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Why This Round of the Republican Civil War Was Different — Republican leaders finally had enough with conservatives' antics and decided to take back control. It worked, and we got a budget deal. — Another round of the long-running GOP civil war broke out this week, and you could be forgiven for greeting it with a yawn.
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Glenn Beck attacks ‘worthless’ John Boehner — Conservative radio host Glenn Beck went off on Republican leadership after the House passed a budget compromise Thursday, calling House Speaker John Boehner “worthless” and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a “liar.”
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Boehner gives immigration backers hope
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
House GOP Conservatives Help Propel Budget Bill
House GOP Conservatives Help Propel Budget Bill
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Yuval Levin / National Review:
Pressing the Panic Button? — As usual, it's hard to tell just what's going on inside the administration regarding Obamacare, but I don't think we can really take the steps announced by HHS yesterday as anything but a bright, red, flashing warning light about the internal expectations regarding January.
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HHS.gov:
Administration takes steps to ensure Americans signing up through the Marketplace have coverage …
Administration takes steps to ensure Americans signing up through the Marketplace have coverage …
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Obamacare's Never-Ending Fix-a-Thon
Obamacare's Never-Ending Fix-a-Thon
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Karyn Maughan / eNCA:
Search form — A baboon has been spotted on the streets of Bryanston in Johannesburg, appearing hungry and confident... watch the eyewitness video. — EXCLUSIVE: Senior ANC officials walked through the stands in a vain attempt to stop crowds booing President Jacob Zuma at Madiba's memorial.
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Man who faked sign language at Mandela memorial has faced murder, other charges
Man who faked sign language at Mandela memorial has faced murder, other charges
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With Affordable Care Act, Canceled Policies for New York Professionals — Many in New York's professional and cultural elite have long supported President Obama's health care plan. But now, to their surprise, thousands of writers, opera singers, music teachers, photographers, doctors …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Huckabee, Looking to 2016 Race, Speaks of ‘a Real Opportunity for Me’ — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas has not been among the Republicans frequently named as a potential 2016 presidential candidate, but he would like that to change.
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Media Matters Declares Victory: ‘The War On Fox Is Over’ — WASHINGTON — Since its founding in 2004, the progressive watchdog group Media Matters for America has been a thorn in the side of Fox News. Its dozens of staffers monitor the network's leadership, hosts, guests and financial dealings incessantly …
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Feds say they disrupted suicide bomb plot by worker at Wichita airport — A 58-year-old airport worker was charged Friday with allegedly planning a suicide bombing at a passenger terminal at the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in Kansas. — The suspect, Terry Lee Loewen …
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Gov. Christie announces another top Port Authority official has resigned after GWB flap — Bill Baroni, the Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, testifies before a state Assembly panel last month. (Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger)
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Another resignation comes in Christie administration over bridge scandal
Another resignation comes in Christie administration over bridge scandal
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Biggest Losers — The pundit consensus seems to be that Republicans lost in the just-concluded budget deal. Overall spending will be a bit higher than the level mandated by the sequester, the straitjacket imposed back in 2011. Meanwhile, Democrats avoided making any concessions on Social Security or Medicare.
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Shooting reported at Arapahoe High School; Multiple schools on lockdown — CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson told CALL7 Investigator John Ferrugia that there has been a shooting at Arapahoe High School. — Robinson believes there are two victims and that the suspect is inside the school.
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Will C. Holden / KDVR.com:
2 injured in Arapahoe High School shooting, suspected gunman dead
2 injured in Arapahoe High School shooting, suspected gunman dead
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Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
Chinese Naval Vessel Tries to Force U.S. Warship to Stop in International Waters — A Chinese naval vessel tried to force a U.S. guided missile warship to stop in international waters recently, causing a tense military standoff in the latest case of Chinese maritime harassment, according to defense officials.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Strengthen the Presidency — A couple of months ago, I visited the Congressional Budget Office, one of our most trust-inspiring government agencies. On the elevator ride, one of the economists confided that it can be challenging to be in government these days.
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Insisting Jesus Was White Is Bad History and Bad Theology — Fox News television host Megyn Kelly told viewers on her December 11 broadcast that Jesus and Santa are both white men. — “Just because it makes you feel uncomfortable doesn't mean it has to change,” Kelly said. “Jesus was a white man, too.
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Presidential task force recommends sweeping overhaul of surveillance tactics of NSA — A task force's draft proposals would change the spy agency's leadership from military to civilian and limit how it gathers and holds the electronic information of Americans.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Obama Panel Said to Urge N.S.A. Curbs
Obama Panel Said to Urge N.S.A. Curbs
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Report: Less Than 15 Percent of Obamacare ‘Enrollees’ Are Actually Covered — This week's Obamacare headlines have been dominated by HHS' announcement that 365,000 Americans have selected a plan through Obamacare's federal and state exchanges — well short of the administration's projected goal of 800,000 enrollees by December 1st.
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Gun Lobby Uses Newtown Anniversary To Raise Money — Gun Owners of America, one of the most aggressive pro-gun lobbies in America, posted a message to its website on Friday celebrating its victories in the year since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and asking people to give money to its organization.
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Ex-FBI agent who disappeared in Iran was on rogue mission for CIA — An American man who disappeared in Iran more than six years ago had been working for the CIA in what U.S. intelligence officials describe as a rogue operation that led to a major shake-up in the spy agency.
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Psychology of Lululemon: How Fashion Affects Fitness — Does expensive athletic wear actually incline us to work out? “Enclothed cognition” proposes that the clothes you wear directly affect how we think and what we do. — The Simpsons might seem an odd place to find scientific inspiration.
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PolitiFact rewrites its own history in Obamacare ‘Lie Of The Year’ decision — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL OBAMACARE PRESIDENT HEALTH CARE POLITIFACT — In an impressive display of chutzpah, the Tampa Bay Times' fact-checking organization PolitiFact has designated President Obama's promise that …
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Karl Rove: Obamacare rap crosses line — Karl Rove is not happy with a new rap parody of Snoop Dogg's “Drop It like It's Hot” that promotes Obamacare, saying it “crosses the line.” — In the video, which directs viewers to Covered California-led efforts TellAFriendGetCovered.com and promotes #GetCovered …
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