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2:15 PM ET, November 15, 2014

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The National Interest:
How One Man Could Obliterate Obamacare  —  Why an MIT health economist who was one of the health-care law's architects could cause its utter destruction.  —  For five years, Republicans have been searching for the perfect messenger to speak out against Obamacare.  —  They have finally found him.
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Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
Two CNBC Alums Say Network Mgmt.  Stopped Them From Telling Truth About Obamacare & Obamanomics  —  During her Friday program on the “Fox Business Network,” Melissa Francis made a truly scandalous revelation. “when I was at CNBC, I pointed out to my viewers that the math of Obamacare simply didn't work.
Discussion: Hot Air
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Obamacare architect in 6th video: ‘Mislabeling’ helped us get rid of tax breaks  —  Washington (CNN) — In a 2011 conversation about the Affordable Care Act, MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, one of the architects of the law more commonly known as Obamacare, talked about how the bill would get rid …
Chicago Tribune:
Arrogance plus deception equals Obamacare. Ask Gruber.
Discussion: New York Times and RedState
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
1 small shirt for a man, 1 giant leap backward for women: Column  —  Better not to land a spaceship on a comet than let men wear sexist clothing.  —  So how are things going for feminism?  Well, last week they took one of the great achievements of human history — landing a probe from Earth …
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Pamela Constable / Washington Post:
Washington Cathedral's first Muslim prayer service interrupted by heckler  —  In a corner of Washington National Cathedral, several hundred Muslim worshipers and other invited guests gathered Friday afternoon for a first-ever recitation of weekly Muslim prayers at the iconic Christian sanctuary …
Kathryn Schroeder / opposingviews.com/homepage.xml:
Tombstones Discovered In Backyard Of Family's New Home  —  A family's new home in Riverbank, Sacramento, came with an unexpected surprise: Tombstones in the backyard.  —  The Buenrostro family planned a day of yard clean-up, but they found more than weeds in an overgrown garden area.
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Scott Neuman / NPR:
In NPR Interview, Bill Cosby Declines To Discuss Assault Allegations  —  In an NPR interview with Bill Cosby that aired today on Weekend Edition Saturday, the comedian discusses the loan of 62 pieces of African Art for an exhibition in Washington, D.C.  —  But, there's one thing …
Daniel / Rosetta:
Our lander's asleep  —  With its batteries depleted and not enough sunlight available to recharge, Philae has fallen into ‘idle mode’ for a potentially long silence.  In this mode, all instruments and most systems on board are shut down.  —  “Prior to falling silent, the lander was able …
The Hill:
Shutdown talk grows in GOP  —  Conservative House Republicans say they're willing to shut down the government to prevent President Obama from carrying out what they see as unconstitutional actions on immigration.  —  Tea Party lawmakers emboldened by the GOP's big midterm gains say they will insist …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Prairie Weather
Ralph Ellis / CNN:
Declared dead, 91-year-old woman wakes up 11 hours later in funeral home  —  (CNN) — Never underestimate the healing power of a good nap.  —  A 91-year-old woman in Poland was declared dead November 6 and sent to a funeral home, only to wake up 11 hours later in cold storage, CNN's Polish affiliate TVN reported.
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Gawker
Jason Sickles / Yahoo! News:
Chief: Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson ‘immediately’ returns if cleared in Michael Brown's death  —  The Ferguson police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown will be “immediately” returned to active duty if he is not indicted, Chief Tom Jackson told Yahoo News on Friday.
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Stephanie Lulay / DNAinfo.com New York:
Fifth-Grade Sex Ed Plan Horrifies Chicago Parents Who Say It's Obscene  —  NEAR WEST SIDE — Parents at a Near West Side school say they are “shocked” and “horrified” after viewing a new sex education curriculum intended for fifth-graders, saying the way the information is presented is over the top and not age-appropriate.
 
 
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Congressional Republicans consider using short-term funding bill to pressure Obama
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Michael Mandel / Washington Post:
Obama's plan to regulate the Internet would do more harm than good
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Women who have sex before marriage are like ‘filthy dishrags,’ California pastor roars
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
After Losses, Liberal and Centrist Democrats Square Off on Strategy
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Booman Tribune
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A SCOTUS ruling against Obamacare: Health care for the poor, but not for the working middle class?
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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New York Times:
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