memeorandum: Steve King: US Becoming A ‘Third-World Country’ Thanks To Undocumented Immigrants Bringing In Ebola And Beheadings (Miranda Blue/Right Wing Watch)

9:55 PM ET, October 21, 2014

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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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Bart Jansen / Associated Press:

DHS requires West Africa travelers to arrive at five airports — WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that all travelers from Ebola outbreak countries in West Africa will be funneled through one of five U.S. airports with enhanced screening starting Wednesday.

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Liz Neporent / ABC News:
Rwanda Introduces Ebola Screening — for Americans

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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
On Ebola Response, Congressional Republicans Put New Focus on Visa Suspensions

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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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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:

Rush Limbaugh is America's least-trusted news source — More than one-third of Americans say they distrust radio commentator Rush Limbaugh as a news source. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, Brian Jones) — Thirty-nine percent of Americans say they don't trust Rush Limbaugh when it comes …

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Robert G. Kaiser / Washington Post:

Ben Bradlee, legendary Washington Post editor, dies at 93 — Benjamin C. Bradlee, who presided over The Washington Post newsroom for 26 years and guided The Post's transformation into one of the world's leading newspapers, died Oct. 21 at his home in Washington of natural causes. He was 93.

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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:

Chris Christie: 'I'm Tired Of Hearing About The Minimum Wage' — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Tuesday that he's “tired” of hearing discussion on the minimum wage and seemed to suggest that a higher minimum wage isn't something to “aspire to.” — “I gotta tell you the truth …

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Trying to Woo, or at Least Suppress, Minority Vote

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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill: Christie to Chamber: 'I'm tired of hearing about the minimum wage'

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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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:

Arkansas Democrat Mark Pryor: Desegregation an ‘Unwilling Invasion’ — Arkansas Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor argued that the federal government's desegregation of Arkansas's largest public school in 1957 was an “unwilling invasion” that took “a local problem out of the local authorities' hands” …

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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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Joseph Gerth / Courier-Journal:
New Bluegrass poll has McConnell, Grimes even

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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
McConnell will pay expenses in return for ‘enthusiasm’ at events

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Eric Bradner / CNN:

Palins describe brawl in police recordings — Editor's note: The audio mentioned below, obtained by CNN from police records, contains strong language. — Washington (CNN) — Bristol Palin describes being dragged through the grass and called a series of obscenities during a massive brawl …

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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:

RNC co-chair: Wisconsin voters not so ‘sharp’ — The co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee said in Wisconsin that voters there “might not be as sharp as a knife.” — “It's not going to be an easy election, it's a close election,” said Sharon Day, the co-chairwoman …

Bill Glauber / JSOnline:
RNC co-chair: Some Wisconsin voters ‘might not be as sharp as a knife’

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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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Jim Galloway / Political Insider blog:

Democratic turnout flyer: ‘If you want to prevent another Ferguson...’ — The Democratic effort to pump up the African-American vote in Georgia just took an interesting turn. — A reader has sent us this early-voting turnout mailer sent out by the Georgia Democratic party that focuses …

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Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:

Colorado Dems: We Caught James O'Keefe and His Friends Trying to Bait Us Into Approving Voter Fraud — The conservative provocateur allegedly posed as a mustachioed “civics professor.” — James O'Keefe Bill Haber/AP — James O'Keefe, the conservative provocateur, has been on the prowl in Colorado …

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Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:

Steve King: US Becoming A ‘Third-World Country’ Thanks To Undocumented Immigrants Bringing In Ebola And Beheadings — Donald Trump travelled to Iowa to campaign for Rep. Steve King this past weekend, and their joint press conference was just about as ridiculous as you might imagine.

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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:

Michael Savage: Veterans With PTSD Are Destroying America — Last week on his talk radio program, Michael Savage got into an argument with a caller over whether California lawmakers should rename a San Francisco tunnel in honor of Robin Williams. The caller, who said he was a veteran suffering …

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Victoria McGrane / Wall Street Journal:

Fed's Dudley: Bad Bank Behavior Could Drive Break Up — New York Fed President Suggests Putting Senior Management on Hook for Regulatory Fines — Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said the government will have to consider breaking up large financial institutions …

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

6 Things You Won't Believe The “Duck Dynasty” Congressional Candidate Said — Zach Dasher is challenging incumbent Rep. Vance McAllister. — https://www.facebook.com/DasherforCongr ess/ photos/pb.544994868953516.-2207520000.1 413842738. /588420881277581/?type=3&theater

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Lauren McGaughy / Houston Chronicle:

Former aide pleads guilty to embezzling $1.8 million from Dewhurst campaign funds — AUSTIN - Former David Dewhurst campaign manager Kenneth “Buddy” Barfield is facing up to 28 years in prison and millions in fines and restitution payments after pleading guilty Tuesday to embezzling nearly $1.8 million …

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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

Paying $292,000 to a Group That May Not Exist — A certain level of murkiness has become the rule when it comes to campaign finance in a post-Citizens United world. But even by this standard, a group called Right Solutions Partners LLC is remarkable for its opacity.

Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:

Phyllis Schlafly: End Early Voting Because It Helps Democrats — When Republican-controlled legislatures around the country have passed laws curtailing early voting, they have invariably insisted that these laws have nothing to do with politics. — Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly …

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Ukraine: Widespread Use of Cluster Munitions — Government Responsible for Cluster Attacks on Donetsk — (Berlin) - Ukrainian government forces used cluster munitions in populated areas in Donetsk city in early October 2014, Human Rights Watch said today.

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