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The White House / BuzzFeed:
7 Reasons Why Vice President Biden Thinks You Should Get Covered By March 31 — Because it could literally save your life. — BUZZFEED USER — This post was created by a user and has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can post awesome lists and creations.
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Weasel Zippers, The Week and White House.gov Blog
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ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Obamacare Enrollment Tops 6 Million
BREAKING: Obamacare Enrollment Tops 6 Million
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National Review, NewsBusters and The Huffington Post
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Three Possible Reasons for Latest Obamacare Delay
Three Possible Reasons for Latest Obamacare Delay
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Hit & Run, AEIdeas, Wall Street Journal and The Federalist
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
US appeals court upholds new Texas abortion rules … AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Texas' tough abortion restrictions that have forced the closure of nearly 20 clinics around the state, saying the new rules don't jeopardize women's health.
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Reuters, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, Weasel Zippers, Firedoglake, Liberty Unyielding and Liberaland
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
The Lawsuit That Could Still Destroy Obamacare — A few street blocks away from Supreme Court oral arguments Tuesday on the contraceptive mandate, an appeals court heard a separate case that poses a far greater threat to Obamacare and could cripple the law.
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Balloon Juice, American Spectator, American Prospect, SCOTUSblog, Mediaite, The New Republic and The Dish
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Official Said He Told Christie of Lane Closings, Bridge Scandal Report Says — The Port Authority official who oversaw the lane closings at the George Washington Bridge said that he had informed Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey about it at a Sept. 11 memorial while the closings were occurring …
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Taylor Marsh, Los Angeles Times, Firedoglake, Daily Kos, The Week and The New Civil Rights Movement
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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Chris Christie Says Aides in Bridge Scandal ‘Inexplicably Stupid’
Chris Christie Says Aides in Bridge Scandal ‘Inexplicably Stupid’
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ABC News and Business Insider
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
How Putin Bullies Obama — The U.S. president declares a lack of interest in the Russian's motives—and it shows. — On a playground or in a bar, the most important thing to know about a bully is his motivation. What ticks him off? Who's his next victim? If it's you, how do you avoid a butt-kicking?
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Gallup, Hot Air, Washington Examiner, Fox News and Washington Post
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Ian Bremmer / New York Times:
A Tortured Policy Toward Russia
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Western governments see continuing Russian buildup on Ukraine border
Western governments see continuing Russian buildup on Ukraine border
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Washington Post, Hit & Run, Taylor Marsh and Politico
Emily E. Smith / Oregonian:
Jessica Dutro murder trial: Motive for Tigard killing was 4-year-old's perceived homosexuality, prosecutors say — Jessica Dutro believed her 4-year-old son, Zachary Dutro-Boggess was gay, prosecutors told the court Wednesday, and that was her motive for subjecting him to deadly beatings.
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The New Civil Rights Movement, The Raw Story, Liberaland, LGBTQ Nation and Towleroad News #gay
Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
In our effort to connect the whole world with Internet.org, we've been working on ways to beam internet to people from the sky. — Today, we're sharing some details of the work Facebook's Connectivity Lab is doing to build drones, satellites and lasers to deliver the internet to everyone.
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Daniel Newhauser / Roll Call:
Secret ‘Doc Fix’ Deal Angers Rank and File (Video) — The House on Thursday passed a bill that likely did not have the votes to pass. — It was clear that a bill to avert a pay hike for doctors was short on support, so Republican leaders struck a closed-door agreement with Democrats to pass …
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The Daily Caller, RedState and The Plum Line
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
House Abruptly Passes Medicare Pay Fix By Voice Vote
House Abruptly Passes Medicare Pay Fix By Voice Vote
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Washington Monthly
Shiryn Ghermezian / Algemeiner.com:
Victim Breaks Down in Footage From Aftermath of Brutal Anti-Semitic Attack in France (PHOTOS/VIDEO) — Jewish teacher attacked in Paris. Photo: David. — The Algemeiner has acquired photos and footage from the aftermath of a horrific anti-Semitic attack that took place in Paris, France late last week.
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Weasel Zippers, Israel Matzav and Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Condi Rice Blasts Obama on Weakness, Leadership — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Barack Obama of dramatically weakening the United States' position in the world, drawing a straight line between Obama's ever-yielding foreign policy and the increasing troubles around the world.
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Mediaite, The Reaction and The Gateway Pundit
Mike Miller / Independent Journal Review:
Outrageous: Harry Reid Lied About Americans Being Liars, and Now That He's Busted, He's Lying Again — One month to the day after Harry Reid caused a public stir by declaring that all stories about ObamaCare hurting Americans were “lies,” he now denies ever having said it. — First, here's Senator Reid last month:
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Examiner, Hot Air, JustOneMinute, Patterico's Pontifications, The Daily Caller and America Rising
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Daniel Rothberg / Los Angeles Times:
Reid will refund campaign for purchases from granddaughter's business
Reid will refund campaign for purchases from granddaughter's business
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protein wisdom, Ralston Reports and Conservative Intelligence …
Dan Steinberg / DC Sports Bog:
Harry Reid predicts Redskins name changes within three years
Harry Reid predicts Redskins name changes within three years
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
cbpp.org:
Lessons for Other States from Kansas' Massive Tax Cuts — Tax cuts enacted in Kansas in 2012 were among the largest ever enacted by any state, and have since been held up by tax-cut proponents in other states as a model worth replicating. In truth, Kansas is a cautionary tale, not a model.
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GovBeat and Hullabaloo
Amnesty International USA:
Death Sentences and Executions 2013 … 2013 was marked by some challenging setbacks on the journey to abolition of the death penalty. Four countries - Indonesia, Kuwait, Nigeria and Viet Nam - resumed executions and there was a significant rise in the number of people executed during …
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RT, WorldViews, Business Insider and Agence France-Presse
Adam Edelman / NY Daily News:
California State Sen. Leland Yee charged with promising guns, missiles from Muslim group to agent for campaign donations — Yee was arrested Wednesday accused of conspiracy to deal firearms and wire fraud for promising weapons to an FBI agent in exchange for cash.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: The Administration's Proposal for Ending the Section 215 Bulk Telephony Metadata Program — On January 17, 2014, President Obama gave a speech at the Department of Justice on his Administration's review of certain intelligence activities. During this speech …
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PoliticusUSA, Washington Post, emptywheel, Guardian, RT, Hinterland Gazette, ThinkProgress and Techdirt
Bill Schmalfeldt / Liberaland:
The Release Of Roger Shuler Is Good News, But The Fight Continues — Roger Shuler slept in his own bed for the first time in five months last night. The details of his release are not clear yet, but the important thing for now is that the proprietor of “The Legal Schnauzer” …
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Legal Schnauzer and FOX News Radio