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This one Clinton quote shows why her supporters hate the media — It was hardly the headline from Hillary Clinton's interview with Christiane Amanpour — it came near the end of a 35-minute session — but one comment from the 2016 Democratic nominee perfectly illustrated why liberals remain furious at how the campaign was covered.

Discussion: Politicus USA, Althouse, Shakesville, Fox News Insider, twitchy.com, National Review, The American Mirror, Eschaton and rubber hose

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Axelrod on Clinton: ‘It takes a lot of work to lose to Donald Trump’ … Former Obama adviser David Axelrod says Hillary Clinton — would be well served to move on from last year's election and stop talking about it. — “It takes a lot of work to lose to Donald Trump — ,” Axelrod told CNN on Wednesday. "

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Political Wire, Axios and TheBlaze

Adam Goldman / New York Times:

James Comey Says Keeping Quiet on Clinton Emails Would Have Been ‘Catastrophic’ — WASHINGTON — James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, sharply defended his rationale for notifying Congress about new emails related to the Hillary Clinton investigation less than two weeks before Election Day …

Gersh Kuntzman / New York Daily News:

Hillary Clinton shouldn't be writing a book — she should be drafting a long apology to America — Hey, Hillary Clinton, shut the f— up and go away already. — I voted for Clinton on Nov. 8 and thought she'd be a good president. — But she lost. And she still wants us to feel bad about that.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Instapundit

Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Comey says classified Clinton emails were forwarded to Anthony Weiner

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Power Line, Political Wire, Washington Free Beacon and Fox News

Mike Allen / Axios:
Revealed: Hillary's next steps

Discussion: Sputnik International, zerohedge.com/fullrss2 …, The Daily Caller, AOL, Reuters, Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon

Colby Hall / Mediaite:
David Axelrod: 'Jim Comey Didn't Tell Hillary Clinton Not To Campaign In Wisconsin'

Discussion: NPR, The Federalist and Hot Air

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Comey Letter Probably Cost Clinton The Election

Discussion: Vox, Mother Jones and TheStreet

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
FBI Director James Comey ‘mildly nauseous’ to think FBI affected 2016 election

Discussion: Politico and Jamie Dupree

Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Hillary Clinton just delivered a stunning indictment of the 2016 election — and Donald Trump

Discussion: The Atlantic, TheBlaze, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, IJR and New York Magazine

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Key moments from Jim Comey's Senate testimony

Discussion: Hot Air

Jack Heretik / Washington Free Beacon:
Axelrod Rips Clinton for Election Excuses: ‘It Takes a Lot of Work to Lose to Donald Trump’

Discussion: Washington Post and Hot Air

Haley Byrd / IJR:

Moderate Holdouts Offered $8 Billion Extra for Stability Fund to Get Their Votes on Health Care — A GOP source close to the health care negotiations told Independent Journal Review late Tuesday night that moderate Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) are considering …

Discussion: ACASignups.net, Center for American …, Detroit Free Press, Daily Kos, NBC News, New York Magazine, HuffPost, Townhall.com, Talking Points Memo and Politico

Caitlin Owens / Axios:

GOP holdout intros pre-existing condition amendment — The House is about to give it one more try with the Republican health care bill. Rep. Fred Upton will introduce an amendment that would provide $8 billion over five years to help protect people with pre-existing conditions, an attempt to bring moderate holdouts to the table.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, FiveThirtyEight, Balloon Juice, Politico, CRFB Papers and Blog Posts and Business Insider

Heather Caygle / Politico:

Why Democrats secretly want an Obamacare repeal vote — House Democrats think they've finally found their path back to power: Republicans voting to repeal Obamacare. — Yes, the best thing to happen to House Democrats since they pushed through the sprawling health care law …

Discussion: The Week

Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Upton, Long reverse themselves and back Obamacare repeal bill

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones, Political Wire and CNBC

Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Voters resist pre-existing condition opt-out

Discussion: Mediaite, Morning Consult, Washington Post, ABC News, Outside the Beltway, Axios, The Week and Political Wire

Bloomberg:
Key GOP Holdout Embraces Health Bill, Raising Hopes for a Vote

Discussion: CNBC

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Paul Ryan: We're ‘extremely close’ to having the votes to pass Obamacare repeal

Discussion: Fox News, Associated Press and Hot Air

CNN:
They hate Obamacare, but Republicans can't bear to kill all of it

Discussion: Salon

Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Message To Health Care Holdouts: Relax, The Senate Will Save You

Discussion: Vox and Daily Kos

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney: 'I'd probably go to the floor' now on health care vote

Discussion: The Week

CNN:
Trump to meet with key Republicans opposed to health care bill

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico and Daily Kos

Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
New hope for ObamaCare repeal? Key GOP lawmaker working on amendment

Discussion: Media Matters for America

Mark Zuckerberg:

Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook -\-\ either live or in video posted later. It's heartbreaking, and I've been reflecting on how we can do better for our community. — If we're going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly.

Discussion: Associated Press, New York Magazine, New York Times, NBC News, The Root, FOX6Now.com, NPR, The Verge, Axios and CBS New York, more at Mediagazer »

Joe Otterson / Variety:

Stephen Colbert in Hot Water Over ‘Homophobic’ Donald Trump Joke — “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert is facing backlash for a joke he made about President Donald Trump on Monday night that many are calling “homophobic.” — During his opening monologue, Colbert went off on Trump …

Discussion: rubber hose, Washington Post, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Mashable, Consequence of Sound, Moonbattery, IndieWire, Business Insider, Decider, The Daily Caller, Vox and Shot in the Dark

Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
It's open war between Trump and CBS

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, The Gateway Pundit, Power Line, Decider and Instapundit

Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:

Ben Carson Wants to Make Housing Available. Just Not Too Comfy. — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ben Carson does not like the creature comforts, at least not for low-income Americans reliant on the government for a helping hand. — As he toured facilities for the poor in Ohio last week, Mr. Carson …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and CityLab

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:

Trump vows to work as ‘mediator’ for Israeli-Palestinian peace — Trump: Israelis and Palenstinians need peace — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to work as a “mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator” to help broker peace between the Israelis and Palestinians …

Discussion: Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and The Week

Bryan Bender / Politico:
Palestinians for Trump: ‘He Might Be the One’

Discussion: New York Times and Hot Air

Jill Disis / CNNMoney:

Jane Goodall has some advice for Ivanka Trump — Ivanka's White House role called into question — Ivanka Trump's new book, “Women Who Work,” includes an inspirational quote from Jane Goodall, the globe-trotting animal behavior expert and conservationist.

Discussion: Raw Story and AOL

Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump quoted Jane Goodall, who responded with a plea: ‘Stand with us’

Discussion: CNNMoney, New York Magazine and AOL

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

CNN panel goes off the rails after conservative calls Jimmy Kimmel's emotional healthcare appeal ‘cheap’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Conservative Matt Lewis opened up a can of worms on “Anderson Cooper 360” by mildly criticizing ABC late show host Jimmy Kimmel's appeal …

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Liz Spayd / New York Times:

Bret Stephens Takes On Climate Change. Readers Unleash Their Fury. — Jim Thomas is a gay man living in a red state. He has friends who voted for Donald Trump and he interacts daily with people whose political views he finds questionable. Which is fine, because he believes …

CBS News:

Email: Trump “directly involved” in post-inauguration hunt for rogue tweeter — WASHINGTON — Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump was “directly involved” in the search for the person who, using the official National Park Service account, retweeted side-by-side comparisons of the crowds …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, Raw Story and IJR

Brian Feldman / New York Magazine:

'TAke a look, y'all': One Blogger's Hunt for IMG_4346.jpeg — Every day the internet presents us with countless unsolvable mysteries, words and pictures severed from their original context and freed into the unfolding matrix of online. Where does that image come from? Who said this quote?

Justin Elliott / ProPublica:

Trump Administration Hires Official Who Five Students Accused of Sexual Assault — As an upperclassman at The Citadel military college several years ago, Steven Munoz allegedly assaulted five freshmen. His hiring at the State Department raises further questions about the Trump administration's vetting process.

Allen St. John / Consumer Reports:

How the Affordable Care Act Drove Down Personal Bankruptcy — Expanded health insurance helped cut the number of filings by half — As legislators and the executive branch renew their efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this week, they might want to keep in mind …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Big Picture and Balloon Juice