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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 — Obama administration has included enrollment in dental plans in its most recent sign-up figures, Bloomberg reported Thursday. — Health and Human Services says it made a “mistake” in counting dental sign-ups …
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National Review, Washington Post, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and American Spectator
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
All You Need To Know About Obama's Executive Action To Legalize 5 Million — In a far-reaching move that could help shape his legacy, President Barack Obama will announce a series of executive actions on Thursday evening to shield some five million undocumented immigrants from the threat …
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Obama's immigration plan: ‘Deport felons, not families’ — Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama will order immigration officers to deport “felons not families” as he wields executive power to shield five million illegal immigrants in the most sweeping overhaul of the immigration system in decades.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Obama fails to convince some Dems on immigration — The vast majority of Senate Democrats emerged from a two-hour meeting with White House chief of staff Denis McDonough fully supportive of President Barack Obama's impending action to shield millions of undocumented immigrants.
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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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American Prospect and Washington Post
Norm Ornstein / National Journal:
Will Congress Use Executive Order on Immigration as Excuse for More Gridlock?
Will Congress Use Executive Order on Immigration as Excuse for More Gridlock?
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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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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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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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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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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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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Republicans Can Defund Obama's Executive Order, They Just Don't Want To
Republicans Can Defund Obama's Executive Order, They Just Don't Want To
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The PJ Tatler, Ed Driscoll and RedState
Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
Meet the Biggest Upset Winner of 2014 Midterm Elections … Larry Hogan, the political longshot who is now the governor-elect of Maryland, is being applauded at the Republican Governors Association conference for his shocking upset win in the midterm elections.
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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Chris Christie Is Back — Credit: Tobias Hutzler for The New York Times
Chris Christie Is Back — Credit: Tobias Hutzler for The New York Times
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Immigration Has Republican Governors Seething and Facing Practical Challenges
Immigration Has Republican Governors Seething and Facing Practical Challenges
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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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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
President, Daring Congress, Moves to Overhaul Immigration
President, Daring Congress, Moves to Overhaul Immigration
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Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Kobach Wonders If Hispanic Majority Would Conduct ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ In U.S. — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a leader in the anti-immigrant movement, said during his Sunday radio program that it's possible that a Hispanic majority in the U.S. could conduct an “ethnic cleansing.”
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Kobach: Obama's Lawlessness Could Lead To ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ In America
Kobach: Obama's Lawlessness Could Lead To ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ In America
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RedState and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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, The Dish, The New Republic and Politico
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Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
Obama sets off on scorched-earth rampage
Obama sets off on scorched-earth rampage
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National Review, No More Mister Nice Blog and The PJ Tatler
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, New York Magazine and American Spectator
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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Ryan Sims / American Bridge PAC:
All of the poison in all of the wells! — In case you haven't heard, Republicans are adamant that when Obama announces his immigration reform executive action tonight, he will be “poisoning the well.” — But how can you poison a well that's already been poisoned so many times?
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BuzzFeed:
Uber Sought To Hire Opposition Researcher To “Weaponize Facts” — A document obtained by BuzzFeed News points to taxi industry targets, not journalists. Bullet points, not bullets, a spokesperson says. — Bloomberg — Uber has in recent weeks sought to hire opposition researchers to …
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
Bill Gardner / The Incidental Economist:
The ACA is working. So why is the opposition to it so strong and persistent? — These are early days, but so far the Affordable Care Act is working. Rates of uninsured persons are down. Millions of people are enrolling. The Congressional Budget Office thinks that it will cost less than they originally projected.
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The Dish
Paul Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Democrats Used Twitter, Too, To Coordinate With Outside Groups — WASHINGTON — Republican Party committees and outside groups shared polling data over Twitter during the 2014 elections, according to a CNN report on Monday. The purpose was to circumvent federal anti-coordination rules …
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Talking Points Memo
Bill Gertz / Washington Times:
Pentagon got duped, made ransom payment for Bowe Bergdahl to con man — The Pentagon is under fire for making a ransom payment to an Afghan earlier this year as part of a failed bid to win the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, according to U.S. officials.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
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.
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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