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8:55 AM ET, April 11, 2014

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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Health Secretary Resigns After Woes of HealthCare.gov  —  WASHINGTON — Kathleen Sebelius, the health and human services secretary, is resigning, ending a stormy five-year tenure marred by the disastrous rollout of President Obama's signature legislative achievement, the Affordable Care Act.
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Bloomberg:
Sebelius to Resign as Chief of Obama's Health Programs  —  Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. health secretary who steered the troubled rollout of President Barack Obama's signature health-care law, will resign just as the program topped its first-year enrollment goal.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and News Desk
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Will Kathleen Sebelius Win in the End?  Legacy Tied to Obamacare's Outcome  —  Yes, there was utter failure.  But there was one hell of a nice recovery.  As time goes on, the HHS secretary will start getting less blame for the former, and more credit for the latter.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
Kathleen Sebelius resigns as HHS secretary  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning six months after a disastrous rollout of President Barack Obama's signature health law, according to administration sources.  —  She will be replaced by Sylvia Mathews Burwell …
Discussion: naked capitalism and CNN
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Kathleen Sebelius is resigning because Obamacare has won  —  Obamacare has won.  And that's why Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius can resign.  —  Calls for Sebelius's resignation were almost constant after Obamacare's catastrophic launch.
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
The Sebelius Legacy: One Epic Tech Failure, Millions of Newly Insured Americans  —  On Thursday morning, Kathleen Sebelius testified before Congress and announced that Obamacare signups had reached 7.5 million people.  —  On Thursday evening, news broke that Sebelius was stepping down as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Discussion: Bloomberg View and Hot Air
USA Today:
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius resigns  —  WASHINGTON—After a difficult five years shepherding President Obama's signature health care law, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has tendered her resignation, according to two senior administration officials.
Kathleen Sebelius / CNN:   Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius resigning
Jeff Zeleny / ABC News:
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Resigning
Discussion: ABC News and National Review
Rush Limbaugh:
CBS Declares War on Heartland of America  —  RUSH: Do you really care what I think about that? (interruption) Do you care what I think of Colbert getting Letterman's gig? (interruption) You really care about what I think about that? (interruption) Well, I'll give you the short version.
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Colbert to Succeed Letterman on ‘Late Show’
CBS Press Express:
CBS ANNOUNCES STEPHEN COLBERT AS THE NEXT HOST OF “THE LATE SHOW”
Aaron David Miller / CNN:
Carter's wrong to blame Obama, Clinton  —  John Kerry's travels … (CNN) — First some full disclosure: Former President Jimmy Carter has been pretty good to me.  He gave me in-person interviews for my last book and a forthcoming one on the end of greatness in the presidency.
Discussion: Mediaite and Politico
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Steven L. Spiegel / Los Angeles Times:
Memo to John Kerry: Stay strong on the Middle East
Discussion: TIME, Hot Air, Right Turn and New York Post
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
State Department: No decision on Jonathan Pollard
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Yahoo! News:
Kerry ‘betrayed and surprised’ by McCain onslaught
Discussion: Hot Air and Weekly Standard
Ted Barrett / CNN:
Anger over last year's filibuster fight rekindles on Senate floor  —  Washington (CNN) - Fallout from last year's fight over filibuster rules in the Senate is still being felt on Capitol Hill.  —  Senators had hoped to finish their work and begin a two week spring recess Thursday but instead ran …
Discussion: Politico
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Burgess Everett / Politico:   Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell battle on the floor
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The IRS Scandal Comes Into Focus  —  House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp lays out damning evidence of Lois Lerner's targeting of conservative groups.  —  Nearly a year into the IRS scandal, we still don't know exactly what happened—though we are finally getting an inkling.
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Next Target: Condoleezza Rice  —  Having won a victory against one brilliant black woman, the Tolerance Brigade is now moving onto another.  Enter the “Drop Dropbox” campaign: … This campaign makes pretty much no sense.  The authors start out by explaining that “Condoleezza Rice is both an …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Short on accomplishments, Hillary leans on Bill and Barack to sell candidacy  —  BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON BILL CLINTON 2016 ELECTIONS  —  Last week Hillary Clinton gave what appeared at first to be a rambling and unfocused answer when asked to name the proudest achievement of her four years as Secretary of State.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Miss. Republican Senate Candidate's Thoughts On Gays, Drugs, Libertarians  —  Mississippi Republican state senator Chris McDaniel, who is challenging incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran in GOP primary made these comment on his radio show The Right Side circa 2005 and 2006.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ayaan Hirsi Ali / Wall Street Journal:
Here's What I Would Have Said at Brandeis  —  We need to make our universities temples not of dogmatic orthodoxy, but of truly critical thinking.  —  On Tuesday, after protests by students, faculty and outside groups, Brandeis University revoked its invitation to Ayaan Hirsi Ali to receive …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Reports: ‘Shoe’ thrown at Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas  —  Hillary Clinton is a pro at ducking 2016 questions.  She's apparently also good at ducking shoes.  —  A woman threw what appeared to be a shoe at the former secretary of state in Las Vegas, but the potential presidential contender moved …
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Tax Revenue Rockets Up, Helping Lessen the Deficit, Treasury Department Says  —  The economy may be plodding along.  But business is booming for Uncle Sam.  —  The Treasury Department said on Thursday that the federal budget deficit for the first half of the 2014 fiscal year totaled $413 billion …
Darius Tahir / The New Republic:
Nobody Blames Doctors for High Medical Costs.  That's About to Change.  —  Policy wonks across the country were pretty excited on Wednesday.  You should be too—particularly if you think health care in America has gotten too expensive.  —  The reason for the celebration was a massive release …
 
 
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Fed-Up Eric Holder Rips Congress: ‘Unprecedented, Unwarranted, Ugly and Divisive’
Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
The Insiders: The Democrats' Koch habit won't help them in November
ThinkProgress:
Leading Conservative Has Sobering News For The GOP On Benghazi: ‘This Thing Is Done’
Discussion: The Hill, Liberaland and Mediaite
Yu Hua / New York Times:
China Waits for an Apology
Discussion: The Peking Duck
Christie Hindash.Jpg / New Jersey Online:
S&P downgrades New Jersey's debt rating, criticizing Christie's budgets
Discussion: National Review and Post Politics
The Washington / Washington Times:
Hollywood challenges Kentucky as stars shine on Grimes
Sen. Mark Pryor / CNN:
New numbers in Arkansas Senate battle
Discussion: Talk Business
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Wall Streeters Explain Why They Couldn't Be Fair Jurors At Occupy Trial
Discussion: Guardian
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Utah's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Fernanda Santos / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Accuses Albuquerque Police of Excessive Force
Discussion: Main Justice
Howard Blume / Los Angeles Times:
Science teacher's suspension spurs petition drive
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
New Rule Prohibits Voters In Miami-Dade County From Using The Restroom, No Matter How Long The Line
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
Dylan Byers / Politico:
DNC blames MSNBC for ‘double standard’ over Scarborough keynote