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9:00 PM ET, November 5, 2013

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Juan Williams / Fox News:

Insurance cancelled? Don't blame Obama or the ACA, blame America's insurance companies — Liar! Pinocchio! Deceiver! — With all the charges flying against President Obama in the on-going effort to stop ObamaCare it's time for a reality check. — Having failed to kill …

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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:

Lying About Lies: Why Credibility Matters to Obama — The president is trying to reinvent the history of his you-can-keep-it promise on health care. — It might not seem possible that President Obama could do more harm to his credibility and the public's faith in government than misleading Americans about health insurance reform.

Robert Pear / New York Times:
Strategic Move Exempts Health Law From Broader U.S. Statute

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kff.org:
State-by-State Estimates of the Number of People Eligible for Premium Tax Credits Under the Affordable Care Act

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CNN:
Obama further alters ‘you can keep your plan’ pledge

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Erika Eichelberger / Mother Jones:
If the GOP Repeals Obamacare, 137 Million Americans Could Get Cancellation Notices

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The Lead with Jake Tapper:

Chris Christie aims to make history in New Jersey — Sayreville, New Jersey (CNN) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie hopes to go where no other Garden State Republican has gone in nearly a quarter century. — Public opinion polls indicate the GOP Governor's expected to easily win re-election Tuesday …

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Jake Tapper / The Lead with Jake Tapper:

Christie: Romney ‘embarrassed’ about VP vetting leak — Sayreville, New Jersey (CNN) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney called him immediately when news broke that someone had leaked details about last year's vice presidential vetting process.

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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:

CNN Exit Polls: No gender gap for Christie — (CNN) - Chris Christie's re-election as New Jersey governor was never in doubt. — But the big questions heading into Tuesday's gubernatorial election were how large a victory the high-profile Republican with national aspirations would capture …

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Michael Falcone / ABC News:

Chris Christie Scores Decisive Re-Election Victory in New Jersey … New Jersey voters handed Gov. Chris Christie a decisive win in Tuesday's gubernatorial race, setting the stage not only for Christie's second term, but possibly for a 2016 presidential bid.

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Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Why National Democrats Rolled Over for Chris Christie

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James Hohmann / Politico:

Touting Ken Cuccinelli, Ron Paul urges ‘nullification’ — RICHMOND, Va. — Headlining the final rally of Ken Cuccinelli's underdog campaign for Virginia governor, Ron Paul suggested the “nullification” of Obamacare on Monday night. — “Jefferson obviously was a clear leader on the principle …

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Washington Post:
How to watch the exit polls in the Virginia governor's race

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Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com:
REVEALED: OBAMA CAMPAIGN BUNDLER HELPING FUND LIBERTARIAN IN TIGHT VA. GUBERNATORIAL RACE

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Virginia / CNN:
CNN exit polls: Virginia governor's race

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Chicago Tribune:

Lawmakers approve gay marriage in Illinois … Clout Street — SPRINGFIELD — The General Assembly today narrowly approved a gay marriage bill, clearing the way for Illinois to become the 15th state to legalize same-sex unions. — The bill got 61 votes in the House …

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Mary Ann Ahern / nbcchicago.com:
Illinois Gay Marriage Vote On Tap Thanks to Madigan Support

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ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Illinois Legislature Passes Marriage Equality [UPDATED]

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New York Times:

After Plagiarism Charges, Paul Announces Office Restructuring — WASHINGTON — Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who in recent weeks has had to explain a series of plagiarism charges, said in an interview Tuesday that he was being held to an unfair standard, but that there would be an office “restructuring” to prevent future occurrences.

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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Amid plagiarism flap, Rand Paul camp cites staff error

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Sections Of Rand Paul's Op-Ed On Drug Sentencing Plagiarized From Article Week Earlier

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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:

Liberal push to expand Social Security gains steam — Senator Sherrod Brown is joining the push to expand Social Security, and he's making a startling argument: Dems should go on offense on entitlements, rather than let Republicans and Beltway fiscal scolds frame the discussion …

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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Senators: We're Doing It Wrong, Let's Expand Social Security

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Toronto Star:

Rob Ford : ‘Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine.’ — Rob Ford said he smoked crack about a year ago. “I don't even remember. Probably in one of my drunken stupors.” … Mayor Rob Ford has admitted using crack cocaine. He made the revelation to reporters at City Hall.

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KOB.com:

4 On Your Side investigates traffic stop nightmare — This 4 On Your Side investigation looks into the actions of police officers and doctors in Southern New Mexico. — A review of medical records, police reports and a federal lawsuit show deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office …

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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:

GOP Congressional Candidate Told Gay Citizens to Go “Back to California” — ...and he could win. — Courtesy of the Dean Young Campaign — It would be tough to find a political office-seeker less prepared for the job he's running for than Alabama congressional candidate Dean Young.

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Ben Jacobs / The Daily Beast:
Alabama's Republican Runoff Election May Predict the Party's Future

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Wall Street Journal:

Early Buyers of Health Coverage Are Older Than Expected, Raising Expense Concerns — Insurers say the early buyers of health coverage on the nation's troubled new websites are older than expected so far, raising early concerns about the economics of the insurance marketplaces.

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David Edwards / The Raw Story:

Missouri father arrested at Cracker Barrel over Craigslist ad seeking rape of daughter — A Missouri father was arrested last week after he showed up at a Cracker Barrel to meet an undercover officer who he had contacted on Craigslist about beating and raping his 11-year-old daughter.

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Ben Goad / The Hill:

Holder: Trayvon charges still possible — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday said the Justice Department has not decided whether to file federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman in the 2012 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. — Zimmerman, a volunteer neighborhood watchman …

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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:

Wasserman Schultz: Americans Weren't ‘Myzled’ on Obamacare — Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Florida congresswoman and chair of the Democratic National Committee, told viewers of MSNBC Tuesday that Americans were not “myzled” by President Obama when it came to being able to keep their health plans under Obamacare.

Frank Bruni / New York Times:

Hillary in 2016? Not So Fast — Hillary Clinton of all people knows how political fortunes turn on a dime. But she must be puzzled nonetheless, and spooked, that over a six-month period when she made no big news whatsoever, her popularity took a double-digit tumble.

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