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2:45 AM ET, November 22, 2013

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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Nine reasons the filibuster change is a huge deal  —  1. The change the Senate made today is small but consequential: The filibuster no longer applies to judicial or executive-branch nominees.  It still applies to bills and Supreme Court nominations.  —  Goodbye, filibuster.  (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
NUCLEAR OPTION TRIGGERED: Dems Make Historic Change To Filibuster Rules  —  After years of threats and warnings, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and his Democratic majority on Thursday executed the “nuclear option” to eliminate the filibuster for executive branch and judicial nominees, except for the Supreme Court.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Reid, Democrats trigger ‘nuclear’ option; eliminate most filibusters on nominees  —  The partisan battles that have paralyzed Washington in recent years took a historic turn Thursday, as Senate Democrats eliminated filibusters for most presidential nominations, severely curtailing …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
In Landmark Vote, Senate Limits Use of the Filibuster  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Thursday to eliminate the use of the filibuster against most presidential nominees, a move that will break the Republican blockade of President Obama's picks to cabinet posts and the federal judiciary.
Roger Pilon / National Review:
Harry Reid's Nuclear Hypocrisy  —  Harry Reid is set to “go nuclear.”  He wants to end the filibuster as it applies to appellate court nominations — not by a two-thirds vote of the Senate, as Senate rules require, but by a simple majority.  And given the short memories now in evidence, he may just succeed.
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
NUCLEAR: REID, DEMOCRATS DESTROY FILIBUSTER, 52-48  —  The Senate voted Thursday, 52-48, to end the filibuster rule for all executive and judicial appointments except for Supreme Court nominees, which would still need a 60-vote supermajority to end debate and move to a majority vote on confirmation.
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
McCain: Dems Will Pay ‘Heavy, Heavy Price’ For Changing Filibuster  —  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that Democrats would “pay a heavy, heavy price” for changing the Senate rules for judicial and executive nominees.  —  “They're governed by the newer members... who have never been in a minority …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Partisan Fever in Senate Likely to Rise  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will get a short-term lift for his nominees, judicial and otherwise, but over the immediate horizon, the strong-arm move by Senate Democrats on Thursday to limit filibusters could usher in an era of rank partisan warfare beyond …
Discussion: NBC Politics
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Norm Ornstein: Republicans Forced Reid's Hand On The Nuclear Option
Discussion: Wonkblog and The Plum Line
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Why Harry Reid Went Nuclear
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Jose Delreal / Politico:
Paul on Reid: 'We've got a big bully'
Discussion: Reuters and PostPartisan
ThinkProgress:
Why Senate Democrats Had To Invoke The ‘Nuclear Option’
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Booman Tribune
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator: Nuclear Option Is ‘Obamacare II’
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Obama approval rating sinks to new low in CNN poll  —  Washington (CNN) - As President Barack Obama's approval rating hits another all-time low, a new national survey also indicates that Americans say the President has less power than congressional Republicans when it comes to shaping events over the next year.
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:   CNN Poll: More than half back Iranian nuclear deal
John Boehner / Speaker.gov:
My Attempt to Sign Up For Health Care … Earlier this afternoon, I sat down to try and enroll in the DC exchange under the president's health care law:  —  Like many Americans, my experience was pretty frustrating.  After putting in my personal information, I received an error message.
Politico:
Older hill aides shocked by Obamacare prices  —  Veteran House Democratic aides are sick over the insurance prices they'll pay under Obamacare, and they're scrambling to find a cure.  —  “In a shock to the system, the older staff in my office (folks over 59) have now found …
James Oliphant / NationalJournal.com:
Love It or Hate It, Obamacare Redistributes Americans' Wealth  —  Not everyone comes out ahead as a result of the Affordable Care Act.  Somebody has to foot the bill when you shift that much wealth.  —  President Obama has said a lot of things about health care reform …
Discussion: Ed Driscoll, Hot Air and Yahoo! News
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Richard Kim / The Nation:   The problems with the Affordable Care Act stem from government being too small and weak, not too big and powerful.
New York Times:
Republican Talking Points on Obamacare
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama holds off-record meeting with MSNBC hosts, liberal pundits  —  President Obama held an off-the-record meeting with MSNBC hosts and liberal pundits on Thursday, POLITICO has learned.  —  Present at the meeting: MSNBC's Ed Schultz and Lawrence O'Donnell, Washington Post economics blogger Ezra Klein …
Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Obama's Image Machine: Monopolistic Propaganda Funded by You  —  News organizations protest White House restrictions on independent photo coverage.  —  New York Times photographer Doug Mills strode into Jay Carney's office Oct. 29 with a pile of pictures taken exclusively …
Ari Shavit / New York Times:
How Bush Let Iran Go Nuclear  —  AMERICAN and Iranian negotiators yesterday began a second round of talks in Geneva, seeking a deal on Iran's nuclear program.  —  If such an agreement were signed, it would represent an Iranian victory — and an American defeat.
The Fiscal Times:
Why the Bloated Government Is Too Big to Succeed  —  Which part of the country is getting richer the fastest?  That might seem like a strange question in the middle of a four-year economic stagnation.  Chronic unemployment continues, and the American workforce participation rate remains at 35-year lows.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Robert Laszewski / Health Care Policy …:
“If You Like Your Doctor You Will Be Able to Keep Your Doctor.  Period”  —  I think you can guess who said that.  —  Actually, here is what the President said at the American Medical Association Meeting in July, 2009—and likely lots more times: … We have all heard this repeated many times before in recent weeks.
Skip Navigation / ACLU:
ACLU Challenges Kansas' Two-Tiered Voter Registration System  —  CONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org  —  TOPEKA, Kan. - The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit challenging Kansas' two-tiered voter registration system.  The petition charges that eligible voters are being divided …
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Peter Hamby / CNN:
How Chris Christie took over the Republican Governors Association  —  Chris Christie: New Jersey's other Boss  —  Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) — There wasn't room for the two of them.  —  In the fall of 2012, with the presidential race in full swing, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and New Jersey …
 
 
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Monique Garcia / Chicago Tribune:
Signed and sealed: Illinois 16th state to legalize gay marriage
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
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Shaun Walker / Guardian:
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Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
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Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Chastises People For Giving To The Homeless: 'You're An Enabler'
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Dave McKinney / Chicago Sun Times:
Bishop Paprocki stages exorcism as gay marriage becomes law: ‘Be gone Satan’
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Byron Tau / Reuters:
Tea party groups can't shield donors, FEC rules
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
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Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
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Paul Krugman:
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