WonkPM: Your afternoon update from Wonkblog for July 26, 2013

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View on the Web. Friday, July 26, 2013 WonkPM is your afternoon update of the latest posts on Wonkblog. WonkPM is a supplement to your morning Wonkbook newsletter. If you'd like to opt-out from receiving WonkPM, please click here. This is how people at the Fed are thinking about the race to be their boss As President Obama selects a new chairperson for the Federal Reserve, he will also be deciding whether he wishes to maintain the Bernanke approach to managing the nations' central bank or to seek a new direction. Within FedWorld — those … Continue reading → CNBC Fed poll: 50% say Obama should pick Yellen; 2.5% say he should pick Summers A key question in the White House’s search for the next Federal Reserve chief is who “the market” will trust. The issue there, of course, is that there’s no number you can call to ask the market a question. You … Continue reading → Take a health plan and call me in the morning: Pharmacies plan Obamacare pitch Come October, your local pharmacist might be doling out more than pills and prescriptions. She might be explaining federal policies — and what they mean for consumers. Major pharmacy chains are preparing plans for promoting the Affordable Care Act and … Continue reading → How a trade fight with India could keep the next AIDS cure out of reach After decades of steep increases in the number of people worldwide living with AIDS, at the end of 2011, something positive happened: The devastating plague started to level off in one of the greatest public health victories of the modern age. … Continue reading → Exclusive: Kathleen Sebelius on Obamacare's 'very tight' deadlines Update: This post was initially published with a typo in the headline.  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently began ramping up her travel around the country to promote the Affordable Care Act, visiting health centers and holding events … Continue reading → White House says no decision on Fed chair until the fall That’s what the AP is reporting, anyway. For the White House, the debate over who should be the next Fed chair has gotten way out of hand over the last week. Former Obama administration officials are speaking on-the-record about gender … Continue reading → Can three technologists, $40 million, and Obamacare change health insurance forever? On Jan. 1, 2014, the federal government will begin subsidizing millions of people's health insurance purchases through Obamacare. "At that point," warned Byron York, an influential conservative columnist with the Washington Examiner, "the Republican mantra of total repeal will become … Continue reading → Insider trading enriches and informs us, and could prevent scandals. Legalize it. Steve Cohen is a tough guy to feel sorry for. The founder and manager of SAC Capital Advisors, Cohen is estimated to be worth $9.3 billion, making him the 117th richest man in the world and the 41st richest in … Continue reading → Why Bradley Manning's court-martial matters for civilians Can a government employee be convicted of espionage for leaking classified information to the media? The Obama administration has charged at least seven individuals with violations of the Espionage Act, but so far none of those cases have been ruled … Continue reading → Wonkbook: A dark horse for Fed chair? Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here. Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team, go to Wonkblog. A few … Continue reading → Follow Ezra Klein:     You are receiving WonkPM as a supplement to your morning Wonkbook newsletter. If you no longer wish to receive WonkPM, or would like to unsubscribe from Wonkbook entirely, click here. ©2013 The Washington Post 1150 15th St NW Washington, DC 20071 Help & Contact Info Privacy Policy

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