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Alex Wayne / Bloomberg:
Obamacare's Subscriber Rolls Include Unpublicized Dental Plans — The Obama administration included as many as 400,000 dental plans in a number it reported for enrollments under the Affordable Care Act, an unpublicized detail that helped surpass a goal for 7 million sign-ups.
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
White House wrongly counted dental plans in Obamacare enrollment numbers
White House wrongly counted dental plans in Obamacare enrollment numbers
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National Review, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Washington Post and American Spectator
Gabriel Malor / The Federalist:
No, Reagan Did Not Offer An Amnesty By Lawless Executive Order — Today is the big day, and the Progressive media is in full spin to mitigate the anger Americans are expressing about President Obama's decision to offer legal status to millions of people who broke the law.
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Hot Air
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Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
Obama sets off on scorched-earth rampage — ANALYSIS/OPINION: … President Obama, fresh off a shellacking in the 2014 midterm elections — in which he made himself a centerpiece, much to the chagrin of embattled Democrats — is about to embark on a scorched-earth rampage that will change the face of America forever.
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National Review, No More Mister Nice Blog, The PJ Tatler and The Federalist
Dennis Myers / RN&R Weekly Contents:
On paper — Republican leader left a trail — Nevada Assembly speaker-designate Ira Hansen would be one of the most controversial speakers in Nevada history. — In a surprise, he was named by the new Republican majority on Nov. 7 as their candidate for speaker.
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Little Green Footballs, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Incoming Nevada Speaker Said Democrats Have ‘Master-Slave’ Relationship With ‘Simple Minded Darkies’ — Nevada Assembly Speaker-dessignate Ira Hansen (R) — Nevada Assemblyman Ira Hansen (R), who the assembly's Republican caucus selected as their choice to be its next speaker earlier this month …
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Liberaland and Balloon Juice
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Plotting Extreme Measures To Sabotage Obama's Immigration Action — To the consternation of congressional Republicans, President Obama will make a prime time announcement on Thursday that he will take executive action to fill the void left by Congress on immigration reform.
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Balloon Juice, CNN, Firedoglake and Business Insider
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Los Angeles Times:
Obama's plan of action on immigration may derail Republican agenda — Rising Republican hostility toward President Obama's impending immigration plan is as intense as has ever existed between the White House and the GOP. — House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio says the president's executive action …
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American Prospect and Washington Post
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Appropriations panel: Defunding immigration order ‘impossible’ — It would be “impossible” to defund President Obama's executive actions on immigration through a government spending bill, the House Appropriations Committee said Thursday. — In a statement released by House Appropriations …
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National Review, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Republicans Can Defund Obama's Executive Order, They Just Don't Want To — President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration hasn't even been issued yet, and already congressional Republicans are desperately trying to come up with reasons why they're powerless to do anything about it.
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The PJ Tatler, Ed Driscoll and RedState
The Hill:
Networks won't air Obama speech — Three major networks will not air President Obama's prime-time address Thursday outlining his executive actions on immigration. — Officials with ABC, CBS and Fox confirmed to The Hill that Obama's 8 p.m. speech from the White House will not be carried on their networks.
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Politico, American Spectator, The Huffington Post, The Daily Banter and Colorlines
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John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
White House Putting Up ‘Fierce’ Fight to Conceal Torture Report
White House Putting Up ‘Fierce’ Fight to Conceal Torture Report
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The Huffington Post, Daily Kos, BillMoyers.com, Hullabaloo and The World's Greatest …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
White House hits TV networks for skipping immigration address
White House hits TV networks for skipping immigration address
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The Huffington Post, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Washington Monthly, Betsy's Page and The PJ Tatler
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Jim Webb launches 2016 committee — Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb became the first well-known Democrat to launch an exploratory committee to run for president on Wednesday night, saying the nation is at a “serious crossroads.” — “I have decided to launch an Exploratory Committee …
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Bloomberg Politics, BuzzFeed, Political Insider blog, Outside the Beltway, RedState, Shakesville and CANNONFIRE
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Jim Webb's Uncertain Trumpet
Jim Webb's Uncertain Trumpet
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msnbc.com, CNN, New York Magazine and The Dish
ABC News:
Entertainment Icon Mike Nichols Has Died at Age 83 — Mike Nichols, the entertainment icon and husband of ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer, died suddenly Wednesday at the age of 83. — Nichols' death was announced in a statement by ABC News President James Goldston.
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American Spectator, Gawker, International Business Times, NPR and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Bruce Weber / New York Times:
Mike Nichols, 83, Acclaimed Director on Broadway and in Hollywood, Dies
Mike Nichols, 83, Acclaimed Director on Broadway and in Hollywood, Dies
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Althouse, BBC, The Daily Caller and alicublog
Rebecca Traister / The New Republic:
No One Wanted to Talk About Bill Cosby's Alleged Crimes Because He Made White America Feel Good About Race — This spring, I taught a graduate seminar on magazine feature writing. One of the assignments was Robert Huber's 2006 Philadelphia Magazine story, “Dr. Huxtable & Mr. Hyde,” …
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New York Times, Raw Story, Althouse, CNNMoney.com, The Huffington Post, The Atlantic Online, Gawker, BuzzFeed, NBC News, CBS News, Washington Post and TIME
Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Americans of All Stripes Agree: The System Is Stacked Against Them — At last, we have an important question upon which a majority of Americans—regardless of race, political persuasion or walk of life—agree. — Are the country's economic and political systems stacked against people like you?
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Weekly Standard and Political Wire
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Bill Clinton / The New Republic:
We Only Have One Remaining Bigotry: We Don't Want to Be Around Anybody Who Disagrees With Us — Bill Clinton gave the keynote speech at The New Republic's 100-year anniversary gala on Wednesday night. Here's the full transcript. — Thank you, Chris, for your introduction, for your leadership …
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New York Magazine, Bloomberg Politics and The Daily Caller
Betsy Woodruff / Slate:
Congressman: Obama's Immigration Move Could Prompt Impeachment, Prison Time — Conservatives hate everything about the president's imminent immigration move, starting with its timing, and one House member is hinting that the executive action could result in impeachment, and maybe even prison time.
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, USA Today, Reuters and RedState
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
A test of presidential power
A test of presidential power
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Guardian, CNNMoney.com and Outside the Beltway
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Majority Say Not Gov't Duty to Provide Healthcare for All — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — For the third consecutive year, a majority of Americans (52%) agree with the position that it is not the federal government's responsibility to ensure that all Americans have healthcare coverage.
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ThinkProgress, US News, No More Mister Nice Blog and The PJ Tatler
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Chris Christie Is Back — Credit: Tobias Hutzler for The New York Times — “If I fix this, you have to start the story with it,” Chris Christie told me, yanking the string of the venetian blind in the diner window. We were eating a late lunch at a place called Howley's …
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Mediaite, OnPolitics and Washington Post
Natalia / Uber Blog:
STRENGTHENING OUR PRIVACY PRACTICES — Our business depends on the trust of the millions of riders and drivers who use Uber. The trip history of our riders is important information and we understand that we must treat it carefully and with respect, protecting it from unauthorized access.
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Talking Points Memo, The Verge, Business Insider, Mashable and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Royals, Hill to D.C. press: Clean up — The Washington press corps may be due for a few lessons from “Miss Manners.” — On Thursday, the Senate Periodical Press Gallery sent out an email reminding reporters of the general rules of etiquette while covering Congress, such as not taking pictures …
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FishbowlDC and American Spectator
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
He found the Jonathan Gruber videos — and no media outlet would call him back — The man who changed the ObamaCare debate was at a gas station when I reached him, and he wasn't dying to talk. — “I really want to stay out of the limelight,” said Rich Weinstein, a Philadelphia investment adviser.
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Politico and Washington Post
New York Times:
At Long Last, Immigration Action — President Obama says he will speak to the nation on Thursday night about making major changes to immigration policy, including shielding several million unauthorized immigrants from deportation. He intends to do this under executive authority, because he has given up waiting for Congress to act.
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Yahoo! News, The New Republic, The Week, CBS DC, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Maggie's Farm and Washington Post