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10:30 AM ET, October 22, 2014

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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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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Postscript: Benjamin C. Bradlee (1921-2014)  —  Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee, the most charismatic and consequential newspaper editor of postwar America, died at the age of ninety-three on Tuesday.  Among his many bequests to the Republic was a catalogue of swaggering anecdotes rich enough to float a week of testimonial dinners.
Washington Post:   How Ben Bradlee transformed The Washington Post
Marilyn Berger / New York Times:
Ben Bradlee, Editor Who Directed Watergate Coverage, Dies at 93
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Official autopsy shows Michael Brown had close-range wound to his hand, marijuana in system  —  • By Christine Byers cbyers@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8087 and Blythe Bernhard bbernhard@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8129  —  ST. LOUIS COUNTY  • The official autopsy on Michael Brown shows …
WXIA-TV:
Exclusive poll: Tight races for governor, Senate  —  Two weeks before Georgia's election, the race for Senator is still too close to call.  Nunn has 46 percent of the vote and Perdue has 44 percent.  —  CONNECT  —  (WXIA) — Two weeks before Election Day, the races for governor and Senator are still too close to call.
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ap-gfkpoll.com:
AP-GfK Poll: Voters see GOP win in the offing, but they aren't too fond of their choices
Discussion: Guardian and FOX News Radio
Markos Moulitsas / The Hill:   Will Dems turn out?  —  Republicans have a cornucopia of advantages …
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
The Palin Brawl Police Tapes - Annotated Edition  —  Amid the crackle and chaos of audio released by the Anchorage Police Department on Tuesday, an unmistakable voice could be heard.  —  “Did you find your necklace?” the woman could be heard saying.  “Track, that is such a God thing.  See?”
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and Raw Story
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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 …
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
How Monica Lewinsky Could Complicate Hillary Clinton's Likely 2016 Bid  —  Monica Lewinsky isn't going away.  —  The ex-White House intern whose affair with Bill Clinton nearly sank his presidency has emerged from seclusion and is tweeting, writing and delivering speeches.
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Eddie Scarry / Mediaite:
Rosie O'Donnell: Bill Clinton Should've Been Prosecuted for Lewinsky Affair
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Tim Alberta / National Journal:
Chris Christie Previews 2016 Campaign: 'It's Time to Start Offending People'  —  “I don't care if I'm loved.  I want to be respected.”  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launched a preemptive strike Tuesday against some potential Republican rivals for the White House, saying the “experiment” …
Discussion: Hot Air, Shakesville and FOX News Radio
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Cooperated Secretly with Syrian Kurds in Battle Against Islamic State  —  Kobani Became too Symbolically Important to Lose  —  In public, the Obama administration argued for weeks that Kobani wasn't strategically vital to the air campaign against Islamic State extremists.
Discussion: BillMoyers.com and Fox News
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Anchorage Daily News:
Young rattles Wasilla High students with ‘hurtful’ remark about suicide  —  WASILLA — At a Wasilla High School assembly Tuesday morning, U.S. Rep. Don Young didn't temper his notoriously abrasive personality for his young audience.  —  Numerous witnesses say Young, 81 …
CNN:
Elizabeth Warren: I've been treated differently  —  Denver (CNN) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren told CNN she has been treated differently as a woman in the clubby upper chamber — echoing the general sentiments of her colleague Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who wrote about sexism in the Senate in a recent book.
Discussion: Washington Post
JD Heyman / People.com:
Renée Zellweger to PEOPLE: 'I'm Glad Folks Think I Look Different'  —  Renée Zellweger has responded to Internet chatter about her appearance.  In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, the Oscar winner says she looks different because she is healthier and happier than ever - and she's fine with people taking notice.
coburn.senate.gov:
Wastebook 2014: What Washington doesn't want you to read.  —  Voodoo Dolls, Gambling Monkeys, Zombies in Love and Paid Vacations for Misbehaving Bureaucrats Top List of the Most Outlandish Government Spending in Wastebook 2014  —  Gambling monkeys, dancing zombies and mountain lions …
New York Times:
Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kay Hagan and Other Candidates Avoid Obama  —  After a few days of trying to ignore the question, Michelle Nunn, the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in Georgia, acknowledged on Friday that she had voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.
Discussion: National Review
Adam Ciralsky / Vanity Fair:
Did Israel Avert a Hamas Massacre?  —  The story behind the Gaza tunnel plot, from Israeli intelligence officials—and Hamas leader Khalid Mishal.  —  A medical officer in the I.D.F. Southern Command stands in a Hamas-built tunnel on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, near Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha.
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Tea Partyers fall in line  —  Tea Partyers have learned to play nice after a cycle of knockdown, drag-out fights with the Republican establishment that have gotten them nowhere.  —  Sensing a GOP majority in the Senate is within reach, conservative groups have put down their bombs …
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail  —  October 22, 2014 - Men, Women Divided As Florida Gov Race Is Dead Heat, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Scott, Crist Both Get Negative Ratings  —  Women and men are polar opposites in the Florida governor's race, as likely voters split 42 - 42 percent between Republican …
Discussion: Bloomberg Politics and OnPolitics
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems: Pelosi isn't going anywhere  —  House Democrats face long odds at the polls and are bracing for depleted numbers next year, but that doesn't mean they're giving up on House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) just yet.  —  Democrats on and off Capitol Hill expect Pelosi to remain …
Discussion: Hot Air
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Dark Money and Our Looming Oligarchy  —  Hundreds of millions of untraceable donations are flowing to candidates, and at some point soon untraceable ‘dark money’ will likely overtake the system.  —  There is something obscene in looking at the raw numbers, is there not?
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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Bart Jansen / Associated Press:
DHS requires West Africa travelers to arrive at five airports
 
 
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Michael Allen / opposingviews.com/homepage.xml:
Candidate For Texas Lt. Gov. Claims God Speaks Through Phil Robertson (Video)
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Katherine Connell / National Review:
Obama Endorses ‘Chicago Way’ of Voting—Making the Rules Up As You Go
Discussion: Illinois Review
Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
Infected by Politics
Discussion: Betsy's Page
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Cultural Differences, Assimilation and Immigration Policy
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama: Apathy, not Voter ID, keeps minorities from polls
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Rand, Ron Paul split over travel ban
Discussion: The Dish and Hit & Run
Lauren McGaughy / Houston Chronicle:
Former aide pleads guilty to embezzling $1.8 million from Dewhurst campaign funds
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
6 Things You Won't Believe The “Duck Dynasty” Congressional Candidate Said
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Chris Christie: 'I'm Tired Of Hearing About The Minimum Wage'
 

 
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Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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