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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.


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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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


Immigration action is daring test of Obama's power
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Guardian, CNNMoney.com and Daily Kos


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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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


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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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, Political Wire and Daily Kos
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Republicans Can Defund Obama's Executive Order, They Just Don't Want To
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The PJ Tatler, Ed Driscoll and RedState


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, Deadline, The Daily Banter, The Huffington Post and Colorlines
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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

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 …


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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Jim Webb's Uncertain Trumpet
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msnbc.com, New York Magazine, CNN and The Dish


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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Mike Nichols, 83, Acclaimed Director on Broadway and in Hollywood, Dies
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Althouse, BBC, The Daily Caller and alicublog


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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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 Atlantic Online, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Gawker, NBC News, CBS News, Washington Post and TIME


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, No More Mister Nice Blog, US News and The PJ Tatler


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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OnPolitics and Washington Post


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


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

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 »


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

The Solid South Will Rise Again — Democrats have abandoned Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who is in a tough runoff election. (Tough is the mild way of putting it. Polls show her down by double digits to her Republican opponent.) — Not only has the Democratic Party pulled …
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Vox Popoli and Democratic Strategist


Hispanic Voters Are Important for Republicans, but Not Indispensable — President Obama's plan to defer deportation and grant work permits for up to five million undocumented migrants is having two utterly predictable results: outrage from congressional Republicans, and speculation about how the politics will play in 2016.


Prince Charles will not be silenced when he is made king, say allies — Exclusive: Sources close to heir say he will break with Queen's habit of discretion by continuing to speak out on issues that matter to him — Prince Charles is ready to reshape the monarch's role when he becomes king and make …