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1:35 AM ET, November 12, 2014

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
It's Not Just Dumb, It's Krugman Dumb!  —  We have written here and elsewhere about the King v. Burwell case, in which a panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Affordable Care Act allows the federal government to subsidize participants in the federal Obamacare exchange as well as the state exchanges.
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Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Eight Reasons to Stop Freaking Out About the Supreme Court's Next Obamacare Case  —  What makes liberals so nervous about the Supreme Court's decision to hear arguments in a case that could wipe out Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies in dozens of states isn't just that the stakes are so high …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Did Alabama legislators redraw district lines to hurt Democrats or to disenfranchise black voters?
Eddie Scarry / Mediaite:
Jonathan Gruber to MSNBC: My ‘Stupidity of the American Voter’ Remark was Inappropriate  —  Jonathan Gruber, MIT professor and so-called architect of Obamacare, is walking back year-old remarks that the health care system overhaul passed only because of a “lack of transparency” and the “stupidity of the American voter.”
Discussion: Hot Air, Fox News, Althouse and Hit & Run
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Avik Roy / Forbes:
ACA Architect: ‘The Stupidity Of The American Voter’ Led Us To Hide Obamacare's True Costs From The Public
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Obamacare consultant under fire for ‘stupidity of the American voter’ comment
Hilary Whiteman / CNN:
Cut the shawl talk: Chinese censors wipe Putin's move on China's first lady  —  Hong Kong (CNN) — It was a fleeting moment, but one that Chinese censors were quick to snuff out.  —  At an APEC event to watch the fireworks in Beijing on Monday night, Russian President Vladimir Putin created …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
U.S. and China Reach Climate Deal After Months of Talks  —  BEIJING — China and the United States made common cause on Wednesday against the threat of climate change, staking out an ambitious joint plan to curb carbon emissions as a way to spur nations around the world to make their own cuts in greenhouse gases.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Foreign Policy:
Putin Hits on China's First Lady, Censors Go Wild
Bloomberg:
Senate Democrats Said to Consider Keystone Vote Soon  —  Senate Democrats are considering a vote in the lame-duck session to force approval of TransCanada Corp. (TRP)'s Keystone XL pipeline, a party aide said, a move that may bolster Louisiana Democrat Mary Landrieu's re-election chances.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
The 6 Senate Democrats Most Likely To Vote With McConnell's GOP
Discussion: Liberaland
Manu Raju / Politico:
Loretta Lynch hearings likely to wait
Discussion: ABC News and Daily Kos
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
The GOP plan for Lynch: It's all about immigration
Politico:
Jon Stewart, Sean Hannity trade barbs  —  Jon Stewart has dubbed Sean Hannity “loathsome.”  Sean Hannity thinks Jon Stewart “has his head so far up Obama's ass he cannot see clearly.”  —  The latest tiff between Stewart and Hannity blew up Tuesday after the “Daily Show” …
Washington Post:
The FCC weighs breaking with Obama over the future of the Internet  —  Hours after President Obama called for the Federal Communications Commission to pass tougher regulations on high-speed Internet providers, the agency's Democratic chairman told a group of business executives that he was moving in a different direction.
Discussion: The Hill and The Verge
Politico:
The coming climate onslaught  —  President Obama readies a sweeping list of executive actions.  —  The Obama administration is set to roll out a series of climate and pollution measures that rivals any president's environmental actions since George H.W. Bush signed a rewrite of the Clean Air Act in 1990 …
Discussion: National Review
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Republicans Vow to Fight E.P.A. and Approve Keystone Pipeline
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Majority in U.S. Want GOP in Congress to Set Nation's Course  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Following the midterm election that some have termed a Republican wave, the majority of Americans want the Republicans in Congress — rather than President Barack Obama …
New York Times:
Missouri Governor Says National Guard Is Still Option in Ferguson  —  WELDON SPRING, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday that the Missouri National Guard was part of a multiforce contingency plan by law enforcement authorities to avert violence as the region around St. Louis awaited …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and FOX News Radio
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Robert O'Harrow Jr. / Washington Post:
Highway seizure in Iowa fuels debate about asset-forfeiture laws  —  The two men in the rented red Nissan Altima were poker players traveling through Iowa on their way to Las Vegas.  The police were state troopers on the hunt for criminals, contraband and cash.
Discussion: Hot Air and Prairie Weather
Donna Brazile / CNN:
Editor's note: Donna Brazile, a CNN contributor and a Democratic strategist, is vice chairwoman for voter registration and participation at the Democratic National Committee.  A nationally syndicated columnist, she is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and author of “Cooking With Grease: Stirring the Pots in America.”
Tom Scocca / Gawker:
Andrew Sullivan Warns of the Radical-Feminist Plot to Seize Twitter  —  Self-employed former Gap spokesmodel Andrew Sullivan has been typing about the Gamergate movement again.  Previously, when he weighed in, he began by telling his readers that they knew gamer culture “far, far better than I.”
Discussion: The Dish and Balloon Juice
 
 
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The Enduring Republican Grip on the House
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Post
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
In a first, Washington National Cathedral to host Friday Muslim prayer service
Sen. Jeff Sessions / Politico:
No Surrender on Immigration  —  Who will protect the nation, if not us?
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Hagel Sports Bandage On Face After ‘Minor Kitchen Mishap’
Discussion: Washington Post
Daniel P. Bolger / New York Times:
The Truth About the Wars  —  AS a senior commander in Iraq …
Joe Pappalardo / Popular Mechanics:
Welcome to the Polish Base on the New Cold War's Front Lines
Brad Cooperthe / Kansas City Star:
Kansas revenues will fall $1 billion short of 2015 and 2016 expenses, fiscal experts say
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Christopher / Sacramento Bee:
Doug Ose's lead over Ami Bera shrinks - again
 Earlier Items: 
Beverly Gage / New York Times:
What an Uncensored Letter to M.L.K. Reveals
Discussion: Gawker, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Republicans Didn't Win the Midterms (They Just Lost Less)
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Catherine Rampell: Voter suppression laws are already deciding elections
Sara Neufeld / The Atlantic Online:
Can a Teacher Be Too Dedicated?
Discussion: Joanne Jacobs
Jennifer Donelan / WJLA-TV:
Connecticut Congresswoman?s Capitol Hill home broken into
Discussion: OnPolitics and Politico
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Tad Devine signs on to work with Bernie Sanders on potential 2016 run
Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
Glenn Beck Reveals the Life-Changing ‘Pivot Point’ He Has Kept Hidden From Almost Everyone for Five Years
 

 
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify Q1: revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% to 615M, vs. 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% to 239M, and a €168M operating income; SPOT closes up 11.41%

 
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