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9:40 AM ET, November 16, 2014

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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Great Immigration Betrayal  —  IN the months since President Obama first seem poised — as he now seems poised again — to issue a sweeping executive amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants, we've learned two important things about how this administration approaches its constitutional obligations.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Got him!  Jihadi John is ‘wounded in US airstrike that killed 10 top ISIS commanders at secret bunker meeting in Iraq’  —  Jihadi John, the Briton who beheaded two British and two American hostages held by Islamic State terrorists, has been injured in a US-led air strike, according to reports received by the Foreign Office.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Grubergate is really Obamacaregate  —  The irony of Grubergate Part 2 (The Grubergatening) is that Jon Gruber, an MIT health economist under fire for saying the law passed in part because its unpopular elements were obscured, did as much as anyone in the country to clarify what was really in Obamacare.
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Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
Two CNBC Alums Say Network Mgmt. Stopped Them From Telling Truth About Obamacare & Obamanomics
Discussion: Hot Air
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama: We didn't mislead on health care  —  BRISBANE, Australia — President Barack Obama denied Sunday that his signature health care reform law was deceptively marketed, rejecting statements by a consultant on the plan who said aspects of Obamacare were designed to take advantage of the “stupidity” of voters.
Discussion: Political Wire
David Jackson / USA Today:
Returning to U.S., Obama faces immigration and Iran  —  President Obama, who has made aggressive moves since Democratic losses on Election Day, faces more battles with newly empowered Republicans when he returns from his foreign trip Sunday.  —  In the wake of recent announcements …
Discussion: BizPac Review
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Washington braces for immigration quake
Hudson Hongo / Gawker:
Bill Cosby Responds to Rape Questions with Silence, Head-Shaking  —  On Saturday, Weekend Edition host Scott Simon ended an interview with Bill and Camille Cosby by asking the comedian point-blank for comment on the accusations by more than a dozen women of sexual assault.  In response, Cosby only shook his head.
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New York Times:
More Federal Agencies Are Using Undercover Operations  —  WASHINGTON — The federal government has significantly expanded undercover operations in recent years, with officers from at least 40 agencies posing as business people, welfare recipients, political protesters and even doctors …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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 …
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Bill Clinton Says He's Surprised by Midterm Loses  —  Former President Bill Clinton said Saturday that Democrats lacked a “national advertising campaign” in the recent midterm elections and that he's surprised many Senate races were not closer.  —  Clinton said in an interview with Politico …
Discussion: Politico
Laura Gunderson / Oregonian:
Monica Wehby called John Kitzhaber after election about leading health agency, helping with reforms  —  Republican Monica Wehby speaks to supporters Tuesday after voters overwhelmingly re-elected Sen. Jeff Merkley.  The pediatric neurosurgeon says she's open to working in a more civic-minded job …
The Detroit News:
Appeals ruling voids 300 gay marriages, Michigan argues  —  Detroit — A federal appeals court ruling last week that upheld Michigan's ban on gay marriage invalidates the unions of 300 same-sex couples who received marriage licenses in March, attorneys for the state argued in legal briefs filed Friday.
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 …
 
 
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Ralph Ellis / CNN:
Declared dead, 91-year-old woman wakes up 11 hours later in funeral home
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 Earlier Items: 
Michael Mandel / Washington Post:
Obama's plan to regulate the Internet would do more harm than good
The Hill:
Shutdown talk grows in GOP
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Sammy Gecsoyler / The Guardian:
BBC presenter Liz Bonnin's likeness was used in an ad after the company running the campaign was tricked by a fake, likely AI-generated, version of her voice

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on its archived content, and to let ChatGPT respond with short summaries of FT articles

 
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