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9:40 AM ET, November 27, 2013

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Jen Carlson / Gothamist:
Alec Baldwin Talks About His MSNBC Show's Sudden Cancellation  —  Following a confrontation with paparazzi outside of his New York City home—allegedly calling a paparazzo a “c**ksucking fag”— MSNBC suspended Alec Baldwin's show, and now they have cancelled it.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Alec Baldwin Explains MSNBC Departure: ‘They Killed My Show’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and TMZ.com
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Alec Baldwin's MSNBC Show Canceled Following Gay Slur
Discussion: New York Times and Shakesville
New York Times:
A Plea to Avoid Crush of Users at Health Site  —  WASHINGTON — White House officials, fearful that the federal health care website may again be overwhelmed this weekend, have urged their allies to hold back enrollment efforts so the insurance marketplace does not collapse under a crush of new users.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Obama's photo policy smacks of propaganda  —  Is the Obama White House airbrushing history?  —  It was a hallmark of the Stalin era: Fallen Soviet leaders vanished from official photographs.  Nobody accuses President Obama of such subterfuge (well, nobody except for those who believe …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran: White House Lying About Details of Nuke Deal  —  Iranian officials say that the White House is misleading the public about the details of an interim nuclear agreement reached over the weekend in Geneva.  —  Iran and Western nations including the United States came to an agreement …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House won't rule out future executive action on immigration
Discussion: National Review and Weasel Zippers
The Hill:
Obama seeks limits on tax-exempt groups  —  The Obama administration on Tuesday moved to rein in the “dark money” groups that have spent millions of dollars in political campaigns without disclosing their donors.  —  In draft guidance to be issued by Treasury and the IRS …
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Byron Tau / Politico:
President Obama pitches new rules for political nonprofits
Discussion: Hot Air
Ashley Killough / CNN:
IRS proposes new rules for tax-exempt organizations
Discussion: Politico
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
CBS News' Lara Logan Taking Leave Of Absence Over Discredited ‘60 Minutes’ Benghazi Report  —  NEW YORK — Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and executive producer of '"60 Minutes," informed staff Tuesday that Lara Logan and her producer, Max McClellan, would be taking a leave of absence following …
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Reid Wilson / GovBeat:
Is another Republican wave building?  —  President Obama's poll numbers are at record lows.  The health care law that serves as the cornerstone of his domestic policy legacy is even more unpopular.  And there are few chances to change the conversation among a skeptical public that isn't happy with Washington.
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Democrats eagerly seeking signs of success with health-care law
Robert Reich / Salon:
The right is poisoning Obamacare
Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Dinesh D'Souza Deletes Tweet Calling Obama ‘Grown-Up Trayvon’  —  Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza on Tuesday called President Barack Obama a “Grown-Up Trayvon” on his Twitter page, but he appeared to delete the tweet shortly after.  —  “I am thankful this week when I remember …
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Global Grind
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Jose Delreal / Politico:   Dinesh D'Souza calls Obama ‘Grown-Up Trayvon’
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Dinesh D'Souza: America ‘Will Survive Grown-Up Trayvon in the White House’
Discussion: Liberaland
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
White House faces tough court fight on ObamaCare mandate  —  The Obama administration faces a tough task in convincing the Supreme Court to rule in favor of ObamaCare's contraception mandate, according to legal experts.  —  They say Chief Justice John Roberts's court, which upheld the health law …
Discussion: Right Wing News and Twitchy
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Elizabeth B. Wydra / CNN:
Religious liberty is for people, not corporations
Discussion: Althouse
Matt Spetalnick / Reuters:
Americans back Iran deal by 2-to-1 margin: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - Americans back a newly brokered nuclear deal with Iran by a 2-to-1 margin and are very wary of the United States resorting to military action against Tehran even if the historic diplomatic effort falls through, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.
Mike Allen / Politico:
GETAWAY-DAY EDITION — PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN GURUS TO PUSH FOR BIG DEBATE CHANGES based on rise of social media and early voting — DE BLASIO ALREADY AFFECTING NYC  —  EXCLUSIVE: Top officials from past presidential campaigns have quietly formed a group to push for major changes …
Discussion: New York Times and TheBlaze.com
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail  —  November 27, 2013 - Obama Hits Historic Low In Ohio, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Clinton Tops Kasich, Ties Christie In 2016 Race  —  President Barack Obama's job approval rating among Ohio voters is a negative 34 - 61 percent, his lowest score in any Quinnipiac …
Discussion: CNN and Real Clear Politics
CNN:
CNN/ORC Poll: Are Obamacare's flaws fixable?  —  Washington (CNN) - Despite the flawed rollout of HealthCare.gov, a majority of Americans still seem to have an open mind about whether Obamacare will work, and more than half of those surveyed in a new national poll believe the current problems can be solved.
Discussion: Liberaland
David Nather / Politico:
State successes show health law can work  —  With all the waves of bad news about the Obamacare website and the canceled policies, it would be easy to conclude that nothing in this law will ever work — that it's just too big and complicated and messy.  —  But that's not the complete picture of the Affordable Care Act rollout.
Discussion: wahbexchange.org
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Senate Dems want HealthCare.gov CEO  —  Seven Senate Democrats are calling on President Obama to appoint a permanent “chief executive officer” to oversee the ObamaCare website after the departure of Jeffrey Zients at the end of the year.  —  In a letter sent to the White House on Tuesday …
Las Vegas Sun News:
O.J. Simpson denied bid for new trial, but his lawyers vow to keep up fight  —  Former football star O.J. Simpson won't win a new trial on his October 2008 Las Vegas conviction on armed robbery and kidnapping charges.  —  Clark County Judge Linda Marie Bell, who heard Simpson's appeal …
Discussion: CNN, Scared Monkeys, NPR and TalkLeft
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
MAP: Incumbent Republicans Face Almost All Of The Primary Challenges  —  Though much has been made about Democrats' positioning on Obamacare as 2014 approaches, it may be Republicans that face more hurdles in the early parts of the campaign.  —  In seven of eight Senate races …
 
 
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Robert Samuelson / Real Clear Politics:
Obama's Broken Promise (Chapter Two)
Steven Hill / The Atlantic Online:
Now Abolish the Filibuster for Legislation, Too
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Scope of Potential Recount
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Pro-Morsi Egyptians to Picket Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Weasel Zippers
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Mary Cheney takes veiled shot at Liz Cheney
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
As Homeless Line Up for Food, Los Angeles Weighs Restrictions
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Republican to ask for recount in Virginia AG race
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Illinois Governor's race looks like a toss up
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Corbett's numbers just keep getting worse
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Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Larry Pratt: 'If We Have Gun Control In This Country, Then We Will Know We Are Under God's Judgment'
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African-American girl faces expulsion over ‘natural hair’
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