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Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Monica Lewinsky Writes About Her Affair with President Clinton — Monica Lewinsky writes in Vanity Fair for the first time about her affair with President Clinton: “It's time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.” She also says: “I, myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republican senators turning against their own in 2016 — Fearful of a third successive Democratic triumph, concerned Senate Republicans are turning against 2016 presidential bids by upstart hopefuls within their own ranks. — In forceful comments to The Hill, GOP senators made it plain …
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Rand Paul Wants Hillary Clinton Subpoenaed By Benghazi Committee (VIDEO) — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a presumptive 2016 presidential contender, wants the current 2016 presumptive frontrunner Hillary Clinton to be dragged in front of the House's new committee on Benghazi to testify about the attacks.
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Jeb Bush edges up, Hillary Clinton slightly slides, in CNN 2016 poll — Washington (CNN) - She's still the overwhelming front runner in the race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but according to a new national poll Hillary Clinton's support has slightly deteriorated since the beginning of the year.
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Washington Post, Politico and Shakesville
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Judicial Nominee's Memos on Drones Stirring Bipartisan Concern in the Senate
Judicial Nominee's Memos on Drones Stirring Bipartisan Concern in the Senate
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Mortality Drop Seen to Follow '06 Health Law — BOSTON — The death rate in Massachusetts dropped significantly after it adopted mandatory health care coverage in 2006, a study released Monday found, offering evidence that the country's first experiment with universal coverage …
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ACP Journal Club:
Changes in Mortality After Massachusetts Health Care Reform: A Quasi-experimental Study — Benjamin D. Sommers, MD, PhD; Sharon K. Long, PhD; and Katherine Baicker, PhD — Ann Intern Med. 2014;160(9):585-593. doi:10.7326/M13-2275 — Background: The Massachusetts 2006 health care reform …
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Mass. discarding broken ObamaCare site
Adrianna McIntyre / The Incidental Economist:
Health insurance saves lives. That means it improves health, too.
Health insurance saves lives. That means it improves health, too.
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The New Republic, Bloomberg View and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Melissapamerktla / KTLA 5:
Rialto Assignment Asking Students to Question Holocaust to Be Revised — The Rialto school district planned to revise an eighth-grade assignment that raised red flags by asking students to consider arguments about whether the Holocaust — the systematic killing by the Nazis of some 6 million Jews …
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Beau Yarbrough / sbsun.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Rialto Unified defends writing assignment on confirming or denying Holocaust
EXCLUSIVE: Rialto Unified defends writing assignment on confirming or denying Holocaust
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Justin Gillis / New York Times:
Wide Impact of Climate Change Already Seen in U.S., Study Says — The effects of human-induced climate change are being felt in every corner of the United States, scientists reported Tuesday, with water growing scarcer in dry regions, torrential rains increasing in wet regions …
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New York Times:
A Defeat for Religious Neutrality — The American values of pluralism and inclusion are central to the First Amendment, which forbids government from favoring or aligning itself with any particular religion or believers over nonbelievers. — In a lamentable ruling on Monday …
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Daily Kos, The Reaction, Taylor Marsh and susiemadrak.com
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Supreme Court gives its blessing for prayer at town meetings. Get ready for a lot more Jesus in your life.
The Supreme Court gives its blessing for prayer at town meetings. Get ready for a lot more Jesus in your life.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Opinion analysis: Prayers get a new blessing
Opinion analysis: Prayers get a new blessing
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Constitutional Law Prof Blog, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, ACS Blog, Outside the Beltway and USA Today
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Nancy Pelosi calls for split Benghazi panel — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the select committee probing the attack in Benghazi should be split equally between Democrats and Republicans. — “If this review is to be fair, it must be truly bipartisan,” Pelosi said in a Tuesday morning statement.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Pelosi Calls For Equal Ratio Of Dem, GOP Members On Benghazi Panel
Pelosi Calls For Equal Ratio Of Dem, GOP Members On Benghazi Panel
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The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Lawmaker Who Compared Obamacare To Holocaust: You're Missing My Point — The Tennessee lawmaker who compared Obamacare's individual mandate to Nazis deporting Jews to concentration camps thinks his critics missed the point. — State Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) caused a stir Monday morning …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
How the White House helped Republicans on Benghazi — If Republicans succeed in turning the Benghazi “scandal” from a nothingburger into a Double Big Mac, the Obama White House can blame its own secrecy and obsessive control over information. — On Monday afternoon, a White House press briefing …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, ThinkProgress and Fox News
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Cornelius Swart / KGW-TV:
Gov. Kitzhaber performs CPR, helps save woman's life — PORTLAND — Oregon's governor performed CPR on an unconscious woman in downtown Portland Monday, providing her medical assistance and helping to keep her alive until paramedics could arrive. — Gov. John Kitzhaber was traveling …
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Oregonian, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Mediaite, Fox News Insider and OnPolitics
Juan Williams / The Hill:
House GOP walking into a trap — What happens to the House Republican caucus if Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) forces a vote on immigration reform? — Here are three predictions: — 1. The bill passes. An overwhelming majority of Republicans vote for it.
Colin Campbell / The New York Observer:
Michael Grimm: ‘I Really Am One of the Luckiest Members of Congress’ — Congressman Michael Grimm, who is facing a 20-count federal indictment on wire fraud, tax evasion and a slew of other charges, says he's actually a lucky guy. — Speaking on Geraldo Rivera's WABC talk show this morning …
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Globe and Mail:
Ford turns back from United States — After announcing he was taking time off to go to rehab, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford boarded a plane to Chicago last Thursday, landed, but then turned around before officially entering the United States. — “He voluntarily withdrew his application to enter the USA …
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Talking Points Memo, Guardian, Associated Press and The Week
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Vulnerable Democratic Sen. Hagan runs anti-Obamacare attack ads against GOP contender — CONOVER, N.C. — The fliers landed in the mailboxes of Republican voters here last week with a warning likely to unnerve many conservatives. — Republican U.S. Senate frontrunner Thom Tillis …
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
The Starting Gun for Competitive 2014 GOP Primaries
The Starting Gun for Competitive 2014 GOP Primaries
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Roll Call and Washington Post