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3:15 AM ET, October 24, 2013

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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Frustrated Dems lament damage from website bugs … WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated Democrats lamented Wednesday that persistent problems with new health care exchanges have inflicted damage on the public's perception of the already unpopular “Obamacare” — with some lawmakers insisting President Barack Obama …
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Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
Trash-talking the president  —  No matter how many times you've been there, the White House is a pretty awesome place, conferring on every president what “The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin once called “the single greatest home-court advantage in the modern world.”
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Two House Dems call for firings over healthcare rollout  —  At least two vulnerable congressional Democrats are calling for President Obama to fire someone over the shaky implementation of his signature healthcare law.  —  Rep. Rick Nolan (D-Minn.) said Wednesday that Obama needed to …
Discussion: Reuters and CNN
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama to go on post-shutdown fundraising blitz for Democrats
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Here's how the White House just tweaked Obamacare  —  The Obama administration confirmed to The Washington Post a little bit ago that it is indeed tweaking the way the individual mandate works as to not penalize anyone who purchases coverage during this first open enrollment period.
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Jen Wieczner / MarketWatch:
Obamacare mandate may be delayed  —  Official says effective deadline to have insurance could be postponed … The Obama administration may give Americans an extension on how long they can go without health insurance before facing a penalty under the Affordable Care Act, MarketWatch has learned.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
White House may ‘align’ Obamacare signup dates
Discussion: CNN and Office of the West …
Justin Sink / The Hill:   Obama to push House on immigration reform
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Manchin Working On Bill To Delay Obamacare Individual Mandate  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is working on legislation to effectively delay Obamacare's individual mandate for one year, his office told TPM on Wednesday.  —  His spokesman, Jonathan Kott, said Manchin opposes a bill proposed by Sen. Marco Rubio …
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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
REPORT: SENATE DEMS UP FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2014 TO BACK DELAY OF OBAMACARE ENROLLMENT DEADLINE  —  On Wednesday, CNN's Dana Bash tweeted that all Senate Democrats up for re-election in 2014 will reportedly support a delay of Obamacare's enrollment deadline.  —  Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) …
John G. Taft / New York Times:
The Cry of the True Republican  —  I AM a genetic Republican.  —  Five generations of Tafts have served our nation as unwaveringly stalwart Republicans, from Alphonso Taft, who served as attorney general in the late 19th century, through William Howard Taft, who not only was the only person …
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New York Times:
The United States, Falling Behind
Discussion: News Desk and Liberaland
KIII-TV:
Voter ID Law May Cause Problems for Women Using Maiden Names  —  The state's new voter ID law is meant to prevent voter fraud, but it may be causing some delays at your neighborhood polling place, especially if the name on your driver's license differs from the name on your voter registration card, even a little bit.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Raw Story
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Ari Berman / thenation.com/blogs/163253:
Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Women, Students and Minorities
Discussion: The Bayou and The Moderate Voice
ThinkProgress:
Texas Judge Almost Blocked From Voting Because Of New Voter ID Law
Center for American Progress:
The Affordable Care Act's Lower-Than-Projected Premiums Will Save $190 Billion  —  Endnotes and citations are available in the PDF version of this issue brief.  —  The Affordable Care Act is already working: Intense price competition among health plans in the marketplaces for individuals has lowered premiums below projected levels.
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Bradley Allen / Wall Street Journal:
The website problems were finally solved. But the doctor shortage is a nightmare.
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
GOP Senate Candidate Addressed Conference Hosted by Neo-Confederate Group That Promotes Secessionism  —  Mississippi Republican Chris McDaniel, who is challenging Sen. Thad Cochran and backed by the Senate Conservatives Fund and the Club for Growth, took the stage with a historian who says Lincoln was a Marxist.
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
‘Very, Very Major’ Social Media Site Co-Founder: Obamacare Technology ‘Sucks’  —  Don't take it from conservatives.  The co-founder of a “very, very major social-media site” has said the criticism of the Obamacare website is fair because the “technology sucks.”
Department of Political Science:
Arkansas Poll  —  Update: Results from the 2013 Arkansas Poll have been released.  —  Summary Report  —  Survey Questions  —  Arkansas Poll Track Record  —  The mission of the Arkansas Poll is to supply timely, accurate, and impartial public opinion information on matters of policy …
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Darrell Issa to introduce immigration bill  —  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is planning to release legislation next week that would provide legal status for six years to undocumented immigrants in the United States, he said in an interview Wednesday.  —  Issa, an influential Republican …
Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Key suspects in Benghazi attack include former courier, bodyguard for Al Qaeda, sources say  —  At least two of the key suspects in the Benghazi terror attack were at one point working with Al Qaeda senior leadership, sources familiar with the investigation tell Fox News.
Boston Globe:
14-year-old student held without bail in slaying of Danvers High teacher  —  A 24-year-old Danvers High School teacher has been found dead, and a 14-year-old boy is being held without bail on a charge of murdering her.  —  Math teacher Colleen Ritzer's body was found in the woods behind the school …
Salt Lake Tribune:
The hidden room inside Mitt Romney's new Utah house  —  Holladay » The front door of Mitt Romney's soon-to-be-constructed Holladay house opens to a massive living room, and to your left, around the fireplace, lies a study.  —  If you look closely at the bookshelves there, you find something interesting: a secret door.
Wall Street Journal:
The Ohio Governor's lawless, faith-based Obamacaid expansion.  —  Believe it or not, there are still a few disciples with faith in an ObamaCare higher power, and one of them happens to run Ohio.  Governor John Kasich is so fervent a believer that he is even abusing his executive power to join …
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Spiegel Online:
Did US Tap Chancellor Merkel's Mobile Phone?  —  Berlin is taking seriously indications that Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone might have been tapped by US intelligence, according to SPIEGEL information.  Merkel spoke with President Barack Obama on Wednesday about her concerns.
 
 
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Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
Poof goes the middle class
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Boehner: More people will lose insurance under Obamacare than sign up in exchanges
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Morgan Freeman Says WTF to GOP, Dishes on ‘Last Vegas,’ ‘12 Years a Slave,’ and Batfleck
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
Does Army consider Christians, Tea Party, a terror threat?
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Analysis: ObamaCare to raise premiums dramatically for some young women
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
‘HealthCare.gov is in de facto shutdown’
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Tabby Biddle / The Huffington Post:
Marianne Williamson Announces Run for Congress
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, TIME and Liberaland
Steve Liesman / CNBC:
An apology from Steve Liesman
Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
Craigslist makes turning food stamps into cash a SNAP
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Scared Monkeys