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8:40 PM ET, November 16, 2014

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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.
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Kyle Smith / New York Post:
The lies that are central to Obama's agenda  —  Damn Americans.  They just don't see the wisdom of surrendering to experts the power they need to remake the country into a progressive paradise.  —  Sighing with regret, liberals like Jonathan Gruber admit that they're forced to hoodwink the citizens.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Grubergate shines spotlight on Obamacare profiteers  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL OBAMACARE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE EXCHANGES JONATHAN GRUBER  —  Remember when Nancy Pelosi declared that Obamacare was a jobs bill?  “It's about jobs,” Pelosi said in 2011, during a news conference to mark …
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
What Should Republicans Do if SCOTUS Strikes Down Federal Subsidies?
Discussion: RedState
Jon Swaine / Guardian:
Ferguson: video shows Darren Wilson arresting man for recording him  —  Officer who shot and killed Michael Brown is seen telling Mike Arman 'I'm gonna lock your ass up' if he does not stop  —  Mike Arman's recording of his encounter with Darren Wilson.  —  Video footage has emerged showing …
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Joel Anderson / BuzzFeed:
Almost Everyone In Ferguson Thinks Officer Darren Wilson Will Get Off
Fox News:
New ISIS video claims beheading of American hostage Peter Kassig  —  This undated photo provided by Kassig Family shows Peter Kassig standing in front of a truck filled with supplies for Syrian refugees.  (AP/Kassig Family)  —  The Islamic State terror group has claimed …
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Richard Spencer / Telegraph:
Peter Kassig's family call for restraint after beheading video  —  Parents of US army veteran ask for video of their son's apparent beheading not to be shared or distributed  —  The parents of the American hostage in Syria, Peter Kassig, have called for restraint in publishing …
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Diaa Hadid / Associated Press:   Video: Islamic State group beheads US aid worker
Jim Jamitis / Twitchy:
‘Well briefed’ Obama tells Ed Henry ‘I just heard about’ Gruber [video]  —  In Brisbane Australia, President Obama clumsily told Fox News' Ed Henry that he ‘just heard about’ the controversy over Jonathan Gruber whom he described as ‘some adviser who never worked on our staff.’ He then went …
Bill Cosby:
Over the last several weeks, decade-old, discredited allegations against Mr. Cosby have resurfaced.  The fact that they are being repeated does not make them true.  Mr. Cosby does not intend to dignify these allegations with any comment.  He would like to thank all his fans for the outpouring …
Danielle Kurtzleben / Vox:
Americans think the unemployment rate is 32 percent  —  The latest jobs report showed the unemployment rate was at its lowest level in six years, 5.8 percent.  —  But Americans aren't convinced that things are nearly that good.  In a recent Ipsos-MORI poll, 1,001 Americans were asked …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 4  —  WHEN I write about racial inequality in America, one common response from whites is eye-rolling and an emphatic: It's time to move on.  —  “As whites, are we doomed to an eternity of apology?”  Neil tweeted at me.  “When does individual responsibility kick in?”
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Dealing With A Thrashing-About Lame Duck President  —  SHARES  —  How should the new Republican-led Congress deal with the lame duck president?  —  Respectfully, but like the near non-entity he has become with regard to legislative initiatives and judicial appointees.
Discussion: Ed Driscoll
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Obama's Immigration Plan Could Grant Papers to Millions, at Least for Now  —  Changes to the immigration enforcement system that President Obama is expected to announce as early as this week could offer legal documents to as many as five million immigrants in the country illegally …
Discussion: Hot Air and Raw Story
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House votes to build Keystone
Discussion: RedState and ThinkProgress
David Jackson / USA Today:
Returning to U.S., Obama faces immigration and Iran
Discussion: BizPac Review
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
GOP poised to dash Obama's Iran hopes  —  Republicans are flexing their muscles and threatening to block President Obama from cutting a nuclear deal with Iran on his own terms.  —  International negotiators have until Nov. 24 under an interim agreement to reach a deal with Tehran that would curb …
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Romney: Obama Needs to Learn That He Lost the Midterms  —  On Sunday, former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney sat down with CBS Face the Nation to criticize the president's handling of the battle against ISIS forces, as well as his potential executive action on immigration.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
 
 
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Clinton critiques Obama
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D.C. police plan for future seizure proceeds years in advance in city budget documents
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