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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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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Partisan Fever in Senate Likely to Rise — WASHINGTON — President Obama will get a short-term lift for his nominees, judicial and otherwise, but over the immediate horizon, the strong-arm move by Senate Democrats on Thursday to limit filibusters could usher in an era of rank partisan warfare beyond …
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Nine reasons the filibuster change is a huge deal — 1. The change the Senate made today is small but consequential: The filibuster no longer applies to judicial or executive-branch nominees. It still applies to bills and Supreme Court nominations. — Goodbye, filibuster. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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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Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
NUCLEAR: REID, DEMOCRATS DESTROY FILIBUSTER, 52-48
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Norm Ornstein: Republicans Forced Reid's Hand On The Nuclear Option
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Patterico's Pontifications:
Hysterical Hypocrisy on Filibusters from the New York Times
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Roger Pilon / National Review:
Harry Reid's Nuclear Hypocrisy
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Rein In Senate Filibusters
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
Reid goes nuclear — now bring on the liberal activist judges!
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
McCain: Dems Will Pay ‘Heavy, Heavy Price’ For Changing Filibuster
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Dan Merica / CNN:
The man who coined the term ‘nuclear option’ regrets ever pursuing it
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
NUCLEAR OPTION TRIGGERED: Dems Make Historic Change To Filibuster Rules
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Reid, Democrats trigger ‘nuclear’ option; eliminate most filibusters on nominees
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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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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
In Landmark Vote, Senate Limits Use of the Filibuster
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator: Nuclear Option Is ‘Obamacare II’
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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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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 …
CNN:
CNN Poll: JFK tops presidential rankings for last 50 years — Washington (CNN) - John F. Kennedy is the most popular president of the last half century, according to a new national poll — A CNN/ORC International survey released Friday indicates that 90% of all Americans approve of how Kennedy handled his job as President.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Health Law Is Dividing Republican Governors — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Republicans are planning to use the troubled health law against Democrats in next year's midterm elections, but the Affordable Care Act is increasingly dividing their party, too. — At the annual meeting …
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
How Chris Christie took over the Republican Governors Association
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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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John Boehner / Speaker.gov:
My Attempt to Sign Up For Health Care … Earlier this afternoon, I sat down to try and enroll in the DC exchange under the president's health care law: — Like many Americans, my experience was pretty frustrating. After putting in my personal information, I received an error message.
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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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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 …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama holds off-record meeting with MSNBC hosts, liberal pundits — President Obama held an off-the-record meeting with MSNBC hosts and liberal pundits on Thursday, POLITICO has learned. — Present at the meeting: MSNBC's Ed Schultz and Lawrence O'Donnell, Washington Post economics blogger Ezra Klein …
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