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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama's New Approach Takes a Humorous Turn — WASHINGTON — In “Between Two Ferns,” an off-color online parody of celebrity interview shows, the comedian Zach Galifianakis has spanked Justin Bieber with his belt, discussed Charlize Theron's thighs and asked Natalie Portman for her phone number.
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James Poniewozik / TIME:
REVIEW: The First Cringe-Humor President — President Obama goes beyond the late-night interview to prove, with Zach Galifianakis, that insult comedy isn't just for Congress anymore. — This is what gridlock gets you. Unable to get major legislation through a divided Congress …
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Matthew Hoye / CNN:
No joke: Obama interviewed by Zach Galifianakis
No joke: Obama interviewed by Zach Galifianakis
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Politico and National Review
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The Jolly-Sink showdown: What to watch — After almost $9 million in outside spending, a storm of attacks and counterattacks and endless speculation about its implications for the midterms, voters will cast their ballots in the Florida special congressional election on Tuesday.
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Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
PPP poll: Alex Sink 48%, David Jolly45%, Lucas Overby 6%
PPP poll: Alex Sink 48%, David Jolly45%, Lucas Overby 6%
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Business Insider and Power Line
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Drama-filled Florida race is 2014 bellwether
Drama-filled Florida race is 2014 bellwether
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Real Clear Politics, Hot Air and The Political Carnival
Ben Jacobs / The Daily Beast:
Florida's Midterm Warm Up
Florida's Midterm Warm Up
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Marisa Schultz / detroitnews.com:
Dexter cancer patient who called health care ‘unaffordable’ will save more than $1K — Washington— A Dexter cancer patient featured in a conservative group's TV ad campaign denouncing her new health care coverage as “unaffordable” will save more than $1,000 this year.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Joe McGinniss, the journalist who harassed Sarah Palin, dead at 71. — Too bad to put in a life's work and have something creepy that you did be the #1 thing many or most people attach to your name when they see that you died. — “The Selling of the President” was a great exposé of the what it takes to run for President.
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Joe McGinniss, ‘Fatal Vision’ Author, Dies at 71
Joe McGinniss, ‘Fatal Vision’ Author, Dies at 71
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NewsBusters and Mediaite
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Feinstein: CIA searched Intelligence Committee computers — The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday sharply accused the CIA of violating federal law and undermining the constitutional principle of congressional oversight as she detailed publicly for the first time how the …
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Fox News:
Malaysia's military investigating reports that missing plane changed course, made it to country's west coast — Malaysia's military says it is investigating reports that a missing Boeing 777 jetliner headed to Beijing changed course and made it to the Malacca Strait, hundreds of miles away …
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Vanity Fair:
The Game of Thrones TV-Show Creators Already Know What Happens at the End of the Book Series — Vanity Fair contributing editor Jim Windolf talks to George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the ongoing book series on which the popular HBO show Game of Thrones is based …
CNN:
CNN Poll: Support for Obamacare slightly edges up — Washington (CNN) - Support for the country's new health care law appears to be rebounding slightly, according to a new national poll. — A CNN/ORC International survey released Tuesday indicates that nearly all of the increased support comes …
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Nora Caplan-Bricker / The New Republic:
Mike Huckabee Could Be President—If Only He Wanted It — Mike Huckabee had asked me to send him my picture. He'd be sans entourage for our meeting at a Starbucks near Fox News's midtown Manhattan headquarters, and he wanted to be able to pick me out of the crowd.
Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
Republicans Keep Lying to Their Base, and It's Preventing Them From Governing — Republicans like to promise things they can't deliver, like huge tax cuts that pay for themselves or health reform plans that don't disrupt the existing system. And that's made life difficult for Democrats trying …
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Washington Monthly and No More Mister Nice Blog
New York Times:
Even Before Fort Lee Lane Closings, Port Authority Was a Christie Tool — For a state that lost hundreds of lives on Sept. 11, the gifts were emotionally resonant: pieces of steel from the ruins of the World Trade Center. They were presented by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey …
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ThinkProgress:
Colorado Is Considering A Bill To Send Doctors To Prison For Prescribing Emergency Contraception — Pro-life and pro-choice supporters face off in front of the State Capitol in Denver — Colorado lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would ban all abortions and possibly emergency contraception …
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Erratic House Republicans Have Officially Lost It On Obamacare — What do House Republicans want to do with Obamacare? Depends on the day. — Last week, they passed a repeal of the law's individual mandate, pure political showmanship that appealed to the right-wing base that hasn't given up the dream of fully repealing the law.
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Salon and The BRAD BLOG
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
McCain calls bad poll number ‘bogus’ — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called a poll that finds he has a 30 percent job approval in Arizona “bogus” on Monday. — “There is a bogus poll out there,” McCain said on Fox Business' “Cavuto.” “I can sense the people of my state.
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Washington Monthly
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Leaderless Doctrine — We're in the middle of a remarkable shift in how Americans see the world and their own country's role in the world. For the first time in half a century, a majority of Americans say that the U.S. should be less engaged in world affairs, according to the most recent Pew Research Center survey.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Crooked Timber and Hit & Run