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10:40 AM ET, November 28, 2013

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Latest small-business delay another blow to O-Care rollout  —  The White House is delaying the launch of its online small-business exchange by one year, a Health and Human Services (HHS) official confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.  —  The delay is another setback for the troubled enrollment process …
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Jason Millman / Reuters:
Online SHOP enrollment delayed by one year  —  The Obama administration today announced a year-long delay of online enrollment for small businesses looking to purchase health coverage through federal-run exchanges, another setback for HealthCare.gov.  —  The delay, first reported by POLITICO …
J.D. Harrison / Washington Post:
Obama administration delays small business exchange again; won't be ready until late 2014
Discussion: Mashable
Alex Hern / Guardian:
Help!  My hard drive with £4m in Bitcoins is somewhere in that Newport landfill  —  A digital ‘wallet’ containing 7,500 Bitcoins that James Howells generated on his laptop is buried under four feet of rubbish  —  Buried somewhere under four feet of mud and rubbish …
Discussion: NBCNews, Mashable and Business Insider
Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Hard Charger at Obama's Side Has His Hands Full  —  WASHINGTON — Denis McDonough was pacing the elliptical path on the South Lawn of the White House one day this fall, ruminating on the challenges of a second term for his boss, President Obama.  Mr. McDonough, the White House chief of staff …
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Roxanne Jones / CNN:
Young men, get a ‘yes’ text before sex  —  Editor's note: Roxanne Jones is a founding editor of ESPN The Magazine and a former vice president at ESPN.  She is a national lecturer on sports, entertainment and women's topics and a recipient of the 2010 Woman of the Year award from Women in Sports and Events.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Realist's Take on Obamacare  —  For years, Obamacare supporters weathered at best tepid support for the President's reform in the expectation that once people experienced the actual law, rather than the right-wing fever dream, opinions would change.  Then they were hit with the wholly unexpected surprise …
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Mike Huckabee labels Lara Logan a ‘hero journalist’ for discredited Benghazi report  —  Fox News host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Wednesday said that Lara Logan's botched reporting on Benghazi made her a “hero journalist” and he was shocked that CBS News would force her off the air.
Margaret Carlson / Bloomberg:
Is Obamacare Challenging Enough for Obama?  —  Two statements explain the huge failure of Obamacare.  One is by President Barack Obama, the other is about him.  —  The first was made in St. Paul, Minnesota, at the end of the 2008 primary campaign, when candidate Obama predicted that generations …
Discussion: Power Line
Stephen Kalin / Reuters:
Iran says to continue building at Arak nuclear site despite deal  —  (Reuters) - Iran will pursue construction at the Arak heavy-water reactor, Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif was quoted as saying on Wednesday, despite a deal with world powers to shelve a project they fear could yield plutonium for atomic bombs.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Ten Obamacare Talking Points To Ruin Your Thanksgiving  —  We probably all know at least one: the person who comes to a family gathering primed to talk about politics - particularly, to let you know why their view is right, and yours is dead, dead wrong.  These are the worst kind of guests.
Leonid Bershidsky / Bloomberg:
Even the Pope Waits for Putin  —  Being 50 minutes late for his first meeting with Pope Francis was nothing unusual for Russian President Vladimir Putin.  That's just the way he is — a character trait that provides some insight into his attitude toward power.
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Joe Lieberman, lobbyist  —  The week of the 2012 elections, the New York Times magazine talked to then-Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who was wrapping up his congressional career.  “You're retiring after serving 24 years in the Senate.  What lobbying firm are you going to join now?” the Times asked.
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Balloon Juice
 
 
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Sig Christenson / MySanAntonio.com:
Pentagon, Texas Guard end standoff on benefits
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Jstannerwpix / PIX 11:
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Jim Yardley / New York Times:
Berlusconi Expelled From Senate in Italy After 2 Decades in Government
Discussion: Deadline.com
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The dog ate Obama's health-care reform.
Peter Hamby / CNN:
First on CNN: Perry plans campaign-style swing through South Carolina
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Mike Huckabee radio show ending
Discussion: The Week and Mediaite
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