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11:10 AM ET, November 21, 2013

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New York Times:
G.O.P. Maps Out Waves of Attacks Over Health Law  —  WASHINGTON — The memo distributed to House Republicans this week was concise and blunt, listing talking points and marching orders: “Because of Obamacare, I Lost My Insurance.”  “Obamacare Increases Health Care Costs.”
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Nicole L. Hopkins / Wall Street Journal:
Nicole Hopkins: ObamaCare Forced Mom Into Medicaid  —  My mother preferred to pay for her care rather than be on the government dole.  Now she has no choice.  —  My mother is not one to seek attention by complaining, so her recent woeful Facebook post caught my eye: “The poor get poorer.”
Discussion: Althouse
Justin Sink / The Hill:
States warn Obama about health fix
Discussion: WJLA-TV
George W. Bush / The Fix:
Why re-selling Obamacare won't be easy
Discussion: Washington Post
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Feds consider new gun regs
Discussion: Hit & Run
Jason Furman / White House.gov Blog:
New Report from the Council of Economic Advisers: The Recent Slowdown in Health Care Cost Growth …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Senate Democrats Poised to Block Filibusters of Presidential Picks  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are on the verge of moving to eliminate the use of the filibuster against most presidential nominees, aides and senior party leaders said Wednesday, a move that would deprive Republicans …
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Senate Could Go Nuclear As Soon As Today: Sources  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate could go nuclear as soon as Thursday morning, according to three Democratic Senate sources close to the decision.  —  Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is prepared to change Senate filibuster rules by invoking the …
William Yeomans / Politico:
Nuke 'Em, Harry: Why Democrats Should Kill the Filibuster  —  Democrats, it's time to bid farewell to the filibuster as we've known it.  Your restraint has gone beyond admirable to foolish.  The institution for which you have shown extraordinary respect over the past four years, as Republicans flouted its best traditions, is no more.
Discussion: CNN
Niels Lesniewski / The World's Greatest …:
‘Nuclear’ Thursday in the Senate?  —  Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., really might make a procedural move Thursday that would change the way the Senate does business.  —  Senior Senate Democratic aides have said throughout the week that action was possible before Thanksgiving to set …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats threaten to change filibuster rules on a party-line vote
Discussion: Liberaland and The Huffington Post
Nancy Gibbs / TIME:
Obama's Race for the Cure  —  The President's second term may hinge on how fast his health care reform can recover  —  A good President needs a big comfort zone.  He should be able to treat enemies as opportunities, appear authentic in joy and grief, stay cool under the hot lights.
Discussion: Business Insider
Jason Zengerle / Politico:
The race that broke the Cheney family  —  What happened when a gay sister came between Liz Cheney and a Senate seat.  —  Liz Cheney just wanted to enjoy her milkshake.  It was a Friday afternoon in early November, and the shadows were growing longer over the flat expanse of eastern Wyoming as a hard week dragged on.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Florida poll: Charlie Crist leads Rick Scott  —  Florida Gov. Rick Scott trails Democrat Charlie Crist by 7 points in a head-to-head match-up for governor, according to a new poll.  —  Crist, the former Republican governor turned Democrat, leads Scott 47 percent to 40 percent in a Quinnipiac poll released Thursday.
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First Read:
First Thoughts: Democrats poised to deploy the ‘nuclear option’
Bloomberg:
Blame Rich, Overeducated Elites as Our Society Frays  —  Complex human societies, including our own, are fragile.  They are held together by an invisible web of mutual trust and social cooperation.  This web can fray easily, resulting in a wave of political instability, internal conflict and, sometimes, outright social collapse.
Discussion: Washington Wire and Althouse
Washington Post:
Insurers restricting choice of doctors and hospitals to keep costs down  —  As Americans have begun shopping for health plans on the insurance exchanges, they are discovering that insurers are restricting their choice of doctors and hospitals in order to keep costs low, and that many of the plans exclude top-rated hospitals.
Discussion: Hot Air, Cafe Hayek and Betsy's Page
Mercury News:
Palo Alto man, 85, removed from plane, detained in North Korea  —  An 85-year-old Korean War veteran and experienced globetrotter from Palo Alto is being detained in North Korea, where he was removed from a plane three weeks ago while leaving the reclusive country at the end of a visit …
Discussion: Guardian and ABC News
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama administration looks to scrub security clearance list  —  The Obama administration has ordered a government-wide reassessment of how almost 5 million Americans have been granted classified information security clearances and whether each person currently approved to see sensitive national …
Discussion: BluegrassBulletin.com
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Arne Duncan tries to turn the page  —  In his first live television interview since making controversial comments about “white suburban moms,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan apologized on Thursday for the “clumsy” remarks as he tried to turn the page.  —  Facing repeated questioning …
Discussion: Althouse
NY Daily News:
Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng violently mugged for her Gucci handbag near Capitol Hill  —  Meng was walking home after having dinner at a restaurant when she was knocked on the head.  She was taken to a hospital where she underwent a CT scan.  —  Rep. Grace Meng was hit on her head …
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WJLA-TV:
Rep. Grace Meng attacked, robbed near Eastern Market
Matt Baker / Tampa Bay Times:
Statement: Police warned accuser about pursuing Jameis Winston matter  —  A Tallahassee detective told an accuser's attorney that Tallahassee is a “big football town” and her client's life could “be made miserable” if she pursued a sexual assault case against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP on ObamaCare: Let it self-destruct  —  Republican lawmakers who pushed the government shutdown to stop ObamaCare say their new plan is to sit back and watch the law self-destruct.  —  Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and other Tea Party allies of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) say the threat of a shutdown …
Discussion: Hot Air
Project Veritas / James O'Keefe's Project Veritas:
Enroll America Director Conspires to Release Private Data  —  Do you know where your personal data is going?  —  After meeting with several Obamacare Navigators who openly encouraged our undercover reporters to lie about income status, health history and more, it became clear that personal data was also being “cross-pollinated.”
 
 
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Mark Silva / Political Capital:
Perry on Presidential Debate Overhaul: 'Hell, Yeah"
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
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Why Obamacare May Be Obama's Katrina, Iraq
Discussion: Wonkblog
Alex Pareene / Salon:
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Discussion: Balloon Juice
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Scott Walker treads own path on ACA
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ABC News:
Florida Rep. Trey Radel to Take Leave of Absence After Cocaine Charge
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