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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
Insurers are furious about the White House's new Obamacare plan — Health insurance plans are not pulling any punches when it comes to their frustration with today's White House announcement. This is a statement that Karen Ignagni, president of America's Health Insurance Plans, just put out:
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KOMO News:
State rebuts Obama plan to allow old health insurance policies — By KOMO Staff & Associated Press Published: Nov 14, 2013 at 12:06 PM PST Last Updated: Nov 14, 2013 at 1:19 PM PST — SEATTLE (AP) - Washington state's insurance commissioner says President Barack Obama's proposal …
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Liberals to President Obama: Keep it together — President Barack Obama never had the right wing on health care, has potentially lost the middle and with his attempted administrative fix is now in danger of losing the left. — Daily Kos launched a petition to urge Obama to stop apologizing for people losing their health care plans.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Insurance Industry Rips White House Obamacare Fix — “This doesn't change anything other than force insurers to be the political flack jackets for the administration,” says an insider. — Joe Skipper / Reuters — WASHINGTON — The health insurance industry is already attacking …
Jon Passantino / BuzzFeed:
Obama Vows To Veto “Keep Your Health Plan” Bill — The president threatened Thursday to veto a House bill that would allow insurance companies to continue offering existing health care plans. — President Obama spoke at the White House on Thursday. — AP
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The President's ObamaCare Backpedal — His proposal to allow people to keep their health plans will not provide a political escape hatch for beleaguered congressional Democrats. — Succumbing to the growing panic over his health law, the president on Thursday moved to throw his party a political lifeline.
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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
The White House's Obamacare fix is about to create a big mess — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (Jason Reed/Reuters) — When the drafters of the Affordable Care Act began working on a health reform law, there was a principle underpinning their goals …
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The Incidental Economist, Bloomberg, Hot Air and The Dish
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House threatens veto of Upton bill — The White House issued a formal veto threat Thursday night of a bill offered by House Republicans that would allow insurance companies to continue offering health plans that existed before the beginning of the new year.
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New York Times:
Obama Moves to Avert Cancellation of Insurance
Obama Moves to Avert Cancellation of Insurance
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Real Clear Politics, Outside the Beltway, Close Read, Ed Driscoll, AEIdeas, National Review and Balloon Juice
Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
The backlash to the Obamacare fix has already started
The backlash to the Obamacare fix has already started
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The Incidental Economist, Mediaite, Hit & Run, Talking Points Memo and Washington Wire
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Why liberals are panicked about Obamacare
Why liberals are panicked about Obamacare
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
The president strikes back: Insurance companies get their justified comeuppance
The president strikes back: Insurance companies get their justified comeuppance
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National Review and The New Republic
Emma Dumain / Roll Call:
Pelosi Backing ‘If You Like It’ Obamacare Fix (Updated)
Pelosi Backing ‘If You Like It’ Obamacare Fix (Updated)
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Nick Gillespie / TIME:
Ads Hide Obamacare Truth: It's Generational Theft
Ads Hide Obamacare Truth: It's Generational Theft
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ThinkProgress:
Everything You Need To Know About Obama's ‘Fix’ For Insurers Canceling Plans
Everything You Need To Know About Obama's ‘Fix’ For Insurers Canceling Plans
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Health Law Rollout's Stumbles Draw Parallels to Bush's Hurricane Response — WASHINGTON — Barack Obama won the presidency by exploiting a political environment that devoured George W. Bush in a second term plagued by sinking credibility, failed legislative battles, fractured world relations and revolts inside his own party.
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Dan Friedman / NY Daily News:
Obama admits fumbled health care rollout is ‘on me,’ says his administration will have to earn back credibility — Under pressure from fellow Democrats to address insurance coverage cancellations, the President reversed a cornerstone of Obamacare, saying people should be able to keep their insurance policies.
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Talking Points Memo and NBCNews
Patrick Marley / JSOnline:
Assembly approves changes to voting hours, ID law — By Patrick Marley and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel — Madison — In a late-night session Thursday, Republicans in the state Assembly approved measures to reinstate Wisconsin's voter ID law, tighten early voting hours and limit the ability to recall some elected officials.
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Gina Barton / JSOnline:
Scene frantic after felon shot by police at Children's Hospital
Scene frantic after felon shot by police at Children's Hospital
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David / Crooks and Liars:
Watch: Forum Audience Laughs at Ted Cruz for Claiming He 'Didn't Want a Shutdown' — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) faced howls of laughter from an audience in Washington, D.C. on Thursday when he claimed that he “didn't want a shutdown” over President Barack Obama's health care reform law.
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Why Dylan Davies Disappeared — The ex-contractor, a key source for last month's ‘60 Minutes’ report on Benghazi, has gone into hiding. British police are investigating allegations his family was threatened. — It is the kind of note a publisher dreads.
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Richard Spencer / Telegraph:
Al-Qaeda-linked rebels apologise after cutting off head of wrong person — Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham militants say sorry for decapitating a fellow extremist rather than enemy — Militant Islamist rebels in Syria linked to al-Qaeda have asked for “understanding and forgiveness” …
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CNN:
Clinton: Helping women succeed is the ‘great unfinished business of the 21st century’ — (CNN) - The latest in a series of high-profile honors and speeches, Hillary Clinton said America must set an example on the global stage with women at the forefront of conflict negotiations and in leadership roles.
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