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Josh Earnest / White House.gov Blog:
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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Politico:
Obama to shield 5 million from deportation
Obama to shield 5 million from deportation
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CNN:
Immigration announcement Thursday
Immigration announcement Thursday
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John Harwood / CNBC:
President Obama to make a statement on immigration Thursday night
President Obama to make a statement on immigration Thursday night
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Two-Thirds Say U.S. Is On Wrong Track Post-Midterms, Poll Shows — According to the poll, a combined 76 percent of respondents say there will be “just some change” or “not that much change” as a result of the election. By comparison, just 21 percent say it will result in “a great deal of change” or “quite a bit of change.”
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Nearly Half Oppose Executive Action on Immigration: Poll
Nearly Half Oppose Executive Action on Immigration: Poll
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Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
GOP Governors Mostly Hostile on Obama Immigration Executive Action
GOP Governors Mostly Hostile on Obama Immigration Executive Action
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Faces Skeptical Public on Immigration Action — WSJ/NBC Poll
Obama Faces Skeptical Public on Immigration Action — WSJ/NBC Poll
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Washington Post, The Daily Caller and Hot Air
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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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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Christopher Rosen / The Huffington Post:
Bill Cosby's New NBC Show Is No Longer In Development
Bill Cosby's New NBC Show Is No Longer In Development
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Scraps Bill Cosby Comedy in Wake of Rape Allegations
NBC Scraps Bill Cosby Comedy in Wake of Rape Allegations
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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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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’
Perry: ‘I was a bit arrogant’
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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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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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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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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 …
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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 …
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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
White House hits TV networks for skipping immigration address — The White House is exasperated with the major broadcast networks - ABC, CBS and NBC — for skipping out on President Barack Obama's Thursday primetime address on his executive actions on immigration.
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The PJ Tatler
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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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
GruberGate's Insider Problem — Is there anything left to say about l'affaire Gruber? One of the major architects of Obamacare has appeared in a series of embarrassing video clips, musing about the “stupidity” of voters and celebrating the various ways that the law was designed to take advantage of their cognitive shortcomings.
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The Federalist
Jeff Mapes / Oregonian:
Marijuana legalization: Oregon lawmakers will be asked to decide whether to allow local pot taxes — Oregon legislative leaders are considering establishing a special House-Senate marijuana committee to consider tweaking the voter-approved initiative legalizing marijuana. (The Oregonian)
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