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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 …
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Obamacare Will Survive Despite Its Hellish Opening Act — Obamacare lives. After nearly three months of Murphy's Law in action, after everything that could go wrong did, it's still got a pulse. — Monday, Dec. 23, two and a half months after HealthCare.gov crashed and burned during its launch …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
ObamaCare approval drops to record low
ObamaCare approval drops to record low
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Lisa Desjardins / CNN:
Pelosi: Obamacare fallout will be reversed, won't hurt Democrats
Pelosi: Obamacare fallout will be reversed, won't hurt Democrats
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CBS DC
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 …
Salt Lake Tribune:
Judge denies Utah AG's request to halt same-sex marriages — Court » Utah AG's Office files third request for a stay. — | The Salt Lake Tribune — A federal judge in Utah — who last week issued a controversial ruling allowing same-sex marriages — on Monday denied the state's request for a stay.
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Towleroad News #gay, The Raw Story and Daily Kos
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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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The Daily Caller and Marginal Revolution
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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Towleroad News #gay, ThinkProgress and Advocate
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Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
Into Year 6, Obama admits he's clueless — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — What a depressing presidency Barack Obama has wrought. — Waltzing into office five years ago with the media's shameless aid on a high-school-style campaign pledge of “Hope and Change,” the former community organizer …
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Valerie Jarrett: Obama to buy health insurance by end of the day
Valerie Jarrett: Obama to buy health insurance by end of the day
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CNN and Weasel Zippers
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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ThinkProgress, The Raw Story, Gawker and Shakesville
Bloomberg:
Secret Handshakes Greet Frat Brothers on Wall Street — Conor Hails, head of the University of Pennsylvania's Sigma Chi chapter, was in a Philadelphia hotel ballroom last month for a Barclays Plc (BARC) recruiting reception. A friend pointed out a banker from their fraternity.
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ThinkProgress
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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ABC News, Little Green Footballs, Taylor Marsh, Holy Bullies …, NewsBusters, The Dish, LifeNews.com, Mashable, Good As You, BizPac Review and Right Wing News
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.
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:
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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UPI:
U.S. belief in God down, belief in theory of evolution up … Three-quarters of U.S. adults say they believe in God, down from 82 percent in 2005, 2007 and 2009, a Harris Poll indicates. — The Harris Poll found 57 percent of U.S. adult say they believe in the virgin birth of Jesus …
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Liberal Values and Hit & Run
Jamie Weinstein / The Daily Caller:
Krauthammer: 'I don't believe in God, but I fear him greatly' [VIDEO] — In the final segment of The Daily Caller's extensive interview with Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist opens up about his faith — or lack thereof. — “There was once a philosopher who said …
Red Mass Group:
Former GOP Senate Candidate Gomez Equates Conservative GOP Activists with Klan Members … Yesterday morning this blogger was taking a nap, as it seems I'm coming down with a cold. Awaking from that nap at 12:30 I looked at my tablet I had an email from Chris Pinto, a Worcester based …
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The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo and Twitchy