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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Obamacare woes beg for repeal — We've all heard the saying, “It's going to get worse before it gets better.” In the case of the Affordable Care Act, it's going to get worse before it gets worse still. Millions of people are learning they can't keep their current individual plans …
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The PJ Tatler
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Ed Rogers / PostPartisan:
The Insiders: For Democrats, dark days ahead — Is the president's Obamacare “fix” part of the Obama administration's pattern of deceit or a product of its frequent delusion? — A cursory discussion with almost anyone who knows anything about the insurance business would have alerted …
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Conservative Intelligence …, Washington Post, Post Politics, Right Turn and NewsBusters
New York Times:
House Approves Bill That Allows Policy Renewals
House Approves Bill That Allows Policy Renewals
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VTDigger, The Daily Caller, Roll Call, The Reaction, Red Alert Politics, Washington Post, National Review and Wall Street Journal
ThinkProgress:
Republicans Reject Obamacare ‘Fix’ Because It Includes Too Many Consumer Protections
Republicans Reject Obamacare ‘Fix’ Because It Includes Too Many Consumer Protections
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DownWithTyranny! and The Impolitic
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
W.H.: Obama doesn't accept Upton bill
W.H.: Obama doesn't accept Upton bill
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The Hill, Right Wing News, Washington Free Beacon, National Review, Liberaland and Weasel Zippers
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House approves ‘Keep Your Plan’ ObamaCare bill; 39 Dems defect
House approves ‘Keep Your Plan’ ObamaCare bill; 39 Dems defect
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PoliticusUSA
Washington Post:
House approves plan to let some keep their health plans
House approves plan to let some keep their health plans
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Washington Examiner, The Plum Line, Right Turn, VTDigger, Wonkblog, Washington Monthly and Politico
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama-contra — Of all the analogies being drawn between …
Obama-contra — Of all the analogies being drawn between …
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Hot Air, Politico and Right Turn
First Read / NBCNews:
First Thoughts: Rock bottom for Obama?
First Thoughts: Rock bottom for Obama?
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Daily Kos, The Public Editor's Journal and The Week
The United States Department of Justice:
The Riddler And The Penguin Charged With Conspiracy And Kidnapping; Duo Faces Long Prison Terms Thanks To Batkid — SAN FRANCISCO/GOTHAM - Edward “E.” Nigma, aka, “The Riddler,” and Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, aka, “The Penguin” were formally arrested today and charged with multiple counts …
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The Moderate Voice, Mashable, Talking Points Memo, Associated Press and Business Insider
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Alex Yudelson / BuzzFeed:
Everything You Need To Know About Make-A-Wish Foundation's Adorable, Crime-Fighting Batkid — The city of San Francisco teamed up with more than 11,000 Make-A-Wish volunteers to make a 5-year-old's superhero dreams come true. … Miles, a 5-year-old whose leukemia is currently in remission …
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ThinkProgress, Hot Air and BREITBART.COM
Vivian Ho / San Francisco Chronicle:
Thousands of volunteers to welcome Batkid to S.F.
Thousands of volunteers to welcome Batkid to S.F.
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Gawker, PopWatch and Shakesville
Carol Kuruvilla / NY Daily News:
San Francisco turns into Gotham City for Batkid
San Francisco turns into Gotham City for Batkid
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Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Crooks and Liars, The Week, susiemadrak.com and Weasel Zippers
Alec Baldwin / msnbc.com:
A statement from Alec Baldwin — I would like to address the comments I made this past week. — I did not intend to hurt or offend anyone with my choice of words, but clearly I have - and for that I am deeply sorry. Words are important. I understand that, and will choose mine with great care going forward.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC Suspends Alec Baldwin's Show For Two Weeks — Alec Baldwin's “Up Late” program will not air tonight or next Friday on MSNBC in the wake of comments the actor made while dealing with reporters seeking to question him about a salacious court case in which he is involved.
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Justice is reviewing criminal cases that used surveillance evidence gathered under FISA — The Justice Department is conducting a comprehensive review of all criminal cases in which the government has used evidence gathered through its warrantless surveillance program and will be notifying defendants …
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Politico, Techdirt, Little Green Footballs, emptywheel and Lawfare, more at Mediagazer »
David Lat / Above the Law:
Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks — And Oh What A Speech! — Over the past few years, some amazing speakers have appeared at the Thursday evening dinner of the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention. Last year, Justice Samuel A. Alito offered a very funny look back at his time at Yale Law School.
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
“He Took the Time to Chat”: Ken Starr's Plea for a Child Molester — What's Ken Starr up to these days? According to Virginia court documents, the famously pious former Clinton prosecutor recently pleaded with a Fairfax County judge to let a confessed child molester go free. Because he's a family friend.
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Daily Kos
CNN:
Kerry's advice on how to marry women like Clinton — (CNN) - Appearing at Georgetown University on Friday with predecessor Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State John Kerry gave some tips to the men at the school, where former President Bill Clinton also studied.
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Weasel Zippers
Washington Post:
China relaxes one-child policy; abolishes prison labor camps — BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Friday the most sweeping package of economic, social and legal reforms in decades, including a relaxation of its “one-child” policy and the scrapping its much-criticized system of labor camps,
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National Review, Business Insider, Outside the Beltway and New York Times
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Laurie Burkitt / Wall Street Journal:
China Eases One-Child Policy
China Eases One-Child Policy
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National Review, LifeNews.com and China Real Time Report
Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph:
Christians ‘face extinction’ amid sectarian terror, minister warns — Exclusive: violence against Christian minorities is now a “global crisis” as worshippers are driven out of their ancient homelands by militants, a senior minister warns — Christianity is in danger of becoming extinct …
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Jihad Watch
ABC News:
Obama Hails US Energy Production Over Imports — President Barack Obama says improved energy efficiency and higher energy production in the United States are yielding environmental and economic benefits that are helping ensure cleaner air and a more competitive business landscape.
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CNN
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
The Difference Between Katrina and Healthcare.gov — Since the comparison is in the air, it's worth noting the big difference between Hurricane Katrina and the botched Obamacare rollout. So here it is: 1,833 people died during Hurricane Katrina. — Obviously, George W. Bush …
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JustOneMinute, Daily Kos, EconLog, Campaign for America's Future, New York Times and Althouse
Fox News:
Emails show officials warned of ObamaCare website ‘crash’ in July — Main landing web page for HealthCare.gov.AP — WASHINGTON - Nearly three months before the rocky Oct. 1 launch of HealthCare.gov, senior managers in charge of creating the online exchanges repeatedly warned of problems with the site …
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