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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Cassidy clarifies comments that uninsured are ‘less educated’ — Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the GOP front-runner to take on Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) this cycle, sought to clarify comments he made characterizing the uninsured as “relatively less sophisticated, less comfortable with forms, less educated.”
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Vulnerable Dems push ObamaCare changes — Six Senate Democrats up for reelection or hailing from red states proposed legislation on Thursday aimed at changing parts of the Affordable Care Act. — Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), whom Republicans view as one of the most vulnerable Democrats in the Senate …
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New York Times:
A Whitewash for Gov. Christie — Lawyers hired by Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey at public expense issued their findings Thursday on the traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge in September, apparently engineered as a bizarre form of political revenge.
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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Chris Christie Says Aides in Bridge Scandal ‘Inexplicably Stupid’
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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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White House.gov Blog, Weasel Zippers and The Week
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ThinkProgress:
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
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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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Evangelical leader shows how GOP can finesse gay marriage — GAY MARRIAGE REPUBLICAN PARTY RELIGION — In 2008, both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain supported defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. In 2012, only Republican Mitt Romney supported traditional marriage …
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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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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The Switch, Deadline.com, The Huffington Post, The Verge and Gigaom, more at Mediagazer »
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
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
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
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Washington Monthly
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
Jim Romenesko:
Mississippi news anchor urges the LGBT community to ‘go on a gaycation’ — WLOX-TV (Biloxi, Mississippi) news anchor Dave Elliott, who advises the LGBT community to take a “gaycation,” is “on the air seven days a week,” according to his bio. Maybe he's the one who should be taking the break.
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WLOX-TV, The Week, Talking Points Memo, The " and The Raw Story
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
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
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