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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senate Leaders Avert Debt Ceiling Crisis — WASHINGTON — It was a moment of real drama in a chamber known for its somnambulism. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, counted votes on his hand, at one point holding up three fingers as he searched for the remaining votes.
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Someone's Been Sending GOP Lawmakers A Bizarre Threat Over The Debt Ceiling — House Republicans have been getting a weird email in recent weeks: a threat over the debt ceiling vote that's been sent to the lawmakers' closely guarded personal email addresses. “It's got to be another member.
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Michele Richinick / msnbc.com:
Ted Cruz threatens filibuster on debt-limit bill
Ted Cruz threatens filibuster on debt-limit bill
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Eric Posner / The New Republic:
Now That Boehner Has Backed Down, Let's Fix The Debt Ceiling For Good
Now That Boehner Has Backed Down, Let's Fix The Debt Ceiling For Good
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Capitol View, No More Mister Nice Blog, American Spectator, Washington Monthly and The Week
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
An Act of Surrender May Strengthen Boehner's Control
An Act of Surrender May Strengthen Boehner's Control
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Washington Post
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ted Cruz: 60 votes or else on debt ceiling
Ted Cruz: 60 votes or else on debt ceiling
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NationalJournal.com, Political Insider blog, Rush Limbaugh, Daily Kos, Hot Air, News Desk and Firedoglake
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Why the Speaker capitulated to Obama
Why the Speaker capitulated to Obama
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Politico, JustOneMinute, Booman Tribune and Fox News
David Faber / CNBC:
Comcast set to buy Time Warner Cable in all-stock deal — Comcast has reached an agreement to acquire Time Warner Cable in all-stock transaction worth roughly $159 a share, according to people close to the deal. — The new company, created by the $44 billion purchase …
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David Gelles / DealBook:
Comcast Set to Acquire Time Warner Cable for $45 Billion — Comcast will announce a deal to acquire Time Warner Cable in an all-stock deal worth more than $45 billion that will unite the biggest and second largest cable television operators in the country, according to people briefed on the matter.
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Bloomberg:
Comcast Said to Agree to $44 Billion Time Warner Cable Deal — Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) for about $44 billion, combining the largest two U.S. cable companies in an all-stock deal, according to four people familiar with matter.
CNN:
Former New Orleans mayor guilty of bribery, money laundering, fraud — (CNN) — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, whose desperate pleas for help during Hurricane Katrina drew national attention, walked silently out of a courthouse Wednesday after a jury convicted him of federal corruption charges.
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Jenna Levy / Gallup:
U.S. Uninsured Rate Drops so Far in First Quarter of 2014 — Rate among 26- to 34-year-olds continues to fall — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of uninsured Americans fell to 16.0% so far in the first quarter of 2014 from 17.1% in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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Andrew Wolfson / Courier-Journal:
Kentucky ban on gay marriages from other states struck down by federal judge — In a ruling that could open the door to gay marriage in Kentucky, a federal judge on Wednesday struck down Kentucky's ban on recognizing valid same-sex marriages performed in other states, saying it violates …
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Bevin Links KY Judge Behind Same-Sex Marriage Ruling To McConnell
Bevin Links KY Judge Behind Same-Sex Marriage Ruling To McConnell
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Washington Post and Associated Press
Erick Erickson / RedState:
‘Impeach the President’ — You guys in the press who are reading this right now can be such shameless whores. I generally try to hold to the standard these days that if I wouldn't be outraged by George Chimpy McBushitler Halliburton and Darth Cheney doing something, I shouldn't be outraged by President Obama.
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Secularist Menace — Maybe I just travel in different circles from my old buddy Damon Linker. But as a Man of the Left who is also a Christian, I just don't see the “broader, troubling trans-Atlantic trend of secular liberalism steamrolling competing, non-liberal visions of the good” that he laments at The Week.
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Booman Tribune and The New Republic
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Wendy Davis backs 20-week abortion ban that defers to women — Wendy Davis said Tuesday that she would have supported a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, if the law adequately deferred to a woman and her doctor. — Davis, a Fort Worth senator and the likely Democratic nominee for governor …
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
One sunny Friday morning in late January, Wendy Davis took …
One sunny Friday morning in late January, Wendy Davis took …
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National Review and alicublog
Abby Livingston / Roll Call:
Gary Miller to Retire From Congress (Updated) (Video) — California Rep. Gary G. Miller announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election. — “It has been a great honor to spend so many years in public service, striving to make a difference for Southern California families,” Miller said in a statement.
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Gay Republican Candidate's Ad Poses Test for Party — Carl DeMaio is one of three openly gay Republicans running for Congress this year, and he would be at least the third to serve in the House if he wins. But Mr. DeMaio on Thursday will take a step that none of them has …
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Liberaland and Post Politics
Emma Bazilian / Adweek:
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue's Newest Model: Barbie Mattel unveils new ‘Unapologetic’ campaign in advertorial By Emma Bazilian — This year, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue turns 50, which means that plenty of SI Swim Legends will be popping up to pay tribute to this all-American institution.
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HHS.gov:
Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace increases by 53 percent in January — 27 percent of January enrollees are young adults - up 3 percentage points — Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace continued to rise in January, with a 53 percent increase in overall enrollment …
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New York Times:
Sid Caesar, Comedian of Comedians From TV's Early Days, Dies at 91 — Sid Caesar, a comedic force of nature who became one of television's first stars in the early 1950s and influenced generations of comedians and comedy writers, died on Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 91.
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