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4:40 PM ET, November 13, 2014

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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Law in the Raw  —  Nearly a week has gone by since the Supreme Court's unexpected decision to enlist in the latest effort to destroy the Affordable Care Act, and the shock remains unabated.  “This is Bush v. Gore all over again,” one friend said as we struggled to absorb the news last Friday afternoon.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi says she doesn't know who Jonathan Gruber is.  She touted his work in 2009.  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that, not only did Jonathan Gruber not play a significant role in drafting Obamacare, but that she doesn't even “know who he is.”
Washington Post:
GOP's anti-Obamacare push gains new momentum in wake of Gruber video  —  The Republican Party's ardent campaign against President Obama's health-care law gained new momentum on Wednesday as lawmakers reacted angrily to assertions by an architect of the policy that it was crafted in a deliberately deceptive way in order to pass Congress.
The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren Gets Senate Democratic Leadership Spot  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gained a leadership position in the Senate Democratic caucus Thursday, giving the prominent progressive senator a key role in shaping the party's policy priorities.
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New York Times:
Harry Reid Gets an Earful Before Being Re-Elected to Lead Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats voted on Thursday to keep Senator Harry Reid of Nevada as their leader, but his victory came only after a nearly four-hour closed-door meeting in which 28 caucus members expressed their frustration …
Manu Raju / Politico:
Claire McCaskill rejects Harry Reid's leadership
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
McCaskill won't back Reid for leader
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats fault leaders for brushing off 2014 midterm losses
Discussion: Hot Air and Politico
New York Times:
Obama Aides Say Moves Will Avert 5 Million Deportations  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will ignore angry protests from Republicans and announce as soon as next week a broad overhaul of the nation's immigration enforcement system that will protect up to five million undocumented immigrants …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems warn Obama: Don't back down on immigration
Discussion: Politico, Weekly Standard and Fox News
Fox News Insider:
Fox News Obtains Drafts of Obama's Immigration Plan; Krauthammer Reacts
Discussion: Washington Post
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama veers left after red wave  —  President Obama has taken significant steps to the left since his party's devastating losses in the midterm elections.  —  In a surprise, he announced a major deal on climate change with China during a trip to Beijing Tuesday.
Discussion: Washington Post, Liberaland and Hot Air
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Lauren French / Politico:
Pelosi calls out media for sexism
Discussion: The Hill
Elicia Dover / KATV-TV:
Gov. Mike Beebe says he will pardon his own son  —  Gov. Mike Beebe says he will pardon his son, Kyle, for a felony crime from his past.  —  “Mr. Governor, I am asking for a second chance at life.  I am asking for a second chance to be the man that I know that I can be,” Kyle Beebe wrote in his pardon application to his father.
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Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Arkansas governor to pardon own son
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Barbara Bowman / Washington Post:
Bill Cosby raped me.  Why did it take 30 years for people to believe my story?  —  Only when a male comedian called Cosby a rapist did the accusation take hold.  —  In 2004, when Andrea Constand filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby for sexual assault, her lawyers asked me to testify.
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
The Big Question Democrats Need to Ask Themselves Before They Nominate Hillary  —  By most accounts, Hillary Clinton had a good election night.  Or at least her 2016 chances did.  The New York Times reported that voters and operatives woke up the next day counting on her to “resurrect the Democratic Party.”
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James M. Inhofe / Associated Press:
Sen. Inhofe: ‘A non-binding charade’  —  China will face zero consequences if it does not live up to its word.  —  President Obama and President Xi of China have come to an agreement on greenhouse gas emissions.  It's being hailed as a “historic” breakthrough ahead of the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference …
Discussion: VodkaPundit
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
In Climate Deal With China, Obama May Set 2016 Theme
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Is this the political map of the future?  —  BARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGNS RACE AND DIVERSITY HISPANICS  —  If you're a political junkie — or at least if you're a conservative political junkie — you've probably seen the map.  It's a map of the United States showing the congressional districts won …
Discussion: VodkaPundit
Jjesselli / The Smoking Gun:
“Drunk Girl” Video Is Latest Viral Hoax  —  Purported “social experiment” was staged by its Los Angeles creators  —  The viral video claiming to show a series of men plotting to take advantage of a drunk Los Angeles woman was staged by the clip's creators, who fed lines to the purported predators …
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
The Republican Obsession With ‘Restoring’ America  —  Why so many conservatives have nostalgia for an era that wasn't all that golden  —  Next January, just in time for a potential presidential bid, Marco Rubio will publish a book.  It's called American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Mary Landrieu: Dead Woman Walking?  —  As lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week in a flurry of lame duck activity, one last Democrat has yet to lose her reelection campaign: Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.  She's not going down without a fight, but Louisiana Democrats remain skeptical she can pull it off.
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
House, Senate to vote on Keystone XL pipeline
The White House:
Remarks by President Obama and President Xi Jinping in Joint Press Conference  —  PRESIDENT XI: (As interpreted.)  Honorable President Obama, distinguished guests, dear friends from the press, good morning.  First of all, I wish to once again warmly welcome President Obama to China for this state visit.
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Michael Lewis / The New Republic:
Extreme Wealth Is Bad for Everyone—Especially the Wealthy  —  Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust by Darrell M. West (Brookings)  —  When I was fourteen I met a man with a talent for restoring a sense of fairness to a society with vast and growing inequalities in wealth.
 
 
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
A ton of people didn't vote because they couldn't get time off from work
Discussion: National Review and The Dish
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
John Cook is Leaving The Intercept to Return to Gawker At the End of the Year
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Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
Hagel Sees Progress, Setbacks Against Militants
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Jessica Silver-Greenberg / New York Times:
Debts Canceled by Bankruptcy Still Mar Consumer Credit Scores
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Rob O'Dell / Arizona Republic:
Barber-McSally race: Recount certain
Jay Root / The Texas Tribune:
Internal Memos Detail Davis Campaign Dysfunction