Russian ambassador says ‘Crimea is a part’ of Russia

Pro-Russian people celebrate in the central square in Sevastopol, Ukraine, late Sunday, March 16, 2014. Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. The United States and Europe condemned the ballot…
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Not Yet News at AP or Politico: Russian State Broadcaster’s ‘Turn Into Radioactive Ash’ Warning to U.S.

As of 11 P.M. Eastern Time Sunday evening, searches at both the Associated Press and at the Politico on “radioactive” returned nothing relating to a comment made on TV by Russian “journalist” Dmitry Kiselyov reminding viewers that his country, as translated by the wire …
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Not Yet News at AP or Politico: Russian State Broadcaster’s ‘Turn Into Radioactive Ash’ Warning to U.S.

Republicans fret over tax reform

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It should be a moment of uncontrolled glee for House Republicans: the chamber’s top tax writer Wednesday will release his vision for reforming the antiquated 4,000-page code.
Instead, m…
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Politico: Obamacare Causing Americans to Lose Their Doctors Is a ‘New Weapon’ for GOP

Seung Min Kim and Jennifer Haberkorn at the Politico have apparently been living in hermetically sealed Beltway caves since early October.
In an item which appeared Tuesday evening, the pair acted as if the idea that Americans stand a great chance of losing access to their current doctors and…
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Politico: Obamacare Causing Americans to Lose Their Doctors Is a ‘New Weapon’ for GOP

POLITICO Huddle: THE ESTABLISHMENT STRIKES BACK IN ALA. – NRSC gets aggressive in primaries – Pelosi’s Top 10 – War room notes reveal Obamacare chaos – VEGAS FIGHT NIGHT: RALSTON VS. HELLER CAMP – Dai

GOP ESTABLISHMENT STRIKES BACK IN ALABAMA – Alex Isenstadt has the story for POLITICO: “With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Bradley Byrne, a staid former state senator, led Dean Young, a conservative real estate developer who likened himself to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, 52.5 percent to 47.5 per…
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POLITICO Huddle: THE ESTABLISHMENT STRIKES BACK IN ALA. – NRSC gets aggressive in primaries – Pelosi’s Top 10 – War room notes reveal Obamacare chaos – VEGAS FIGHT NIGHT: RALSTON VS. HELLER CAMP – Dai

POLITICO Huddle: Senate Dems to W.H. on Obamacare: Fix It – MICHAUD: ‘YES, I’M GAY’ – GOP faces ENDA test today – GOP moderates speaking up – Feinstein links LAX shooting to gun control

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SENATE DEMS TO W.H. ON OBAMACARE: FIX IT – Manu Raju writes for the hometown paper: “Democratic senators have a warning for the White House: Fix Obamacare’s problems or put Senate seats at risk next year. In interviews, Democratic senators running in 2014, pa…
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POLITICO Huddle: Senate Dems to W.H. on Obamacare: Fix It – MICHAUD: ‘YES, I’M GAY’ – GOP faces ENDA test today – GOP moderates speaking up – Feinstein links LAX shooting to gun control

Matt Gertz: Politico Peek: First Look at The Benghazi Hoax

In an interview with Politico previewing Media Matters‘ new e-book The Benghazi Hoax, Media Matters founder David Brock tells Maggie Haberman that “politicizing a tragedy that results in American deaths crosses a line.” 
You can read the full article here. 

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Links 10/16/13

Thanks again to the many of you who contributed to our fundraiser! I am sure I can speak for Lambert in saying that we both deeply appreciate your willingness to support our efforts to cut through the noise and the propagandizing in the media (in fairness to journalists, they are up against…
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VandeHei named POLITICO CEO

POLITICO co-founder and executive editor Jim VandeHei will take over as president and CEO of POLITICO and Capital New York, Allbritton Communications Company chairman and CEO Robert Allbritton announced in a memo Sunday evening.
The move follows Fred Ryan’s decision last month to step down as CE…
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Craig Harrington & Albert Kleine: REPORT: Nightly News Shutdown Coverage Shrugs Off Effects On The Poor

In the first week of cable and broadcast nightly news coverage of the ongoing government shutdown, networks largely failed to report the effects on low-income Americans, instead opting for discussions of political leverage and national park closures.
Effects Of Shutdown On Low-Income Americans …
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Craig Harrington & Albert Kleine: REPORT: Nightly News Shutdown Coverage Shrugs Off Effects On The Poor