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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
In shift, GOP wants O-Care fix — Republicans have shifted their strategy on ObamaCare. — Weeks ago, many Republicans said ObamaCare — including Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) — was too broken to fix. But now, the GOP is drafting legislation that aims to do just that.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
For Obama, and Democrats, it's crunch time — President Obama likes to say he will never again be running for office, but every Democrat knows he will be on the ballot figuratively in 2014, and 2016, as well. Right now they are rightly nervous about that prospect.
New York Times:
Talks With Iran Fail to Produce a Nuclear Agreement — GENEVA — Marathon talks between major powers and Iran failed on Sunday to produce a deal to freeze its nuclear program, puncturing days of feverish anticipation and underscoring how hard it will be to forge a lasting solution to Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
Will Obama Let Iran Hit the Trifecta? — Eight questions about the dramatic events of the past 24 hours: Iran and the P5+1 (the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany) seem ready to strike an interim deal that would loosen sanctions on the Iranian economy in exchange for …
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Iranian nuclear talks end without a deal
Iranian nuclear talks end without a deal
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The Hill:
Donors plot against GOP rebel — Business leaders are plotting to take down Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) as part of a broader effort to punish lawmakers over the government shutdown. — In a letter obtained by The Hill, prominent Michigan donors request financial backing for Amash's primary challenger, Brian Ellis.
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Illinois Republican eyes return to Congress — Former Rep. Bob Dold (R-Ill.) wants to get back to Congress — to take on his own party. — Dold is attempting a comeback against former Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), who he lost to by less than 2,500 votes in a heavily Democratic suburban Chicago district last fall.
Jeff Zeleny / ABC News:
Gov. Rick Perry Questions NJ's Gov. Chris Christie's Ability to Appeal to Conservatives Nationwide — DES MOINES - Gov. Rick Perry of Texas credited Chris Christie for his re-election in New Jersey, but he pointedly questioned whether the 22-point victory by Christie held any greater meaning for the Republican Party.
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
NBC'S CHUCK TODD: OBAMA ‘DOES NOT BELIEVE HE LIED’ — NBC's Chuck Todd scored a huge interview with President Obama Thursday and opened things by immediately drilling down on the president's relentlessly repeated lie that under ObamaCare you can keep your current insurance plan if you like it.
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Duane Patterson / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Chuck Todd On What Surprised Him About The Interview With The President Last Night
Chuck Todd On What Surprised Him About The Interview With The President Last Night
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Tim Teeman / New York Times:
For Gore Vidal, a Final Plot Twist — Gore Vidal always kept a fire burning in the grate, his nephew Burr Steers said as we stood in the author's living room in Los Angeles, “even when it was 110 degrees outside.” Mr. Vidal had suffered hypothermia while serving in the Army during World War II …
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NY Daily News:
Bryant Park skating rink shooting leaves two injured, including 14-year-old avid skater; shooter at large — A gunman shot a 20-year-old man in the arm and 14-year-old Adonis Mera in the back — and the teen's family fears he may never walk again. Police are searching for the suspected shooter …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
The enigma of Janet Yellen as Fed chair — She who is about to become the most consequential woman in the history of American government will find it easier to be confirmed than it was to be nominated as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board. Janet Yellen probably was the president's second choice …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Obama's Massive Fraud — 'If you like your health-care plan, you will be able to keep your health-care plan. Period. " How serious was this lie, repeated by Barack Obama with such beguiling regularity? Well, how would the Justice Department be dealing with it if it had been uttered by …
Emile Wamsteker / Bloomberg:
How Conservatives Can Fix Poverty and Win Elections — Garance Franke-Ruta at the Atlantic profiles a couple who may well get divorced to qualify for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Separately, they'll probably qualify for some subsidy; together, they don't.