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Department of Homeland Security:
Statement by Secretary Johnson on Travel Restrictions and Protective Measures to Prevent the Spread of Ebola to the United States — Today, as part of the Department of Homeland Security's ongoing response to prevent the spread of Ebola to the United States, we are announcing travel restrictions …
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Liz Neporent / ABC News:
Rwanda Introduces Ebola Screening — for Americans … In a turning of tables on Ebola monitoring, the East African nation of Rwanda is screening all visitors from the United States and Spain for the deadly virus. — The U.S. Embassy in Rwanda posted the following notice on its website today.
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abc7chicago.com, Associated Press and 6abc.com
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
On Ebola Response, Congressional Republicans Put New Focus on Visa Suspensions
On Ebola Response, Congressional Republicans Put New Focus on Visa Suspensions
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Politico, Washington Post, The Hugh Hewitt Show and Outside the Beltway
Kerry Sheridan / Agence France-Presse:
US cautiously optimistic after no new Ebola in 5 days
Journalism.org:
Political Polarization & Media Habits — When it comes to getting news about politics and government, liberals and conservatives inhabit different worlds. There is little overlap in the news sources they turn to and trust. And whether discussing politics online or with friends …
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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
McConnell will pay expenses in return for ‘enthusiasm’ at events — The Kentucky Republican Party is offering volunteers all-expenses-paid trips to join Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) campaign bus tour and “contribute to an enthusiastic atmosphere” at his events.
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Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: Republican accidentally tells the truth about Obamacare — Ohio Governor John Kasich, who has accepted the Medicaid expansion his state, recently suffered from an outbreak of accidental candor, making these remarks about the Medicaid expansion and the prospects for repealing Obamacare:
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New York Times, Hot Air, Hit & Run, Roll Call and The Daily Caller
Joseph Gerth / Courier-Journal:
New Bluegrass poll has McConnell, Grimes even
New Bluegrass poll has McConnell, Grimes even
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Bloomberg Politics, OnPolitics and Prairie Weather
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Christie to Chamber: 'I'm tired of hearing about the minimum wage' — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday he's tired of hearing Democrats call for a hike to the minimum wage. — “I'm tired of hearing about the minimum wage,” Christie said during a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commmerce.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Trying to Woo, or at Least Suppress, Minority Vote
Republicans Trying to Woo, or at Least Suppress, Minority Vote
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama: Dem candidates avoiding me ‘have supported my agenda’ — President Obama delivered a blow to Democratic Senate candidates looking to distance themselves from his flagging approval ratings Monday, saying lawmakers avoiding him on the campaign trail were “strong allies and supporters” who have “supported my agenda in Congress.”
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JustOneMinute, The Daily Caller, Business Insider and PUNDIT PRESS
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msnbc.com:
Exclusive: Obama speaks with Rev. Al about the importance of voter turnout
Exclusive: Obama speaks with Rev. Al about the importance of voter turnout
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Washington Free Beacon
Mary Katharine Ham / Hot Air:
Obama: Hey, all these red-state Democrats running away from me are strong supporters who vote with me!
Obama: Hey, all these red-state Democrats running away from me are strong supporters who vote with me!
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Power Line, Betsy's Page and Patterico's Pontifications
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Chicago man to Obama: 'Don't touch my girlfriend' — Washington (CNN) — Even the President of the United States has to deal with jealous boyfriends. — Casting his ballot in Chicago on Monday, Obama stood at a voting booth next to Aia Cooper, whose fiancé decided to crack wise with the president.
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Simon Jenkins / Guardian:
Oscar Pistorius should not be going to jail — Pistorius's life is ruined. No one will be deterred by his sentence. Imprisonment is a brutalist response that achieves nothing in such cases — Oscar Pistorius was guilty. However gripped by anger, it's difficult to accept he didn't know whom he was likely to kill.
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Michael Futch / fayobserver.com:
Churchgoer taken aback by political flier's lynching imagery — Dawn McNair said she was surprised Sunday when her daughter pointed out the background on a political flier urging people to get out and vote. — The front of the flier blares: “Kay Hagan doesn't win! Obama's impeachment will begin!
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Talking Points Memo, America Rising, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Derek Hunter / The Daily Caller:
The race in North Carolina for Senate is well on its way to being …
The race in North Carolina for Senate is well on its way to being …
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Washington Post, National Review, Dispatches from the … and Daily Signal
Jon Street / TheBlaze.com:
Surveillance Video Apparently Catches Guy Doing Something at the Ballot Box That Left Republican Monitor Stunned — An Arizona county party official said he saw a man stuffing “hundreds” of ballots into the ballot box and later told a local news outlet the entire incident was caught on surveillance video.
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Truth Revolt, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, CANNONFIRE, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Anthony Weiner: Done with politics, not life — For Anthony Weiner, life these days consists of figuring out fatherhood and his future. The first he's doing pretty well with; as for the second, he's got a long way to go. — Three years out from the 2011 sexting scandal that forced …
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Mediaite and OnPolitics
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
White House Deletes Obama's ‘Unpaid Bills’ Admission from Transcript — Last night at a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago, President Obama mentioned that there are some “unpaid bills” on his desk in Chicago—which he left when moved to the White House after winning the presidential election in 2008.
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Truth Revolt and Bloomberg Politics
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Immigration as biggest problem dips to 7% — WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the quarantine period ends for people exposed to the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with Ebola, the virus for the first time ranks among the top 10 issues Americans consider to be the most important ones facing the country.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Real Clear Politics and Washington Times
Charlie Cook / National Journal:
Kansas and Georgia Change the Equation on Senate-Majority Math — The prospects remain very tough for Democrats to hold onto their majority in the Senate, but there is a new scenario emerging—albeit still unlikely—that is turning the majority math a bit on its head.
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Bloomberg Politics, The Dish, Bloomberg View and Washington Post
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why House Republicans Alienate Hispanics: They Don't Need Them — Political analysts keep urging the Republican Party to do more to appeal to Hispanic voters. Yet the party's congressional leaders show little sign of doing so, blocking an immigration overhaul and harshly criticizing President Obama …
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Washington Monthly and Washington Post
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer Doubles Down On Gays: ‘These Creatures... Are So Destructive’ — The Republican challenger to Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) has apparently decided to make the most of the attention he received for describing gays as “gremlins”. — In a video posted to Facebook on Monday …
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