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3:05 PM ET, October 11, 2014

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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Turnout fears mount for Dems  —  The Democratic Party's worst fears about the midterm election look to be coming true.  —  Polling in recent weeks suggests turnout on Election Day could be very low, even by the standards of recent midterms.  That's bad news for Democrats because core groups …
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
U.S.-led air war in Syria is off to a difficult start, with moderate rebels disenchanted  —  REYHANLI, Turkey — The U.S.-led air war in Syria has gotten off to a rocky start, with even the Syrian rebel groups closest to the United States turning against it, U.S. ally Turkey refusing to contribute …
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BBC:
Up to 700 trapped in Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane, UN says
Discussion: New York Magazine
James Hohmann / Politico:
Gov. Scott Walker defends voter ID law in first debate  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker defended his voter ID law Friday night during the first gubernatorial debate with Democratic challenger Mary Burke.  —  Walker said that the voter ID law, which the U.S. Supreme Court just blocked from being enforced …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Maneuvering Persists After Courts Block New Voter Conditions
James Cook / Business Insider:
Hackers Access At Least 100,000 Snapchat Photos And Prepare To Leak Them, Including Underage Nude Pictures  —  A giant database of intercepted Snapchat photos and videos has been released by hackers who have been collecting the files for years.  Shocked users of the notorious chat forum 4chan …
New York Times:
At Florida State, Football Clouds Justice  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The 911 call could not have sounded more urgent: A man was beating a woman holding a baby outside their apartment as she tried to leave.  —  “You just need to get someone out here right away because it is really bad,” …
Discussion: Deadspin, The Big Lead and BroBible
Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Please Tell Me More About How It Was Obama Who Failed To Close Gitmo  —  Senator Pat Roberts proves what I've said all along: Congress failed, not Obama.  —  For six years I've listened to people on all sides of the debate complain because 'Obama failed to shut down Guantanamo" and for six years I've said it was Congress, not Obama.
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
Officials Admit a ‘Defeat’ by Ebola in Sierra Leone  —  FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Acknowledging a major “defeat” in the fight against Ebola, international health officials battling the epidemic in Sierra Leone approved plans on Friday to help families tend to patients at home …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
James Hohmann / Politico:
NRSC hikes TV ad buys in 6 states  —  The National Republican Senatorial Committee's independent expenditure arm is in the process of increasing its television reservations by at least $7.4 million for the final three weeks before Election Day, a source familiar with the group's plans told POLITICO Friday night.
Discussion: Washington Post
Molly Worthen / The Daily Beast:
Despite ObamaCare, US Health System Still a Complete Mess  —  Having a baby is stressful enough, but add in the byzantine labyrinth of American medical insurers and you have a nightmare scenario straight out of Kafka.  —  I am a pretty healthy person and, until recently …
Chris Allbritton / The Daily Beast:
Why So Many Pakistanis Hate Their Nobel Peace Prize Winner  —  While official reaction was overwhelmingly positive, on Facebook and especially Twitter, Pakistan's middle class dredges up old conspiracy theories.  —  After Pakistani Malala Yousufzai and Indian child advocate Kailash Satyarthi jointly won …
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Warner discussed job for Puckett's daughter  —  RICHMOND — The son of a former Virginia state senator has told federal investigators that U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner discussed the possibility of several jobs, including a federal judgeship, for the senator's daughter in an effort to dissuade …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Lina Batarags / opposingviews.com/homepage.xml:
Detroit Sgt. Suspended After Found To Be Wearing Murder Victim's Expensive Watch  —  A Detroit police homicide sergeant was found to be wearing a murder victim's expensive watch.  Now, Sgt. Alex Vinson has been suspended.  —  Detroit Police Chief James Craig confirmed that several months ago …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Wheelchair ad roils Texas gov. race  —  Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis' latest television ad directly references gubernatorial rival Greg Abbott's partial paralysis — including the image of an empty wheelchair — to charge the Republican with hypocrisy.  —  The spot says Abbott filed …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and BuzzFeed
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Wendy Davis is running one of the nastiest campaign ads you will ever see
 
 
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Denver Post Dumps Udall, Endorses Gardner in Colorado Senate Race
David Shaftel / New York Times:
Brunch Is for Jerks  —  It's over.  I'm through with brunch.
Discussion: PandoDaily, Mediaite and Ed Driscoll
JSOnline:
Burke ad features woman once charged with domestic abuse
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Dan Joling / Associated Press:
Police sorry for telling wrong family of death
Discussion: Gawker, Liberaland and Mediaite
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Arkansas Tossed Ballot Of 79-Year-Old Woman Who Has Been Voting Since Jim Crow
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette and Hullabaloo
Daily Mail:
Bride-to-be 'becomes pregnant after having sex with dwarf stripper on hen night... and husband …
 

 
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