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10:05 AM ET, November 22, 2013

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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Democrats' naked power grab  —  “Congress is broken,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday before holding a party-line vote that disposed of rules that have guided and protected the chamber since 1789.  —  If Congress wasn't broken before, it certainly is now.
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New York Times:
Democracy Returns to the Senate  —  For five years, Senate Republicans have refused to allow confirmation votes on dozens of perfectly qualified candidates nominated by President Obama for government positions.  They tried to nullify entire federal agencies by denying them leaders.
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 …
Patterico's Pontifications:
Hysterical Hypocrisy on Filibusters from the New York Times  —  The New York Times editorial board today, November 21, 2013, editorializing in favor of the judicial filibuster, at a time when we have a Democratic President and Senate majority: … Thank God we have a “return to the democratic process …
Discussion: Hot Air, Power Line and New York Times
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 …
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Nine reasons the filibuster change is a huge deal
Dan Merica / CNN:
The man who coined the term ‘nuclear option’ regrets ever pursuing it
Roger Pilon / National Review:
Harry Reid's Nuclear Hypocrisy
The Daily Beast:
Why the Filibuster Had to Go  —  By Jamelle BouieNovember 21st 20132:15 PM
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
NUCLEAR: REID, DEMOCRATS DESTROY FILIBUSTER, 52-48
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Why Harry Reid Went Nuclear
Discussion: Guardian and Prairie Weather
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator: Nuclear Option Is ‘Obamacare II’
Discussion: NewsBusters and Mediaite
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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The / Los Angeles Times:
Why JFK still matters  —  President Kennedy was a transformative figure, not just a charismatic celebrity.  —  Nov. 22 marks the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.  (CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images)  —  This week even Americans …
CNN:
CNN Poll: JFK tops presidential rankings for last 50 years
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Scott Walker / Wall Street Journal:
How to Win the Obama-Walker Voters  —  If conservative principles are the problem, then why are so many Republicans in office who campaigned on them?  —  In the wake of the 2012 elections, Republicans are being warned once again that they need to compromise their principles to win at the ballot box.
Discussion: Associated Press and First Read
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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 and First Read
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Expanding Social Security  —  For many years there has been one overwhelming rule for people who wanted to be considered serious inside the Beltway.  It was this: You must declare your willingness to cut Social Security in the name of “entitlement reform.”  It wasn't really about the numbers …
Discussion: Business Insider
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 …
Discussion: Hot Air
Martha T. Moore / Associated Press:
ACLU sues Kansas over voter registration requirements  —  Group argues against “two-tier” voting system  —  The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Kansas over the state's refusal to allow residents to vote in state elections without showing proof of citizenship.
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Skip Navigation / ACLU:
ACLU Challenges Kansas' Two-Tiered Voter Registration System
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Brianna Keilar / CNN:
Key part of HeathCare.gov passed test, but Anonymous Shopper shelved anyway  —  Washington (CNN) — When the troubled federal health care website came online, the key “Anonymous Shopper” function was nowhere to be found — even though it passed a key test almost two weeks before HealthCare.gov launched.
Discussion: Hot Air
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
House panel approves spying bill, targets leaks  —  The House Intelligence Committee approved legislation Thursday to re-authorize the National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies.  —  The bill includes an additional $75 million to combat insider threats following the leaks …
Discussion: The Switch
Bloomberg:
Insurers to Get Extra Month to Set 2015 Obamacare Rates  —  The Obama administration plans to push back by a month the second-year start of enrollment in its health program to give insurers more time to adjust to growing pains in the U.S. law, a move that may stave off higher premiums before the 2014 congressional elections.
 
 
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The Fiscal Times:
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama holds off-record meeting with MSNBC hosts, liberal pundits
Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
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