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NY Daily News:
Paging Dr. Obama — The American health-care system's failure to prepare for Ebola became even more terrifyingly evident with the revelation that a Dallas nurse traveled by air after treating a patient who ultimately died from the virus. — Amber Joy Vinson began running a fever the day after her flight …
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Hinterland Gazette and Hot Air
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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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Truth Revolt and CNN
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers call for CDC director to resign
GOP lawmakers call for CDC director to resign
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Fox News and New York Times
Brittany M. Hughes / CNSNews:
CDC: You Can Give—But Can't Get—Ebola on a Bus
CDC: You Can Give—But Can't Get—Ebola on a Bus
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Dianna Hunt / Dallas Morning News:
Presbyterian workers wore no hazmat suits for two days while treating Ebola patient
Presbyterian workers wore no hazmat suits for two days while treating Ebola patient
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BillMoyers.com, Outside the Beltway and New York Times
Jonathan LaPook / CBS News:
Infected Ebola healthcare worker flew on commercial flight
Infected Ebola healthcare worker flew on commercial flight
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New York Magazine, Betsy's Page and Gawker
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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Balloon Juice and FOX News Radio
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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National Review and The Daily Banter
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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Brendan Nyhan / New York Times:
The Partisan Divide on Ebola Preparedness — A scene from a training course on Ebola preparedness. The three-day course, operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and held at an old Army base in Anniston, Ala., will provide instruction to about 40 health care workers a week through January.
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CBS News, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and ThinkProgress
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama, Ebola and optics
Obama, Ebola and optics
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Washington Post, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit and ABC News
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Witness adds new perspective to Ferguson shooting — • By Christine Byers cbyers@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8087 — CLAYTON • A stream of eyewitnesses has been testifying in secret before a grand jury considering whether to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and Prairie Weather
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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Washington Monthly, Political Insider blog, Booman Tribune, Democratic Strategist and New York Times
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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The Daily Caller, The Other McCain, Power Line and FOX News Radio
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Olga Khazan / The Atlantic Online:
The Divorce-Proof Marriage — A diamond is forever, but an expensive engagement ring means the marriage might not last that long. According to a new study, spending between $2,000 and $4,000 on an engagement ring is significantly associated with an increase in the risk of divorce.
Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
Markets Panicked On Wednesday. Here's Why the U.S. Economy Is OK. — Wednesday was an ugly day for the global economy. British and German stocks each fell around 3 percent. Greek stocks fell 6 percent. (That's huge.) In the U.S., a trifecta of economic indicators—retail sales …
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, New York Times and New York Magazine
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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Talking Points Memo, Weekly Standard, Denver Post, Mediaite, RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, FOX31 Denver, The Daily Caller, The Week, The Spot and Yahoo! News
Michael Scherer / TIME:
The Reinventions of Rand Paul — Subscriber content preview. or Sign In — Can he fix what ails the GOP? — The tattooed and pierced longhairs never showed up to see Senator Rand Paul speak with students at the University of South Carolina in Columbia last month.
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Talking Points Memo
Andrea Shalal / Scientific American Content:
Lockheed Claims Breakthrough on Fusion Energy — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp said on Wednesday it had made a technological breakthrough in developing a power source based on nuclear fusion, and the first reactors, small enough to fit on the back of a truck, could be ready in a decade.
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Aviation Week, JustOneMinute and Marginal REVOLUTION
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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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Lockheed Martin, The Reality-Based Community, Business Insider, ThinkProgress, Outside the Beltway and RT
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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Religion News Service, Guardian, New York Times, KOMO News and CNN
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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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Friendly Atheist and Raw Story