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12:30 AM ET, October 13, 2014

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Fox News:
CDC director: Second case of Ebola in US result of ‘breach of protocol’  —  The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a “breach of protocol” caused a health care worker at a Dallas hospital to preliminarily test positive for Ebola.  —  The health care worker …
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Byron Tau / Politico:
NIH official: ‘The system worked’ on Ebola
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
CDC Director: New Ebola Case Shows There Was ‘Clearly a Breach of Protocol’
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
Health worker 2nd in US to test positive for Ebola
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:   Expert: US Ebola transmission ‘distressing’
Bill Tomson / Politico:
Ebola threatens chocolate
Discussion: Hot Air and Liberal Values
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:   McCain calls for ‘Ebola czar’
Susan Levine / Politico:   Questions emerge about Ebola readiness
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Bernie Sanders Takes Over Sunday Morning And Shreds John McCain's ISIS Warmongering  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders knocked John McCain off of his usual Sunday morning warmongering turf by following a typical McCain appearance on CNN State Of The Union with a fact laced shredding of McCain's pro-war propaganda.
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
John McCain: U.S. Needs an Ebola Czar
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Josh Hicks / Washington Post:   McCain on the Islamic State: 'They're winning, and we're not'
Lauren McGaughy / Texas Politics:
Greg Abbott: Texas gay marriage ban reduces out-of-wedlock births  —  AUSTIN - Attorney General Greg Abbott says Texas' same-sex marriage ban should remain in place because legalizing it would do little or nothing to encourage heterosexual couples to get married and have children.
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Anchorage Daily News:
Federal judge rules Alaska's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional  —  A federal judge ruled Sunday that Alaska's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, paving the way for gay couples to begin marrying in the state for the first time.  —  “The court finds that Alaska's ban on same-sex marriage …
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Krugman: Obama One of ‘Most Consequential’ Presidents in Modern History  —  New York Times columnist Paul Krugman told ABC News' Jon Karl Sunday morning that President Barack Obama was one of the most consequential commanders in chief in modern history, arguing that his policy accomplishments far outstripped …
Discussion: Liberal Values and FOX News Radio
NY Daily News:
Stasi: Tea Party and fears of an Ebola outbreak go hand in hand  —  It's another bad week for the NYPD; paparazzi need to leave mentally ill Amanda Bynes alone; what was Stephen Collins' ex-wife thinking when she stayed with a perv?  —  According to a new national poll, the more educated you are …
Michael Specter / New Yorker:
The Fear Equation  —  In early March of 2003, when SARS swept into Hong Kong from Southern China, the streets of one of the world's most densely populated areas were practically deserted.  Venders in kiosks sold face masks and hand sanitizer to anyone brave, or foolish, enough to leave home.
Discussion: Philly.com
Scott Timberg / Salon:
“When that cop killed Michael Brown, and when George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin, they were killing Barack Obama”  —  Greil Marcus explains why the sick new American racism is only getting worse, and explores his brilliant new book  —  Greil Marcus is a critic of music and culture who has helped redefine the job description.
Discussion: Hot Air and Truth Revolt
Thomas Frank / Salon:
EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Warren on Barack Obama: “They protected Wall Street.  Not families who were losing their homes.  Not people who lost their jobs.  And it happened over and over and over"  —  “There has not been nearly enough change,” she tells Salon, taking on Obama failures, lobbyists, tuition.
Argus Leader:
Ellis: Why it's a close race for Senate  —  The political world outside of South Dakota learned some stunning news last week: Mike Rounds, the guy everybody assumed would be the next senator from South Dakota, actually has been running a campaign more suited for sheriff of Mayberry County than U.S. Senate.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Bill Scher / Politico:
How Republicans lost the culture war  —  On Aug. 17, 1992, Pat Buchanan and the Republican Party declared a “culture war ... for the soul of America.”  On Oct. 6, 2014, Republicans surrendered.  —  Twenty-two years ago at his party's national convention, Buchanan thundered, “we stand with …
CNN:
ISIS could hold swath from northern Syria to the gates of Baghdad  —  Baghdad (CNN) — ISIS fighters stand on the verge of victory on two fronts, and poorly equipped local forces do their best to resist.  —  The Islamist extremists appear set to take a key Syrian town along the Turkish border …
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CNN:
McCain ISIS “is winning, and we're not”
Discussion: DoD, The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
I.S. = Invasive Species
Discussion: Power Line
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Leaning Forward, MSNBC Loses Ground to Rival CNN  —  Rachel Maddow, the biggest star on the MSNBC cable network, just posted her lowest quarterly ratings results ever.  —  “Morning Joe,” MSNBC's signature morning program, scored its second-lowest quarterly ratings, reaching an average …
 
 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Jason Cowley, the editor-in-chief of UK magazine the New Statesman, is stepping down from the position at the end of December after 16 years

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