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The “But, But, But!” Heard Round the World

by Josh Marshall
12.04.13 | 2:00 pm

You’re hearing it, the deafening “but, but, but!!” heard across Capitol Hill. With the HealthCare.gov fix apparently a success, now struggling to pivot to why the website never really mattered and Obamacare totally sucks anyway.

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