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The Real Reason That The Cancer Patient Writing In Today's Wall Street Journal Lost Her Insurance — Monday's Wall Street Journal features an op-ed from Eddie Littlefield Sundby, a stage-4 gallbladder cancer survivor who won't be able to keep the coverage she currently has.
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Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Mahablog, NewsBusters and Taylor Marsh
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
A dishonest presidency — The Wall Street Journal broke the news this weekend that, even as President Obama was telling the American people they could keep their health plans, “some White House policy advisors objected to the breadth of Mr. Obama's ‘keep your plan’ promise. They were overruled by political aides.”
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Hot Air, “The Lid”, Power Line and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Lori Ziganto / Twitchy:
Despicable: WH smears cancer survivor who lost her insurance plan due to Obamacare — That can't be true, can it? … Yes. Yes it is. Check out Dan Pfeiffer's despicable tweet posted via his official White House Twitter account. … Beyond repugnant. As Twitchy reported, Edie Littlefield Sundby is a Stage IV cancer survivor.
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Ed Driscoll and ProfessorBainbridge.com
Edie Littlefield Sundby / Wall Street Journal:
I had great cancer doctors and health insurance.My plan was cancelled. Now I worry how long I'll live. — Everyone now is clamoring about Affordable Care Act winners and losers. I am one of the losers. — My grievance is not political; all my energies are directed to enjoying life and staying alive …
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Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
In political messaging wars, White House deploys a Twitter army
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The Daily Caller and “The Lid”
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:
WHAT EDIE SUNDBY LEFT OUT OF THAT WALL STREET JOURNAL OP-ED
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The Impolitic and Hot Air
Barack Obama / The Huffington Post:
Congress Needs to Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act — Here in the United States, we're united by a fundamental principle: we're all created equal and every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law. We believe that no matter who you are …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
House GOP regresses on gay rights
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Politico, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and Mock Paper Scissors
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Spokesman: Boehner against ENDA
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New York Times, MacRumors, Outside the Beltway, The Plum Line and PoliticusUSA
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Special Investigation: How Insurers Are Hiding Obamacare Benefits From Customers — Donna received the letter canceling her insurance plan on Sept. 16. Her insurance company, LifeWise of Washington, told her that they'd identified a new plan for her. If she did nothing, she'd be covered.
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Townhall.com, protein wisdom, The Impolitic, Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, Mediaite and susiemadrak.com
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New York Times:
Under Health Care Act, Millions Eligible for Free Policies — Millions of people could qualify for federal subsidies that will pay the entire monthly cost of some health care plans being offered in the online marketplaces set up under President Obama's health care law, a surprising figure …
Washington Post:
For consumers whose health premiums will go up under new law, sticker shock leads to anger
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Wonkblog, National Review, Federal Eye, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller, BillMoyers.com and Conservatives4Palin
Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Shifts Focus in Bid for Momentum
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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Conservatives4Palin, The Daily Caller, National Review and Washington Post
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Democratic poll: Gun issue helps Terry McAuliffe — New polling finds that the gun control issue favors Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor's race. — The poll, from Democratic firm Public Policy Polling and commissioned by the Center for American Progress Action Fund …
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ThinkProgress and Weekly Standard
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
McAuliffe leads final poll by 7
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Taylor Marsh, Politico, Taegan Goddard's … and Outside the Beltway
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Biden frames Virginia governor's election as race against the tea party
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protein wisdom, Hot Air, Politico and ABC News
Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
UT/TT Poll: Abbott's Lead Over Davis in Single Digits … Attorney General Greg Abbott, the leading candidate for the Republican nomination for Texas governor, holds a single-digit lead over the likely Democratic nominee, state Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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USA Today, LifeNews.com, BOR, PoliticusUSA, Politico and Taegan Goddard's …
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / The Huffington Post:
Wendy Davis Trails By Single Digits In Texas Governor's Race
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Liberaland
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Two Days until Brief Explosion of Christie Mania — Only two states, New Jersey and Virginia, hold their gubernatorial elections in odd years. Since there's generally a dearth of other political news at that time, Washington-based reporters usually decide that whoever got elected in Virginia …
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Slate, PostPartisan, The Daily Caller and The Dish
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Un Bylined / Bangor Daily News:
Mike Michaud: Yes, I am gay. ‘But why should it matter?’ — When I entered the race for governor, I did so because I love the state of Maine and am tired of seeing it dragged in the wrong direction. There was never any question that it would be a tough race, but I know I have the vision …
ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Supreme Court Dismisses Major Attack On Abortion Rights — In an important, if likely temporary, victory for abortion rights, the Supreme Court took a major abortion case off its docket on Monday. The Court's brief order does not explain the justices' reason for doing so …
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SCOTUSblog, Liberaland, PoliticusUSA and Feministing
Journalism.org:
Twitter News Consumers: Young, Mobile and Educated — Nearly one-in-ten U.S. adults (8%) get news through Twitter, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center, in collaboration with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Compared with the 30% of Americans who get news on Facebook …
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Senate Democrats to White House: Fix Obamacare — Democratic senators have a warning for the White House: Fix Obamacare's problems or put Senate seats at risk next year. — In interviews, Democratic senators running in 2014, party elders and Senate leaders said the Obama administration must rescue …
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Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, VodkaPundit and Weekly Standard
BBC:
‘Three killed’ in Norway bus hijack — A man wielding a knife has hijacked a bus in Norway and killed three passengers, media reports say. — The suspect, said to be in his 50s and of foreign origin, has been arrested, police told Norway's TV2 news channel. — The victims included the driver of the bus.
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The Jawa Report
Charlotte Hays / New York Post:
When did white trash become normal? — Mike Thompson (L) and June Shannon from the hit show “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” — Society crumbles when it takes cues from the underclass — When Snooki, whose talents include getting sloppy drunk and throwing up on camera, made Barbara Walters' …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Roger Ailes
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