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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Another big boost for Obamacare — In another sign that the politics of Obamacare continue to shift, the Medicaid expansion is now all but certain to come to another big state whose Republican governor had previously resisted it: Pennsylvania. — The federal government …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Pennsylvania's GOP governor will expand Medicaid to 300,000 poor people — TWEET SHARE +1 LINKEDIN EMAIL PRINT — Pennsylvania has struck a deal with the Obama administration to expand its Medicaid program to more than 300,000 poor residents, the state announced Thursday.
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Karen Shuey / LancasterOnline:
F&M College Poll: Corbett failing to gain ground in race with Wolf
F&M College Poll: Corbett failing to gain ground in race with Wolf
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Chuck Todd Pushes RNC Chair: ‘Too Many Crazy White Guys’? — On MSNBC's “The Daily Rundown,” host Chuck Todd asked Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, on Thursday about report commissioned by two conservative groups that found that the Republican party …
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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Reince Priebus fights back on women poll memo — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Thursday pushed back against an internal memo detailing GOP problems with women, suggesting both parties are struggling with female voters. — “I don't think either party can do a victory lap here …
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Andrea Mitchell Recalls Senators 'You'd Not Get In An Elevator With' — MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell is less than surprised by the revelations of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) about being subjected to sexual harassment by her congressional colleagues, sharing her own experiences reporting on “the oldest white male club in the world.”
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Kay Steiger / Talking Points Memo:
Does Gillibrand Have A ‘Responsibility’ To Name Her Harassers? — A debate broke out on Twitter among three male journalists — New York Times' Nick Confessore, Politico's Alex Burns, and MSNBC's Benjy Sarlin — on Thursday afternoon: Does Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) …
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Gillibrand To Male Colleague Who Called Her ‘Porky’: ‘Thanks A—hole’
Gillibrand To Male Colleague Who Called Her ‘Porky’: ‘Thanks A—hole’
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ABC News:
President Obama Says 'We Don't Have a Strategy Yet' to Bomb ISIS in Syria … President Obama admitted today that his administration does not yet have a strategy to combat the militant Islamic group ISIS that has seized large chunks of Iraq and Syria. — When the president was asked …
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
'We don't have a strategy yet' — President Barack Obama …
'We don't have a strategy yet' — President Barack Obama …
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Glide:
In the Moment: Glide Verifies Ferguson Shooting Recording — As you may already have seen on CNN, MSNBC's “The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell,” the local FOX affiliate in St. Louis and Riverfront Times, the Glide mobile app is being mentioned in the current news cycle surrounding the shooting …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Landrieu claims parents' home as her own, raising questions of Louisiana residency — NEW ORLEANS — In Washington, Sen. Mary Landrieu lives in a stately, $2.5 million brick manse she and her husband built on Capitol Hill. — Here in Louisiana, however, the Democrat does not have a home of her own.
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TMZ.com:
Joan Rivers — Stops Breathing During Surgery ... (Update: Critical Condition) — STOPS BREATHING DURING SURGERY — (Update: Critical Condition) — EXCLUSIVE — 8:49 AM PT — The NYPD tells us ... Joan is currently in critical condition. — We're told ... at one point, Joan's heart stopped beating.
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Rand Paul / Wall Street Journal:
How U.S. Interventionists Abetted the Rise of ISIS — Our Middle Eastern policy is unhinged, flailing about to see who to act against next, with little regard to consequences.
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Bill O'Reilly and White Privilege — Is white privilege real? Not according to Fox News's Bill O'Reilly. — This week O'Reilly debated the issue of white privilege with a fellow host and then returned to the topic the next day with this doozy of a statement:
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Antonio Castelan / News 3 KSNV:
Bundy grandkids pulled from schools after pocketknife dispute — MESQUITE (KSNV MyNews3.com) - One of the sons of embattled rancher Cliven Bundy's son has pulled his five children out of various Clark County School District locations after a dispute with school administrators.
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CNN:
Official: Russian forces back rebels with tanks in eastern Ukraine — Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) — Pro-Moscow rebel forces in eastern Ukraine, backed by Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers, battled government forces on two fronts Thursday, a Ukrainian military official said.
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Max Fisher / Vox:
Let's be clear about this: Russia is invading Ukraine right now
Let's be clear about this: Russia is invading Ukraine right now
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Washington Post:
Captives held by Islamic State were waterboarded — At least four hostages held in Syria by the Islamic State, including an American journalist who was recently executed by the group, were waterboarded in the early part of their captivity, according to people familiar with the treatment of the kidnapped Westerners.
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Carey Gillam / Reuters:
Missouri police sued for $40 million over actions in Ferguson protests — (Reuters) - A group of people caught up in unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, after a white officer killed a black teenager, sued local officials on Thursday, alleging civil rights violations through arrests and police assaults with rubber bullets and tear gas.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
No, our immigration system is not broken — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL CONGRESS IMMIGRATION BORDER SECURITY LAW — Of all the arguments made in the long and contentious debate over immigration reform, the one heard most often, from all sides, is that our immigration system is “broken.”
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Investor's Business Daily:
Holder Cut Left-Wing Groups In On $17 Bil BofA Deal — Extortion: Radical Democrat activist groups stand to collect millions from Attorney General Eric Holder's record $17 billion deal to settle alleged mortgage abuse charges against Bank of America. — Buried in the fine print of the deal …
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Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
False Hope: Why Libertarians Won't Help Republicans Win the Youth Vote — The Republican Party has a major problem with young voters. According to national exit polls, the GOP has lost the under-30 vote by a wide margin in every election since 2004. In 2012, Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney …
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David Sheff / TIME:
If You Want to See Inequality in the U.S. at Its Worst, Visit an Impound Lot — For millions of Americans a towed car can lead to a crippling spiral of stress, debt, joblessness, illness and, in many cases, incarceration. — On a recent San Francisco afternoon, I returned to where I'd parked my car, but it was gone.
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