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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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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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Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
Reagan and Bush Acted Unilaterally on Immigration, Too—for the Same Reason That Obama Will
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
The legal battle over Obama's immigration plan
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Gabriel Malor / The Federalist:
No, Reagan Did Not Offer An Amnesty By Lawless Executive Order
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats face major challenges in selling executive action
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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.
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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Networks won't air Obama speech
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John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
White House Putting Up ‘Fierce’ Fight to Conceal Torture Report
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
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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Norm Ornstein / National Journal:
Will Congress Use Executive Order on Immigration as Excuse for More Gridlock?
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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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Mike Nichols passed away suddenly on Wednesday evening. He was 83.
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Bruce Weber / New York Times:
Mike Nichols, 83, Acclaimed Director on Broadway and in Hollywood, Dies
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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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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Jim Webb's Uncertain Trumpet
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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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Phillip M. Bailey / Salon:
EXCLUSIVE: Rand Paul sounds off to Salon on race, 2016, Hillary and Republicans — GOP senator tells Salon about his potential White House bid, the GOP establishment and race in America — With an eye on a potential 2016 bid for the White House, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul continues to test whether …
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Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
Obama Is About to Commit an Act of Constitutional Infamy — The president will present his case on behalf of his forthcoming executive order on amnesty tomorrow at 8 p.m. I certainly hope President Obama addresses the arguments against his action that were repeatedly and passionately made by ... President Obama.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Scott Walker plots 2016 rollout — The Wisconsin governor is putting together the pieces of a campaign. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, pivoting from his bigger-than-expected reelection win this month, is taking active steps toward a presidential campaign that would launch next summer …
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