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Josh Kraushaar / NationalJournal.com:
Why Obamacare Is On Life Support — Democrats may begin calling for repeal if the law's problems don't get resolved soon. — President Obama will fight to preserve his signature domestic legislation, but Democrats may not let him. (Mandel Ngan/AFP) — There's nothing that Democrats …
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Pelosi defends Obamacare claims, can't predict effect on Dems in midterms
Pelosi defends Obamacare claims, can't predict effect on Dems in midterms
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Connecting.the.Dots and Politico
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Pelosi: Dems ‘stand tall’ behind O-Care
Pelosi: Dems ‘stand tall’ behind O-Care
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Conservative Intelligence …, Michelle Malkin and The PJ Tatler
Jonathan Martin / The Caucus:
Dispute Over Gay Marriage Erupts in Cheney Family — Mary Cheney, a daughter of the former vice president, and her wife, Heather Poe, sharply criticized on Sunday a comment by by Ms. Cheney's sister, Liz Cheney, a candidate for the Senate in Wyoming, that they disagreed on the issue of same-sex marriage.
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Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
The beginning of the end for Barack Obama — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — Second-term presidents in the past 30 years have had some pretty embarrassing news conferences, full of frank admissions of failure, submissive spasms of shame and groveling, grieving apologies.
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
David Plouffe to ABC: GOP Plan to Run Against Obamacare an ‘Impossibility’
David Plouffe to ABC: GOP Plan to Run Against Obamacare an ‘Impossibility’
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Weasel Zippers
The Daily Beast:
President Obama Should Never Apologize for Passing Obamacare — Obama's taken responsibility for HealthCare.gov and apologized to those who got cancellation notices. But he should never be sorry for passing a law to bring us affordable health care. — It's true what they say: Barack Obama does not relish the game of politics.
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Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
D.C. insurance commissioner fired a day after questioning Obamacare fix
D.C. insurance commissioner fired a day after questioning Obamacare fix
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Hot Air and Runnin' Scared
Nelson Mandela / Telegraph:
Bill Clinton tells China forum he hopes for female US president — Bill Clinton says he wants to see a female US president in his lifetime - as speculation about a Hillary 2016 bid mounts — Former US President Bill Clinton hopes there will be a woman in the White House in his lifetime, he told a Chinese audience on Monday.
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Politico and Taegan Goddard's …
Juan Williams / The Hill:
A phony Republican war aims to frustrate will of voters — Last week, 20 House Republicans, including Louie Gohmert (Texas), Ted Yoho (Fla.) and Michele Bachmann (Minn.), took the first step to impeach Attorney General Eric Holder. — They introduced articles of impeachment that target Holder …
Associated Press:
Soldier: Minnesota Man Was Once SS Commander, Ordered Nazi Massacre Of Polish Village — BERLIN (AP) — A retired Minnesota carpenter, shown in a June investigation to be a former commander in a Nazi SS-led unit, ordered his men to attack a Polish village that was razed to the ground …
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Liberaland
Daily Mail:
'We've listened - and here's how we'll halt this depravity': Google chief ERIC SCHMIDT explains block on child porn — Last week 348 people were arrested in Canada - and 386 young kids rescued - in one of the largest child sex investigations ever seen. It defies belief that anyone …
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BBC, Business Insider, Spectator, The Verge and Guardian
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Rob Ford Wants To Run For Prime Minister Of Canada (VIDEO) — Sounding confident about his re-election chances, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said this weekend that he has aspirations for higher office. — “Yes, one day I do want to run for prime minister,” Ford said during an interview with Fox News Channel's John Roberts.
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CNN, Liberaland and Toronto Star
Washington Post:
Capital gains: Spending on contracts and lobbying propels a wave of new wealth in D .C. — So much money to be had if you know where to look. — The avalanche of cash that made Washington rich in the last decade has transformed the culture of a once staid capital and created a new wave of well-heeled insiders.
David Feith / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Navy to the Rescue Again — In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, one man desperately seeks contact with his uncle in Virginia who served in the U.S. Navy. — Guiuan, Philippines — 'I have an uncle there in the U.S. Can you help me to contact him? Trudoro Dado Tan is yelling this plea …
DealBook:
Pressure Builds to Finish Volcker Rule on Wall St. Oversight — The Obama administration, currently stumbling through the health care overhaul, has reached a critical stage in its other signature effort: reining in Wall Street. — The push to reshape financial oversight hinges on negotiations …
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Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire
Helen T. Verongos / New York Times:
Doris Lessing, Author Who Swept Aside Convention, Is Dead at 94 — Doris Lessing, the uninhibited and outspoken novelist who won the 2007 Nobel Prize for a lifetime of writing that shattered convention, both social and artistic, died on Sunday at her home in London. She was 94.
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The Week, Associated Press and Paul Krugman
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