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James Hohmann / Politico:
Why Terry McAuliffe barely won — How the heck did that happen? — Most public polls leading up to Election Day had Terry McAuliffe coasting to victory, some by double digits, in the Virginia governor's race. Instead he squeaked by, beating Republican Ken Cuccinelli by less than 3 percentage points.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Tell Me Again Who Won in Virginia? — Before we get into any more election analysis, I have to make a preliminary objection to what we are hearing this morning about the Virginia governor's race. Yes, we all play the expectations game, and Terry McAuliffe only won by two-and-a-half percent …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Rubio: Don't jump to conclusions about meaning of Christie win — Washington (CNN) - In an interview with CNN, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio downplayed Wednesday any national takeaways from GOP Gov. Chris Christie's crushing victory in the blue state of New Jersey and Republican Ken Cuccinelli's loss …
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Stuart Rothenberg / Rothenblog:
Victory Is in the Eye of the Beholder in New Jersey, Virginia and Alabama — McAuliffe, left, and Christie won last night. (Getty Images) — Tuesday's election results offer something for everyone. — Democrats can look at Virginia and conclude that Republican “extremism” …
Wall Street Journal:
The Portents of Election 2013 — Republicans beat themselves in Virginia.
The Portents of Election 2013 — Republicans beat themselves in Virginia.
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Jonathan Strong / National Review:
RNC Allies Ward Off Cuccinelli Attack
RNC Allies Ward Off Cuccinelli Attack
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Cuccinelli Beat McAuliffe 51% to 42% Among Women—Who Are Married
Cuccinelli Beat McAuliffe 51% to 42% Among Women—Who Are Married
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Cuccinelli's stance on Obamacare was a liability, McAuliffe pollster says
Cuccinelli's stance on Obamacare was a liability, McAuliffe pollster says
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
And Now, The Airing of Grievances
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton's Old (New) Best Friend in Virginia
Hillary Clinton's Old (New) Best Friend in Virginia
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Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
Cuccinelli advisor blames Bobby Jindal, RGA for defeat: ‘They just blew it’
Cuccinelli advisor blames Bobby Jindal, RGA for defeat: ‘They just blew it’
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John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Christie's Reelection Triumph Is a Revenge of the RINOs
Christie's Reelection Triumph Is a Revenge of the RINOs
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Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Ken Cuccinelli's near miss sparks recriminations
Ken Cuccinelli's near miss sparks recriminations
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ProPublica:
Loyal Obama Supporters, Canceled by Obamacare — San Francisco architect Lee Hammack says he and his wife, JoEllen Brothers, are “cradle Democrats.” They have donated to the liberal group Organizing for America and worked the phone banks a year ago for President Obama's re-election.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama to push Republican governors for ObamaCare expansion of Medicaid — President Obama will press Republican governors to allow the ObamaCare expansion of Medicaid into their states during a trip to Dallas on Wednesday, according to White House and local officials.
Steven Dennis / The World's Greatest Deliberative Body:
Democrats Up in 2014 Vent Their Obamacare Anger in White House Meeting (Updated) — Sen. Mark Udall said he let the president know how upset he is about the troubled rollout of the health care law at a White House meeting Wednesday. (CQ Roll Call File Photo) — Updated 3:50 p.m. |
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama Meets With Senate Dems on Health Care
Obama Meets With Senate Dems on Health Care
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Dan Savage Suggests ‘Mandatory Abortion’ for 30 Years, Draws Outrage — Popular sex columnist and liberal pundit Dan Savage drew some heat this week when he suggested to an Australian conference that he'd offer up “mandatory abortion” as a method of fighting overpopulation.
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Tim Stanley / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
VIDEO: Dan Savage says ‘abortion should be mandatory’ to reduce the population. How liberal — To those who don't know him, Dan Savage is an internationally respected “sexpert” who has made a living out of touring college campuses and telling students how to perform oral sex.
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Sebelius Bombshell: Employer Based Plans Will Face Same Grandfathering Caveats as Lost Individual Plans — Testifying on Capitol Hill Wednesday about the failure of the Obamacare rollout, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was grilled about President Obama's false promise …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sebelius: ObamaCare enrollment numbers will be ‘quite low’
Sebelius: ObamaCare enrollment numbers will be ‘quite low’
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ThinkProgress:
Why Obamacare Isn't Losing Popularity Even After A Month Of Really Bad Press — A new poll released on Wednesday finds that uninsured Americans are increasingly interested in Obamacare, despite the ongoing technological problems plaguing the websites that allow them to sign up for health insurance plans.
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Obamacare Shouldn't Have Been Managed Like a Campaign
Obamacare Shouldn't Have Been Managed Like a Campaign
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Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Vice President Biden congratulates the wrong Marty Walsh — Just minutes after the election returns arrived in Boston Tuesday night, Martin Walsh's cellphone rang. It was the vice president of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, offering his congratulations. — “You son of a gun, Marty!” he thundered.
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Adam Aigner-Treworgy / CNN:
Sebelius' chief tech officer leaving, first major departure since website troubles — Washington (CNN) - The official in charge of technology at the federal agency that developed the problem-plagued HealthCare.gov website is leaving the government for a private sector job, according to an internal email announcement.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Sebelius Rejects Delays to Get Time to Repair Problems at Health Site
Sebelius Rejects Delays to Get Time to Repair Problems at Health Site
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Brett Norman / Reuters:
Top IT officer leaving Obamacare agency
Alex Tabarrok / Marginal Revolution:
Did Obama spy on Mitt Romney? As recently as a few weeks ago if anyone had asked me that question I would have consigned them to a right (or left) wing loony bin. Today, the only loonies are those who think the question unreasonable. Indeed, in one sense the answer is clearly yes.
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Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed:
Pope Francis Kisses Severely Disfigured Man And Prays With Him — Pope Francis blessed a man with facial deformities during today's general audience at the Vatican. — Pope Francis was departing St. Peter's Square after Wednesday's general audience when he saw a severely disfigured man amidst the crowd of worshippers.
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Robert Shiller / Guardian:
is economics a science? — Critics of ‘economic sciences’ sometimes refer to the development of a ‘pseudoscience’ of economics, arguing that it uses the trappings of science, like dense mathematics, but only for show — I am one of the winners of this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences …
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