The Ring: The Boston Red Sox won the World Series last night beating St. Louis 6-1 at Fenway. Relief pitcher Koji Uehara threw the last strike and the park erupted. The Sox went from last place in their division in 2012 to Series champions. It’s Boston’s third Series win since 2004, and their first at home since 1918. Party time in Boston.

Blame: The White House is on a campaign to accept blame for the troubled rollout of Obamacare, while defending it from Republican attacks. Speaking in Boston yesterday, President Obama said the Massachusetts health plan, the model for Obamacare, also had trouble at the start. “And by the way, all the parade of horribles, the worst predictions about health care reform in Massachusetts never came true,” the president said.

In Washington, Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said to a congressional committee, “Hold me accountable for the debacle. I’m responsible.” Sebelius had to endure congressional wisecracks about Oz and “we’re not in Kansas anymore.” She’s the former governor of Kansas.

In The Money: The federal deficit dropped below $1 trillion for the first time in five years. The government said Wednesday that the deficit for the 2013 fiscal year was $680.3 billion, down from $1.09 trillion in 2012. Spending fell because of the automatic budget cuts known as the “sequester,” and income was up with more people employed and paying taxes. But the overall federal debt is still rising and Republicans will fight to trim it.

Data Mining: The NSA broke into the networks that connect Google and Yahoo!, again, according to NSA leaker Edward Snowden in documents given to the Washington Post. With revelations every few days, Snowden appears to be attempting to kill the NSA with the death of a thousand cuts.

Flight Plan: The FAA is changing its rules to allow passengers to use their electronic devices from gate to gate. They’ll be able to read and play games, but will not be allowed to be online or make phone calls during takeoff and landing.

Smokes: New York City is raising the legal age for buying cigarettes to 21. It’s the strictest tobacco age limit for any city in the country. In six months New Yorkers will have to be 21 to buy, cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos … even electronic cigarettes. The city is trying to stop teenagers from getting hooked. “This is literally legislation that will save lives,” said Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn.

World: The bodies of 92 migrants, most of them women and children, have been found in northern Niger after their trucks broke down crossing the Sahara desert. The bodies were found over a wide expanse, suggesting they were trying to walk out. Five people did go for help, but it arrived too late.

Made in USA: The Ralph Lauren Company has proudly announced that every item of the American winter Olympic uniform for Sochi is made in the US. There was a big stink when the RL uniforms for the London Summer games were made in China. Now, if they could just get rid of those giant preppy polo-player logos.

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