WonkPM: Your afternoon update from Wonkblog for August 02, 2013

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View on the Web. Friday, August 2, 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. The Fed chair needs to be politically independent. On that front, Yellen wins. We've heard a lot of arguments in the last two weeks about the relative merits of Janet Yellen and Larry Summers to be the next Fed chairman.  It is the first time I can remember that the public and private … Continue reading → The GOP's kamikaze mission to stop Obamacare The campaign against Obamacare began as a campaign for self-interest. Obamacare, conservatives promised, would raise your taxes, take away your doctor and possibly put you in front of a death panel. The fight to keep it from passing was a … Continue reading → The CDC just spent $626,000 on virtual reality. Here's why. Why do Republicans keep voting against Obamacare? Because we keep writing about it. Why do Republicans keep voting to repeal Obamacare? For one thing, we journalists keep writing about it. Here’s a chart from Google Trends, which tracks news headlines over time. I typed in “Obamacare repeal,” and here’s what it came back … Continue reading → Sen. Obama warned about Patriot Act abuses. President Obama proved him right. We're in a health jobs slump. And it might be good news! Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff's regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. You can reach Sarah with questions, comments and suggestions here. Check back every Monday, … Continue reading → This is what it's like to nearly get eaten by a whale In today’s Lunch Break, a couple of divers almost get swallowed by a pair of humpback whales: So what would happen if a humpback whale did try to eat you? According to NOAA, baleen whales have small throats about the … Continue reading → Congress can't agree on most energy issues. But it loves dams. Here’s something you hardly ever see anymore. The House and Senate just passed two bills to promote clean energy around the United States. Not only that, but the votes were virtually unanimous. So what’s this mysterious energy source attracting all-but-unheard-of … Continue reading → Do you trust Larry Summers or Janet Yellen to police Wall Street? The strangest part of the increasingly bitter shadow campaign for chairman of the Federal Reserve is that the contest is not really about monetary policy. It's about financial regulation. The two leading candidates for the job are Janet Yellen, the current vice chairman … Continue reading → This was the 'Groundhog Day' of jobs reports It’s hard to get too worked up about the July jobs report, even for someone whose job is to get worked up about the jobs report. The pace of job creation (162,000 jobs added last month and revisions to earlier … 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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