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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi says she doesn't know who Jonathan Gruber is. She touted his work in 2009. — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that, not only did Jonathan Gruber not play a significant role in drafting Obamacare, but that she doesn't even “know who he is.”
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The Jon Gruber controversy and what it means for Obamacare, explained — Over the past three days, conservative news outlets have posted multiple videos of Jonathan Gruber, an MIT health economist who worked on Romneycare and Obamacare, crediting the “stupidity” of American voters as one reason that the health law passed.
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Law in the Raw — Nearly a week has gone by since the Supreme Court's unexpected decision to enlist in the latest effort to destroy the Affordable Care Act, and the shock remains unabated. “This is Bush v. Gore all over again,” one friend said as we struggled to absorb the news last Friday afternoon.
JakeTapper / CNN:
Obamacare architect discussed misleading public in 4th newly uncovered video — Washington (CNN) — As Congress voted on the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, in 2010, one of the bill's architects, MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, told a college audience that those pushing the legislation pitched …
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Richard L. Hasen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed History gives clues to Chief Justice Roberts' thinking on new Obamacare case
Op-Ed History gives clues to Chief Justice Roberts' thinking on new Obamacare case
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Pelosi on Jonathan Gruber: 'I don't know who he is. He didn't help write our bill.'
Pelosi on Jonathan Gruber: 'I don't know who he is. He didn't help write our bill.'
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House disagrees with ‘stupidity’ remarks
White House disagrees with ‘stupidity’ remarks
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New York Times:
Obama Aides Say Moves Will Avert 5 Million Deportations — WASHINGTON — President Obama will ignore angry protests from Republicans and announce as soon as next week a broad overhaul of the nation's immigration enforcement system that will protect up to five million undocumented immigrants …
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Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Mitch McConnell Is ‘Very Disturbed’ By President Obama — WASHINGTON — In another sign that the country is in for a tough two years of battles between the White House and Congress, incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) declared Thursday that he was “very disturbed” …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Steve King warns of ‘constitutional crisis’ — The United States will be plunged in a “constitutional crisis” if President Obama takes unilateral action to delay deportations, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Thursday. — King, a leading opponent of the immigration bill passed by the Senate last year …
The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid Urges Obama Not To Take Immediate Action On Immigration
Harry Reid Urges Obama Not To Take Immediate Action On Immigration
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems warn Obama: Don't back down on immigration
Dems warn Obama: Don't back down on immigration
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New York Times:
Frustrated Democratic Senators Vent, but Re-Elect Reid to Be Their Leader — WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats voted to retain Senator Harry Reid of Nevada and the other senior members of their leadership on Thursday, putting off for now the uncomfortable question of how to inject new energy …
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The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren Gets Senate Democratic Leadership Spot — WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gained a leadership position in the Senate Democratic caucus Thursday, giving the prominent progressive senator a key role in shaping the party's policy priorities.
Manu Raju / Politico:
Claire McCaskill rejects Harry Reid's leadership
Claire McCaskill rejects Harry Reid's leadership
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Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
Americans' Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program — Fake Cellphone Towers on Planes Used to Target Criminals, but Also Sift Through Thousands of Other Phones — WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is scooping up data from thousands of cellphones through fake communications towers deployed …
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Washington Post:
Boehner weighs expanding suit over Obama executive powers to cover immigration — House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) is considering expanding a federal lawsuit on President Obama's executive orders to include immigration. Filing a separate lawsuit over the president's authority …
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Ted Barrett / CNN:
Reid to Obama: Wait on immigration orders until after CR passes
Reid to Obama: Wait on immigration orders until after CR passes
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama veers left after red wave
Obama veers left after red wave
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Secret Service Blunders Eased White House Intruder's Way, Review Says — WASHINGTON — An intruder was able to climb a fence and enter the White House in September because of a succession of “performance, organizational, technical” and other failures by the Secret Service …
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
The Big Question Democrats Need to Ask Themselves Before They Nominate Hillary — By most accounts, Hillary Clinton had a good election night. Or at least her 2016 chances did. The New York Times reported that voters and operatives woke up the next day counting on her to “resurrect the Democratic Party.”
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The liberal media's not ready for Hillary
The liberal media's not ready for Hillary
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The Rudy Giuliani guide to beating Hillary Clinton
The Rudy Giuliani guide to beating Hillary Clinton
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New York Times:
A Major Breakthrough on Climate Change — The deal jointly announced in Beijing by President Obama and China's president, Xi Jinping, to limit greenhouse gases well beyond their earlier pledges is both a major diplomatic breakthrough and — assuming both sides can carry out their promises …
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
14 From '14: Quick Takes on the Midterm — After going over the results from last week, we had a number of bite-sized observations to offer — 14, to be exact: — 1. The polls really were worse than usual — This cycle featured the largest average miss by the two major poll aggregators …
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Is this the political map of the future? — BARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGNS RACE AND DIVERSITY HISPANICS — If you're a political junkie — or at least if you're a conservative political junkie — you've probably seen the map. It's a map of the United States showing the congressional districts won …
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Barbara Bowman / Washington Post:
Bill Cosby raped me. Why did it take 30 years for people to believe my story? — Only when a male comedian called Cosby a rapist did the accusation take hold. — In 2004, when Andrea Constand filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby for sexual assault, her lawyers asked me to testify.
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Ken Ward Jr. / Charleston Gazette:
Longtime Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship indicted — Don Blankenship, the longtime chief executive of Massey Energy, was indicted today on charges that he violated federal mine safety laws at the company's Upper Big Branch Mine prior to an April 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners.
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