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Wall Street Journal:
Little-Noted Provision of GOP Health Bill Could Alter Employer Plans — Many people who obtain health insurance through their employers could be at risk of losing protections that limit out-of-pocket costs due to a provision proposed in the House Republican health-care bill.
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New York Times:
How Every Member Voted on the House Health Care Bill — The House passed a health care bill on Thursday that would repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act. Read our story | Sign up for the Morning Briefing
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
House Republicans narrowly pass controversial bill to overhaul the health-care system, claiming fulfillment of a major campaign promise — House Republicans narrowly passed a controversial bill to revise Affordable Care Act, claiming fulfillment of a major campaign promise but sending …
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The National Interest and Outside the Beltway
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
GOP's Obamacare replacement bill would protect just 5 percent of people with pre-existing conditions: Analysis — The Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare does not allocate nearly enough money to protect people with pre-existing health conditions from potentially higher insurance premiums, an analysis finds.
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Sarah Spellings / New York Magazine:
In Trump's America, Rape Is a Preexisting Condition — An amendment in the GOP health-care-reform bill will allow states to deny coverage for preexisting conditions, including sexual assault. — Pre-Obamacare rape survivors who sought treatment for their injuries could be denied health care later on.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Republicans don't really like the health care bill they just passed — Republicans are excited about repealing Obamacare. They are not as excited about their legislation that will do it. — The House passed the American Health Care Act on Thursday afternoon by a razor-thin margin …
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New York Times:
House Passes Measure to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act — WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday narrowly approved a bill to repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act, as Republicans recovered from their earlier failures and moved a step closer to delivering their promise …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Is the atrocious health-care bill a lose-lose proposition for Republicans? — The Post reports: … In an audacious move, the House leadership says it intends to force a vote on a bill that has not been scored in its current form or been seen by the vast number of members.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Health care hot potato
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
House approves Obamacare repeal bill
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Mic:
Under the GOP's health plan, sexual assault could be considered a pre-existing condition
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 11 states most likely to be affected by pre-existing conditions all voted for Trump
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
The Next Step for the Republican Health Care Law: A Skeptical Senate
The Hill:
GOP predicts victory on ObamaCare repeal vote
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
GOP congressman on Obamacare replacement: 'I don't think any individual has read the whole bill'
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Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
All of California's GOP House members voted to pass the Republican healthcare bill
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP's Obamacare replacement rush reeks of hypocrisy and recklessness
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
In Senate, pessimism over ObamaCare repeal
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
The many obstacles awaiting the Republican health care bill in the Senate
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
A Little-Noticed Target in the House Health Bill: Special Education
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Brianna Ehley / Politico:
What's actually in the GOP health care bill
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Chris Sloan / Avalere Health:
Proposed High Risk Pool Funding Likely Insufficient to Cover Insurance Needs for Individuals …
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Joe and Mika Are Getting Hitched — After years of rumors, gossip, and intrigue, Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski reveal their engagement, how it all went down, and the unlikely guy (Donald Trump) who asked to oversee their vows.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged — MORE FROM: … The first couple of cable news Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged to be married, sources have exclusively confirmed to Page Six. — The MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-hosts got engaged this past weekend during …
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Bloomberg:
National Front Leaders Start to Acknowledge That Le Pen May Lose — Candidate's niece says 40% score would be ‘enormous victory’ — Front's Marine Le Pen emerged as loser of televised debate — National Front leaders are beginning to acknowledge that Marine Le Pen may be headed for defeat …
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Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:
French election: Macron hailed as winner of bruising Le Pen TV debate
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Trump has a dangerous disability — It is urgent for Americans to think and speak clearly about President Trump's inability to do either. This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability. It is not merely the result of intellectual sloth but of an untrained mind bereft …
Elex Michaelson / abc7.com:
SoCal family thrown off overbooked Delta flight over child's seating … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 1952588" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — A Southern California family says they were kicked off an overbooked Delta airplane …
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Amanda Knox / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Amanda Knox: Donald Trump supported me when I was wrongly accused of murder. What do I owe him? — Amanda Knox cries following the verdict that overturns her conviction and acquits her of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher, at the Perugia court, Italy, on Oct. 3, 2011.
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Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Trump Deletes Tweet Saying It Was ‘An Honor’ to Meet With Abbas — The tweet, posted on the president's personal account shortly after the White House meeting, was deleted after it has been shared by thousands — A tweet posted on U.S. President Donald Trump's personal account on Wednesday saying it was …
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Alex Jones Will Never Stop Being Alex Jones … AUSTIN — It was the winter of 1997 and Alex Jones couldn't stop getting punched in the face. — Out on the cracked asphalt of Austin Public Access Television's parking lot, under the sprawling Texas live oaks, Jones was very much losing …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Hillary Clinton to launch political group as soon as next week — Six months after losing the presidential election, Hillary Clinton is ready to wade back into politics. — The former secretary of state is building a new political group to fund organizations working on the resistance …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Climate of Unintended Consequences — “Converting biomass feedstocks to biofuels is an environmentally friendly process. So is using biofuels for transportation. When we use bioethanol instead of gasoline, we help reduce atmospheric CO2.” — These confident assurances come from …
Nassim Benchaabane / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Toy gun that prompted SLU scare was class assignment — Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com — An order to shelter in place amid reports of a potential gunman and gunfire at St. Louis University on Wednesday was prompted by a toy gun that was part of a class assignment.
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