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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Vista Workers Told Their U.S. Health Plan Fails Test — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has told Vista volunteers and other AmeriCorps workers that their government-provided health coverage does not measure up to the standards of the new health care law, and that they may be subject …
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Tracy Jan / The Boston Globe:
Mass., Vt. halt payments to firm behind health sites — WASHINGTON — Even as President Obama's health insurance website limps to recovery, at least two states that used the same contractor and are still plagued with malfunctions — Massachusetts and Vermont — are taking preliminary steps to recoup taxpayer dollars.
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americanthinker.com, The Daily Caller and Talking Points Memo
David Nather / Politico:
Ads hit vulnerable Dems on Obamacare
Ads hit vulnerable Dems on Obamacare
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Talking Points Memo, The Plum Line, CNN and The Reaction
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
With Health Law Cemented, G.O.P. Debates Next Move
With Health Law Cemented, G.O.P. Debates Next Move
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The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Politico, USA Today and Fox News
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Be prepared: Wall Street advisor recommends guns, ammo for protection in collapse — WASHINGTON SECRETS GUN CONTROL OBAMACARE NSA SURVEILLANCE WALL STREET SOCIALISM — A top financial advisor, worried that Obamacare, the NSA spying scandal and spiraling national debt is increasing the chances …
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Jordan Weissmann / The Atlantic Online:
Why Gold Would Be Useless in an Economic Apocalypse — Since November, financial advisor David Marotta has been publishing a series of blog posts on how to manage your money in the event of a financial apocalypse—as in a world of hyperinflation, governmental collapse, and anarachic mobs.
Alex Greig / Daily Mail:
Anthony Weiner uses social media to hint at a comeback — The politician said he would keep supporters informed about his plans for the new year but that he ‘hoped to keep the band together’ — Former New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has used social media to hint at a comeback.
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Anthony Weiner / Facebook:
What's Next? First, Let Me Say Thanks — There is a fundamental optimism that is wired into the DNA of America and its true capital - New York City. We are a place that people come to improve their condition. And once here we are unified by a common aspiration - to leave our kids a place better than the one we found.
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Talking Points Memo and BuzzFeed
Marco Garcia / Associated Press:
President Obama's Hawaii Vacation: Day 6 — How President Barack Obama spent the sixth day of his holiday vacation in Hawaii on Thursday: — GYM: The president woke up early for a morning workout at a gym at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. After about an hour, Obama returned to his vacation home.
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Weasel Zippers
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Fear Economy — More than a million unemployed Americans are about to get the cruelest of Christmas “gifts.” They're about to have their unemployment benefits cut off. You see, Republicans in Congress insist that if you haven't found a job after months of searching, it must be because you aren't trying hard enough.
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BillMoyers.com, Balloon Juice and Washington Post
Mockarena / Chicks on the Right:
Yeah. This'll Help Your Cause, You Psychos. — So guess what happened in Cologne, Germany during Christmas mass? Liberal feminist wackjobs, that's what. Behold: — I made the mistake of visiting the website run by the lunatics involved in this protest. It's called FEMEN, and it's seriously sick and twisted.
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NewsBusters and iOwnTheWorld.com
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Homeless Couple Gets A Home On Christmas Eve, Thanks To Innovative ‘Occupy’ Group — For many couples, the thought of living together in a 96-square-foot house sounds awful. But for Chris Derrick and Betty Ybarra, it's a Christmas miracle. — That's because Derrick and Ybarra have spent …
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The Raw Story
Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Five Tea Party Challengers: The Ted Cruz Wannabes — By Patricia MurphyDecember 27th 20135:45 AM — Come 2014, these five ambitious senate hopefuls might storm their way onto Capitol Hill and change the Republican Party, with Ted Cruz as their hero. — If Ted Cruz seems like a one-of-a-kind, give it time.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Utah Ruling Means No Respite for the Supreme Court on Same-Sex Marriage — WASHINGTON — In June, when the Supreme Court stopped short of deciding whether the Constitution guaranteed a right to same-sex marriage, many thought the court had bought itself several years before it had to confront the question again.
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Gregory Wallace / CNNMoney.com:
Many Americans feel economy isn't improving — Despite a recent string of positive economic news, Americans say they aren't feeling the improvements. — A new CNN/ORC poll released Friday showed people were pessimistic that the economy was improving. Nearly 70% said the economy is generally …