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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN Poll: Health care law support drops to all-time low — Washington (CNN) - Support for the country's new health care law has dropped to a record low, according to a new national poll. — And a CNN/ORC International survey released Monday also indicates that most Americans predict …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Health Law Seen as Obama's Biggest Achievement, Failure — Findings highlight controversial nature of “Obamacare” — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans see the 2010 Affordable Care Act as President Barack Obama's greatest achievement to date as well as his biggest failure, underscoring …
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
W.H.: Obama enrolled in ACA — President Barack Obama has signed up for health insurance through an Affordable Care Act exchange, the White House said Monday. — In what an official acknowledged is a “symbolic” move since the president gets his medical care from the military …
ThinkProgress:
The ‘Duck Dynasty’ Double Down: ‘Sexual Immorality Is Number One On The List’ Of Sins — A sign defending Robertson posted in Highland, Illinois. — CREDIT: KTVI. — Phil Robertson has spoken out publicly for the first time since GQ published comments he made condemning homosexuality …
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson breaks his silence: Reality show star says he's ‘a lover not a hater’ but REFUSES to back down from anti-gay comments — Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson is sticking by controversial comments he made about homosexuality to GQ magazine
Washington Post:
Obama administration quietly extends health-care enrollment deadline by a day — At midnight Monday, the official deadline arrives for Americans to sign up through the new federal health insurance exchange for health plans that begin Jan. 1. But, without any public announcement …
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Susan Rice on contending with crisis — President Obama's national security advisor answers questions about the NSA leaks, Iran, Syria and the attack in Benghazi — The following script is from “Susan Rice” which aired on Dec. 22, 2013. Lesley Stahl is the correspondent. Rich Bonin, producer.
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Andrea Drusch / Politico:
Susan Rice defends Benghazi interviews
Susan Rice defends Benghazi interviews
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Amanda Lee Myers / Associated Press:
AP: NARROW RULING REJECTS OHIO GAY MARRIAGE BAN — You are here — Home » Ohio » AP: Narrow ruling rejects Ohio gay marriage ban — CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge ordered Ohio authorities Monday to recognize gay marriages on death certificates, saying that the state's ban …
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BBC:
Creator of Kalashnikov rifle dies — Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov was born on 10 November 1919 in western Siberia, one of 18 children. — In 1938, he was called up by the Red Army and his design skills were used to improve the effectiveness of weapons and equipment used by Soviet tank regiments.
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C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
Mikhail Kalashnikov, Creator of AK-47, Dies at 94
Mikhail Kalashnikov, Creator of AK-47, Dies at 94
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Marginal Revolution
Abigail Pesta / NBCNews:
Kicked out of high school for ‘public lewdness’ after reporting rape — TOMBALL, Texas—When Rachel Bradshaw-Bean claimed she had been raped in the band room of her high school in Texas, school officials sprang into action—and kicked her out of school. — “I felt like a criminal,” …
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Roseanne Barr / Little Green Footballs:
“Susan rice is a man with big swinging ape balls.” — Gus … Susan Rice, National Security Advisor — Roseanne Barr, Washed Up Comedian — Screen Shot — Update - Roseanne keeps digging:
Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Muslim staff at Marks & Spencer can refuse to sell alcohol and pork — Marks & Spencer says its Muslim staff do not have to sell pork or alcohol to customers — Muslim staff working for Marks & Spencer have been given permission to refuse to serve customers buying alcohol or pork products
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Luke Salkeld / Daily Mail:
M&S faces boycott as it lets Muslim staff refuse to sell alcohol or pork
M&S faces boycott as it lets Muslim staff refuse to sell alcohol or pork
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David Carr / New York Times:
When ‘60 Minutes’ Checks Its Journalistic Skepticism at the Door — Last week, a study commissioned by the president concluded that the National Security Agency had reached too far into the private lives of Americans. The study, which came after a series of journalistic revelations exposing …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Bits and Barbarism — This is a tale of three money pits. It's also a tale of monetary regress — of the strange determination of many people to turn the clock back on centuries of progress. — The first money pit is an actual pit — the Porgera open-pit gold mine in Papua New Guinea, one of the world's top producers.
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John Fund / National Review:
Hiding the Hacking at HealthCare.gov — Christmas shoppers were stunned to learn last Thursday that computer hackers had made off with the names and other personal info of some 40 million Target customers. Some of the pilfered information is reportedly being sold on the black market …
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The Daily Caller
Robert E. Grady / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Misguided Obsession With Inequality — He uses statistics that ignore taxes and transfer payments. Faster growth is what the poor really need. — In his widely noted speech, President Obama said that “a dangerous and growing inequality and lack of upward mobility” is “the defining challenge of our time.”
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Valerie Jarrett: Obama to buy health insurance by end of the day — President Barack Obama plans to sign up for health insurance through an Affordable Care Act exchange before the end of the day Monday, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said. — Jarrett made the announcement in an interview …
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