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5:55 PM ET, March 7, 2017

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Avik Roy / Forbes:
House GOP's Obamacare Replacement Will Make Coverage Unaffordable For Millions — Otherwise, It's Great  —  That's not an ironic headline.  Leading House Republicans have included a number of transformative and consequential reforms in their American Health Care Act, the full text of which was published Monday evening.
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Republican Obamacare plan signals that liberalism has already won  —  In releasing their healthcare plan on Monday, House Republican leaders sent a signal loud and clear: liberalism has already won.  —  Barring radical changes, Republicans will not be passing a bill that ushers in a new era of market-based healthcare.
Sophia Crabbe-Field / Democracy Journal:
A Hidden Harm of the Obamacare Replacement  —  The central premise of the Republicans' American Health Care Act (AHCA) plan is to force Americans to pay more for their health care or, as Republicans would say, have “more skin in the game.”  Put another way, the AHCA drastically increases the cost of health care for all Americans.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
10 million may lose health insurance coverage under GOP's Obamacare replacement plan, S&P says  —  Between 6 million and 10 million people would lose health insurance coverage if a Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act becomes law, a new report estimates.
Discussion: Political Wire
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Chaffetz: Low-income Americans will have to choose health care over iPhones  —  Chaffetz: Invest in healthcare over iPhone  — House Republicans introduced a bill Monday that would scrap Obamacare's individual mandate and change the way Medicaid is administered
Michael F. Cannon / Cato Institute:
The House GOP Leadership's Health Care Bill Is ObamaCare-Lite — Or Worse  —  During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised legislation that “fully repeals ObamaCare.”  Monday night, the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives released legislation it claims would repeal and replace ObamaCare.
Heritage Action for America:
GOP PLAN FAILS TO MOVE PAST OBAMACARE'S PROGRESSIVE PROMISE  —  Washington — Monday evening, House Republican leaders released text of their long-anticipated American Health Care Act (AHCA).  Despite widespread conservative criticism and the lack of score from the Congressional Budget Office …
Jeff Stein / Vox:
One tweet that explains Republicans' big health care bill challenge  —  The day after unveiling their new bill to replace Obamacare, the Republican authors of the Affordable Health Care Act find themselves in a bind.  —  Even if the new bill has the votes in the House, it will also have to pass the Senate.
The Hill:
First ObamaCare votes put vulnerable GOPers on the spot
Discussion: Vox and Talking Points Memo
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Club for Growth opposes GOP Obamacare replacement
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:
RINO-Care: A more insolvent version of Obamacare ... except this time GOP owns it
Chris Massie / CNN:
Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he's ‘very discouraged and disappointed’ by GOP health care plan
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The GOP health bill doesn't know what problem it's trying to solve
Mike Debonis / Washington Post:
Conservatives lash out at House GOP's Obamacare replacement bill
United States Senator Mike Lee:
Lee Statement on American Health Care Act
Discussion: RedState, The Resurgent and IJR
New York Times:
WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents  —  WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks on Tuesday released thousands of documents that it said described sophisticated software tools used by the Central Intelligence Agency to break into smart phones, computers and even Internet-connected televisions.
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Andrew Griffin / The Independent:
WikiLeaks publishes massive trove of CIA spying files in ‘Vault 7’ release
Discussion: Q13 FOX News, IJR and The Week
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
WikiLeaks says it has obtained trove of CIA hacking tools
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Wikileaks Dump Shows CIA Could Turn Smart TVs into Listening Devices
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Trump's Wiretap Tweets Raise Risk of Impeachment  —  The sitting president has accused his predecessor of an act that could have gotten the past president impeached.  That's not your ordinary exercise of free speech.  If the accusation were true, and President Barack Obama ordered …
Extra:
Alec Baldwin Might Not Play Trump on ‘SNL’ Much Longer  —  Star Alec Baldwin has quickly become a fan favorite playing President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” but the actor isn't sure how much longer he will do it.  —  “Extra's” Mario Lopez sat down with Alec to talk about his new movie …
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Kelly Lawler / USA Today:
Alec Baldwin's days playing Donald Trump on ‘SNL’ are numbered
Discussion: The Atlantic
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Khan speech in Canada cancelled amid questions  —  Gold Star father and outspoken President Trump critic Khizr Khan on Monday canceled a planned speech in Canada as questions about the circumstances swirled.  —  Ramsay Talks, the organization planning to host Khan Tuesday for his scheduled speech …
Discussion: RedState, Facebook and Toronto Star
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Max Bearak / Washington Post:
Khizr Khan's claim that the U.S. is restricting his travel may be unraveling
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
11 Times Barack Obama Compared Slaves To Immigrants  —  This week, liberals savagely mocked Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson for allegedly comparing slaves to immigrants.  It looks like they've completely forgotten about all the times Barack Obama did the exact same thing.
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John Aravosis / AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog News:
Newsmax/WSJ: Trump met Russian Amb.  Kislyak last April  —  Contradicting repeated denials from Donald Trump and his team, Newsmax reported on May 14, 2016 that Trump met Russian Ambassador Kislyak at a VIP reception in Washington on April 27.  —  And while meeting the Russian ambassador is fine, why lie about it?
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump's split screen: A two-hour virtual conversation between the president and ‘Fox and Friends’  —  Early Tuesday morning, President Trump tuned into “Fox and Friends.”  —  For several days, Trump's staff kept him away from television cameras.  He spent the weekend hidden away …
Austin Wright / Politico:
CIA providing raw intelligence to senators for Trump-Russia probe  —  The CIA has begun providing raw intelligence documents to members of Congress who are investigating Russia's meddling in the presidential election, two senators said Tuesday.  —  Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) …
Discussion: ABC News
Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Here Are The Official Photos Showing Trump's Inauguration Crowds Were Smaller Than Obama's  —  Trump has accused the media of manipulating photographs in order to show the size of the crowd at his inauguration was much smaller than Obama's.  Photos released Monday by the National Park Service show otherwise.
Discussion: Vox, Washington Post and DCist
 
 
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick just told staff he's hiring a COO to help him
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Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
Gun Sales Continue Retreat From Record Levels Seen Under Obama
Discussion: National Review, Daily Wire and IJR
Zahraa Alkhalisi / CNNMoney:
Nike has a new product for Muslim women: The ‘Pro Hijab’
Discussion: Mediaite, The Daily Caller and The Week
Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
A section of the San Andreas fault close to L.A. could be overdue for a major earthquake
Discussion: LAist
Rick Rojas / New York Times:
Since Trump, Quiet Upstate Road Becomes a Busy Exit From U.S.
Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Highlights from the first State Department daily briefing of Trump Administration
Discussion: ABC News
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Anderson Cooper: I muted Trump on Twitter
Discussion: Washington Times and IJR
CNN:
Trump's new national security adviser attends naturalization ceremony of Iraqi he sponsored
 Earlier Items: 
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Liberals threaten to primary over Gorsuch
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Kremlin-backed media turns on Trump
Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
Is Katrina Pierson Actually Doing Anything?
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Omaha's Answer to Costly Potholes? Go Back to Gravel Roads
Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml …:
“The Reality Is, Half Of Americans Can't Afford To Write A $500 Check”
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
The Ancient Laws of Unintended Consequences
Discussion: Instapundit
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

 
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