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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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CNN:
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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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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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 — 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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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama, Daring Congress, Acts to Overhaul Immigration
Obama, Daring Congress, Acts to Overhaul Immigration
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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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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
‘Come out of the shadows’ — Obama, at last, unveils sweeping action on immigration.
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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Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: Obama's claims on illegal immigration — 2 photos — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama made some notable omissions Thursday night in his remarks about the unilateral actions he's taking on immigration. — A look at his statements and how they compare with the facts:
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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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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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Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
Desperate Dems change their tune — By: — Pop quiz time. Who said the following? — Number one: “There's no denying that many blacks share the same anxieties as many whites about the wave of illegal immigration flooding our Southern border — a sense that what's happening …
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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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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’
Incoming Nevada Speaker Said Democrats Have ‘Master-Slave’ Relationship With ‘Simple Minded Darkies’
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