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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.
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Kathleen Sebelius's Resignation Hands Republicans A Golden Opportunity — Kathleen Sebelius is resigning, and Rachel Maddow is right to not be happy about it, not one little bit. For once, I completely agree with Maddow's analysis. This surprise resignation presents Republicans …
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Halimah Abdullah / CNN:
Sebelius steps down — Washington (CNN) — President Barack …
Sebelius steps down — Washington (CNN) — President Barack …
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
The Sebelius Legacy: One Epic Tech Failure, Millions of Newly Insured Americans
The Sebelius Legacy: One Epic Tech Failure, Millions of Newly Insured Americans
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Will Kathleen Sebelius Win in the End? Legacy Tied to Obamacare's Outcome
Will Kathleen Sebelius Win in the End? Legacy Tied to Obamacare's Outcome
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Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Social Security, Treasury target taxpayers for their parents' decades-old debts — A few weeks ago, with no notice, the U.S. government intercepted Mary Grice's tax refunds from both the IRS and the state of Maryland. Grice had no idea that Uncle Sam had seized her money until some days later …
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Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
NSA Said to Exploit Heartbleed Bug for Intelligence for Years — The U.S. National Security Agency knew for at least two years about a flaw in the way that many websites send sensitive information, now dubbed the Heartbleed bug, and regularly used it to gather critical intelligence, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Why Gay-Marriage Opponents Should Not Be Treated Like Racists — Liberals generally think of themselves as proponents of tolerance, pluralism, and diversity. Some liberals are also eager to stigmatize and punish opponents of gay marriage. Is that a betrayal of their values?
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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Cruz: Impeach Holder over IRS scandal — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says Attorney General Eric Holder should be impeached because the Justice Department has failed to fully investigate the IRS scandal. — “Among other things, Congress should impeach Eric Holder because Eric Holder …
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The IRS Scandal Comes Into Focus
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Fed-Up Eric Holder Rips Congress: ‘Unprecedented, Unwarranted, Ugly and Divisive’
Fed-Up Eric Holder Rips Congress: ‘Unprecedented, Unwarranted, Ugly and Divisive’
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Here's George W. Bush Telling A Very Dirty Joke At A Civil Rights Summit (VIDEO) — Former President George W. Bush showed off his ribald side on Thursday at a summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. — Bush used the event's venue, Lyndon Johnson's presidential library …
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Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Picking Colbert to replace Letterman? CBS really screwed up — Stephen Colbert is a comedy genius because he's perfected the art of saying the opposite of what he believes. — That's right: Stephen Colbert invented sarcasm. — So huzzah for the trailblazing, game-changing …
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
CIA's use of harsh interrogation went beyond legal authority, Senate report says — WASHINGTON — A still-secret Senate Intelligence Committee report calls into question the legal foundation of the CIA's use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists …
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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.
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Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
Hillary Clinton dodges shoe during Las Vegas speech
Hillary Clinton dodges shoe during Las Vegas speech
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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Shoe misses Hillary as she speaks at recycling conference in Las Vegas
Shoe misses Hillary as she speaks at recycling conference in Las Vegas
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Julie Ray / Gallup:
Global Image of U.S. Leadership Rebounds — Median approval rating of 45% in Asia is highest on record — WASHINGTON, D.C. — After hitting a low point at the end of President Barack Obama's first term, U.S. leadership ratings worldwide rallied in 2013 as he began his second.
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Joan Walsh / Salon:
Why Stephen Colbert is dangerous — and invaluable — Bill O'Reilly's latest freak-out helps explain why the satirist is so important for the progressive movement — Fox bully Bill O'Reilly used to at least pretend to play along with Stephen Colbert's satire.
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Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Marsha Blackburn to “Test the Waters” for 2016 Bid — PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Tennessee Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn will consider running for president in 2016 — if she sees an opportunity to do so, an aide to the 7th District Republican told RealClearPolitics.
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Jay Carney / White House.gov Blog:
President Obama and Vice President Biden's 2013 Tax Returns — Today, the President released his 2013 federal income tax returns. He and the First Lady filed their income tax returns jointly and reported adjusted gross income of $481,098. The Obamas paid $98,169 in total tax.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Health Care Nightmares — When it comes to health reform, Republicans suffer from delusions of disaster. They know, just know, that the Affordable Care Act is doomed to utter failure, so failure is what they see, never mind the facts on the ground. — Thus, on Tuesday, Mitch McConnell …
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Samantha Power / US Department of State:
Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a General Assembly Session on Improving Global Road Safety — U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations — Mr. President, colleagues, the United States is pleased to cosponsor and urge …
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Jeryl Bier / Weekly Standard:
U.S. Cosponsors U.N. Resolution to Fight Texting and Driving
U.S. Cosponsors U.N. Resolution to Fight Texting and Driving
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