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Ascrouch / CBS Dallas:
CDC: Ebola Patient Traveled By Air With “Low-Grade” Fever — DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The CDC has announced that the second healthcare worker diagnosed with Ebola — now identified as Amber Joy Vinson of Dallas — traveled by air Oct. 13, with a low-grade fever, a day before she showed up at the hospital reporting symptoms.
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Dianna Hunt / Dallas Morning News:
Presbyterian workers wore no hazmat suits for two days while treating Ebola patient — Health care workers treating Thomas Eric Duncan in a hospital isolation unit didn't wear protective hazardous-material suits for two days until tests confirmed the Liberian man had Ebola …
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Second Ebola nurse was given green light to fly back to Dallas by CDC — On the same day President Obama vowed an aggressive response to Ebola, it was revealed feverish nurse Amber Vinson was told by the CDC she could fly back to Dallas because her 99.5 temperature was not at threshold and there were no symptoms.
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Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.com:
‘Fan’ dispute overshadows sharp debate between Charlie Crist and Gov. Rick Scott — › — ‹ — In the weirdest start of a gubernatorial debate, Florida Gov. Rick Scott initially refused to take the stage Wednesday night because Democrat Charlie Crist insisted on a fan to keep him cool.
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
The Absolute Weirdest Thing Ever To Happen At A Political Debate — The Florida gubernatorial debate got off to a rocky start Wednesday night when Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) refused to come out because his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Charlie Crist, asked for and received a fan under his podium.
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Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Times poll: All tied up in Florida governor's race between Rick Scott, Charlie Crist
Times poll: All tied up in Florida governor's race between Rick Scott, Charlie Crist
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Guy Norris / Aviation Week:
Skunk Works Reveals Compact Fusion Reactor Details — Lockheed Martin aims to develop compact reactor prototype in five years, production unit in 10 — Hidden away in the secret depths of the Skunk Works, a Lockheed Martin research team has been working quietly on a nuclear energy concept …
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Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
Lockheed says makes breakthrough on fusion energy project
Lockheed says makes breakthrough on fusion energy project
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Andrea Shalal / Scientific American Content:
Lockheed Claims Breakthrough on Fusion Energy
Lockheed Claims Breakthrough on Fusion Energy
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
President Obama's Ebola problem — The Ebola crisis in the United States has become an anchor threatening to sink the Obama presidency. — Already under fire from critics who saw the federal response to the outbreak as disorganized and timid, things went from bad to worse on Wednesday …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama, Ebola and optics
Obama, Ebola and optics
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats push back on travel ban
Democrats push back on travel ban
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Andrew Johnson / National Review:
Michelle Nunn Won't Say If She Voted for Obama — Another Democratic Senate candidate has refused to say whether she voted for President Obama: This time it was Michelle Nunn in Georgia. — The same question has tripped up other red-state Democrats on the campaign trail.
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Another Dem Senate Candidate Won't Say If She Voted for Obama
Another Dem Senate Candidate Won't Say If She Voted for Obama
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Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas High Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law — Arkansas' highest court on Wednesday struck down a state law that requires voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot, ruling the requirement unconstitutional just days before early voting begins for the Nov. 4 election.
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David McCabe / The Hill:
Bush: 'What's the Paycheck Fairness Act?' — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) appeared completely unfamiliar with a major bill aimed at eliminating the wage gap between men and women when he was asked about the measure this week. — The potential 2016 presidential candidate was asked …
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Ruth Padawer / New York Times:
When Women Become Men at Wellesley — Hundreds of young women streamed into Wellesley College on the last Monday of August, many of them trailed by parents lugging suitcases and bins filled with folded towels, decorative pillows and Costco-size jugs of laundry detergent.
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
The Democrats' Most Effective Midterm Message: Outsourcing — Taking a page from Obama's 2012 playbook, Democrats have found a winning message in a dismal political environment. — CHICAGO—Of all the negative campaign messages that Democrats have used this midterm election …
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Mars Hill Church:
Pastor Mark Driscoll's Resignation — On Tuesday, October 14, Pastor Mark Driscoll submitted his resignation as an elder and lead pastor of Mars Hill Church. The Board of Overseers has accepted that resignation and is moving forward with planning for pastoral transition …
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Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Religion News Service:
Exclusive: Mark Driscoll's resignation letter to Mars Hill Church
Exclusive: Mark Driscoll's resignation letter to Mars Hill Church
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
How Presidents Handle Pandemics — Obama's response to the Ebola outbreak will affect his legacy. But he's far from the first president to deal with such a crisis. — The government's response to Ebola's arrival in America has been rocky at best, with each new case raising legitimate questions …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Doc: Obama Won't Keep Ebola From U.S. Because ‘His Affinities’ Are With Africa (AUDIO) — Dr. Keith Ablow, a member of the Fox News Medical A-Team, on Tuesday said that Obama won't protect Americans from Ebola because “his affinities” are with Africa, not the U.S. “He's their leader.”
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Veronique de Rugy / The Daily Beast:
The Best Regulator? That's Easy. It's the Market. — As the Goldman Sachs tapes show, regulators almost always fail. In other cases, they cheat consumers out of choices. Leave it to the market. — Many people simply take it for granted that government regulation achieves its intended ends.
Dave McKenna / Deadspin:
Is A Colorado Senate Candidate Lying About His Football Career? — UPDATE: Gardner campaign spokesman Alex Siciliano sent the following, presented in its entirety, via email: “Cory Gardner played football from Junior High through Sophomore year in high school.”
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