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Lindsay Perna / CNN:
Biden says presidential decision will come next summer — Vice President Joe Biden joked this week that being able to drive his Corvette - is one good reason not to run. But, when asked to give another good reason not to run, Biden responded simply. — “I can't.”
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Wall Street Journal:
The right kills immigration reform and the left freer trade. — The U.S. economy has averaged about 2.5% growth for four and a half years in what is supposedly a recovery, median household income is below where it was when the recession ended in June 2009, and job growth is mediocre.
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Talking Points Memo and The Moderate Voice
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Behind Retreat on Immigration, a Complicated Political Interplay
Behind Retreat on Immigration, a Complicated Political Interplay
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The Week, The Plum Line, Real Clear Politics, Politico and The Reaction
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Health, Work, Lies — On Wednesday, Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, said the obvious: losing your job and choosing to work less aren't the same thing. If you lose your job, you suffer immense personal and financial hardship.
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The Fact Checker, Daily Kos, WRAL-TV, National Review, Washington Monthly, White House.gov Blog and AEIdeas
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
A Brutal Translation of the ‘Disincentive to Work’ — If Obamacare isn't the biggest drag on the workforce (and it isn't), what is? — The biggest “disincentive for people to work” is not Obamacare. It's the lack of jobs in a fast-changing, post-industrial economy that's leaving millions of Americans behind.
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The Federalist, Ross Douthat and Fox News
CNN:
Republicans slam President over jobs report — Washington (CNN) - Republican leaders were quick to criticize President Barack Obama over the January jobs report. — “The American people continue to ask ‘where are the jobs?’ and the president clearly has no answers.
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Politico
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Liza Mundy / Washington Post:
Book World: ‘HRC,’ inside Clinton's State Dept. and the political machine — Ah, public service, among the noblest of callings, pursued by selfless individuals who have laid aside greed, ego or other personal gain, devoting themselves to democracy and the common good — and when necessary …
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NewsBusters and The Dish
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Yahoo! News:
Hillary's question: not if, but how — Let's be clear …
Hillary's question: not if, but how — Let's be clear …
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Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog and Taylor Marsh
Seth Masket / Washington Monthly:
Are People Already Tired of Hillary?
Are People Already Tired of Hillary?
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Booman Tribune, American Prospect and The Dish
Rachael Bade / Politico:
The most painful speech ever — Washingtonians sit through terrible speeches all the time: dry rules hearings, partisan floor lectures and, let's face it, even the State of the Union some years. — So it was a bad day for Rep. Donna Edwards Thursday, when Washingtonians gathered at coffee pots …
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US News, Althouse, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — February 6, 2014 - Despite Christie Woes, Clinton Struggles In Colorado, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Udall Locked In Tight Race For Reelection — The George Washington Bridge traffic scandal stalls New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie's 2016 presidential bid in Colorado …
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Weekly Standard, Hot Air and OnPolitics
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Obama bundler nominated as ambassador to Argentina has never been to the country — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL BARACK OBAMA MARCO RUBIO 2012 ELECTIONS ARGENTINA — Presidents often award diplomatic posts to campaign donors and fundraisers, but Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., suspects that Obama's choice …
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Ike Brannon / Weekly Standard:
I've Been Trying Since November—But I Still Can't Sign Up for Obamacare — Despite my earnest intentions, my family and I are still not covered on the Washington, D.C. Obamacare exchange. I am beginning to despair that I will ever obtain insurance from the exchange.
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National Republican …
David Weigel / Slate:
CBOghazi: Journalists Have No Idea “What Will Matter” in an Election — The Internet is picking on WaPo columnist Chris Cillizza, founder and editor of the Fix and many-times-a-day pronouncer of what “will matter” in politics. His offense: defending a post he wrote about the political damage …
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Paul Krugman, Pressthink and Liberaland
ThinkProgress:
AOL Chairman Slashes 401K Benefits, Blames Two Women Who Gave Birth To Sick Babies — AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong blamed the babies of two employees for increasing the company's benefit costs on Thursday, explaining in a conference call that AOL had to pay millions out in medical bills and alter its entire benefits package.
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Jia Lynn Yang / Wonkblog:
AOL chief cuts 401(k) benefits, blames Obamacare and two “distressed babies”
AOL chief cuts 401(k) benefits, blames Obamacare and two “distressed babies”
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National Review, Daily Kos, Capital New York, The Wire, Balloon Juice, Gawker, ThinkProgress, The Raw Story and CNBC, more at Mediagazer »
Russell Berman / The Hill:
McMorris Rodgers faces ethics review — Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) is under review by the Ethics Committee stemming from her victory in an internal party leadership race to become chairman of the House Republican conference. — The Ethics Committee, in its first public statement on the matter …
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PoliticusUSA, The Week and Mediaite
Tom Murphy / Associated Press:
ADMINISTRATION SAID TO PONDER INSURANCE EXTENSION — You are here — Home » United States government » Administration said to ponder insurance extension — The Obama administration is considering an extension of the president's decision to let people keep …
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americanthinker.com, Right Wing News, Mediaite, Hot Air, Forbes and Rush Limbaugh
Sam Youngman / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Alison Lundergan Grimes holds a slim 4-point advantage over Mitch McConnell in Kentucky — Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes holds a slim 4-point advantage over U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a new Herald-Leader/WKYT Bluegrass Poll, with many voters saying they disapprove …
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PoliticusUSA and Talking Points Memo
Brian Beutler / Salon:
Exclusive: Despite escalating government intimidation, Greenwald will “force the issue” and visit U.S. — Months after the first insinuations that he risks arrest if he visits the US, Greenwald is more concerned than ever — When big-name public figures and Edward Snowden critics …
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Firedoglake, Mediaite and Liberaland