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Joe Biden congratulates wrong guy for Boston mayoral win. Who messed up?Sure, at first glance, it looks like another gaffe, but not Joe Biden's, this time. After all, getting the phone numbers right is what staff are for. At least it's not another story about the inevitability of a former first lady in 2016.
Fixing the Obamacare website: a status report in three numbersKathleen Sebelius, in Senate testimony, said a 'couple of hundred' problems remain to be fixed, just 24 days before a promised Nov. 30 deadline to get the Obamacare site working properly.
Would John F. Kennedy have pulled US out of Vietnam?His brother said in a 1964 oral history that John F. Kennedy never thought about pulling out of Vietnam, but some modern historians think otherwise. Fifty years ago this week, JFK's problem was managing the aftermath of a violent Vietnamese coup.
What close loss in Virginia governor's race tells national RepublicansThe Virginia governor's race was the Republicans' to lose. But the tea party-backed Ken Cuccinelli did just that to Democrat Terry McAuliffe, in a race that wound up closer than expected.
Under Obamacare, if you like employer health plan, can you really 'keep it'?At least half of Americans with either employer-sponsored or self-obtained health insurance can't keep the plans they had back in 2010, because of changes wrought by Obamacare, a critic charges. Here's why it's hard to tell if that's true.
Rand Paul, battling charges of plagiarism, blames improper vettingSen. Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky, widely viewed as a presidential prospect in 2016, said through a spokesman that he will be more careful in the future in attributing sources for his speeches.
Obamacare and you: How much does Obamacare cost?The cost of a health insurance policy under Obamacare depends on a number of things – primarily, how big your family is, whether your coverage is basic 'bronze' or top-notch 'platinum,' and where you live. Here are some guidelines for figuring out how much Obamacare will cost you.
Monitor BreakfastNew poll finds grim political environment with worries for both partiesBattleground Poll finds that most voters say Washington gridlock is America’s most pressing problem, as approval ratings for Congress hit single digits and President Obama's ratings trend down.
Rand Paul and Wikipedia: Plagiarism or lazy staff?Sen. Rand Paul is in a flap over speech passages lifted from Wikipedia and other sources without attribution. Will it hamper any run for the White House in 2016?
Mitt Romney says Obamacare has ruined Obama's second term. Is he right?Many presidents face scandals that undermine their second terms. But, as Mitt Romney notes, the Obamacare rollout debacle is a problem of the president's own making.
Mitt Romney: Obama 'fundamentally dishonest' about health insuranceMitt Romney has pretty much kept quiet after losing in 2012. But on 'Meet the Press,' he unloaded on 'Obamacare,' which he continues to insist is nothing like 'Romneycare' in Massachusetts.
President Obama used to be a popular guy. Now, not so much.Recent polls have not been good news for the White House. Even President Obama's personal popularity has dropped into negative territory. Can he recover to make his second term a success?
Six signups on Obamacare Day 1? Why it's a big problem ... not a disasterThe number six is a shocker. Yet even if HealthCare.gov had been flawless, initial Obamacare enrollment was expected to be low. Still, the pace of sign-ups needs to increase dramatically if targets are to be reached.
Obamacare and you: Do I have to have Obamacare?It's true: The Affordable Care Act requires all Americans to have health insurance. But not everyone has to get that insurance through the Obamacare online exchanges. Indeed, only a small percentage of the US populace is expected to do so. To find out if you may be one of them, read on.
Monitor BreakfastUS debt is hindering growth and burdening youth, Mitch Daniels warnsFormer Gov. Mitch Daniels, now Purdue's chief, says of American youth: 'This generation has a right to be as upset with its elders as any in history. They are going to inherit a mountain of debt.'
Monitor BreakfastChamber of Commerce sizing up Ted Cruz as it looks to hold House for GOPSome pro-business Republicans, concerned about the 2014 midterms, say Sen. Ted Cruz should 'sit down and shut up.' Chamber of Commerce chief Thomas Donohue says 'that might be one thing we could work on.'
Snowden fallout: Congress up in arms over NSA, but divided on what to doTwo top Senate Democrats released competing plans for how to respond to the Snowden disclosures about sweeping NSA surveillance: one regulates the program, the other ends it.
FocusObama approval rating sinks: a self-inflicted wound?Obama approval rating has taken a dive, recent polls show. The botched rollout of HealthCare.gov is a likely factor, but it's just one in a series of stumbles making the president appear 'detached.'
Stop-and-frisk: Appeals court halts changes to policy, rebukes US judgeIn a victory for outgoing Mayor Bloomberg, the appeals court took the federal judge who ordered the stop-and-frisk changes off the case, saying she 'ran afoul' of the judicial code of conduct.
Caught on video: Ted Cruz's father wants to send Obama 'back to Kenya'In the video of a 2012 speech to Texas tea partyers, Rafael Cruz sounds like a birther – ironic, given that his son, Canadian-born Sen. Ted Cruz, faces potential birtherism if he runs for president.
