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Lauren / CBS Los Angeles:
TSA Agent Fatally Shot, Others Wounded In Shooting At LAX — LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A TSA agent was killed and several other people were injured Friday in a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, police said. — CBS News' John Miller said the gunman, who was outfitted in camouflage …
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nbclosangeles.com:
At Least 3 Injured in LAX Security Checkpoint Shooting — TSA officials told NBC4 the shooting occurred at a security checkpoint — A gunman opened fire at a security checkpoint Friday morning at Los Angeles International Airport, injuring at least three people and forcing a terminal evacuation.
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Twitchy, The Week, Liberaland, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
Los Angeles Times:
Live: Gunman in LAX shooting is killed; He was TSA worker, sources say
Live: Gunman in LAX shooting is killed; He was TSA worker, sources say
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Yahoo! News
Associated Press:
1 dead, multiple victims in LAX shooting spree
1 dead, multiple victims in LAX shooting spree
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Liberaland and Rush Limbaugh
NBCNews:
Gunman opens fire at LAX, killing TSA worker and wounding others
Gunman opens fire at LAX, killing TSA worker and wounding others
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New York Times, The PJ Tatler, The Raw Story, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway and Mashable
Michael Martinez / CNN:
Los Angeles International Airport evacuated after shots reportedly fired
Los Angeles International Airport evacuated after shots reportedly fired
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The Moderate Voice
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Poll: Growing Number of Republicans Dislike GOP — October was clearly a cruel month for both President Barack Obama and the Republicans, both of whom saw their images slump to new lows in Wall Street Journal/NBC News polling. — But hidden within the data is a more disturbing reality for the Republican Party.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Republicans see Cruz as party leader — PPP's newest national survey finds that in the wake of the shutdown, Republican voters now view Ted Cruz as their party's leader. 21% picked Cruz to 17% for Chris Christie, and 15% for John Boehner. Cruz finished well ahead of the other GOP Senators …
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First Read / NBCNews:
First Thoughts: The outsiders — The Outsiders: Per NBC/WSJ poll …
First Thoughts: The outsiders — The Outsiders: Per NBC/WSJ poll …
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The Monkey Cage, Guardian, Daily Kos and Outside the Beltway
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Court strikes down mandate for birth control in ObamaCare — A federal appeals court on Friday struck down the birth control mandate in ObamaCare, concluding the requirement trammels religious freedom. — The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals — the second most influential bench in the land behind …
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Politico, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, The PJ Tatler and neo-neocon
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Mijin Cha / PolicyShop:
“Poor People Do Not Deserve to Have Children” — I received a phone call today from someone who had seen Demos' Vice President, Heather McGhee, on MSNBC talking about why people need food stamps. The caller stated, “People who are poor do not deserve to have children. I've seen these people with 1,2, 5 children.
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Shakesville, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Daily Kos
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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
As Cuts to Food Stamps Take Effect, More Trims to Benefits Are Expected
As Cuts to Food Stamps Take Effect, More Trims to Benefits Are Expected
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Crooks and Liars, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and American Spectator
Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
47M Americans hit by food stamp cuts starting today
47M Americans hit by food stamp cuts starting today
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The Week, BOR, Los Angeles Times, Washington Monthly and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
BBC:
Pakistan Taliban say chief Mehsud killed in drone strike — The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, has been killed in a drone strike, a high-ranking Taliban official has told the BBC. — The strike targeted a vehicle used by Mehsud with four missiles in the north-western region of North Waziristan.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Brock wants ‘60 Minutes’ retraction — David Brock, the Clinton ally who led the public effort to pressure CNN and NBC out of their Hillary-related film projects, is set to send a letter to the chairman and president of CBS News calling on them to retract a recent “60 Minutes” segment on the attacks in Benghazi.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
‘60 Minutes’ broadcast helps propel new round of back-and-forth on Benghazi
‘60 Minutes’ broadcast helps propel new round of back-and-forth on Benghazi
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The Raw Story, Little Green Footballs, Pat Dollard and Washington Monthly
Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
The Obamacare sabotage campaign — To the undisputed reasons for Obamacare's rocky rollout — a balky website, muddied White House messaging and sudden sticker shock for individuals forced to buy more expensive health insurance — add a less acknowledged cause: calculated sabotage by Republicans at every step.
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Hot Air, Daily Kos, PoliticusUSA and NewsBusters blogs
The White House:
Executive Order — Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change — PREPARING THE UNITED STATES FOR THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to prepare the Nation …
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Wonkblog, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, InsideClimate News and Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Obama takes on climate-fueled storms
Obama takes on climate-fueled storms
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ThinkProgress, CNN, Weasel Zippers and New York Times
Carl Higbie / The Daily Caller:
Navy SEALs ordered to remove 'don't tread on me' Navy Jack from uniforms — The Navy Jack is the 'don't tread on me' flag, one that has earned a revered place in America's naval history and a beloved place in sailor's hearts, through its use for over two centuries.
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Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and protein wisdom
Jonathan Martin / The Caucus:
Republican Campaign Committee Pushes Back Against Conservative Group — In a warning shot to outside conservative groups, the National Republican Senatorial Committee this week informed a prominent Republican advertising firm that it would not receive any contracts with the campaign committee …
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Talking Points Memo, Post Politics, Hot Air and Political MoneyLine Blog
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Why Bill Kristol left Fox News — Bill Kristol, the editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard, ended a decade-long run as Fox News contributor this summer two years after he and Roger Ailes got into a disagreement that had a cooling effect on their relationship, sources with knowledge of the relationship told POLITICO.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite, NewsHounds blog and Business Insider
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
A War on the Poor — John Kasich, the Republican governor of Ohio, has done some surprising things lately. First, he did an end run around his state's Legislature — controlled by his own party — to proceed with the federally funded expansion of Medicaid that is an important piece of Obamacare.
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Campaign for America's Future, Connecting.the.Dots, PolicyShop and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Brian Handwerk / National Geographic:
Time to Move On? The Case Against Daylight Saving Time — Changing our clocks twice a year doesn't save us energy or money, experts say. — Sunrise brightens the fall countryside in Devon, England, in 2012. — Clocks “fall back” this Sunday, November 3, and people are again asking: Why do we bother with daylight saving time?
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The Moderate Voice, Outside the Beltway, Los Angeles Times and New Jersey Online
Dylan Byers / Politico:
President Obama, off the record — President Barack Obama is often accused of being insular. He's not a schmoozer. He doesn't like meeting with lawmakers, and he doesn't particularly care for talking to reporters, either. — But get him in an off-the-record setting with a small group …
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
GOP Deeply Divided Over Climate Change — Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say there is solid evidence that the earth has been getting warmer over the last few decades, a figure that has changed little in the past few years. While partisan differences over climate change remain substantial …
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Political Capital, Talking Points Memo, The Fix, The Plum Line and Washington Post
Erica Fink / CNNMoney.com:
Sex workers embrace Obamacare — A burlesque dancer dressed as a nurse taunts her co-performer with a toy syringe, dangling the medicine seductively in an act that's meant to reflect the cat-and-mouse game of U.S. healthcare. They shimmy and eventually end up topless.
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