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Gershom Gorenberg / American Prospect:
Bibi's Agreement Anxiety Disorder — To explain Benjamin Netanyahu's frenzied reaction to the Geneva agreement on Iran's nuclear program, let me begin with the stack of brown cardboard boxes under my wife's desk. — Each of the five cartons contains a gas mask and related paraphernalia …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Deal or No Deal — The final details of a nuclear agreement signed over the weekend between Iran and Western nations will not actually go into effect until further negotiations take place at a later date, according to a senior administration official and sources on Capitol Hill.
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Alex Kane / Mondoweiss:
(Updated) Senator Chuck Schumer promises more Iran sanctions, vows to ‘defeat’ Arab world and Palestinians — New York Senator Chuck Schumer was his usual hawkish self on Sunday evening. In an address to the OHEL Children's Home and Family Services gala, Schumer railed against the deal …
Noah Millman / The American Conservative:
The Obama Legacy: Iran vs. Healthcare.gov
The Obama Legacy: Iran vs. Healthcare.gov
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The Times of Israel:
Shifting gears, Israeli team heading to US to try to shape final nuclear pact
Shifting gears, Israeli team heading to US to try to shape final nuclear pact
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Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
In Iran, Obama Achieves 50 Percent of His Goals
In Iran, Obama Achieves 50 Percent of His Goals
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
Right-wing extremists face new moral conundrum — When Healthcare.gov actually starts working, GOP will have to choose between politics or their constituents' health — The confluence of two pieces of news last week will place Republicans at a moral crossroads — either by this weekend …
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Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Top U.S. hospital laying off staff due to Obamacare — The Cleveland Clinic, which is ranked among the top four U.S. hospitals, is making layoffs and cutting its budget more than $100 million as a direct result of the Affordable Care Act, the Daily Caller has learned.
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Franklin Foer / The New Republic:
Obamacare's Threat to Liberalism
Obamacare's Threat to Liberalism
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Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
The dirty secrets behind Boehner's ‘spiking’ Obamacare premiums
The dirty secrets behind Boehner's ‘spiking’ Obamacare premiums
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
USA Today won't publish handout photos from White House — In a memo to staff Sunday, USA Today Deputy Director of Multimedia Andrew P. Scott said the news organization will not use “handout photos originating from the White House Press Office, except in very extraordinary circumstances.”
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Dems worry leaders in denial on Obamacare — Democratic leaders claim the bungled launch of Obamacare is just the latest news sensation — a media-stirred tempest that looks in the heat of the moment like it could upend the midterm election, but ends up fizzling well before voters head to the polls.
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Filibuster's end imperils Sebelius
Filibuster's end imperils Sebelius
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Four Adults Charged With Helping Cover Up The Steubenville Rape Case — CREDIT: AP Photo/Steubenville Herald-Star, Michael D. McElwain — On Monday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that the grand jury investigating the Steubenville rape case has charged four adults in the community …
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Tracy Connor / NBCNews:
Steubenville case: Four more charged, including superintendent, volunteer coach
Steubenville case: Four more charged, including superintendent, volunteer coach
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
No, the Failure of Obamacare Would Not Lead to Single-Payer — More than a few conservatives are of the opinion that should the Affordable Care Act fail to achieve its goals, it would make the adoption of single-payer health insurance in the United States more likely.
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Economics Policies for the 21st Century:
No Grounds for Claim that Obamacare Lowers Healthcare Costs — Public support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has plummeted now that the oft-repeated claim that “If you like your health care plan, you can keep it” is widely understood to be untrue. Despite previous assurances …
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Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Crossroads GPS Spent More On Politics Than It Reported To IRS — You know what they say: a million here, a million there, pretty soon you're talking real dark money. — ProPublica on Monday documented how the Karl Rove-linked dark money group Crossroads GPS spent about $11 million …
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Yahoo:
Welcome aboard, Katie. Anchors aweigh! — Today, I am incredibly excited to announce that Katie Couric is joining Yahoo as our Global Anchor. Starting in early 2014, Katie will lead a growing team of correspondents at Yahoo News who will cover the world's most interesting stories and newsmakers.
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Molly Redden / Mother Jones:
New Warning: Morning-After Pill Doesn't Work for Women Over 176 Pounds — The European manufacturer of a pill identical to Plan B says its product won't work for women who weigh more than 176 pounds. Will American pharma companies warn women of weight limits? — Maybe not as effective as you think.
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Eric W. Dolan / The Raw Story:
Noam Chomsky slaps down 9/11 truther: People spend an hour on the Internet and think they know physics — MIT professor Noam Chomsky doesn't know what happened to “Building 7″ of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. — But he is convinced that so-called “9/11 Truthers” don't have the answer.
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Ryan Cooper / Washington Monthly:
What If There Simply Aren't More Antibiotics to be Discovered? — Antibiotic resistance, like climate change, is one of those issues that has been blinking red on the world's dashboard for decades. Everyone agrees it's potentially disastrous—in fact, has already reached crisis stage in some areas …
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Mark Joseph / USA Today:
No, Oprah, America isn't racist: Column — President Obama isn't loathed for his skin color. — CONNECT — Shortly before receiving the medal of freedom from President Obama, Oprah Winfrey gave an interview to the BBC in which she seemed to chalk up much of the opposition to the president to racism …
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CNN:
President's marks as manager take hit in new CNN/ORC poll — Washington (CNN) - Only four out of 10 Americans believe President Barack Obama can manage the federal government effectively, according to a new national poll. — And a CNN/ORC International survey released Monday morning …
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
Teen Jailed At Rikers For 3 Years Without Conviction Or Trial — Kalief Browder talking to WABC-TV. — A teen who spent three years in a notorious New York jail without ever having been convicted or put on trial is coming forward after filing a lawsuit against New York City.
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Joe Biden / TIME:
Before we stuff ourselves with stuffing and trim the tree this Thanksgiving, TIME asks some public figures—from Michelle Obama to Rick Warren to our astronauts orbiting Earth—to share what they're grateful for. — My dad used to have an expression. He said, “It's a lucky person who gets …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid: Senate will consider stronger sanctions against Iran after break — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday the Senate might pursue stronger sanctions against Iran, after lawmakers criticized a nuclear accord that would ease sanctions. — Reid called the pact negotiated …
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