Brooklyn Nets gift Michelle Obama her own No. 44 jersey hill.cm/B1H5SLW https://t.co/wAKAim6xZO
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The Hill (@thehill) December 23, 2018
Posts Tagged ‘jay-z
Brooklyn We Go Hard
Tags: #IAmBecoming, becoming, book, Book Tour, brooklyn, Brooklyn Nets, jay-z, Michelle, Michelle Obama, nba, New York, Obama, tour
Queens In Paris
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.@MichelleObama & Sasha Obama are attending Beyoncé & JAY-Z's show tonight. #OTRII #Paris #Round2 https://t.co/9ONgMnqqEv
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BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) July 15, 2018
.@MichelleObama & Ms. Tina dancing at Beyoncé & JAY-Z's show in Paris tonight. #OTRII #Round2 https://t.co/lQsAnmzhtg
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BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) July 15, 2018
Everyone Misses The Obamas 😀
Tags: Barack Obama, beyonce, cnbc, jay-z, love, marriage, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, President, white house
Why the secret to your success is who you marry cnb.cx/2wy0tkY
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(@CNBC) August 21, 2017
Greatest
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Obama #ForThePeople. https://t.co/aBHdzLhNfE
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 16, 2017
GOP Screams Lame Duck! President Obama Moves America Forward
Tags: #FreeCommunityCollege, #ImmigrationAction, aca, Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, chair, china, climate, Climate Change, College Affordability, cuba, economy, education, Foreign Policy, GOP Obstruction, immigration, Immigration Reform, India, iran, jay-z, Lame Duck, Net Neutrality, Obama, obamacare, obamacares, Political And Funny Tweets, President, tweets
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Stephen Collinson: Obama Redefines The Lame Duck Presidency
At the time in his tenure when most presidents fret over their waning clout, Barack Obama is redefining the concept of the lame duck. His administration has been energized by his aggressive use of executive power. Some of the most hard-won achievements of his early years in office are beginning to pay off. And his political luck seems to be turning. With a term and a half behind him, Obama’s prospects are brighter than they have been for years. Though Republicans paint Obama’s glass as half full, and argued that the administration is overstating its record, that hasn’t rattled the man in the Oval Office.
The new sense of serenity in the White House solidified this week with figures showing that more than 16 million people have now signed up for health plans under Obamacare, the president’s top domestic achievement. That news came on the heels of booming jobs growth numbers and a tangible feeling that after years of slow recovery, things are looking up economically. The unemployment rate, at 5.5%, is at its lowest point since May 2008, before the Great Recession. And the U.S. economy is in much better shape than most of its rivals in the developed world. The White House believes that its initiatives on community college funding, the president’s moves to regulate the Internet and actions to reshape the immigration system are delivering a political dividend,
reasoning that many Americans are happy to see gridlock broken and the president taking action, a factor that might be partly reflected in Obama’s better poll numbers. Obama, meanwhile, more relaxed than ever. He’s speaking about race more freely than any time since he became president, notably in his speech on the 50th anniversary of the Selma civil rights marches earlier this month. And the White House counts a climate accord with China and a visit to India earlier this year as big wins for its strategy of rebalancing foreign policy towards Asia. The GOP, for its part, is learning what the White House found out years ago — that winning the Senate last year, and with it control of both chambers of Congress, brings its own problems.
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CNN: Obama redefines the lame duck presidency cnn.it/1Fy8R0T via the seasoned @stcollinson
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Eric Schultz (@Schultz44) March 18, 2015
ObamaCare Sets Another Record
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Yasmeen Abutaleb: Nearly 11.7 Million Signed Up For Obamacare Health Insurance: HHS
Nearly 11.7 million people have either signed up or re-enrolled for insurance coverage under the U.S. healthcare reform law, more than the 9.1 million predicted by the Obama administration,health officials said on Tuesday. As of Feb. 22, about 8.8 million signed up in one of the 37 states that use online exchanges operated by the federal government and 2.85 million were in the 14 states, and Washington, D.C., that operate their own exchanges, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement. In the states that use the federal exchange, called healthcare.gov,
87 percent qualified for a tax credit averaging $263 per month, according to HHS. It said more than half of consumers in states using healthcare.gov bought a plan that cost $100 or less after tax credits. Enrollment across the board has largely exceeded expectations, health officials said. The enrollment period for 2015 coverage opened on Nov. 15 and closed on Feb. 15. More than 4.1 million people under 35 years old have purchased health insurance through state and federal exchanges, the HHS said Tuesday, about a third of enrollees.
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ICYMI: Nearly 11.7 million Americans enrolled in health care through the open marketplace. ofa.bo/f3a7
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 11, 2015
The number of uninsured Americans continues to drop within the first two months of 2015: ofa.bo/f3Oz
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 05, 2015
SOTU In 140 Characters
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"My name is Pres. Barack Obama & I have no fucks left to give. This badass message is brought to you by the letter F for final term." #SOTU
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Lexa Lemieux (@Lemmonex) January 21, 2015
This isn't a #SOTU. This is the #POTUSmixtape. Dude is taking shots and bragging like HOV. http://t.co/JAvFTbxUZy
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Elon James White (@elonjames) January 21, 2015
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This is President Obama’s anthem today. He is the illest of the ill!
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Obama to Holder: "You the man." Holder to Obama: "No, you the man." #SOTU vine.co/v/OIAtxgtFn2g
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Tara L. Conley (@taralconley) January 21, 2015
"I have no more campaigns to run...I know because i won both of them." #POTUSmixtape #TWIBSOTU #SOTU15 pic.twitter.com/pdhqUrVVv8
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Elon James White (@elonjames) January 21, 2015
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This email is kinda unprofessional @BarackObama http://t.co/c5DUy70Znm
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Desus Nice (@desusnice) January 21, 2015
And for all the "Where's that Obama been?" folks he's been here all along you just chose not to see...now take this http://t.co/nPIXiBhQUW
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Mr. NFTG (@Kennymack1971) January 21, 2015
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This guy’s optimism is the only thing in my life that has made me feel optimistic.
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laura olin (@lauraolin) January 21, 2015
Alright, enhanced #SOTU wins with this gem. http://t.co/67JnLDdGUl
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Agnes (@amazur) January 21, 2015
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This is Joe Biden's face after PBO delivered that "I know because I won both of 'em" hook to the GOP's jaw. Epic. http://t.co/soSeG6sTPQ
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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) January 21, 2015
When Obama said "I won both of 'em" it took all of Joe Biden's strength not to hit that shmoney dance
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Desus Nice (@desusnice) January 21, 2015
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Adam Smith ♻️ (@Millennial_) January 21, 2015
An illustrated guide to Obama’s State of the Union speech wapo.st/1uqpDfY http://t.co/6H91C4km4o
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 21, 2015
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Last night was the first time a president said the words “transgender” & “bisexual” in #SOTU: slate.me/1Je7cwa http://t.co/UA4DjtEeiI
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(@Slate) January 21, 2015
VIDEO: For 1st time in a #SOTU, Pres.@BarackObama says "bisexual","transgender" & "lesbian" hrc.org/blog/entry/pre… vine.co/v/OIqKp2ZJelW
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HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) January 21, 2015
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Getting ready to drop the illest verse. RT @Lizzs_Lockeroom: JOE!!! http://t.co/ffBnTQvhQO
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The 15th Letter (@Omagus) January 21, 2015
#StateOfTheUnion pic.twitter.com/dNAwvLGnXT
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Brandon (@Jus1Nyt) January 21, 2015
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The top moments of SOTU was "I have no more campaigns to run. I know because I've won them both,"
according to Twitter data
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Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) January 21, 2015
Facebook just told us Obama's #SOTU comeback was the site's most social moment on.mash.to/1yG8H3q
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Mashable (@mashable) January 21, 2015
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.@EnvDefenseFund's Holstein on #sotu: Enviro community got what it was hoping for tonight. motherjones.com/environment/20… http://t.co/god34xtv7v
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Tim McDonnell (@timmcdonnell) January 21, 2015
Mayo Response to #Obama's #PrecisionMedicine Initiative. @MayoClinicCIM #SOTUchat mayocl.in/1Ep5zeg http://t.co/hyLaU6rEA0
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Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) January 21, 2015
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"Sire, twas a well spoken colored boy. He serenaded the room with witty repartee then served a devastating BOFA" http://t.co/Nwqlr2tdlC
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Desus Nice (@desusnice) January 21, 2015
Dude has no idea how he's gonna tell king george what he just saw http://t.co/lvxRGRxXlE
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Desus Nice (@desusnice) January 21, 2015
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Right after touting bogus “92 million Americans aren’t working” line RT @katherinemiller: "Let me start over" vine.co/v/OIqaAQwlDYL
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Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) January 21, 2015
I did my civil duty and watched the #SOTU, and response. This is all I got from the entire experience..... #BreadBags http://t.co/ovePiBQldC
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The Josh Show (@whatsajosh) January 21, 2015
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Obama's ad-libbed burn on Republicans was probably the best part of the #SOTU--WATCH: slate.me/15vVVei http://t.co/ekJ3SBcPqe
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(@Slate) January 21, 2015
In historic 1st, words “bisexual” & “transgender” were included in a State of the Union #SOTU hrc.org/blog/entry/pre… http://t.co/X2I18ylj5R
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HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) January 21, 2015
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Joe Biden is my man 100 grand
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Savvy Davis Jr. (@PoloBelafonte) January 21, 2015
john boehner looks like the person in front of him in express checkout has 15 items and the limit is 12
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Desus Nice (@desusnice) January 21, 2015
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Yep, still love that guy.
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Grant Denton (@GDenton) January 21, 2015
Best #SOTU yet. A President & country on the upswing, refusing to be divided or defeated. #Surely
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Joshua DuBois (@joshuadubois) January 21, 2015
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"I know because I won both of them" reactiongifs.com/r/boba.gif
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jay smooth (@jsmooth995) January 21, 2015
Obama, still quicker than any current SNL cast member
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John Dugan (@johnedugan) January 21, 2015
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OMG ‼️PRES.JUST HIT THE BALL OUT OF THE PARK ‼️
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,&ALL THOSE WHO HERE💖
EVEN GOP
LEADERS,
“4,A MOMENT”
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Cher (@cher) January 21, 2015
The GOP response.... #SOTU http://t.co/sEbhaYQSu9
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Ry Cooper (@kingpin7666) January 21, 2015
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The only gif you need from tonight: pic.twitter.com/ds3Hj6RRV7
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Sara Lang (@SaraLang) January 21, 2015
Obama blows a kiss to wife Michelle after delivering his #SOTU reut.rs/1KZlDIh http://t.co/qQsSgwAC0k
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Reuters Pictures (@reuterspictures) January 21, 2015
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After speech, 72% of watchers said U.S. is headed in the right direction #CNNSOTU cnn.it/1Czjsoy http://t.co/cYuRLQxvjk
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CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 21, 2015
The best of #SOTU #Obamabestpictures #SOTU2015 I just love this man & I am proud his #MyPresident http://t.co/B2Wygw58Gv
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Marie (@worldmist1) January 21, 2015
Rise and Shine
Tags: 2012, Barack, Barack Obama, Bruce, elections, final, Iowa, jay-z, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, obamacare, obamacares, Paul, photos, Political And Funny Tweets, President, rally, rand, Springsteen, tweets, videos
Des Moines, Nov 5, 2012 – the final rally of the campaign
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Today (all times Eastern):
11:30: President Obama and VP Biden meet with business leaders to talk about the impact overhauling immigration laws will have on U.S. economy
2:10: President Obama departs the White House en route Bethesda, Md. where he will visit wounded troops at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He will also visit Fisher House, a program that supports military families
4:0: Michelle Obama makes remarks at White House Diwali celebration
6:30: VP Biden and Jill Biden host reception for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Video of President Obama addressing OFA yesterday – see here
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Today (Tuesday, November 5th) is election day. Get all the information you need vote411.org
Then go V-O-T-E.
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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) November 05, 2013
Have you voted yet #TeamTerry? Find your polling place and get to the polls! terrymcauliffe.com/locate #VAGov http://t.co/4ZRziGFGsk
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Terry McAuliffe (@TerryMcAuliffe) November 05, 2013
#Vote Nov. 5 - Time to Vote for #NYC's next mayor, @BilldeBlasio @deblasionyc. Keep calm, & vote Democratic y'all! 😉 http://t.co/sFrfc7e1Qc
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Carmelo Menace (@38_28_38) November 05, 2013
Already voted? Help us make calls: BuonoForGovernor.com/calls Let's get out the vote New Jersey!
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Barbara Buono (@BuonoForNJGov) November 05, 2013
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NYT: For Uninsured, Clearing a Way to Enrollment
Kelli Cauley’s fingers raced over her keyboard as she asked the anxious woman at her side a series of questions. What was her income? How many people lived in her household? Did she smoke? (“That’s the only health question it asks,” Ms. Cauley said of the application they were completing.)
The woman, a thin 61-year-old who refused to give her name, citing privacy concerns, had come to the public library here to sign up for health insurance through Kentucky’s new online exchange. She had a painful lump on the back of her hand and other health problems that worried her deeply, she said, but had been unable to afford insurance as a home health care worker who earns $9 an hour.
Within a minute, the system checked her information and flashed its conclusion on Ms. Cauley’s laptop: eligible for Medicaid.
The woman began to weep with relief. Without insurance, she said as she left, “it’s cheaper to die.”
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After logging out of Kynect, she says she decided that Obamacare was "just too good to be true.” huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/ken…
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(@igorvolsky) November 05, 2013
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Jonathan Cohn: ‘I Would Jump At It’ The media labeled her an Obamacare victim. Here’s what she really thinks.
If you’ve followed the stories of insurance cancellations related to Obamacare, you may have heard about Dianne Barrette. She’s the 57-year-old Florida realtor who was paying $54 a month for a Blue Cross insurance plan. The plan won’t be available after December. And while FloridaBlue offered her a new plan, the company told her the premium would be $591 a month. Barrette, who makes $30,000 a year and could not pay for such a plan, was flabbergasted. Jan Crawford of CBS News made her the key source for a story about plan cancellations. An appearance on Fox News followed, as did multiple cameos in press releases from Obamacare critics. For at least a few days, she was the poster child for the Obamacare cancellation story.
But Barrette’s situation defies quick and easy description. It’s true that she can’t keep her current policy—and that most policies available to her for next year have higher premiums. But those plans also offer real coverage, and her current plan does not. Some people might resent government effectively prohibiting her current plan. Barrette doesn’t appear to be one of them. Based on conversations we’ve had over the past few days, she wants more comprehensive insurance and, within reason, she’s willing to pay more for it.
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The real reason that the cancer patient writing in today’s Wall Street Journal lost her insurance: thkpr.gs/1hHgZjp
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(@igorvolsky) November 04, 2013
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Bob Cesca: Another Obamacare ‘Horror Story’ Debunked; And, No, the President Didn’t Lie About the Law
As the week began, another “Obamacare” horror story hit the press, instigating a fleet of outrage-pornographers and concern trolls across the political spectrum to resume its self-flagellation and screeching about the disastrous Affordable Care Act — selectively forgetting about actual healthcare horror stories that existed before the law was implemented. It was a story focusing on yet another vague, anecdotal tale about a hapless ACA victim whose insurance policy was canceled, thus vindicating the accusation that the president lied about “keeping your existing insurance policy if you like it.”
Before we dive into the lie accusation, let’s take a closer look at an op/ed for the Wall Street Journal written by a stage-4 gallbladder cancer survivor, Edie Littlefield Sundby.
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Cancellation letters from insurance companies signal end to worthless, limited benefit policies bit.ly/19u9GrP by @wendellpotter
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Public Integrity (@Publici) November 04, 2013
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Sally Kohn: 6 other Obamacare promises – and these are very much coming true
Republicans recently pounced on the fact that, yes, some Americans will lose their current crummy insurance plans that don’t meet the new standards set by the Affordable Care Act.
These Republicans are accusing President Obama of having misled the American public – or worse, having lied.
I think that’s a ridiculous claim. If you like your crummy plan, you can’t keep your crummy plan under Obamacare, but odds are you will find a better plan that is also more affordable, with subsidies available to more than half of Americans.
Aside from parsing this promise that you could keep your plan, it is wrong to say that this alone was how Obamacare was sold to the public.
…. here, for the record, are a few of the Affordable Care kept promises:
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.@GovSteveBeshear on @edshow: “Now for the 1st time in history, every Kentuckian is going to have access to affordable healthcare.” #ACA
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Dag Vega (@DagVega44) November 04, 2013
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Washington Post: Congratulations, America! Your deficit fell 37 percent in 2013
The federal government’s 2013 fiscal year ended Sept. 30, though most of us were so busy focusing on the government shutdown that accompanied the new fiscal year that there wasn’t much time to reflect on the year that had passed.
Now the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget is out with the final budget results. Surprise! The deficit fell quite a bit in 2013. The federal government took in $680 billion less revenue than it spent, or about 4.1 percent of gross domestic product. In 2012, those numbers were $1.087 trillion and 6.8 percent of GDP. That means the deficit fell a whopping 37 percent in one year.
This is the first sub-$1 trillion and sub-5 percent of GDP deficit since the 2008 fiscal year, which ended the very month that Lehman Brothers fell and a deep crisis set in.
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Patrick Stewart is a Boss. http://t.co/gkpPjR3kWp
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George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 05, 2013
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ThinkProgress: Three Progressive Measures On Tuesday’s Ballot That You Should Know About
Congress may not be up for grabs, but Election Day 2013 still comes with high stakes for progressive economic policy ideas. On Tuesday, voters in Colorado, New Jersey, and a small Washington town are getting an up-or-down vote on some proposals that would improve lives both today and decades from now. Here’s a rundown of the three ballot initiatives:
Colorado’s Amendment 66 would raise income taxes and commit $1 billion in new revenue to public schools….
New Jersey’s Question 2 would raise the minimum wage and keep it rising….
SeaTac, Washington’s Proposition 1 would mean a $15 minimum wage for one of the country’s busiest airports….
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Steve Benen: Rand Paul caught once again
After Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was caught presenting others’ work as his own by The Rachel Maddow Show, BuzzFeed, and Politico, the senator’s office seemed to realize Paul had a problem on his hands. It reached the point late Friday that the senator’s aides started making it more difficult to access Paul’s speeches, perhaps fearful more evidence would come to light.
Unfortunately for the senator, it’s too late to hide op-eds Paul has already written and published…
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Billie Jean is not my lover, she’s just a girl who claims that I am the one but the kid is not my son. #RandPaulSpeeches
— S Caruso (@scaruso5555) November 5, 2013
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A Year Ago Today – The Final Day of the Campaign
Madison:
Photo by Scout Tufankjian
Orlando:
Columbus:
Photo by Scout Tufankjian
Photo by Scout Tufankjian
Greatest Intro Eveeeeeeeeeer:
…. with Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
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Reunited in Des Moines:
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MoooOOOooorning!
The Columbus Speech
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Heads Up: President Obama in Columbus
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President Obama delivers remarks at Nationwide Arena, Columbus – according to the official schedule, he will speak at 4:10 ET
Livestream * C-Span * CBS * CNN
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Greatest intro EVER:
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3:15 ET Michelle Obama speaking in Charlotte (now!)
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Later (all times ET):
6:10: Michelle Obama in Orlando (Links?)
7:0: VP Biden and Jill Biden deliver remarks at the American Civil War Center in Richmond, Va. (with John Mellencamp) CNN
10:50: President Obama and Michelle Obama deliver remarks in Des Moines
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