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3:45 PM ET, November 20, 2014

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Alex Wayne / Bloomberg:
Obamacare's Subscriber Rolls Include Unpublicized Dental Plans  —  The Obama administration included as many as 400,000 dental plans in a number it reported for enrollments under the Affordable Care Act, an unpublicized detail that helped surpass a goal for 7 million sign-ups.
Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
Obama sets off on scorched-earth rampage  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION: … President Obama, fresh off a shellacking in the 2014 midterm elections — in which he made himself a centerpiece, much to the chagrin of embattled Democrats — is about to embark on a scorched-earth rampage that will change the face of America forever.
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Gabriel Malor / The Federalist:
No, Reagan Did Not Offer An Amnesty By Lawless Executive Order  —  Today is the big day, and the Progressive media is in full spin to mitigate the anger Americans are expressing about President Obama's decision to offer legal status to millions of people who broke the law.
Discussion: Hot Air
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Immigration action is daring test of Obama's power
Discussion: Guardian, CNNMoney.com and Daily Kos
Dennis Myers / RN&R Weekly Contents:
On paper  —  Republican leader left a trail  —  Nevada Assembly speaker-designate Ira Hansen would be one of the most controversial speakers in Nevada history.  —  In a surprise, he was named by the new Republican majority on Nov. 7 as their candidate for speaker.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Incoming Nevada Speaker Said Democrats Have ‘Master-Slave’ Relationship With ‘Simple Minded Darkies’
Discussion: Liberaland and Balloon Juice
ABC News:
Entertainment Icon Mike Nichols Has Died at Age 83  —  Mike Nichols, the entertainment icon and husband of ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer, died suddenly Wednesday at the age of 83.  —  Nichols' death was announced in a statement by ABC News President James Goldston.
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ABC News:
Mike Nichols passed away suddenly on Wednesday evening.  He was 83.
Bruce Weber / New York Times:
Mike Nichols, 83, Acclaimed Director on Broadway and in Hollywood, Dies
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Appropriations panel: Defunding immigration order ‘impossible’  —  It would be “impossible” to defund President Obama's executive actions on immigration through a government spending bill, the House Appropriations Committee said Thursday.  —  In a statement released by House Appropriations …
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Republicans Can Defund Obama's Executive Order, They Just Don't Want To
Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Ed Driscoll and RedState
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Jim Webb launches 2016 committee  —  Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb became the first well-known Democrat to launch an exploratory committee to run for president on Wednesday night, saying the nation is at a “serious crossroads.”  —  “I have decided to launch an Exploratory Committee …
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Jim Webb's Uncertain Trumpet
Discussion: msnbc.com, The Dish, Daily Kos and Hit & Run
Hadas Gold / Politico:
White House hits TV networks for skipping immigration address  —  The White House is exasperated with the major broadcast networks - ABC, CBS and NBC — for skipping out on President Barack Obama's Thursday primetime address on his executive actions on immigration.
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Politico:
GOP leaders warn ‘impeachment’ is a dirty word
Discussion: Daily Kos and National Review
Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Americans of All Stripes Agree: The System Is Stacked Against Them  —  At last, we have an important question upon which a majority of Americans—regardless of race, political persuasion or walk of life—agree.  —  Are the country's economic and political systems stacked against people like you?
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Political Wire
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Americans strongly support a path to citizenship. That means less for Obama than you think.
Rebecca Traister / The New Republic:
No One Wanted to Talk About Bill Cosby's Alleged Crimes Because He Made White America Feel Good About Race  —  This spring, I taught a graduate seminar on magazine feature writing.  One of the assignments was Robert Huber's 2006 Philadelphia Magazine story, “Dr. Huxtable & Mr. Hyde,” …
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Plotting Extreme Measures To Sabotage Obama's Immigration Action  —  To the consternation of congressional Republicans, President Obama will make a prime time announcement on Thursday that he will take executive action to fill the void left by Congress on immigration reform.
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Chris Christie Is Back  —  Credit: Tobias Hutzler for The New York Times  —  “If I fix this, you have to start the story with it,” Chris Christie told me, yanking the string of the venetian blind in the diner window.  We were eating a late lunch at a place called Howley's …
Discussion: OnPolitics and Washington Post
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Majority Say Not Gov't Duty to Provide Healthcare for All  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — For the third consecutive year, a majority of Americans (52%) agree with the position that it is not the federal government's responsibility to ensure that all Americans have healthcare coverage.
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Solid South Will Rise Again  —  Democrats have abandoned Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who is in a tough runoff election.  (Tough is the mild way of putting it.  Polls show her down by double digits to her Republican opponent.)  —  Not only has the Democratic Party pulled …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Hispanic Voters Are Important for Republicans, but Not Indispensable  —  President Obama's plan to defer deportation and grant work permits for up to five million undocumented migrants is having two utterly predictable results: outrage from congressional Republicans, and speculation about how the politics will play in 2016.
New York Times:
At Long Last, Immigration Action  —  President Obama says he will speak to the nation on Thursday night about making major changes to immigration policy, including shielding several million unauthorized immigrants from deportation.  He intends to do this under executive authority, because he has given up waiting for Congress to act.
Phillip M. Bailey / Salon:
EXCLUSIVE: Rand Paul sounds off to Salon on race, 2016, Hillary and Republicans  —  GOP senator tells Salon about his potential White House bid, the GOP establishment and race in America  —  With an eye on a potential 2016 bid for the White House, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul continues to test whether …
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
He found the Jonathan Gruber videos — and no media outlet would call him back  —  The man who changed the ObamaCare debate was at a gas station when I reached him, and he wasn't dying to talk.  —  “I really want to stay out of the limelight,” said Rich Weinstein, a Philadelphia investment adviser.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
Obama Is About to Commit an Act of Constitutional Infamy  —  The president will present his case on behalf of his forthcoming executive order on amnesty tomorrow at 8 p.m. I certainly hope President Obama addresses the arguments against his action that were repeatedly and passionately made by ... President Obama.
Natalia / Uber Blog:
STRENGTHENING OUR PRIVACY PRACTICES  —  Our business depends on the trust of the millions of riders and drivers who use Uber.  The trip history of our riders is important information and we understand that we must treat it carefully and with respect, protecting it from unauthorized access.
Robert Booth / Guardian:
Prince Charles will not be silenced when he is made king, say allies  —  Exclusive: Sources close to heir say he will break with Queen's habit of discretion by continuing to speak out on issues that matter to him  —  Prince Charles is ready to reshape the monarch's role when he becomes king and make …
Discussion: Althouse and Eschaton
 
 
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Louisiana Senate Runoff: Cassidy (R) 56%, Landrieu (D) 41%
Norm Ornstein / National Journal:
Will Congress Use Executive Order on Immigration as Excuse for More Gridlock?
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Adam Wollner / National Journal:
South Seeks Greater Sway in 2016 With Regional Primary
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
CIA Director John Brennan considering sweeping organizational changes
Discussion: CNN and Outside the Beltway
Burlington Free Press:
Vermont paychecks stop for consultant Gruber
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
McConnell: Obama's executive action will lead to immigrant deaths
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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Drone Strikes Never Kill ‘Humans’
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Justice Department becomes a schoolyard bully in Wisconsin
Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal:
Inside Apple's Broken Sapphire Factory
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