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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Behind the Senate GOP's high-stakes health-care gamble: Unrelenting criticism back home — (Michael Reynolds/European Pressphoto Agency/EFE/Rex/Shutterstock) — Senate Republicans have made a calculated decision: Better to fail again trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act then not to try at all.
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Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That's Hard. — In 2003, health care policy makers in Massachusetts agreed that the state should build a system to expand coverage to its uninsured residents. — It took four years before Romneycare was fully up and running.
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Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
Sen. Graham implores colleague to vote for GOP health bill — https://apnews.com/a017d33b2344493e8098 d47ed2ceb087 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — In an overheard phone call Wednesday, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham leaned on a fellow senator to back his GOP health care bill despite “all its imperfections.”
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Republican Health Care Bill — WASHINGTON — The health insurance industry, after cautiously watching Republican health care efforts for months, came out forcefully on Wednesday against the Senate's latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act …
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
State-by-State Estimates of Changes in Federal Spending on Health Care Under the Graham-Cassidy Bill
State-by-State Estimates of Changes in Federal Spending on Health Care Under the Graham-Cassidy Bill
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Dan Boyd / Albuquerque Journal:
Gov. Martinez gives thumbs-down to latest GOP health care bill
Gov. Martinez gives thumbs-down to latest GOP health care bill
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
The unlikely group who brought Obamacare repeal back to life
The unlikely group who brought Obamacare repeal back to life
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP takes heavy fire over pre-existing conditions
GOP takes heavy fire over pre-existing conditions
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Ryan Struyk / CNN:
Republicans' new health care plan would need to move faster than 96% of laws
Republicans' new health care plan would need to move faster than 96% of laws
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Another potential Mueller honey pot: Spicer's notebooks — The Watergate resonance of the Bob Mueller probe rose this week with a CNN report that the special counsel has details of wiretaps of “former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the election.”
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Catherine Thorbecke / Yahoo:
Sean Spicer defends brief WH tenure: I 'don't think' I lied to American people — Sean Spicer acknowledges that he's “made mistakes,” but says that for those who “want some blanket apology — that's not happening.” — “I made mistakes,” Spicer, who's been out at the White House for less than a month, told ABC News' Paula Faris.
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Spicer: I have not ‘knowingly’ lied to America
Spicer: I have not ‘knowingly’ lied to America
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
'I'm very happy with my image': Sean Spicer speaks
'I'm very happy with my image': Sean Spicer speaks
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Public Likes Trump's Bipartisan Move — But Little Else — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's approval rating has inched up, and more than 70 percent of Americans support his recent deal with Democratic leaders to provide hurricane relief and keep the government open for 90 days …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Jimmy Kimmel Threatens ‘Fox & Friends’ Host Brian Kilmeade: 'I'll Pound You When I See You' … “I had an interesting day today, I'll tell ya,” offered Jimmy Kimmel. — The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host opened his monologue late Wednesday night by addressing the Graham-Cassidy health-care bill …
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Dean Obeidallah / CNN:
Kimmel more effective than Dems on healthcare
Kimmel more effective than Dems on healthcare
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Washington Post:
Manafort offered to give Russian billionaire ‘private briefings’ on 2016 campaign — FILE - In this July 17, 2016 file photo, then-Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland as Rick Gates listens at back left.
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Kara Zupkus / Washington Examiner:
Corey Lewandowski: If Paul Manafort, Roger Stone colluded to influence 2016 election …
Corey Lewandowski: If Paul Manafort, Roger Stone colluded to influence 2016 election …
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Daily Oklahoman:
Neighbor of disabled man shot and killed by police says family will hire attorney — A man who witnessed a police officer shoot and kill his disabled neighbor said he does not think the shooting was justified and that the family of the man killed is planning to hire an attorney.
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Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
Neighbors yell 'he can't hear you' before Oklahoma City officer fatally shoots deaf man
Neighbors yell 'he can't hear you' before Oklahoma City officer fatally shoots deaf man
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Geoffrey Skelley / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Unsweet Home Alabama — The state's brutal primary runoff battle for the GOP Senate nomination enters its final days — In the midst of a grueling campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, Alabama's political sweet tea has acquired a distinctly sour taste.
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Keith Matheny / Detroit Free Press:
Study: Flint water killed unborn babies; many moms who drank it couldn't get pregnant — Babies born in Flint after switch to river water also nearly 150 grams lighter than those born in other areas of Michigan, and gained less weight. — CONNECT — The city of Flint saw fewer pregnancies …
John Burnett / Around the Nation : NPR:
Border Patrol Arrests Parents While Infant Awaits Serious Operation — When 2-month-old Isaac Enrique Sanchez was diagnosed with pyloric stenosis, a condition that causes vomiting, dehydration and weight loss in infants, his parents were told that their son's condition was curable.
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NBC News:
Trump Leaning Toward Decertifying Iran Nuclear Deal, Say Sources — President Donald Trump is leaning toward decertifying the Iran nuclear deal and putting the decision of whether the United States withdraw from the accord in the hands of Congress, according to four sources …
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Ryan Dailey / Tallahassee Democrat:
Parents divided in opinion after gender neutral teacher sends home note with 5th graders — A new fifth grade teacher at Canopy Oaks Elementary is asking students to use gender-neutral pronouns in the classroom. — Math and science teacher Chloe Bressack sent the request home in a letter to parents headlined “About Mx.
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Charles Robinson / Yahoo Sports:
Memo: NFL players ask Roger Goodell for support in racial equality campaign — Current and former NFL players campaigning for racial equality and criminal justice reform — wrote a lengthy memo to league commissioner Roger Goodell officially seeking overt league support in their effort …
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NBC News:
All Power Out as Hurricane Maria's Winds, Floods Crush Puerto Rico — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Maria is likely to have “destroyed” Puerto Rico, the island's emergency director said Wednesday after the monster storm smashed ripped roofs off buildings and flooded homes across the economically strained U.S. territory.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
LEAKED: Watch MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell's Unhinged Outtakes...for Eight Crazy Minutes (UPDATE) — Lawrence O'Donnell had a really bad night on August 29, 2017. — We draw that conclusion based on the above clip obtained by Mediaite, showing behind the scenes footage of a furious O'Donnell absolutely …
Josh Delk / The Hill:
California files lawsuit over Trump's border wall — The state of California filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against President Trump's proposed plan for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. — Xavier Becerra — , the state's attorney general, announced in a statement that he has filed …
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Everton Bailey Jr. / Oregonian:
Oregon lawmakers demand investigation, apology over mistaken ICE stop — ICE agents approach Latino U.S. citizen, mistake him for undocumented immigrant — Two Oregon lawmakers are calling for a federal investigation into the conduct of immigration agents who mistakenly approached a Latino man …
Molly Redden / The Guardian:
Trump is assembling the most male-dominated government in decades — A new analysis shared exclusively with the Guardian has found 80% of nominations for top jobs in the Trump administration have gone to men — They were military and business leaders, political insiders, novices and lords of finance.
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