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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: @GovChristie to Teacher: “I Am Tired Of You People!” — UPDATE: I posted this about 12 hours ago on a late Saturday night, and already it has over 30K hits. I've never seen blog traffic like this, especially on a weekend. Is it not obvious that there has been an enormous amount …
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A year after the 2012 election, Romney talks 2016 — Washington (CNN) - Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney dismissed reports that he passed over New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as his running mate because of Christie's weight. — On NBC's “Meet the Press,” the former Massachusetts …
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TIME:
The Hunt for Pufferfish — During the 2012 presidential campaign …
The Hunt for Pufferfish — During the 2012 presidential campaign …
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Peter Hamby / Washington Post:
Review: ‘Double Down,’ on the 2012 election, by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann
Review: ‘Double Down,’ on the 2012 election, by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Rand Paul on plagiarism charges: If dueling were legal in Kentucky... Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday that accusations of plagiarism in his speeches makes him wish dueling were legal in Kentucky. — “I take it as an insult, and I will not lie down and say people can call me dishonest …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Three Pages Of Rand Paul's Book Were Plagiarized From Think Tanks — The worst case yet. Paul's office says the book notes Paul didn't individually report out each case. — Joshua Roberts / Reuters — An entire section of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's 2013 book Government Bullies …
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Brian Knowlton / The Caucus:
Rand Paul Muses About ‘Dueling’ With His Accusers
Rand Paul Muses About ‘Dueling’ With His Accusers
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Washington Post:
HealthCare.gov: How political fear was pitted against technical needs — In May 2010, two months after the Affordable Care Act squeaked through Congress, President Obama's top economic aides were getting worried. Larry Summers, director of the White House's National Economic Council …
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The Hill:
O-Care stonewall: Media stymied
O-Care stonewall: Media stymied
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Chris / MASON CONSERVATIVE:
Virginia Democrat Calls For Forcing Doctors To Accept Medicare And Medicaid Patients — You would think that when your party is burying a hole that is getting harder and harder to get out of, you wouldn't want to that hole get deeper faster. But here is Kathleen Murphy …
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Erin McPike / CNN:
Obama stumps for McAuliffe in Virginia governor's race — Arlington, Virginia (CNN) - President Barack Obama sidestepped talking about his signature achievement, health care reform, and instead focused on the politics of the government shutdown in a campaign rally to help Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe …
Stephanie Simon / Reuters:
Texas tea party seeks Ted Cruz 2.0: David Barton — Texas tea party activists eager to send another firebrand in the mold of Ted Cruz to the Senate have launched a movement to draft evangelical historian David Barton to run against Sen. John Cornyn. — Barton, who hosts a daily radio broadcast …
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New York Times:
Insurance Policies Not Worth Keeping — Congressional Republicans have stoked consumer fears and confusion with charges that the health care reform law is causing insurers to cancel existing policies and will force many people to pay substantially higher premiums next year for coverage they don't want.
Seth Stephens- Davidowitz / New York Times:
In the N.B.A., ZIP Code Matters — AS the N.B.A. season gets under way, there is no doubt that the league's best player is 6-foot-8 LeBron James, of the Miami Heat. Mr. James was born poor to a 16-year-old single mother in Akron, Ohio. The conventional wisdom is that his background is typical for an N.B.A. player.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Voter ID law snags former House Speaker Jim Wright — FORT WORTH — Former House Speaker Jim Wright was denied a voter ID card Saturday at a Texas Department of Public Safety office. — “Nobody was ugly to us, but they insisted that they wouldn't give me an ID,” Wright said.
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Michael Kelley / Business Insider:
Last Year President Obama Reportedly Told His Aides That He's ‘Really Good At Killing People’ — This will not go over well for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner. — According to the new book “Double Down,” in which journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann chronicle the 2012 presidential election …
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