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9:05 AM ET, October 22, 2013

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Washington Post:
Health insurance exchange launched despite signs of serious problems  —  Days before the launch of President Obama's online health ­insurance marketplace, government officials and contractors tested a key part of the Web site to see whether it could handle tens of thousands of consumers at the same time.
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Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Healthcare.gov is walking dead  —  In a White House speech Monday, President Obama assured the public that his new health-care law is up and running even in the absence of a functioning Web site.  He told people they can call an 800 number instead of buying coverage online.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Power Line
Justin Sink / The Hill:
ObamaCare debacle in spotlight  —  The disastrous rollout of ObamaCare's insurance exchanges has brought into sharp focus the GOP charge that President Obama is better at campaigning than governing.  —  Republicans have long needled the president as unable to convert adoring crowds …
New York Times:
The Health Site's Chaotic Debut
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Embattled Sebelius to testify next week on ObamaCare rollout
USA Today:
HealthCare.gov feeds doubts about rollout: Our view  —  President vows action, but where has he been?  —  CONNECT  —  Three weeks after it opened, the HealthCare.gov website — where millions of people are supposed to get insurance under the Affordable Care Act — remains plagued by problems.
Discussion: National Review
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John Dickerson / Slate:
President Obama is a gifted politician and knows how to win an election. …
The Atlantic Online:
Barack Obama, Insurance Salesman in Chief
Washington Post:
Transcript: President Obama's Oct. 21 remarks on problems with the Obamacare rollout
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Conservative group widens IRS lawsuit  —  A conservative group announced Monday that it was broadening out its lawsuit against the Obama administration for the IRS's singling out of Tea Party groups.  —  The American Center for Law and Justice, which first sued administration and IRS officials in May …
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Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
The Tea Party, Not Democrats or Republicans, Is the Problem
Discussion: Daily Kos, CNN, The Reaction and Wonkblog
Tod Lindberg / The New Republic:
There's a New Political Story Line—and it's Good for Republicans
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Nearly half say replace everyone in Congress
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Republican Mega-Donors Quietly Celebrate Chris Christie's Marriage Surrender  —  Activists are angry, but GOP elites are praising Christie's step away from culture war.  “I mean, he's a rare guy who's been able to appeal to people with sincerely held beliefs on both sides of this issue.”
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Why Obama Should Be Freaked Out Over Obamacare  —  It's worse than we know, this is the easy part, and millions of Americans could be hurt.  —  President Obama said Monday he's “frustrated” by the disastrous launch of an online computer marketplace for Obamacare.  Here are five reasons why frustration isn't enough.
Discussion: Hot Air, Power Line and Yahoo! News
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Man Spends 4.5 Hours on Obamacare Hotline But Still Can't Sign Up
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Texas Judge Quits GOP Over Social Issues, Shutdown (VIDEO)  —  Carlo Key, a Republican judge in Bexar County, Texas, announced Monday in a campaign ad that he was leaving the Republican party and will run for re-election as a Democrat.  —  “I cannot tolerate a political party that demeans Texans based …
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Eva Ruth Moravec / MySanAntonio.com:
Local elected official to switch parties
Washington Post:
Poll: Major damage to GOP after shutdown, and broad dissatisfaction with government  —  Video: Will voters remember the shutdown next year?  Incumbents usually win elections.  But after a shutdown, near-default and historic lows in Congressional approval, voters are claiming they'll reverse that trend in 2014.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Adam Goldenberg / Slate:
And that's a good thing.  —  See Slate's complete coverage of Obamacare.  David Auerbach explains what's gone wrong with healthcare.gov, and David Weigel explains why Republicans are calling for Kathleen Sebelius to be fired.  —  Last week Canada's Supreme Court ruled that doctors …
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Marco Rubio: White House hiding ‘ugly things’  —  Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday hit the Obama administration for a lack of transparency on Obamacare, saying the White House is withholding information so people won't see the “ugly things” of the law.  —  “I think what they're worried …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Democratic Takeover of the House Is Still a Long Shot  —  Democrats will need Republicans to continue self-destructing, among other things, to return to the majority in 2014.  —  Those who already are saying that the House of Representatives is now “in play” are getting a little ahead of their skis—forgetting a few key factors.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Mike Tolson / Houston Chronicle:
At home in Houston, Cruz continues fight against Obamacare  —  Criticized by senior leaders in his own party and blamed by Democrats for inspiring a government shutdown they claim was a pricey, pointless and painful waste of time, Ted Cruz returned to his hometown Monday night …
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Special PACs Spent Money at Resorts, Book Says  —  WASHINGTON — A new book from a conservative advocate of tighter campaign finance regulations seeks to draw attention to a number of questionable but legal fund-raising activities — some potentially damaging, others certainly embarrassing …
Discussion: Liberaland and peterschweizer.com
ABC News:
2 Dead, 2 Boys Hurt in Nevada School Shooting  —  Police say two people are dead and two more are injured in a shooting at Sparks Middle School in northern Nevada Monday morning.  —  Washoe County School District Police didn't immediately offer details of the identities of the dead.
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Jim Siegel / The Columbus Dispatch:
Medicaid expansion funding gets approval  —  Ending months of debate, a legislative oversight panel approved spending $2.56 billion in federal money today to expand Medicaid coverage to about 275,000 low-income Ohioans.  —  Almost immediately after the bipartisan 5-2 vote …
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ThinkProgress:
Ohio Will Expand Medicaid Under Obamacare, Extending Health Coverage To Nearly 300,000 Residents
Discussion: Toledo Blade and Balloon Juice
 
 
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Peter Schweizer / New York Times:
Politicians' Extortion Racket
Discussion: Belmont Club
Mike Allen / Politico:
‘UNACCEPTABLE’: Obama ‘tech surge’ to fix health website …
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Rand Paul pushes constitutional amendment on Congress
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Travis Gettys / The Raw Story:
Palin: Obamacare website glitches are a feature, not a bug, and will push U.S. into socialism
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White House Has Some Doubts About Chuck Todd's IT Skills (VIDEO)
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