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7:35 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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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 …
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Senate's filibuster rule change should help Obama achieve key second-term priorities  —  The Senate vote Thursday to lower the barriers for presidential nominations should make it easier for President Obama to accomplish key second-term priorities, including tougher measures on climate change …
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.
John Dickerson / Slate:
The Old Senate Was Already Dead  —  Passing filibuster reform just made it official.  —  If West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd were still in the Senate, it would be fascinating to see which side of the recent filibuster debate he would take.  Byrd was a defender of Senate traditions …
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.
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.
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
McCain: Dems Will Pay ‘Heavy, Heavy Price’ For Changing Filibuster
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Reid, Democrats trigger ‘nuclear’ option; eliminate most filibusters on nominees
New York Times:
Democracy Returns to the Senate
The Daily Beast:   Why the Filibuster Had to Go  —  By Jamelle BouieNovember 21st 20132:15 PM
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Norm Ornstein: Republicans Forced Reid's Hand On The Nuclear Option
Discussion: The Plum Line
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
In Landmark Vote, Senate Limits Use of the Filibuster
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Why Harry Reid Went Nuclear
Discussion: Guardian and Prairie Weather
Jose Delreal / Politico:
Paul on Reid: 'We've got a big bully'
Discussion: Reuters and PostPartisan
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator: Nuclear Option Is ‘Obamacare II’
ThinkProgress:
Why Senate Democrats Had To Invoke The ‘Nuclear Option’
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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CNN:
CNN Poll: JFK tops presidential rankings for last 50 years  —  Washington (CNN) - John F. Kennedy is the most popular president of the last half century, according to a new national poll  —  A CNN/ORC International survey released Friday indicates that 90% of all Americans approve of how Kennedy handled his job as President.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:   CNN Poll: More than half back Iranian nuclear deal
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 …
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.
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Health Law Is Dividing Republican Governors  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Republicans are planning to use the troubled health law against Democrats in next year's midterm elections, but the Affordable Care Act is increasingly dividing their party, too.  —  At the annual meeting …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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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
Washington Post:
Suspected U.S. drone kills six; U.S. denies Pakistan's claim that seminary was target  —  PESHAWAR, Pakistan — American and Pakistani officials sharply disagreed Thursday about whether an Islamic school was struck by a U.S. drone, in an unusual attack that inflamed tensions over the CIA drone campaign.
 
 
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
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Byron Tau / Reuters:
Tea party groups can't shield donors, FEC rules
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
Ari Shavit / New York Times:
How Bush Let Iran Go Nuclear
Melody Gutierrez / San Francisco Chronicle:
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Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
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