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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Case for Panic — Deadly, irrational, and determined, the intruder snuck across a weakened perimeter. Eluding capture, the intruder was detained only after missteps and close calls. The spin began soon after the threat was isolated. Information was selectively leaked.
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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
CDC chief on Ebola: We can't shut the border — Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Friday said restricting travel between the U.S. and West Africa would likely “backfire” and put Americans more at risk of contracting Ebola.
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Michaeleen Doucleff / NPR:
No, Seriously, How Contagious Is Ebola?
No, Seriously, How Contagious Is Ebola?
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Ebola becomes political fight
Ebola becomes political fight
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton plans midterm blitz — Hillary Clinton has mapped out much of her political schedule through Election Day, an itinerary that focuses on helping Senate candidates and includes trips to a half-dozen states, including Kentucky and presidential early states Iowa and New Hampshire …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama Factor in 2014 Vote Similar to 2010
Obama Factor in 2014 Vote Similar to 2010
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Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
The GOP's Midterm Strategy Is a Lot Like “Seinfeld”
The GOP's Midterm Strategy Is a Lot Like “Seinfeld”
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Are big three senate races slipping from Dems?
Are big three senate races slipping from Dems?
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Charles Krauthammer: The real reason winning the Senate matters
Charles Krauthammer: The real reason winning the Senate matters
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National Review
Jonathan Allen / Bloomberg:
Bogus Congressman Said to Get Backstage at Obama Event — An unidentified man posing as a member of Congress made it into a secure area backstage at President Barack Obama's appearance at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation awards dinner in Washington Sept. 27, according to a White House official.
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John Fund / National Review:
Obama's Éminence Grise — As the Obama administration crashes …
Obama's Éminence Grise — As the Obama administration crashes …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Some Blacks See Secret Service as Flawed Shield for the President
Some Blacks See Secret Service as Flawed Shield for the President
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Balloon Juice and Washington Post
Mariano Castillo / CNN:
ISIS video claims to show beheading of Alan Henning; American threatened — (CNN) — A short video released by ISIS on Friday shows the apparent beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning. — Before he is killed, Henning speaks to the camera, referencing the British Parliament's decision to join the bombing campaign against ISIS.
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Associated Press:
Video: Islamic State group beheads British hostage — 2 photos — CAIRO (AP) — An Internet video released Friday purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning, the fourth such killing carried out by the extremist group now targeted in U.S.-led airstrikes.
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Reuters:
Has Kim Jong-Un lost control of North Korea? Pyongyang is on lockdown and nation's former intelligence officer says Kim has ALREADY been overthrown — A former North Korean counter-intelligence officer has claimed that Kim Jong-Un is no longer in control of the nation and is now just a ‘puppet leader’.
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Keegan Hamilton / VICE News:
Former Top Official Says Kim Jong-un Is No Longer in Control of North Korea
Former Top Official Says Kim Jong-un Is No Longer in Control of North Korea
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Return of the GOP Hawks — Not that they ever really left. — The Republican flirtation with dovish noninterventionism is over. It wasn't much of a fling. — For five years, we've been hearing that foreign policy and national security issues would split the Republican party.
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Daniel Larison / The American Conservative:
Lindsey Graham: The Embodiment of Everything Wrong with the GOP
Lindsey Graham: The Embodiment of Everything Wrong with the GOP
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The Dish
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LIVE: 19 arrested after Mong Kok attacks, police say some have ‘triad backgrounds’ — Main menu — You are here — Welcome to our continuing 24-hour Occupy Central coverage. — There were clashes in several parts of the city today as anti-Occupy groups took to the streets …
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Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Kansas: GOP Has Numbers Advantage, but Support Drops — Among states with the most Republicans, Kansas has the fewest conservatives — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kansas has emerged as an unlikely battleground state in the 2014 midterm election, with two longtime Republican fixtures …
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Jeff Greenfield / The Daily Beast:
A Loss by Pat Roberts in Kansas? Actually, Not So Bizarre
Lanhee Chen / Bloomberg View:
Obama's Blow to Endangered Democrats — Another day, another pivot to jobs for President Barack Obama. Yesterday's speech at Northwestern University marked the 16th time since he took office that he has announced a refocus on jobs and the economy. It was also his best effort at a closing argument …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Colo. Ed Board Member: Give U.S. Credit For Voluntarily Ending Slavery — A member of Colorado's state Board of Education argued that the fact that the United States voluntarily ended slavery proved “American execptionalism” and this perspective should be taught to students in a recent Facebook post …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
AARP Asks Democrats To Remove Their Name From Their Attack Ad — AAMOF. — The AARP is asking the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to remove them from an ad attacking Republican Michigan senatorial candidate Terri Lynn Land. The ad “Deserve” cites the AARP in attacking Land.
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: GOPer Ernst Backed Arresting Feds Over Obamacare In 2012 Survey — State Sen. Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, once said she would support legislation that would allow “local law enforcement to arrest federal officials attempting to implement” Obamacare.
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Politico:
David Perdue: ‘I spent most of my career’ outsourcing — David Perdue has run aggressively as a “job creator,” touting his record as a top executive with Fortune 500 companies as the chief selling point in his Georgia Senate campaign. — Yet during a controversial chapter in his record …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Monica Wehby Also Plagiarized Her New Health Care Plan — The Oregon Senate candidate's first health care plan copied from a Karl Rove survey; her new plan includes copied sections from her primary opponent. She's a doctor. — Monica Wehby For Senate / Via Facebook: monicafororegon