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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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Taylor Marsh, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Impolitic
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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.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Strategic Move Exempts Health Law From Broader U.S. Statute — WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act is the biggest new health care program in decades, but the Obama administration has ruled that neither the federal insurance exchange nor the federal subsidies paid to insurance companies …
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Conservative Intelligence …, The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers and National Review
CNN:
Obama further alters ‘you can keep your plan’ pledge — Washington (CNN) - President Obama continues to alter his signature promise in selling the Affordable Care Act back in 2009 and 2010. — “If you like your plan, you can keep your plan,” he said back then.
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Ricochet Conversations Feed and Mediaite
Erika Eichelberger / Mother Jones:
If the GOP Repeals Obamacare, 137 Million Americans Could Get Cancellation Notices
If the GOP Repeals Obamacare, 137 Million Americans Could Get Cancellation Notices
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Salon, The Impolitic, Washington Monthly, Taegan Goddard's …, American Power and The Daily Caller
The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Obamacare ‘War Room’ docs: We're concerned next media story is some consumers getting on website …
Obamacare ‘War Room’ docs: We're concerned next media story is some consumers getting on website …
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CNN, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Betsy's Page, The Hill, Scared Monkeys, Conservatives4Palin, Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Obama denies ‘you can keep it’ videotaped promises
Obama denies ‘you can keep it’ videotaped promises
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CNN, The PJ Tatler, Vox Popoli, Pejman Yousefzadeh, The Daily Liberal Blast and NO QUARTER USA NET
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Senator Cites ‘Crisis of Confidence’ on Health Care Site
Senator Cites ‘Crisis of Confidence’ on Health Care Site
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Washington Free Beacon
Jake Tapper / The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Christie: Romney ‘embarrassed’ about VP vetting leak — Watch “The Lead with Jake Tapper” at 4 p.m. ET for our exclusive, sit-down interview with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. — Sayreville, New Jersey (CNN) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney called …
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Maggie Haberman / Reuters:
Chris Christie: Moderate tag all about Hurricane Sandy
Chris Christie: Moderate tag all about Hurricane Sandy
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Politico and The Daily Caller
Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Why National Democrats Rolled Over for Chris Christie
Why National Democrats Rolled Over for Chris Christie
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Taylor Marsh and Hot Air
Washington Post:
How to watch the exit polls in the Virginia governor's race — Tuesday's elections bring an early Christmas gift for election watchers: exit polling! The data gathered from people leaving the polls in the Commonwealth should answer a number of key questions at the end of a venomous campaign …
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Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com:
REVEALED: OBAMA CAMPAIGN BUNDLER HELPING FUND LIBERTARIAN IN TIGHT VA. GUBERNATORIAL RACE — A major Democratic Party benefactor and Obama campaign bundler helped pay for professional petition circulators responsible for getting Virginia Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Robert C. Sarvis on the ballot …
James Hohmann / Politico:
Touting Ken Cuccinelli, Ron Paul urges ‘nullification’
Touting Ken Cuccinelli, Ron Paul urges ‘nullification’
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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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Sections Of Rand Paul's Op-Ed On Drug Sentencing Plagiarized From Article Week Earlier
Sections Of Rand Paul's Op-Ed On Drug Sentencing Plagiarized From Article Week Earlier
Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Amid plagiarism flap, Rand Paul camp cites staff error
Amid plagiarism flap, Rand Paul camp cites staff error
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PoliticusUSA and Daily Kos
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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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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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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“The Lid”, Firedoglake, Hot Air, Right Turn, VodkaPundit, The Daily Caller, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Via Meadia, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative and AEIdeas
Chicago Tribune:
Illinois gay marriage bill being debated in Illinois House … Clout Street — SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House lawmakers are debating a bill today to legalize gay marriage in Illinois. — If approved, Illinois would become the 15th state to allow same-sex unions.
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Tony Merevick / BuzzFeed:
Final Vote On Illinois Marriage Equality Bill Today
Final Vote On Illinois Marriage Equality Bill Today
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ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, Advocate, nbcchicago.com and Towleroad News #gay
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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ThinkProgress, Business Insider, The Raw Story and Infowars
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
Alabama's Republican Runoff Election May Predict the Party's Future
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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 — Key provisions of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) create new Marketplaces for people who purchase insurance directly and provide new premium tax credits to help people with low or moderate incomes afford that coverage.
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The Daily Caller, GovBeat, Bangor Daily News, PoliticusUSA and The Plum Line
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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No More Mister Nice Blog and Power Line
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Hillary's Odyssey — From Senator Clinton's tergiversations …
Elizabeth Titus / Politico:
Dem poll: Wendy Davis down by 15 in Texas — Republican Greg Abbott leads Democrat Wendy Davis by 15 points in a new Democratic poll of the Texas gubernatorial race, an improvement over his 8-point lead in the same poll in July. — The state attorney general holds a 50-35 advantage …
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Outside the Beltway, Off the Kuff, The Texas Tribune and The Huffington Post
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Abbott leads Davis by 15
Abbott leads Davis by 15
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Mediaite and Weasel Zippers
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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The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, BizPac Review, The Raw Story and Ed Driscoll
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Bill de Blasio Elected Mayor of New York City — Bill de Blasio, the Brooklyn Democrat and sitting Public Advocate, was elected the 109th mayor of New York City on Tuesday, carried by a dramatic lead over Republican opponent Joe Lhota and widespread sentiment that the Bloomberg administration …
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