voices ‘enormous frustration’ with GOP — President Obama told donors at a fundraiser Wednesday in Boston that he sometimes felt an “enormous frustration” with Republican efforts to block his legislative agenda. — “Sometimes people ask me, 'Man, how do you stay optimistic …
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Kristie Greco / FAA:
Press Release - FAA to Allow Airlines to Expand Use of Personal Electronics — For Immediate Release — WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced that the FAA has determined that airlines …
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Ezra Klein / Businessweek:
How the iPod President Crashed: Obama's Broken Technology Promise — In the 2008 election, President Obama's advisers talked of their boss's belief that it was time for an “iPod government.” Obama, a technology addict who tools around on his iPad before going to sleep and who fought …
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Norm Ornstein / NationalJournal.com:
The Right to Vote — It is becoming increasingly obvious that the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, is leading to a new era of voter suppression that parallels the pre-1960s era—this time affecting not just African-Americans …
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Thursday: Cory Booker and Mel Watt in the Senate — The Senate starts at 10 a.m., and will debate the nomination of Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) to be the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. — Republicans see Watt as someone who is likely to favor ongoing government intervention in the housing market.
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Alex Pareene / Salon:
Obamacare is a mess, and liberals need to fix it — Democrats need to acknowledge that, and make it work for everyone — It has been a pretty lousy month for the idea that the American government is capable of expanding access to healthcare to the uninsured and underinsured.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, TalkLeft and The New Republic
Investor's Business Daily:
The Biggest Lie? ‘Keep Your Plan’ — Deception: In the face of millions of cancellation notices, Democrats want to downplay the president's “keep your health plan” pledge as standard political hyperbole. It was, in fact, a calculated lie that got ObamaCare enacted.
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OPCW:
Syria Completes Destruction Activities to Render Inoperable Chemical Weapons Production Facilities and Mixing/Filling Plants — Director-General salutes returning group of OPCW inspectors to The Hague — The Joint Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons …
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First Read / NBCNews:
First Thoughts: Public places a curse on all of Washington
First Thoughts: Public places a curse on all of Washington
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Disclose.tv:
MASSIVE OIL DISCOVERY IN AUSTRALIA IS DEATHBLOW FOR SAUDIS — It is 6 times larger than the Bakken, 17 times the size of the Marcellus formation, and 80 times larger than the Eagle Ford shale. — All told the recent discovery outside a sleepy Australian town contains more black gold than in all of Iran, Iraq, Canada, or Venezuela.
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Townhall.com:
Debunking the Debunkers: Yes, Obamacare Rate Shock is Real — On October 26, The Los Angeles Times ran a story by Chad Terhune, documenting how many Californians feel lied as they are being forced out of their current health care plans due to Obamacare. — “All we've been hearing …
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Obama Has Presided Over 5 of 6 Largest Deficits in U.S. History — (CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama has now presided over five of the six largest annual budget deficits the U.S. government has ever run, according to data released yesterday by the U.S. Treasury.
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Rasmussen Reports:
37% Say Zombies Would Do Better Job Than Federal Gov't, 37% Opt for Feds — It's not exactly a vote of confidence in the powers that be: A sizable number of Americans think the undead would do a better job than the brain dead in Washington, D.C. — Thirty-seven percent (37%) …
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Toronto Star:
Photos View photos — Toronto Police have recovered the video that appears to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine, Toronto police Chief Bill Blair said Thursday. — Blair said at a press conference, “The video files depict images that are consistent with what has previously been reported” in the media.
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US News:
Top Hospitals Opt Out of Obamacare — Americans who sign up for insurance on the state exchanges may not have access to the nation's top hospitals, Watchdog.org reports. — The Obama Administration has been claiming that insurance companies will be competing for your dollars under the Affordable Care Act …
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Paul Sherman / Forbes:
Will The U.S. Supreme Court Defend Free Speech For The Little Guy? — Most campaign-finance cases that make their way to the U.S. Supreme Court involve big money. Citizens United v. FEC concerned the right of a well-funded nonprofit—and, ultimately, all corporations and unions—to spend unlimited amounts on political advocacy.
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