memeorandum: Warren Torches GOP On Economy: We Tried It, It Was ‘Nearly Catastrophic’ (Daniel Strauss/Talking Points Memo)

9:45 PM ET, November 19, 2014

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Tune In: The President Addresses the Nation on Immigration Reform — Post by The White House. — Our immigration system has been broken for decades — and every minute we fail to act, millions of people who live in the shadows but want to play by the rules and pay taxes have no way to live right …

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Washington Post:

President Obama to announce executive action on immigration Thursday — This post has been updated. — President Obama will announce Thursday that he will use his executive authority to expand temporary protections to millions of undocumented immigrants, according to several individuals who have been briefed on the decision.

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

Nearly Half Oppose Executive Action on Immigration: Poll — Forty-eight percent oppose Obama taking executive action on immigration, while 38 percent support it.

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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Two-Thirds Say U.S. Is On Wrong Track Post-Midterms, Poll Shows

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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Faces Skeptical Public on Immigration Action — WSJ/NBC Poll

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Politico:
Obama to shield 5 million from deportation

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John Harwood / CNBC:
President Obama to make a statement on immigration Thursday night

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Sen. Ted Cruz / Politico:

Obama Is Not a Monarch — The president cannot act alone; the Constitution requires compromise. — The Constitution designs a system of checks and balances for our nation, and executive amnesty for illegal immigrants unilaterally decreed from the White House would seriously undermine the rule of law.

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New York Times:
Obama's Plan Could Shield Four Million

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Kathy Gilsinan / The Atlantic Online:

The Cosby Show — Declining to seriously reckon with the rape allegations against him is reckless. And I was once reckless. — On Monday, 66-year old Joan Tarshis accused Bill Cosby of raping her. Tarshis says the attack took place in 1969, when she was 19 and working as comedy writer:

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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Scraps Bill Cosby Comedy in Wake of Rape Allegations

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Michael Wolff / USA Today:

Behind the scenes at Uber/BuzzFeed fracas — Uber is at the forefront of a vast reordering of ground transportation and how we use cars. It is also in the middle of many publicity storms. This is partly due to the stuck-pig resistance of an entrenched and politically savvy taxi industry …

Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed:
“God View”: Uber Investigates Its Top New York Executive For Privacy Violations

Jake Sherman / Politico:

Rick Perry: Texas might sue Barack Obama — BOCA RATON, Fla. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry said the Lone Star State might sue Barack Obama's administration over the president's planned executive order to grant relief to as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants.

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Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Perry: ‘I was a bit arrogant’ — BOCA RATON—Texas Gov. Rick Perry isn't ready to announce his candidacy for president in 2016; that decision will come in May or June of next year. But the longest-serving governor in the history of his state said Wednesday that this time, he will be ready if he decides to try again.

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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:

Warren Torches GOP On Economy: We Tried It, It Was ‘Nearly Catastrophic’ — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) went straight after Republicans, blasting the GOP on deregulation and trickle down economics during a Center for American Progress event on Wednesday. — “The Republicans …

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Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Warren: American Dream is slipping away

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Jonathan Constante / Opposing Views:

Parent Wants Teacher To Stop Wearing Star Of David Necklace, School District Still Allows It — Two students in Enola, Pennsylvania, have issued complaints about a necklace worn by their teacher. — In 1949, Act 14 (Sect. 1112) prohibited public school teachers from showing any kind of religious symbol or imagery in the classroom.

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Susan Page / USA Today:

GOP senator warns of violence after immigration order — WASHINGTON — Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn warns there could be not only a political firestorm but acts of civil disobedience and even violence in reaction to President Obama's executive order on immigration Thursday.

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David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:

How Jon Stewart Helped Defeat a Key Pelosi Ally — A preventable backlash takes down a Californian candidate for a key role. — The intra-Democratic battle to lead the party on the House Energy and Commerce Committee was, up to this week, exciting and obscure.

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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dem anger flares over pregnant lawmaker

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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:

Democrats to Obama: You broke the party, now fix it — Nancy Pelosi was reelected minority leader. So was Harry Reid. Getty — Enough, Donna Brazile told White House political director David Simas the day after the midterms. — Democrats are in worse shape than when President Barack Obama came …

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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Ready for Hillary begins to wind down

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The New / New York Times:

Secret Service Arrests Man Within Block of White House — WASHINGTON — The Secret Service arrested an Iowa man outside the White House on Wednesday who had a hunting rifle and ammunition in his car, according to law enforcement officials. — The man, Renae Kapheim, 41, of Davenport …

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Sarah Kliff / Vox:

Meet Michael Cannon, the man who could bring down Obamacare — Michael Cannon is an ardent Obamacare opponent who runs the health policy program at the libertarian Cato Institute. The New Republic has described him as “Obamacare's most relentless antagonist.”

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poppolling.com:

LA Poll: Cassidy Up Big Over Landrieu — Alexandria, VA - A new Louisiana survey released by Vox Populi Polling today found that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Cassidy leads Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu 53 to 42 percent, with 5 percent unsure. In addition, Cassidy is up big with Independents …

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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:

How Republicans Are Learning to Love the Shutdown — Conventional wisdom is malleable, and it appears that conventional wisdom on the wisdom of shutting down the government is shifting, at least within the Republican party. While the old CW was that it was a terrible idea that Republicans suffered for …

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Kevin OBrien / Associated Press:

Democrats willfully, repeatedly lied to sell Obamacare: Kevin O'Brien — Democrats are sprinting, but they can't outrun Jonathan Gruber. He's a loud, scary tin can tied to their tails. — President Barack Obama dismissed him over the weekend as “some adviser who never worked on our staff.”

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