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Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Rush Limbaugh Threatens To Sue Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — Radio host Rush Limbaugh has threatened to sue the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for defamation, The Daily Caller has learned. — Limbaugh retained the services of lawyer Patty Glaser …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Limbaugh threatens to sue DCCC for ‘out of context’ quotes about sexual consent — Rush Limbaugh is hopping mad at the Democratic Party — but this time he's threatening to do more than just talk about it on the radio. — The conservative pundit is threatening to sue the Democratic …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Bloomberg Politics
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Latest Frivolous Attack on Obamacare — My parents used to own a small house with a large backyard, in which my mother cultivated a beautiful garden. At some point, however — I don't remember why — my father looked at the official deed defining their property, and received a shock.
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Daily Signal:
Caught on Camera: Obamacare Architect Admits Deceiving Americans to Pass Law — In a newly surfaced video, one of Obamacare's architects admits a “lack of transparency” helped the Obama administration and congressional Democrats pass the Affordable Care Act.
Mike Allen / Politico:
Rand's grand plan — An inside look at the senator's presidential rollout. — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has made key decisions about how to launch his presidential campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination, including a plan to headquarter his effort in Louisville and opting to run …
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Washington Times, Hot Air, Daily Kos, No More Mister Nice Blog and Mediaite
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Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Police Use Department Wish List When Deciding Which Assets to Seize — The seminars offered police officers some useful tips on seizing property from suspected criminals. Don't bother with jewelry (too hard to dispose of) and computers ("everybody's got one already"), the experts counseled.
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Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
Obama: Government Should Regulate Internet to Keep it Free — So President Obama has announced that the Internet should be regulated as a public utility. He's asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reclassify internet service providers (ISPs) from “information services” …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Breitbart Issues Best Correction Since Forever — I generally don't like harping on other outlets' errors or the always mortifying process of issuing a correction. It's a mix of ‘there but for the grace of God’ and, in this case, look at the source. But I think here we may have perhaps …
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Balloon Juice, Mediaite, New York Times, Althouse, The Huffington Post and BREITBART.COM
Sen. Rand Paul / The Daily Beast:
Obama's ISIS War Is Illegal — The president is subverting the Constitution—and America's latest undeclared war in the Middle East is just the latest example. — For a generation, Democrats stood up against Republican presidents who they deemed to be too eager to go to war …
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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Craig Spencer, New York Doctor With Ebola, Will Leave Bellevue Hospital — Craig Spencer, the New York City doctor who became the first person in the city to test positive for Ebola, is being released from Bellevue Hospital Center on Tuesday morning, people familiar with his treatment said on Monday.
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Susan Snyder / Philly.com:
A college president's words to young women about men — With an auditorium full of female students, Lincoln University president Robert R. Jennings offered the sort of fatherly advice he believes many of them need when it comes to sex and men. — “We have, we had, on this campus …
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Josh Zumbrun / Wall Street Journal:
Younger Generation Faces a Savings Deficit — Postrecession Thrifty Ways Fade Amid Weak Jobs Market, Hefty Student Debt — After a flirtation with thrift after the recession, young Americans have stopped saving. — Adults under age 35—the so-called millennial generation …
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TheBlaze.com and The Daily Caller
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Stein: America's Race Problem Is “Pathetic, Self-Defeating Black Underclass” — “I mean, the real problem with race in America is a very, very beaten-down, pathetic, self-defeating black underclass that is — uh, just can't seem to get its way going in the way that blacks were able …
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Talking Points Memo and New York Magazine
Sam Kleiner / The New Republic:
Republicans Are Already Undermining Obama's Highly Qualified Attorney General Pick — President Obama on Saturday announced the nomination of Loretta Lynch, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, to be the next U.S. attorney general. Within hours, at least one Republican …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney filling post-midterm role as key behind-the-scenes GOP player — Mitt Romney is not running for president. But since last week's GOP midterm-election romp, he has cemented his role as one of the Republican Party's key behind-the-scenes players, nurturing relationships with members …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Tom Cotton Campaign Bars Liberal Editor From Press Call — As a liberal in a red state, Max Brantley is used to being unwelcome in certain political circles. So the editor of the left-leaning Arkansas Times wasn't too surprised when he was denied access last week to a press call with members …
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Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Ben Jacobs / The Daily Beast:
Did a Flawed Computer Model Sabotage the Democrats? — Don't blame turnout. How a late change in strategy may have sent Democratic volunteers after the exact wrong type of voter. — The much-vaunted Democratic turnout machine didn't fail Tuesday. Volunteer shifts made record numbers …
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Hot Air
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
WND Columnist: ‘Congress Must At Once Announce An Investigation’ Into Obama's Birth Certificate — Gushing over Republican victories in last week's election, WorldNetDaily columnist Lord Christopher Monckton hopes that the GOP will immediately go after President Obama's …
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Trevelyan Wing / The Dartmouth:
Perry talks midterms success — Arriving to the tune of “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, spoke under the Texas flag about U.S. border security, energy initiatives and foreign policy to an audience of more than 100 people in Wilder Hall Sunday night.
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer: Impeachment ‘A Possibility’ If Obama Moves Ahead On Immigration — Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) said on Monday that impeaching President Obama “would be a consideration” if he moves forward unilaterally on immigration. — Barton's comments were made during an interview with former Rep. J.D. Hayworth …
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
McConnell pressed to repeal ObamaCare with budget move — Conservatives in Washington are adamant that Senate Republicans should pass a full repeal of the healthcare law next year, even it if means a certain veto from President Obama. — With Senate Democrats likely to filibuster …
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PoliticusUSA and Daily Kos
Peter A. Brown / Wall Street Journal:
For Republicans Considering a 2016 Run, Some Same-State Blues — The uncertain shape of the 2016 Republican presidential field is, to an unusual degree, a product of a historically large number of potential aspirants coming from the same states. — Four states-Wisconsin, Texas, Florida …