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Poll: Obamacare support, Obama approval sink to new lows — President Obama's job approval rating has plunged to the lowest of his presidency, according to a new CBS News poll released Wednesday, and Americans' approval of the Affordable Care Act has dropped it's lowest since CBS News started polling on the law.
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama hits new low with Dems — President Obama's relationship with congressional Democrats has worsened to an unprecedented low, Democratic aides say. — They are letting it be known that House and Senate Democrats are increasingly frustrated, bitter and angry with the White House …
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
The right's in a box: Here's how GOP loses Obamacare fight — The amazing politics of Obamacare's success stories — especially in Kentucky — could cost the GOP their leader — The fact that Affordable Care Act enrollments are spiking in states that have functioning exchange websites …
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Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Poll: Americans Think Obamacare Will Help the Poor, Not the Country — United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll finds public opinion on the health law remarkably steady despite rollout troubles. — More Americans continue to say that President Obama's health care law …
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Jonathan Kaminsky / Reuters:
Oregon healthcare exchange website never worked, has no subscribers — (Reuters) - Oregon, a state that fully embraced the Affordable Care Act, is enduring one of the rockiest rollouts of President Back Obama's signature health care law, with an inoperative online exchange that has yet …
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Jeffrey Young / The Huffington Post:
Obama Administration Maps Out Detour Around HealthCare.gov — WASHINGTON — People interested in buying health insurance under Obamacare could soon skip the HealthCare.gov website and apply for coverage and financial assistance directly with private insurance companies and online brokers …
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Obamacare Crisis — Health care as a necessity comes …
The Obamacare Crisis — Health care as a necessity comes …
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Reuters:
Obama was briefed earlier in year on health website problems
Obama was briefed earlier in year on health website problems
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New York Times:
In Stance on Renewal of Old Health Policies, States Run the Gamut
In Stance on Renewal of Old Health Policies, States Run the Gamut
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Uh oh: Carney won't say specifically whether Obama knew about Healthcare.gov's problems back in March
Uh oh: Carney won't say specifically whether Obama knew about Healthcare.gov's problems back in March
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
CBS poll: President Obama, ACA hit record lows
CBS poll: President Obama, ACA hit record lows
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USA Today:
Rep. Trey Radel busted in cocaine sting — Freshman GOP lawmaker says he struggles with alcoholism and made ‘an extremely irresponsible choice.’ — WASHINGTON — Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., was caught buying drugs as part of a federal investigation into a Washington, D.C. …
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Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post:
Trey Radel, Busted On Cocaine Charge, Voted For Drug Testing Food Stamp Recipients
Trey Radel, Busted On Cocaine Charge, Voted For Drug Testing Food Stamp Recipients
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Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
After Radel Arrest, Nancy Pelosi Slams Republicans For Voting For Food-Stamp Drug Tests
After Radel Arrest, Nancy Pelosi Slams Republicans For Voting For Food-Stamp Drug Tests
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Reid Preparing to Move for Limits on Filibuster — WASHINGTON — Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, is prepared to move forward with a vote that could severely limit the minority party's ability to filibuster presidential nominees, possibly as early as this week, Democrats said Tuesday.
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Washington Post:
Obama says Republicans share some blame for health-care law's failures
Obama says Republicans share some blame for health-care law's failures
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
The Party of Zilch — With Democrats sagging, Republicans …
The Party of Zilch — With Democrats sagging, Republicans …
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ABC News:
Exclusive: US May Have Let ‘Dozens’ of Terrorists Into Country As Refugees … Several dozen suspected terrorist bombmakers, including some believed to have targeted American troops, may have mistakenly been allowed to move to the United States as war refugees, according to FBI agents investigating …
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Washington Post:
Three nearby hospitals with psychiatric units had room for Deeds's son on Monday — At least three hospitals near Bath County had available beds the day before the son of Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds apparently stabbed his father and then shot himself to death, officials confirmed Wednesday.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
New York Times D.C. shake-up — New York Times Washington bureau chief David Leonhardt will step down and be replaced by political editor Carolyn Ryan, sources familiar with the decision told POLITICO on Wednesday. — Leonhardt, who was appointed bureau chief shortly after Jill Abramson …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Twisted Sister, and Brothers — WASHINGTON — And I thought my family Thanksgivings were rough. — My sister, who loved W. and worked on his 2000 convention, made it clear that I was not welcome in her guest room when I was writing about the phony run-up to the Iraq war.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Utah Town Forgot To Hold Municipal Election In November — The town recorder in Wallsburg, Utah forgot to advertise for and organize municipal elections this year, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday. — The town of fewer than 300 people must wait until 2015 to elect a new mayor …
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Scott Gordon / nbcdfw.com:
North Texas Drivers Stopped at Roadblock Asked for Saliva, Blood — Fort Worth police apologize for its role in federal survey — Some drivers along a busy Fort Worth street on Friday were stopped at a police roadblock and directed into a parking lot, where they were asked by federal contractors …
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Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
HealthCare.gov Greets Sebelius With Error Message While Touting Law In Miami (VIDEO) — The plagued federal health exchange website HealthCare.gov greeted President Barack Obama's top health official with an embarrassing error message while on a trip promoting the Affordable Care Act in Miami on Tuesday.
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Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — November 20, 2013 - Christie Leads Clinton In Colorado In 2016 Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Obama Hits The Rocks In The Rockies — In an early look at the 2016 race for the White House, New Jersey Republican Gov. Christopher Christie tops former Secretary …
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Ted Cruz to Chris Cuomo: Thanks for lecture — Sen. Ted Cruz faced pointed questioning from CNN host Chris Cuomo on Wednesday, with the Texas Republican at one point thanking Cuomo for the lecture. — Cuomo asked Cruz on CNN's “New Day” on Wednesday what the senator has proposed to replace Obamacare …
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Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
Sex in the Senate — Bobby Baker's salacious secret history of Capitol Hill. — On Jan. 1, 1943, Robert Gene Baker arrived in Washington at the height of World War II to become a Senate page. Two decades later, this son of a mailman from Pickens, S.C., had become the reigning Washington wheeler-dealer …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Obamacare bombshell: IT official says HealthCare.gov needs payment feature — Another ‘black eye’ for HealthCare.gov — CNBC's Dan Mangan analyzes the startling admission by an Obama administration official that a large portion of the Obamacare web site has not yet been built.
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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
The three things we learned from today's Obamacare update
The three things we learned from today's Obamacare update
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Anderson Cooper Renews CNN Contract (Exclusive) — The long-term deal keeps one of CNN's most recognizable personalities at the network through the 2016 presidential election. — Anderson Cooper — Anderson Cooper has signed a new deal with CNN that will keep him at the cable news network through …