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9:35 PM ET, November 12, 2014

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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Obamacare's Foundation of Lies  —  There is only one kind of lie, it's apolitical, and it cripples the best of intentions.  —  A lie is apolitical, or at least it should be.  If there is one thing that unites clear-headed Americans, it's a belief that our leaders must be transparent and honest.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Hearings floated as Hill Republicans seize on Gruber Obamacare comments  —  Congressional Republicans seized Wednesday on controversial comments made by a former health-care consultant to the Obama administration, with one leading House conservative suggesting that hearings could be called …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
In Third Video, Obamacare Architect Talks About ‘Basic Exploitation’ Of American Voters [VIDEO]
Ethan Epstein / Weekly Standard:
Anti-Military Anthem Played at ‘Concert for Valor’  —  Who would have thought that that Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, and Zac Brown, accomplished musicians all, would be so, well, tone-deaf?  But how else to explain their choice of song—Creedence Clearwater's famously anti-war anthem …
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Jessica Goldstein / ThinkProgress:
Team Springsteen: Why ‘Fortunate Son’ Belonged At The Concert For Valor  —  Bruce Springsteen performed at the Concert For Valor on the National Mall on Tuesday night.  Events like this are Bruce's calling.  He probably has a star-spangled bat signal in his house that lights up whenever …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, US News, Raw Story and Twitchy
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Weekly Standard bellyaches...  ... about the Creedence song “Fortunate Son” getting played at the “Concert for Valor” (a televised Veterans Day event on the National Mall).  The song is termed a “famously anti-war anthem,” “an anti-war screed,” and “an anti-draft song.”
Discussion: alicublog, Mediaite and Booman Tribune
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
At press conference with Obama, China leader lectures U.S. media  —  BEIJING — Moments of high drama played out at President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping's joint press conference here Wednesday, as the Chinese leader appeared to be snubbing the U.S. by ignoring …
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John Kerry / New York Times:
Our Historic Agreement With China on Climate Change
Mother Jones:
BREAKING: The US and China Just Announced a Huge Deal on Climate—and It's a Game Changer
The White House:
FACT SHEET: U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change and Clean Energy Cooperation
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Demise of the White Democratic Voter  —  It has not escaped the notice of political analysts that 72 percent of whites without college degrees — a rough proxy for what we used to call the white working class — believe that “the U.S. economic system generally favors the wealthy.”
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Washington Post:
Mike Huckabee rebuilds political team with eye on another presidential run  —  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who turned his stunning victory in the 2008 Iowa caucuses into a thriving talk show career, is reconnecting with activists and enlisting staff to position himself in a growing field …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Fox News reevaluating Huckabee amid report of possible 2016 bid  —  Fox News is reevaluating Mike Huckabee's status with the network following a new report that he is eyeing a 2016 presidential bid.  —  “We are taking a serious look at Governor Huckabee's recent activity in the political arena and are evaluating his current status.
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Here Comes Huck the “Populist”
Discussion: American Prospect
BuzzFeed:
Supreme Court Allows Same-Sex Marriages To Proceed In Kansas  —  Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas would have stopped them.  —  People wait in line to enter the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington November 10, 2014.  —  Larry Downing / Reuters  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
At Supreme Court, secretiveness attracts snoops
Adam Liptak / New York Times:   Justices Hear Challenge to Alabama Redistricting
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell, Reid look for deal  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) are both looking for a deal at the end of the 113th Congress.  —  The two party leaders, who have dueled for nearly a decade with Reid in the majority and McConnell in the minority, are about to flip positions.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   Reid: ‘No desire’ to obstruct GOP
Politico:   Jon Tester is Democrats' likely pick to run Senate 2016 effort
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Something Funny Happened In Iowa, And It May Hurt Democrats In 2016  —  Republican Sen.-elect Joni Ernst easily won her race in Iowa last Tuesday, beating Democrat Bruce Braley by 8.5 percentage points.  Her victory wasn't shocking, but its size was (to everyone except pollster Ann Selzer, that is).
Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
Source: Obama to announce 10-point immigration plan via exec action as early as next week  —  EXCLUSIVE: President Obama is planning to unveil a 10-part plan for overhauling U.S. immigration policy via executive action — including suspending deportations for millions — as early as next Friday …
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Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Democratic Party Favorable Rating Falls to Record Low  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — After the midterm elections that saw the Democratic Party suffer significant losses in Congress, a record-low 36% of Americans say they have a favorable opinion of the party, down six percentage points from before the elections.
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Little Enthusiasm, Familiar Divisions After the GOP's Big Midterm Victory  —  Most Expect Obama to Get Little Done Over Next Two Years  —  After a sweeping midterm election victory on Nov. 4, the Republican Party retook full control of Congress.  But the public has mixed reactions to the GOP's big win …
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Eric Cantor's Secrets for Negotiating with Joe Biden  —  “The Guy's Awesome”  —  Last week's Republican victories may have had the paradoxical effect of increasing the influence of the consummate Congressional Democrat, Joe Biden.  GOP leaders looking to show they can get things done …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
PRWeb:
Ted Cruz Saves America Released by ColoringBook.com - Back by Popular Demand  —  ColoringBook.com owned by Really Big Coloring Books, Inc. releases Ted Cruz Saves America in conjunction with the number one (#1) selling coloring and activity book Ted Cruz to the Future
Discussion: Washington Post and ThinkProgress
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Rise of the Republican Pragmatists  —  Expect the new GOP majorities in Congress to press forward with a governing agenda, avoiding the intra-party conflicts of years past.  —  In Washington, narratives last long past their sell-by date.  One of the most common tropes is that Republicans …
 
 
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Obamacare premiums are falling by 0.2% across 48 major cities
Bill de Blasio / The Huffington Post:
Don't Soul-Search. Stiffen Your Backbone.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
EBay calls in support to fight online sales tax bill
Discussion: Politico
Elise Labott / CNN:
Sources: Obama seeks new Syria strategy review to deal with ISIS, Assad
Discussion: Washington Times
Perry Chiaramonte / Associated Press:
Border Patrol agents say agency's gun recall puts them in danger
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Washington Post:
Chinese hack U.S. Weather systems, satellite network
Jesse / CBS New York:
2 Window Washers Rescued From Scaffold At 1 World Trade Center
Discussion: New York Magazine, Gawker and WWBT-TV
Megan Garber / The Atlantic Online:
For the First Time, Humanity Has Landed Something on a Comet
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Colorado Ousts Pro-Gun Republicans, Showing Effect of Turnout
Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Republican Dan Sullivan wins Senate race in Alaska
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
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