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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Obama drives ahead with domestic agenda - and vacation - amid Ukraine crisis — Miami (CNN) - The standoff between President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin isn't preventing the U.S. leader from pressing forward with the ambitious domestic agenda he laid out in January's State of the Union address.
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The Daily Caller and Politico
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Mike Huckabee / CNN:
Perry: ‘Time for a little rebellion’ — National Harbor, Maryland (CNN) - Day two of the Conservative Political Action Conference - better known by its initials, CPAC - is underway at a major convention center at National Harbor, just south of the nation's capital.
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Politico
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Ukraine Throws Wrench Into Obama Vacation Plan
Ukraine Throws Wrench Into Obama Vacation Plan
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Politico
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
President Obama, Vladimir Putin speak on Ukraine crisis
President Obama, Vladimir Putin speak on Ukraine crisis
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Red Alert Politics and The Reaction
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
New health insurance marketplaces signing up few uninsured Americans, two surveys find — The new health insurance marketplaces appear to be making little headway in signing up Americans who lack insurance, the Affordable Care Act's central goal, according to a pair of new surveys.
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Fox News, Power Line, Hot Air, Hit & Run and Marginal REVOLUTION
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New York Times:
Keeping Your Insurance Policy — The Obama administration announced a new policy on Wednesday that will allow many people to renew their existing insurance policies for two more years even though the policies don't provide the comprehensive coverage and consumer protections required by the Affordable Care Act.
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JustOneMinute
Sam Baker / NationalJournal.com:
HHS Doesn't Know How Many Uninsured Are Signing Up for Obamacare
HHS Doesn't Know How Many Uninsured Are Signing Up for Obamacare
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Fox News, Hot Air and The Heritage Foundation
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Number of Americans Saying ACA Has Hurt Them Inches Up
Number of Americans Saying ACA Has Hurt Them Inches Up
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Bloomberg View and Hit & Run
UTSanDiego.com:
Issa apologizes, skirts censure — Vista rep says he has personally apologized for cutting off Rep. Elijah Cummings during hearing — A chastened Rep. Darrell Issa says he has apologized to a fellow senior lawmaker for abruptly cutting off his microphone during a hearing Wednesday …
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Talking Points Memo, USA Today, BizPac Review, PoliticusUSA, Post Politics, Mediaite and Hinterland Gazette
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Mary Grace Lucas / CNN:
Issa tries to ‘clear the air’ with Rep. Cummings
Issa tries to ‘clear the air’ with Rep. Cummings
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The Hill, Politico, Daily Kos and The Mahablog
Wesley Lowery / The Fix:
Black caucus wants Issa stripped of committee chairmanship
Black caucus wants Issa stripped of committee chairmanship
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Liberaland, Mediaite, Twitchy, Rush Limbaugh, The Gateway Pundit, ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The wages of weakness — Vladimir Putin is a lucky man. And he's got three more years of luck to come. — He takes Crimea, and President Obama says it's not in Russia's interest, not even strategically clever. Indeed, it's a sign of weakness. — Really? Crimea belonged to Moscow for 200 years.
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Post Politics and The Monkey Cage
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Yahoo! News:
Putin rebuffs Obama as Ukraine crisis escalates — MOSCOW/SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin rebuffed a warning from U.S. President Barack Obama over Moscow's military intervention in Crimea, saying on Friday that Russia could not ignore calls for help from Russian speakers in Ukraine.
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TheBlaze.com and The Gateway Pundit
Walter Russell Mead:
Russia Blows Past Obama's “Off Ramp”
Russia Blows Past Obama's “Off Ramp”
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Wall Street Journal and Forbes
Pew Research Center's Social & …:
Millennials in Adulthood — Detached from Institutions, Networked with Friends — Overview — The Millennial generation is forging a distinctive path into adulthood. Now ranging in age from 18 to 331, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media …
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Firedoglake, Wonkblog, Poynter, Politico, Wall Street Journal and Taegan Goddard's …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Hammock Fallacy — Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue. So when you see something like the current scramble by Republicans to declare their deep concern for America's poor, it's a good sign, indicating a positive change in social norms. Goodbye, sneering at the 47 percent; hello, fake compassion.
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Guardian, The Plum Line, Daily Kos and The Huffington Post
Juan Williams / Fox News:
Rutgers rage against Rice — why do liberals have so much hate for black conservatives? — Have you heard the news? — Condoleezza Rice lacks “moral authority.” She fails to meet the standards of “exemplary citizenship” and she does not have what it takes to “inspire” graduating college seniors.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats filibuster an Obama nominee. — Yesterday marked a first for President Obama, as one of his nominees was deprived of Senate confirmation by a Democratic filibuster. The 47-52 procedural vote that blocked the nomination of Debo Adegbile as assistant attorney general for civil rights …
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GOP.com and National Review
MJ Lee / Politico:
Jobs report better than expected — A better-than-expected jobs report released on Friday eased some concerns that the economic recovery is stalling, and helped spur optimism that labor conditions could pick back up once the weather improves. — The Labor Department reported …
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Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire
Haimy Assefa / CNN:
Massachusetts Legislature passes ‘upskirting’ ban — (CNN) — Massachusetts lawmakers Thursday passed a bill banning “upskirting” in response to a ruling by the state's highest court that said a law aimed at criminalizing voyeurism did not apply to the snapping of secret photos up a woman's skirt.
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ThinkProgress, Hot Air and The Week
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Missing: GOP Contender in N.H. Senate Race — Before New Hampshire voters begin relishing their role as early vetters of 2016 presidential candidates, they may be hosting a marquee Senate race in 2014. But for now, that political show is missing a leading man.
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OnPolitics
Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: MAN SAID TO CREATE BITCOIN DENIES IT — You are here — Home » Business » AP Exclusive: Man said to create bitcoin denies it — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto said Thursday that he is not the creator of bitcoin, adding further mystery …
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Politico, Gawker, Hit & Run, Poynter, New York Times and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
New Post-ABC News poll: Keystone XL project overwhelmingly favored by Americans — Americans support the idea of constructing the Keystone XL oil pipeline between Canada and the United States by a nearly 3 to 1 margin, with 65 percent saying it should be approved and 22 percent opposed, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Politico and Watchdog.org
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Thinks Jimmy Carter Is Dead — The real estate mogul referenced the “late, great” Jimmy Carter at CPAC Thursday. — Carter's grandson, who shares his name, mocked Trump for the remark. — Via Twitter: @JECarter4 — View Video ›
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Red Alert Politics, Mediaite, Scared Monkeys, OnPolitics and ABC News
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Donald Trump Thinks Jimmy Carter Is Dead
Donald Trump Thinks Jimmy Carter Is Dead
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The New Civil Rights Movement