October 13, 2013

This Week's Magazine

Washington Secrets

By Paul Bedard

White House, Washington Secrets, Barack Obama, Republican Party, John Zogby

Zogby Report Card: Shutdown is Obama's failure, period

By Paul Bedard | 10/11/13 04:37 PM

Pollster John Zogby reports in our weekly White House report card that although the GOP might get lots of the blame for the government shut down, it is President Obama’s failure because he’s...
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Washington Secrets, Books, Republican Party, 2014 Elections, 2016 Elections

New Ann Coulter book rages at GOP with 'change or die' theme

By Paul Bedard | 10/11/13 03:37 PM

Best-selling conservative author Ann Coulter, who has used her nine books to launch vicious attacks on Democrats, is turning her guns on Republicans in a new book out Monday, calling Florida Sen....
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White House, Washington Secrets, Barack Obama, Obamacare, Republican Party, Ted Cruz, Government shutdown

Dems send gift basket to Ted Cruz: 'Thanks for making Obamacare popular, GOP less so'

By Paul Bedard | 10/11/13 02:12 PM

Buoyed by a new poll showing that the current federal shutdown has whacked the Republicans and lifted support for Obamacare, one of the president's closest allies decided to thank the architect of...
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Washington Secrets

Just 1% say all MLB players are clean; Pete Rose, Barry Bonds liked more than A-Rod

By Paul Bedard | 10/11/13 11:51 AM

The tiniest 1 percent believe that no Major League Baseball players are jacked up on steroids, throwing cold water on baseball's claims that it's fixing the longstanding crisis. According to a new...
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Washington Secrets, Gun Control, Judicial Watch, New York City, Freedom of Information Act, Michael Bloomberg

Bloomberg sued over guns, soda ban, 'meatless Mondays'

By Paul Bedard | 10/10/13 05:42 PM

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been hit with two suits this week, one demanding information on his anti-gun campaign, and the other targeting his soda and fat bans. Both are Freedom of...
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Washington Secrets, Obamacare, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Filibuster

Report tries to tie Tea Party, Koch brothers, Cruz to Holocaust deniers

By Paul Bedard | 10/10/13 05:08 PM

A new and circumstantial report about the roots of the Tea Party tries to tie conservative donor Charles Koch and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz to libertarians who deny the Holocaust, prompting a...
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Washington Secrets, Government shutdown

Rent-a-cops hired to ring Philly's Independence Hall, threaten arrests

By Paul Bedard | 10/10/13 11:10 AM

Armed private security guards are on the job to keep the public away from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, and one even threatened to arrest a political activist if he stepped on the sidewalk...
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Congress, Washington Secrets, House of Representatives, Government shutdown, Veterans, National World War II Memorial

94 House members charge Park Service is 'making up' rules to shut memorials

By Paul Bedard | 10/10/13 09:35 AM

The National Park Service’s closure of the World War II and other memorials violates rules requiring them to stay open, 94 House members charge in a letter to the agency.
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Washington Secrets, Barack Obama, Obamacare, House of Representatives, Republican Party, Debt Ceiling, Polls, Budgets and Deficits, Government shutdown

Free fall: 17 percent say U.S. heading in 'right direction,' 11-point one-week plunge

By Paul Bedard | 10/09/13 03:15 PM

Just 17 percent of American voters believe the country is headed in the right direction, an eye-popping 11-point free fall in a week and the lowest level in nearly two years, according to...
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NFL, Redskins, Washington Secrets, Barack Obama

Dan Snyder to Obama: We're keeping the Redskins name!

By Paul Bedard | 10/09/13 02:12 PM

President Obama recently stirred up Redskins fans when he said that he would think about changing the football team's name if he owned them, joining several Native American representatives, some...
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Washington Secrets, Democratic Party, Iowa, Government shutdown

Government shutdown video: Democrat says 'We're doing our own laundry'

By Paul Bedard | 10/09/13 01:40 PM

The government shutdown is impacting House members, forced to do their own laundry in the House gym, still open for lawmakers.
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Washington Secrets, Obamacare, Republican Party, Tea Party, Government shutdown

Rank-and-file Republicans hail Boehner's support of Tea Party's Obamacare fight

By Paul Bedard | 10/09/13 01:16 PM

The pundits and Democratic leaders are wrong in claiming that rank-and-file Republicans think their leaders are caving in to the radical demands of the Tea Party.
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Washington Secrets, Obamacare, Senate, Democratic Party, Harry Reid, Health Care

Koch brothers slam Harry Reid's claim they are out to kill Obamacare

By Paul Bedard | 10/09/13 11:04 AM

Stung by repeated Democratic claims, especially from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, that they are funding the effort to kill Obamacare in the budget standoff, Koch Industries on Wednesday sent...
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Washington Secrets, Obamacare, Health Care, Abortion

Obamacare hides info on abortion coverage, 'surcharge'

By Paul Bedard | 10/09/13 10:57 AM

Obamacare health insurance exchanges are hiding information about which policies cover abortion and an associated $1 abortion surcharge, making it nearly impossible for those who don't want that...
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Washington Secrets, Republican Party, Hillary Clinton

GOP reversal: Hillary Clinton was right, it does take a village --- to elect more women

By Paul Bedard | 10/09/13 08:26 AM

Hillary Clinton, slammed as a socialist and worse after releasing her 1996 book, “It Takes a Village,” is getting a rare stamp of approval from a corner of the GOP that sympathizes with the...
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Washington Secrets, Obamacare

Obamacare still broken: Website says try back 'in a few days'

By Paul Bedard | 10/08/13 04:48 PM

Over a week after Obamacare kicked in, the HealthCare.gov computer system is still blocking insurance applicants due to major glitches and traffic, prompting a live chat room host on the...
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Virginia, Washington Secrets, Terry McAuliffe, Ken Cuccinelli, Campaigns, 2013 Virginia governor race

With 28 days left, Terry McAuliffe's lead grows to 9 percent over Ken Cuccinelli

By Paul Bedard | 10/08/13 03:19 PM

Bolstered by anger at the federal government shutdown, sympathetic women and a huge lead in left-leaning northern Virginia, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe has stretched his...
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Washington Secrets, Interior, Government shutdown

John Barrasso: Interior Department targeting bikers, joggers, nature lovers

By Paul Bedard | 10/08/13 02:38 PM

Nature lovers and bicyclists beware: The National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are coming for you.
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Congress, Washington Secrets, United States, Polls

Dog poop more popular than Congress: Poll

By Paul Bedard | 10/08/13 12:13 PM

Finally a poll that tells it like it is when it comes to America's view of Congress: It's worse than dog poop.
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Washington Secrets, The Pentagon, Jobs, Senate, Government shutdown

Week 1 vacation tab for furloughed workers: $1.2 billion

By Paul Bedard | 10/08/13 11:15 AM

The cost of furloughing 800,000 federal employees is getting expensive. If Congress goes through with its plan, as expected, to give back pay to those on unscheduled vacations, it will cost...
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From the Weekly Standard

The Weekly Standard

In Debt Limit Talks, Senate Republicans Push Measure to Enforce Obamacare's Anti-Fraud Regulations

By: John McCormack

After Senate Democrats blocked GOP efforts to defund Obamacare, House Republicans voted for a number of modest compromises: delaying the individual mandate as long as the business mandate is...
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Health Reform Breaks Bad

By: Christopher J. Conover

Breaking Bad is the story of a seemingly well-intended but very misguided man who turned to cooking meth in order to amass enough wealth to provide for his family once he dies of cancer. The...
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An Inauspicious Debut

By: Michael Astrue

For over a year it has been common knowledge within the Obama administration that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could not launch its network of health exchanges for the...
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