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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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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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Politico, Hit & Run, AEIdeas and Wall Street Journal
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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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 and The New Republic
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Chris Christie Says Aides in Bridge Scandal ‘Inexplicably Stupid’ … New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said today that former aides were “inexplicably stupid” when they allegedly shut down lanes of busy George Washington Bridge and flooded a New Jersey town with traffic.
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New Jersey 101.5, ABC News and Business Insider
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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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Engadget, RT, Wired, Politico, Re/code, Mashable, The Switch, Wall Street Journal, Gigaom and VentureBeat
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Considers Streaming Media Service — Amazon.com Inc. is considering an advertising-supported streaming television and music-video service, a departure from its strategy of linking video to its $99-a-year Prime subscription service, according to people close to the company.
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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
Brett Taylor / Twitchy:
Racist ‘joke’ has people calling for Comedy Central to #CancelColbert; Update: Tweet deleted … Is this supposed to be a joke? Stephen Colbert thought so. He was attempting to satirize Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and his launch of the Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation, but his joke didn't quite fly.
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American Spectator, Shot in the Dark and Independent Journal Review
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, Liberaland, The Raw Story, LGBTQ Nation and Towleroad News #gay
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
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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The Reaction, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
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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Hullabaloo and GovBeat
Duane Lester / The Missouri Torch:
Sikeston Teacher Tearfully Describes Bullying and Intimidation She Suffered for Opposing Common Core (Video) — When you think about bullying in public schools, it's generally in the context of a bigger kid picking on a smaller kid. According to Susan Kimball, a kindergarten teacher …
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BizPac Review and The PJ Tatler
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, Business Insider, WorldViews and Agence France-Presse
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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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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Real Clear Politics, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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, Conservative Intelligence … and Ralston Reports
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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