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Barack Obama:
Our politics are divided. They have been for a long time. And while I know that division makes it difficult to listen to Americans with whom we disagree, that's what we need to do today. — I recognize that repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act has become a core tenet of the Republican Party.
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Rand Paul / U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky:
Sens. Paul, Cruz, Johnson, and Lee Issue Joint Statement on Senate Health Bill — WASHINGTON - Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday responding to the release of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017:
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NBC News/WSJ Poll: Public Overwhelmingly Disapproves of House Health Care Bill — Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of the House plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. — This new poll comes as Senate Republicans unveil their own health care legislation on Thursday.
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A Message to Trump Voters on the Occasion of This Healthcare Bill — You pulled the lever. This is what you were voting for. — Hello, suckers. — Yeah, you. All of you. All of you people who've been buying what the radicalized Republican party has been selling you since Reagan rode out of Trickledown Gulch back in 1980.
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McConnell's Calculation May Be That He Still Wins by Losing — WASHINGTON — When it comes to managing Republicans' best interests, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, rarely loses. So it is possible that Mr. McConnell views the potential failure of a hastily written health care bill as an eventual boon.
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The conservative health care problem — Even before the Senate health care bill is released, conservatives already want to amend it. Sen. Ted Cruz may try to amend the bill to let insurers sell health plans that don't comply with Affordable Care Act rules — but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Here comes the Senate GOP's health bill. It's a cruel and cynical shell game. — THE MORNING PLUM: — President Trump has privately described the GOP repeal-and-replace bill that recently passed the House as “mean,” and he said he hopes the Senate version has more “heart.”
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The Better Care Reconciliation Act: the Senate bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, explained
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David Nather / Axios:
The Senate health bill is out. Here's your speed read
The Senate health bill is out. Here's your speed read
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Rachel Roubein / The Hill:
What's in the Senate healthcare bill
What's in the Senate healthcare bill
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CNN:
Senate finally unveils secret health care bill
Senate finally unveils secret health care bill
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New York Times:
Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
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Audi McCullough / Washington Post:
For me and my son, Medicaid cuts don't mean hard choices. They mean life or death.
Center for American ProgressCenter …:
Coverage Losses Under the Senate Health Care Bill Could Result in 18,100 to 27,700 Additional Deaths in 2026
Coverage Losses Under the Senate Health Care Bill Could Result in 18,100 to 27,700 Additional Deaths in 2026
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Sam Stein / HuffPost:
Obama Rips The Senate GOP Health Care Bill
Obama Rips The Senate GOP Health Care Bill
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Bloomberg:
Trump Said to Not Have Recordings of Conversations With Comey — President Donald Trump doesn't have recordings of his conversations with then-FBI Director James Comey, according to a person familiar with the matter, capping weeks of speculation about whether such tapes exist.
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Gingrich: Trump was trying to ‘rattle’ Comey with tapes claim — Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said he thinks President Trump was trying to “rattle” former FBI Director James Comey by suggesting there might be recordings of their conversations. — “I think he was, in his way …
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Canadian elite special forces sniper makes record-breaking kill shot in Iraq — OTTAWA BUREAU CHIEF — The Globe and Mail (includes correction) — A sniper with Canada's elite special forces in Iraq has shattered the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot in military history at a staggering distance of 3,540 metres.
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Trump's Carrier jobs deal is just not living up to the hype — Carrier, a division of UTC, will employ about 1,069 people for 10 years in exchange for $7 million in incentives. But there are crucial details in the fine print. — State and local governments spend at least $70 billion …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Carrier moving Trump jobs to Mexico
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Republican Coal King Sues HBO Over John Oliver's Show … A Republican coal baron is suing John Oliver, HBO, Time Warner, and the writers for Oliver's show over the most recent episode of Last Week Tonight. — The suit, filed on June 21 in the circuit court of Marshall County, West Virginia …
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Exploding cream dispenser kills French fitness blogger — A well-known lifestyle blogger in France has been killed by an exploding whipped cream dispenser. — Rebecca Burger's death was announced on Facebook in what her family called a “domestic accident”.
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2 Cosby holdouts prevented guilty verdict, juror says — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, a juror in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case said that after dozens of hours of grueling deliberations in a tiny room, 10 of the 12 jurors agreed he was guilty on two counts.
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Alabama residents serve as Bill Cosby spokespeople
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Lia Eustachewich / Page Six:
Bill Cosby planning motivational speaking tour
Bill Cosby planning motivational speaking tour
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi's Democratic critics plot to replace her — A dozen unhappy House Democrats met Thursday afternoon to discuss if — and how — they can replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi as minority leader. — Led by Reps. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) …
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Pelosi Strikes Back: 'I Think I'm Worth the Trouble'
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Trump's ‘poor’ choice of words raises eyebrows
The Note: Trump's ‘poor’ choice of words raises eyebrows
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Intel chiefs tell investigators Trump suggested they refute collusion with Russians — Coats and Rogers said interactions with Trump about the Russia investigation were odd, uncomfortable — (CNN)Two of the nation's top intelligence officials told Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team …
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Kamala Harris Was Silenced. Then She Silenced Us. — Last week, Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, made headlines when Republican senators interrupted her at a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee while she interrogated Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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Giving People More Control Over Their Facebook Profile Picture — Part of our goal in building global community is understanding the needs of people who use Facebook in specific countries and how we can better serve them. In India, we've heard that people want more control over their profile pictures …
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Heather Kelly / CNNMoney:
Mark Zuckerberg explains why he just changed Facebook's mission
Mark Zuckerberg explains why he just changed Facebook's mission
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America's Complex Relationship With Guns — An in-depth look at the attitudes and experiences of U.S. adults — As a nation, the U.S. has a deep and enduring connection to guns. Integrated into the fabric of American society since the country's earliest days, guns remain a point of pride for many Americans.
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Former CIA officer accused of selling top secret information to China — A former CIA officer sold top secret and other classified documents to Chinese intelligence officials, according to charges filed Thursday in Alexandria federal court. — Kevin Patrick Mallory, 60, of Leesburg, Va. …
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Axios
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Layoffs announced for first time at Boeing's 787 Dreamliner campus, other North Charleston operations … Boeing Co. on Thursday announced layoffs affecting fewer than 200 workers at its 787 Dreamliner campus and other operations in North Charleston, the first involuntary separations …
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McDonald's hits all-time high as Wall Street cheers replacement of cashiers with kiosks — Cowen says McDonald's will upgrade 2,500 restaurants to its “Experience of the Future” technology by year-end, which includes digital ordering kiosks. — The firm raises its rating on McDonald's …
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Breitbart
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Half of Americans want Democrats to control Congress as Trump struggles, poll shows — Americans now say by 50 percent to 42 percent they want Democrats to control Congress after the 2018 elections, according to a new NBC/WSJ poll. — As President Donald Trump continues to struggle …
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Political Wire
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Girl alleges bullying, some racist, posts video, which goes viral — A Bellevue, Washington fourth grader who says she's been bullied since school started in September posted a video on Facebook hoping to get help for herself and other bullied students, reports CBS Seattle affiliate KIRO-TV.
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MSNBC Gives Conservative Radio Host Hugh Hewitt a Show — The commentator is joining MSNBC's Saturday morning lineup, a move that is sure to raise eyebrows at the network and among the network's left-leaning fans. — MSNBC, which has been soaring lately in both ratings and in advertising prices …