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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan Fact-Checks Republicans On Obamacare Job ‘Costs’ — At least one Republican is setting the record straight on what the Congressional Budget Office actually said this week about Obamacare and its effect on jobs. — House Budget Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) explained in a Wednesday hearing …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
CBO director: Obamacare will reduce unemployment — As noted here yesterday, Republicans went mad with glee at the new Congressional Budget Office report on deficits and the Affordable Care Act, with multiple GOP officials claiming it showed the law will kill over two million jobs. That was false.
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The Moderate Voice, Ross Douthat, JustOneMinute, Liberaland, New York Magazine, Economix, Mediaite, Daily Kos, The New Republic, The Dish, Paul Krugman and Hullabaloo
Bloomberg:
Will Obamacare Kill Jobs? — You've probably already read that the Congressional Budget Office thinks the U.S. health-care overhaul will reduce employment by the equivalent of about 2 million jobs in 2017. Republicans are saying it will cost 2 million jobs; the White House, meanwhile …
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Republicans Wanted To Free Workers From Bad Jobs Until Obamacare Did It
Republicans Wanted To Free Workers From Bad Jobs Until Obamacare Did It
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Congressional Budget Office sends death blow to ObamaCare
Congressional Budget Office sends death blow to ObamaCare
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Taylor Marsh, The Plum Line, Outside the Beltway, Scared Monkeys, No More Mister Nice Blog, Power Line, The PJ Tatler and Politico
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Government will pocket $8B profit from ObamaCare ‘bailout’ program, CBO says
Government will pocket $8B profit from ObamaCare ‘bailout’ program, CBO says
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly and Mother Jones
Dylan Howard / RADAR:
Hurley's Ex-Lover Caught On Bombshell Audio Recording Revealing Ex-Prez's White House Sex Romps Behind Wife Hillary's Back — As Hillary Clinton prepares to run for President in 2016, RadarOnline.com has uncovered bombshell new information that could torpedo her White House dreams …
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Biden's one reason NOT to run for President — (CNN) - As he considers another run for the White House, Vice President Joe Biden laid out one reason why he wouldn't want to be the nation's next chief executive. — “Everybody wants to know whether or not I'm going to run for president.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Soft Underbelly of Hillary Clinton's 2016 Bid
The Soft Underbelly of Hillary Clinton's 2016 Bid
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Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Christie's ‘High School’ Attack On Wildstein Has One Big Flaw — An article published Tuesday by The Bergen Record called into question the accuracy of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) attack against the character of former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive David Wildstein.
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Wayne Slater / Trail Blazers Blog:
Chris Christie leaves Bridgegate and heads to Texas to help GOP — Rick Perry and Greg Abbott send regrets
Chris Christie leaves Bridgegate and heads to Texas to help GOP — Rick Perry and Greg Abbott send regrets
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Is Chris Christie Being Treated Unfairly?
Is Chris Christie Being Treated Unfairly?
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Steve Strunsky / New Jersey Online:
Port Authority eliminates ‘director’ job created for Wildstein
Port Authority eliminates ‘director’ job created for Wildstein
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Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Dylan Farrow's Brother Moses Defends Woody Allen — Dylan Farrow's Feb. 1 open letter to The New York Times detailing sexual molestation she says she suffered at the hands of her father Woody Allen reignited a controversy that has divided their family bitterly for more than 20 years.
Jake Sherman / Politico:
House GOP stymied on debt limit — It's almost time to reach for the kitchen sink. — All week, House Republican leaders have been stymied in crafting a debt-limit package that could pass with only Republican support. — Now, Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) and other top Republicans …
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Robert Costa / Post Politics:
Boehner urges allies to consider linking military benefits to debt limit
Boehner urges allies to consider linking military benefits to debt limit
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Boston Globe:
Realistic statue of man in his underwear at Wellesley College sparks controversy — Tony Matelli's Sleepwalker, is part of an art exhibit at Wellesley College's Davis Museum. — By Jaclyn Reiss, Boston.com Staff — A realistic-looking statue of a man sleepwalking in his underwear near …
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Sandra Fluke forgoes congressional bid to run for state Senate — President Obama and Sandra Fluke wave at a campaign event at the University of Colorado in Aurora. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press / August 8, 2012) — Democratic attorney and activist Sandra Fluke has decided …
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Email: IRS's Lerner, Treasury Department secretly drafted new rules to restrict nonprofits — The Obama administration's Treasury Department and former IRS official Lois Lerner conspired to draft new 501(c)(4) regulations to restrict the activity of conservative groups in a way that would …
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American Spectator, The PJ Tatler, FreedomWorks blogs and TPNN
Democrat And Chronicle:
Russia won't let Chobani yogurt in Sochi for Olympics — A shipment of New York-made Greek yogurt waiting in a New Jersey airport might just go to waste. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has sent a letter to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach urging …
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Chad Terhune / Los Angeles Times:
Obamacare enrollees hit snags at doctor's offices — Many consumers faced hurdles signing up for Covered California health plans. Now they're having trouble finding in-network doctors. — Maria Berumen uses a device to manage the pain from bone spurs on her spine.
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David Weigel / Slate:
Kansas Senator Wants Indian-American Nominee to Meet His Cool Indian Friends — For reasons I completely understand, the confirmation hearing of surgeon general nominee Vivek Murthy has not gotten a ton of attention. Factor one: The filibuster reform of late last year will let Murthy be confirmed by a simple majority vote.
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Caitlin Dewey / WorldViews:
Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences — Amid continued debate over whether or not Sochi is prepared to host the 2014 Olympics (here are 15 alarming signs that Russia might not be ready) reporters from around the world are starting to check into local hotels — to their apparent grief.
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Rebecca Smith / Wall Street Journal:
April attack that knocked out California power station raises fear that U.S. power grid is vulnerable to terrorism. — A sniper attack in April that knocked out an electrical substation near San Jose, Calif., has raised fears that the country's power grid is vulnerable to terrorism.
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Don't Go It Alone, Obama — The president's new unilateral approach is bad politics — On Tuesday the president trekked to a middle school in suburban Maryland to unveil $750 million worth of corporate grants for wiring schools across the country. In keeping with his general theme …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post's Brad Plumer, Sarah Kliff Joining Ezra Klein's Vox Venture — NEW YORK — The Washington Post's Brad Plumer and Sarah Kliff are joining Ezra Klein's new venture to be launched with Vox Media, according to newsroom sources familiar with the plans.
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Jesse Ventura hiding from drones — Former wrestler and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he has gone “off the grid” in Mexico to avoid drones knowing where he is. — Ventura spoke with CNBC's “Closing Bell” from an “undisclosed location in Mexico” on Tuesday, prompting the hosts to ask him where he was and why he was there.
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Raf Sanchez / Telegraph:
Barack Obama's ‘hard-working American’ is actually a London Overground commuter — New advert by Organising for Action, an Obama campaign group, accidentally features footage from a British train — President Barack Obama's political action group, Organizing for Action …
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