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Ezra Klein / Vox:
No, the Halbig case isn't going to destroy Obamacare — TWEET SHARE +1 LINKEDIN EMAIL PRINT — The Halbig case could destroy Obamacare. But it won't. The Supreme Court simply isn't going to rip insurance from tens of millions of people in order to teach Congress a lesson about grammar.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Is Obamacare working? — Washington (CNN) - More than half the public says Obamacare has helped either their families or others across the country, although less than one in five Americans say they have personally benefited from the health care law, according to a new national poll.
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Politico and ACASignups.net
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Seven potential effects of the D.C. Circuit Court's Obamacare ruling
Seven potential effects of the D.C. Circuit Court's Obamacare ruling
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Washington Post, Ted Cruz, Slate and Hot Air
Jim Newell / Salon:
Right-wing judges push to gut Obamacare: What you should know re: Halbig case
Right-wing judges push to gut Obamacare: What you should know re: Halbig case
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NationalJournal.com, The Federalist, msnbc.com and JustOneMinute
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Obamacare Takes a Body Blow
Obamacare Takes a Body Blow
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Washington Post, Questions and Observations and Hit & Run
Humberto Sanchez / Roll Call:
Reid: ‘Absurd’ Obamacare Decision Vindicates ‘Nuclear Option’ (Video)
Mike Bloomberg:
Statement of Mike Bloomberg — “This evening I will be flying on El Al to Tel Aviv to show solidarity with the Israeli people and to demonstrate that it is safe to fly in and out of Israel. Ben Gurion is the best protected airport in the world and El Al flights have been regularly flying in and out of it safely.
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Power Line, Talking Points Memo, “The Lid”, Mediaite, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Mashable and Twitchy
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New York Times:
In Israel, Kerry Sees ‘Work to Do’ to Get Deal on Cease-Fire — JERUSALEM — Secretary of State John Kerry began a round of intensive meetings here on Wednesday as he sought to forge a cease-fire to stop the bitter fighting in the Gaza Strip. — Mr. Kerry began his consultations by meeting …
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The PJ Tatler, The Week, Capital New York, Mediaite and Outside the Beltway
Jerusalem Post:
Israel set to open second int'l airport in response to flight cancellations
Israel set to open second int'l airport in response to flight cancellations
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Reuters, Israel Matzav and Booman Tribune
Christopher Gunness / UNRWA:
UNRWA CONDEMNS PLACEMENT OF ROCKETS, FOR A SECOND TIME, IN ONE OF ITS SCHOOLS
UNRWA CONDEMNS PLACEMENT OF ROCKETS, FOR A SECOND TIME, IN ONE OF ITS SCHOOLS
Michael Bloomberg / CNN:
Bloomberg flies to Israel to protest FAA ban
Bloomberg flies to Israel to protest FAA ban
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Algemeiner.com, Israel Matzav, National Review, Hot Air, Gothamist, Politico and DCist
Bart Jansen / Associated Press:
FAA bans U.S. airlines from Israel over rocket threat
FAA bans U.S. airlines from Israel over rocket threat
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Algemeiner.com, CNN, American Spectator and BuzzFeed
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Battleground Georgia: Democrats see 2014 flip — COLLEGE PARK, Georgia — Democrats have made a national cause of turning Texas blue, even though the chances that Wendy Davis will win the governor's race this fall remain small — and the likelihood that Texas will be a true battleground any time before 2028 probably even smaller.
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New York Times, ABC News and Washington Post
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Perdue wins Georgia Senate runoff
Perdue wins Georgia Senate runoff
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PoliticusUSA, Hinterland Gazette, Outside the Beltway and CNN
Daniel Malloy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
David Perdue wins Republican Senate nomination
David Perdue wins Republican Senate nomination
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Hot Air, Peach Pundit and RedState
Politico:
GOP asks: What if Mitch McConnell loses? — It's a taboo subject among Senate Republicans but one that's on many senators' minds: What if Mitch McConnell loses his reelection bid? — There appears to be no clear answer to that question, at least not right now.
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Washington Monthly and The Other McCain
waysandmeans.house.gov:
Lerner Hard Drive Was “Scratched” IRS ignored advice to use outside experts to recover data — f t # e — Washington, DC - Despite early refusals to make available IT professionals who worked on Lois Lerner's computer, Ways and Means Committee investigators have now learned from interviews …
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The PJ Tatler, Politico, TPNN and Hot Air
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
IRS experts: Lois Lerner hard drive was just ‘scratched’ — not damaged beyond recovery — Top IRS officials told congressional investigators that Lois Lerner's hard drive — the one containing emails that could shed light on the IRS targeting scandal — was irreparably damaged before it was destroyed completely in 2011.
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TaxProf Blog and Betsy's Page
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama: No new world order yet — BELLEVUE, Wash. — People don't tend to vote on foreign policy. But reflecting on the crises in Ukraine, Gaza, Syria and Iraq that followed him as he headed to the West Coast for a fundraising swing, President Barack Obama acknowledged that they're adding …
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Mediaite, Ricochet, Patterico's Pontifications, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
Obama fundraising visit to enrich Democratic super PAC
Obama fundraising visit to enrich Democratic super PAC
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Villainous Company, Ricochet, CNN and National Review
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama's West Coast tour: fundraisers, but no Jimmy Kimmel
Obama's West Coast tour: fundraisers, but no Jimmy Kimmel
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CNN, New York Times and Hot Air
New York Times:
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the Short Life of the Moreland Commission — With Albany rocked by a seemingly endless barrage of scandals and arrests, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo set up a high-powered commission last summer to root out corruption in state politics. It was barely two months old …
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Business Insider, Capital New York, Daily Kos and NY State of Politics
Jeff Greenfield / The Daily Beast:
The Supreme Court's Coming Paralysis — Why there's really no chance President Obama will be able to appoint another Justice to the bench, regardless of what happens in November. — It's a question that's roiled the liberal universe for years: Why won't 81-year-old Supreme Court Justice …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Ricochet
Allison Benedikt / Slate:
A Birthright trip convinced an American with shaky Hebrew that he was ready to die for another country. — In 2012, Los Angeles native Max Steinberg traveled to Israel for the first time, on a 10-day trip sponsored by Birthright Israel. A few months later, he joined the Israel Defense Forces.
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Washington Post, Mondoweiss, Ynetnews, Israel Matzav, CANNONFIRE and The Times of Israel
Keith Humphreys / Washington Monthly:
The Enduring Myth of the “Killer Heroin” — I was at a meeting with the Australian drug addiction researcher Shane Darke last week, which gave me the chance to congratulate him for publically predicting correctly that Philip Seymour Hoffman's autopsy would show that the actor's tragic overdose death …
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Booman Tribune
nber.org:
Do Large Modern Retailers Pay Premium Wages? — NBER Working Paper No. 20313 … You may purchase this paper on-line in .pdf format from SSRN.com ($5) for electronic delivery. — Information about Free Papers — You should expect a free download if you are a subscriber …
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