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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 …
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
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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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The Dish, Holy Bullies …, Good As You and The Gateway Pundit
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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CBS News and TheBlaze.com
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Obamacare fight erupts in deep-blue Maryland — Maryland gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler is incensed over the botched rollout of Affordable Care Act. He's aghast at chronic problems with Maryland's online enrollment platform and stunned that a state with “literally the smartest people in the country” …
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americanthinker.com, The Fix and Taylor Marsh
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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The Mahablog, Ricochet Conversations Feed, No More Mister Nice Blog, americanthinker.com and BBC
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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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Spectator, The Gateway Pundit, Jihad Watch and Weasel Zippers
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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Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly and Firedoglake, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Raw Story and Shakesville
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 …
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National Review
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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americanthinker.com and Betsy's Page
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 …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Appeals Court Denies Utah Officials' Request For Emergency Halt To Same-Sex Couples' Marriages — Although the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the emergency request, the trial court in the Utah marriage case is due to hear arguments Monday on the state's request to stop marriages during the appeal of the case.
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The Volokh Conspiracy, Box Turtle Bulletin and Advocate
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