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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama's sweeping action on immigration — President Obama will unveil a set of sweeping executive actions that will extend work permits and protection from deportation to roughly 5 million immigrants in a prime-time address Thursday night. — The president will also announce plans …
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David McCabe / The Hill:
Cruz turns to Roman orations to bash Obama immigration order — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) turned to the Roman orations of Cicero to bash President Obama's coming executive order on immigration Thursday. — He took to the floor of the Senate and delivered a speech that included one of Cicero's …
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Walter Dellinger / Slate:
It's Legal — The underpinnings of the president's immigration plan are anything but radical. — The idea that the immigration plan just announced by President Obama is a lawless power grab is absurd. As the Justice Department legal analysis that was just released amply demonstrates …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Republican leaders hope to contain outrage in the ranks over Obama immigration moves — Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) winced as he listened to comments from Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) in reaction to President Obama's plans to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
All You Need To Know About Obama's Executive Action To Legalize 5 Million
All You Need To Know About Obama's Executive Action To Legalize 5 Million
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama, Daring Congress, Acts to Overhaul Immigration
Obama, Daring Congress, Acts to Overhaul Immigration
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Dept. questioned 2012 Obama immigration action
Justice Dept. questioned 2012 Obama immigration action
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
‘Come out of the shadows’ — Obama, at last, unveils sweeping action on immigration.
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Obama's Immigration Action Has Precedents, but May Set a New One
Obama's Immigration Action Has Precedents, but May Set a New One
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Los Angeles Times:
Obama's plan of action on immigration may derail Republican agenda
Obama's plan of action on immigration may derail Republican agenda
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Obama fails to convince some Dems on immigration
Obama fails to convince some Dems on immigration
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Betsy Woodruff / Slate:
Congressman: Obama's Immigration Move Could Prompt Impeachment, Prison Time
Congressman: Obama's Immigration Move Could Prompt Impeachment, Prison Time
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Washington Post:
Transcript: Obama's immigration speech — A transcript of President Obama's remarks on immigration.. — OBAMA: My fellow Americans, tonight I'd like to talk with you about immigration. For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: IMMIGRATION ACCOUNTABILITY EXECUTIVE ACTION — The President's Immigration Accountability Executive Actions will help secure the border, hold nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants accountable, and ensure that everyone plays by the same rules.
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CNN:
Ferguson officer Darren Wilson in talks to resign from police force, sources say — Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) — Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed teenager Michael Brown on August 9, is in the final stages of negotiations with city officials to resign, according to people close to the talks.
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CNN:
Ferguson officer Darren Wilson in talks to resign; grand jury decision nears — Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) — As a grand jury gets closer to announcing its decision, Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot Michael Brown, is in the final stages of negotiations with city officials to resign, sources close to the talks said.
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Obama Puts The Republic Out Of Its Misery — “This is how democracy works,” Barack Obama lectured the country before giving everyone the specifics of his expansive one-man executive overreach on immigration. If you enjoy platitudinous straw men but are turned off by open debate and constitutional order, this speech was for you.
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
On Immigration, Obama Fulfills His Promise to Progressives — The president has long been tugged between his bipartisan urges and his activist roots. With his executive order and speech Thursday, he chose activism. — In his decision to act, by himself, on immigration, President Obama chose between two sides of his political self.
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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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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Obamacare Inflates Its Numbers. I Feel Sick.
Obamacare Inflates Its Numbers. I Feel Sick.
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Some in G.O.P. Fear That Their Hard-Liners Will Alienate Latino Voters — WASHINGTON — All but drowned out by Republicans' clamorous opposition to President Obama's executive action on immigration are some leaders who worry that their party could alienate the fastest-growing group of voters …
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
In Re: Bill Cosby — Having been a Bill Cosby fan since I first heard the punch line, “Noah—how long can you tread water?” as a kid, the charges piling up against him are sickening. Whether or not they can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, his career appears to be over and his reputation will be forever in disgrace..
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Suffer Little Children — The Tenement Museum, on the Lower East Side, is one of my favorite places in New York City. It's a Civil War-vintage building that housed successive waves of immigrants, and a number of apartments have been restored to look exactly as they did in various eras …
Ed Gillespie / New York Times:
An Obamacare Do-Over — MANY political analysts were surprised by how close I came to winning the Virginia Senate race earlier this month. I received more than a million votes running on a five-point plan for economic growth, and the first point was a specific proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act.
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Kobach: Obama's Lawlessness Could Lead To ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ In America — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) on Sunday warned that President Obama's executive actions and general “lawlessness” on immigration could lead to “ethnic cleansing.” — Kobach, a vocal advocate …
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Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Kobach Wonders If Hispanic Majority Would Conduct ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ In U.S.
Kobach Wonders If Hispanic Majority Would Conduct ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ In U.S.
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Scott Brown / Boston Herald:
Scott Brown to rejoin Fox News on ‘Outnumbered’ — Former U.S. Sen Scott Brown, who lost his bid to unseat New Hampshire Sen. Jean Shaheen, is rejoining Fox News as a contributor, the Track has learned. — Brown, who did the talking-head thing on the “fair and balanced” …
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