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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Voters May Cancel Democratic Coverage in 2014 — In a Quinnipiac poll, just 30% of independents approve of ObamaCare. — A few minutes into last Thursday's interview with NBC's Chuck Todd, President Obama said of the millions whose health insurance was canceled, “I am sorry that they …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The Democrats Need to Stop Freaking Out About Obamacare and Take Charge — Well, here we are again—the Democrats are ‘in disarray,’ flailing on Obamacare. It's a potent story line, but this time Obama must crack the whip, stop the panicking, and make it work.
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The Hill:
House Dems about to ‘go crazy’ — House Democrats on Wednesday expressed increasing frustration at the Obama administration's inability to improve the rollout of ObamaCare. — Democrats said they're worried about “being dragged into this non-stop cycle” of bad news about the ObamaCare rollout …
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
It's a Trap! — Republicans are walking into a trap and they don't even realize it. — They are about to consider, in the House of Representatives, legislation by Congressman Upton that would allow people to keep their insurance plans. — There's a problem though.
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
How Obamacare Accomplishes The Unthinkable
How Obamacare Accomplishes The Unthinkable
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Wall Street Journal:
The GOP starts to offer Americans a better alternative.
The GOP starts to offer Americans a better alternative.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Darrell Issa's Obamacare kangaroo court
Emma Dumain / Roll Call:
Democrats Fume at White House Over Affordable Care Act's Troubles
Democrats Fume at White House Over Affordable Care Act's Troubles
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James C. Capretta / Weekly Standard:
The Upton Bill Is No Small Matter
The Upton Bill Is No Small Matter
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The Hill:
Vulnerable Dems scramble to keep distance from ObamaCare
Vulnerable Dems scramble to keep distance from ObamaCare
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Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
House Democrats Have Lost Their Patience With The White House Over Obamacare
House Democrats Have Lost Their Patience With The White House Over Obamacare
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
LOCKED IN THE CABINET — The worst job in Barack Obama's Washington. — Steven Chu is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, a brilliant innovator whose research fills several all-but-incomprehensible paragraphs of a Wikipedia entry that spans his achievements in single-molecule physics …
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USA Today:
Obamacare credibility going up in smoke: Our view — New HealthCare.gov data show just how broken it is. — CONNECT — The health insurance signup numbers the White House released Wednesday afternoon were deeply disappointing, though not particularly surprising.
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CNN:
First on CNN: Obama to push administrative fix for insurance cancellations — (CNN) - President Barack Obama will lay out an administrative solution to address the problem of people getting cancellation notices from their health insurance providers, a senior Democratic source familiar …
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Ring of House Republicans to call for impeachment of Holder — Washington (CNN) - A group of 11 House Republicans will introduce a resolution Thursday calling for the impeachment of Eric Holder, saying the Attorney General has lost credibility and trust over a string of issues in recent years.
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GOP plan: Don't blow it
GOP plan: Don't blow it
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Washington Post:
Two Secret Service agents cut from Obama's detail after alleged misconduct — A call from the Hay-Adams Hotel this past spring reporting that a Secret Service agent was trying to force his way into a woman's room set in motion an internal investigation that has sent tremors through …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans' Approval of Healthcare Law Declines — Currently 40% approve and 55% disapprove — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' views of the 2010 healthcare law have worsened in recent weeks, with 40% approving and 55% disapproving of it. For most of the past year, Americans have been divided on the law …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Obamacare Schadenfreudarama — To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, you'd have to have a heart of stone not to laugh at the unraveling of Obamacare. — First, the obligatory caveats. It is no laughing matter that millions of Americans' lives have been thrown into anxious chaos as they lose their health insurance …
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Marisa Taylor / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Americans' personal data shared with CIA, IRS, others in security probe — McClatchy Washington BureauNovember 14, 2013 Updated 48 minutes ago — Facebook Twitter Google Plus Reddit E-mail Print — WASHINGTON — U.S. agencies collected and shared the personal information of thousands …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Rand Paul: Chris Christie Won Because ‘He Got A Lot Of Federal Money For His State’ — An ongoing feud between potential 2016 contenders bubbled to the surface again Wednesday when Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took a pointed shot at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) use of federal funds for Hurricane Sandy relief.
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Rand Paul / CBS Philly:
Sen. Rand Paul: Christie Reelected Because ‘He Got A Lot Of Federal Money’ Following Sandy
Sen. Rand Paul: Christie Reelected Because ‘He Got A Lot Of Federal Money’ Following Sandy
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama open to health-law change — The government released numbers Wednesday showing that far fewer Americans had enrolled in private insurance plans under the new health law than expected and, in a marked shift, the Obama administration signaled it was open to legislation to fix the troubled rollout.
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New York Times:
Kerry and Biden Ask for Room to Reach a Nuclear Deal With Iran — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. pressed senators on Wednesday to give the Obama administration some breathing room to reach an accord with Iran to freeze its nuclear programs …
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Republican Senators Slam Administration's Briefing On Iran
Republican Senators Slam Administration's Briefing On Iran
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Republicans regain ground on Congressional ballot — Oct. 1, 2013: The U.S. Capitol dome is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP — What a difference a couple weeks makes. Republicans have a slim three-point advantage when Americans are asked about their vote preference for Congress in the latest Fox News poll.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Commissioned poll: Mike Enzi up 53 on Liz Cheney — Liz Cheney's support has faded in Wyoming since the summer, according to internal polling conducted for a super PAC that's been running ads against her and shared exclusively with POLITICO. — Sen. Mike Enzi (R) has expanded his lead …
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