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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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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Three Burials of Obamacare
The Three Burials of Obamacare
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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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Lesson Is Seen in Failure of 1989 Law on Medicare
Lesson Is Seen in Failure of 1989 Law on Medicare
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Benjamin Bell / ABC News:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: President Obama Should Have Been ‘More Specific’ With Healthcare Promise
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: President Obama Should Have Been ‘More Specific’ With Healthcare Promise
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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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Rory Cellan-Jones / BBC:
Google and Microsoft agree measures to block abuse images
Google and Microsoft agree measures to block abuse images
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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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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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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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Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
2016 New York poll: Chris Christie beats Andrew Cuomo — In a 2016 presidential matchup, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo would lose to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on his own turf, according to a new poll of New York voters. — The Republican Garden State governor leads Cuomo 47 …
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Obama nominee a mystery man on Hill — Lawmakers in both parties are lining up questions for Timothy Massad, who has been tapped by the president to oversee a key financial regulator. — Massad has been a fixture of Washington for years, but members say they need to know more about the man …
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 …
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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
A Permanent Slump? — Spend any time around monetary officials and one word you'll hear a lot is “normalization.” Most though not all such officials accept that now is no time to be tightfisted, that for the time being credit must be easy and interest rates low.
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Ramps Up Smear Campaign Against Obamacare Navigators — Beware anybody trying to help people sign up for health insurance under Obamacare. — That's the line from top Senate Republicans, who have magnified their smear campaign against the law's so-called navigators …
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