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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Democrats' naked power grab — “Congress is broken,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday before holding a party-line vote that disposed of rules that have guided and protected the chamber since 1789. — If Congress wasn't broken before, it certainly is now.
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New York Times:
Democracy Returns to the Senate — For five years, Senate Republicans have refused to allow confirmation votes on dozens of perfectly qualified candidates nominated by President Obama for government positions. They tried to nullify entire federal agencies by denying them leaders.
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Patterico's Pontifications:
Hysterical Hypocrisy on Filibusters from the New York Times — The New York Times editorial board today, November 21, 2013, editorializing in favor of the judicial filibuster, at a time when we have a Democratic President and Senate majority: … Thank God we have a “return to the democratic process …
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John Dickerson / Slate:
The Old Senate Was Already Dead — Passing filibuster reform just made it official. — If West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd were still in the Senate, it would be fascinating to see which side of the recent filibuster debate he would take. Byrd was a defender of Senate traditions …
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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Senate's filibuster rule change should help Obama achieve key second-term priorities — The Senate vote Thursday to lower the barriers for presidential nominations should make it easier for President Obama to accomplish key second-term priorities, including tougher measures on climate change …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Partisan Fever in Senate Likely to Rise
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
Reid goes nuclear — now bring on the liberal activist judges!
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Norm Ornstein: Republicans Forced Reid's Hand On The Nuclear Option
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Dan Merica / CNN:
The man who coined the term ‘nuclear option’ regrets ever pursuing it
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Roger Pilon / National Review:
Harry Reid's Nuclear Hypocrisy
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
In Landmark Vote, Senate Limits Use of the Filibuster
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
NUCLEAR OPTION TRIGGERED: Dems Make Historic Change To Filibuster Rules
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
NUCLEAR: REID, DEMOCRATS DESTROY FILIBUSTER, 52-48
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Rein In Senate Filibusters
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
McCain: Dems Will Pay ‘Heavy, Heavy Price’ For Changing Filibuster
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Don't Believe the Republican Cries of Vengeance
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Why Harry Reid Went Nuclear
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Jose Delreal / Politico:
Paul on Reid: 'We've got a big bully'
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Lauren McGaughy / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Mary Landrieu approval ratings drop, Bobby Jindal's rise in latest polling data — U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu's approval rating dropped and Gov. Bobby Jindal's rose over the last six months, according to polling data released Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 from Southern Media & Opinion Research.
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Obama approval rating sinks to new low in CNN poll — Washington (CNN) - As President Barack Obama's approval rating hits another all-time low, a new national survey also indicates that Americans say the President has less power than congressional Republicans when it comes to shaping events over the next year.
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Scott Walker / Wall Street Journal:
How to Win the Obama-Walker Voters — If conservative principles are the problem, then why are so many Republicans in office who campaigned on them? — In the wake of the 2012 elections, Republicans are being warned once again that they need to compromise their principles to win at the ballot box.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Health Law Is Dividing Republican Governors
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
How Chris Christie took over the Republican Governors Association
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Expanding Social Security — For many years there has been one overwhelming rule for people who wanted to be considered serious inside the Beltway. It was this: You must declare your willingness to cut Social Security in the name of “entitlement reform.” It wasn't really about the numbers …
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Politico:
Older hill aides shocked by Obamacare prices — Veteran House Democratic aides are sick over the insurance prices they'll pay under Obamacare, and they're scrambling to find a cure. — “In a shock to the system, the older staff in my office (folks over 59) have now found …
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Martha T. Moore / Associated Press:
ACLU sues Kansas over voter registration requirements — Group argues against “two-tier” voting system — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Kansas over the state's refusal to allow residents to vote in state elections without showing proof of citizenship.
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ACLU Challenges Kansas' Two-Tiered Voter Registration System
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Bloomberg:
Insurers to Get Extra Month to Set 2015 Obamacare Rates — The Obama administration plans to push back by a month the second-year start of enrollment in its health program to give insurers more time to adjust to growing pains in the U.S. law, a move that may stave off higher premiums before the 2014 congressional elections.
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Brianna Keilar / CNN:
Key part of HeathCare.gov passed test, but Anonymous Shopper shelved anyway — Washington (CNN) — When the troubled federal health care website came online, the key “Anonymous Shopper” function was nowhere to be found — even though it passed a key test almost two weeks before HealthCare.gov launched.
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The / Los Angeles Times:
Why JFK still matters — President Kennedy was a transformative figure, not just a charismatic celebrity. — Nov. 22 marks the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. (CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images) — This week even Americans …
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
House panel approves spying bill, targets leaks — The House Intelligence Committee approved legislation Thursday to re-authorize the National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies. — The bill includes an additional $75 million to combat insider threats following the leaks …
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