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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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Ryan Struyk / CNN:
Republicans' new health care plan would need to move faster than 96% of laws — Sen. Cassidy defends health bill amid backlash — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Only 4% of bills signed into law over the last four decades have taken less than 10 days from introduction to the law books
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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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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Chuck Grassley: Fulfilling campaign promise just as important as ‘substance’ of health bill — Republican Senators have taken up another bill to repeal Obamacare. Here's what's in the legislation. USA TODAY — CONNECT — Despite many evident shortcomings in a bill to repeal …
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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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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP takes heavy fire over pre-existing conditions
GOP takes heavy fire over pre-existing conditions
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Lanhee J. Chen / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Get One Last Chance on ObamaCare Reform
Republicans Get One Last Chance on ObamaCare Reform
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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
Jimmy Kimmel Has No Moral Authority On Health Care Just Because His Son Had Heart Surgery. Here's Why.
Jimmy Kimmel Has No Moral Authority On Health Care Just Because His Son Had Heart Surgery. Here's Why.
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The Daily Beast:
The Republican National Committee Is Weaponizing Bernie Sanders' Single-Payer Plan
The Republican National Committee Is Weaponizing Bernie Sanders' Single-Payer Plan
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Reihan Salam / Slate:
Graham-Cassidy could turn a red electoral map blue.
Graham-Cassidy could turn a red electoral map blue.
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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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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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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Mueller Seeks White House Documents Related to Trump's Actions as President — Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, is interested in Mr. Trump's firing of his F.B.I. director and national security adviser and other events. — September 20, 2017 — Republican Leaders Defy Bipartisan Opposition to Health Law Repeal
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Manafort used Trump campaign account to email Ukrainian operative
Manafort used Trump campaign account to email Ukrainian operative
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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 …
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Bill O'Reilly and Lawrence O'Donnell: Together at Last
Bill O'Reilly and Lawrence O'Donnell: Together at Last
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
SEC Chairman Clayton Issues Statement on Cybersecurity — Discloses the Commission's Cyber Risk Profile, Discusses Intrusions at the Commission, and Reviews the Commission's Approach to Oversight and Enforcement — SEC Chairman Jay Clayton today issued a statement highlighting the importance …
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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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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea is likely to fire more missiles after Trump's speech, experts say
North Korea is likely to fire more missiles after Trump's speech, experts say
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard:
Turning Off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in iOS 11's Control Center Doesn't Actually Turn Off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth — Turning off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when you're not using them on your smartphone has long been standard, common sense, advice. Unfortunately, with the iPhone's new operating system iOS 11 …
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Sharyl Attkisson / The Hill:
It looks like Obama did spy on Trump, just as he apparently did to me — BY SHARYL ATTKISSON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 09/20/17 08:30 AM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — Many in the media are diving deeply into minutiae in order to discredit …
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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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New York Times:
Manafort Working on Kurdish Referendum Opposed by U.S. — WASHINGTON — Paul J. Manafort, the former campaign chairman for President Trump who is at the center of investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, is working for allies of the leader of Iraq's Kurdish region …
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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Black employees of BLT Prime, in Trump International Hotel, allege racial discrimination — Dominique Hill and Irving Smith Jr. had good jobs. — Last year, Hill worked as a bartender at P.F. Chang's in Tysons Corner and Smith had recently been promoted to bartender at Wildfire grill, also in Tysons.
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Michael Calderone / Politico:
Preet Bharara joins CNN as senior legal analyst — Preet Bharara, whom President Donald Trump fired as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is joining CNN as a Senior Legal Analyst, POLITICO has learned. — Bharara was known for his media savvy on the job in Manhattan …
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Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Politics of Contempt — The polemicist attributes Trump's election to ‘white supremacy,’ and liberals can't get enough. — The great jazz musician Miles Davis was known for his boorishness, especially toward his white fan base. Davis would play his trumpet …
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CBS News:
Ivanka Trump reveals battle with postpartum depression — In an interview with talk show host Doctor Oz airing on Thursday, Mr. Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka revealed that she suffered from “some level” of postpartum depression after delivering each of her three children.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Blue Cross warns GOP repeal bill ‘undermines’ pre-existing condition rules
Blue Cross warns GOP repeal bill ‘undermines’ pre-existing condition rules
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