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10:50 PM ET, January 1, 2014

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Michael Moore / New York Times:
The Obamacare We Deserve  —  TODAY marks the beginning of health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act's new insurance exchanges, for which two million Americans have signed up.  Now that the individual mandate is officially here, let me begin with an admission: Obamacare is awful.
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David Nather / Politico:
For Obamacare, it's finally showtime
Discussion: ABC News and CNN
New York Times:
Millions Gaining Health Coverage Under Law
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
With new year, Medicaid takes on a broader health-care role
Discussion: Sic Semper Tyrannis
Fox News:
ObamaCare birth control mandate halted for Catholic group
Discussion: Pirate's Cove, Pat Dollard and CNN
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USA Today:
Last Slide  —  The new year got a little happier for pot smokers in Colorado on Wednesday as the nation's first retail outlets for recreational marijuana opened their doors.  —  “Marijuana does not have to be a burden to our communities,” said Betty Aldworth, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association.
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Mayor Bill De Blasio Chooses His Path With Uncompromising Inauguration  —  A mayor unafraid to make enemies, and eager to keep his friends.  —  Former President Bill Clinton, left, administers the oath of office to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, on the steps of City Hall.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Taking Office, de Blasio Vows to Fix Inequity  —  Bill de Blasio, whose fiery populism propelled his rise from obscure neighborhood official to the 109th mayor of New York, was sworn into office on Wednesday, pledging that his ambition for a more humane and equal metropolis would remain undimmed.
Discussion: Washington Post
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
De Blasio & the Clintons: The ties that bind?
Discussion: Politico
Nicky Phillips / Sydney Morning Herald:
Helicopter rescue delayed as second ship trapped in ice  —  On board the Aurora Australis  —  Plans to rescue 52 passengers trapped on the stricken Russian research ship Akademik Shokalskiy have been thrown into disarray after the Chinese ice-breaker Xue Long itself became stuck in pack ice, west of the Mertz Glacier.
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Andrew C. Revkin / Dot Earth:
Rescue Efforts for Trapped Antarctic Voyage Disrupt Serious Science
Discussion: Guardian, Pirate's Cove, Althouse and CNN
ThinkProgress:
Chief Justice Warns Sequestration Cuts Already Threatening Public Safety  —  Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, in his annual Year-End Report on the State of the Federal Judiciary, blasted the 2011 Budget Control Act's automatic “sequestration” federal spending cuts and warned …
Discussion: The Raw Story and Liberaland
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Roberts calls for more money for courts
Discussion: Mediaite and Liberal Values
Paul Krugman:
The State of the Euro, In One Graph  —  Happy New Year!  I'm trying to organize my thoughts and data on matters European, and I think I've come up with a useful way to summarize what has been happening in the euro area.  In the figure below I compare the ratio of government debt to GDP …
CNN:
Murder most fowl?  Giant rubber duck bursts in Taiwan  —  Happier times  —  (CNN) — A giant yellow duck on display at Taiwan's Keelung Port is finding little to be happy about this New Year's Day.  —  The famed 18-meter inflatable art installation, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman …
Steve Contorno / PolitiFact:
The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2013  —  As 2013 comes to close, it's time again to share our most popular fact-checks from the past 12 months.  Topics ranged from government surveillance to the national debt to the Obamas' family vacation.  —  The following are the 10 fact-checks …
Norman Lebrecht / ArtsJournal:
Outrage at JFK as Customs men smash a musician's instruments  —  Boujemaa Razgui, a flute virtuoso who lives in New York and works with many US ensembles, was returning to base over the holiday when Customs officials at Kennedy Airport asked to see his instruments.
Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Alabama Republican is Senate's top talker of 2013  —  Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) holds the record for logging the most speaking time on the Senate floor in 2013.  (Alex Wong / Getty Images / November 19, 2013)  —  WASHINGTON — Even in the year of the filibuster, it turns out that slow and steady wins the race.
Discussion: Mediaite and Politico
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Sandra Chereb / Las Vegas Sun News:
Harry Reid: Senate will vote next week on jobless benefits
Discussion: Politico and The Huffington Post
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
No, 2.1 million haven't enrolled in Obamacare plans  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL OBAMACARE HEALTH CARE KATHLEEN SEBELIUS CMS HHS  —  With President Obama's health care law scheduled to begin in earnest when the new year kicks off, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius claimed …
Lisa Respers France / CNN:
James Avery, star of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ dies at 68  —  (CNN) — Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” has died, his publicist said Wednesday.  He was 68.  —  The cause of death was complications from open-heart surgery, said his manager, Toni Benson.
Discussion: Liberaland and Inside TV
 
 
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Florida Law on Drug Tests for Welfare Is Struck Down
Dan Vergano / National Geographic:
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Afghans' Plan to Release Prisoners Angers U.S.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Chris Cox / The Daily Caller:
Bloomberg leaves office today, protected by firearms
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
William Wan / Washington Post:
In China, one in five children live in rural villages without their parents
Graham Allison / The National Interest:
2014: Good Year for a Great War?
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 Earlier Items: 
ABC News:
Palestinian Ambassador in Prague Killed in Blast
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Edward Snowden, the insufferable whistleblower
Discussion: Business Insider, Guardian and Mediaite
KARE-TV:
13 hospitalized after building explosion in Mpls.
Discussion: NBCNews and The Raw Story
New York Times:
Kerry to Press for ‘Framework’ Accord to Keep Mideast Peace Effort Moving
Discussion: Israpundit and BBC
Chelsea J. Carter / CNN:
Former first lady Barbara Bush hospitalized
Discussion: BizPac Review
 

 
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The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

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