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2:15 PM ET, October 23, 2014

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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer Ernst Promises To Use Her Gun If Gov't Decides Rights Aren't ‘Important’  —  During an National Rifle Association event in Iowa in 2012, state Sen. Joni Ernst, now the Republican nominee for Senate in the state, said she carries a 9-millimeter gun around everywhere and believes in the right …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and National Review
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The Huffington Post:
Joni Ernst: My Gun Will Defend Me If Government Decides ‘My Rights Are No Longer Important’  —  WASHINGTON — Joni Ernst, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa, said during an NRA event in 2012 that she would use a gun to defend herself from the government.
Globe and Mail:
Suspected killer in Ottawa shootings had a disturbing side  —  Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, the slain 32-year-old suspected killer of a Canadian Forces soldier near Parliament Hill, was a labourer and small-time criminal - a man who had had a religious awakening and seemed to have become mentally unstable.
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Globe and Mail:
Attack on Ottawa: Dead soldier and gunman identified
Bristol Palin:
The Truth about the “Palin Brawl” - The Media Reveals Its Bias Against Conservative Women Once Again  —  First, the media said Trig was not really my mom's kid.  —  Then, they claimed my mom said “I can see Russia from my house.”  —  Recently, they said my parents are giving a divorce.
Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg Politics:
The Democrats' Coming Blame Game  —  Less than two weeks before Election Day, Democrats are bracing for losses—and are already quietly trying to shift the blame.  —  Years of disappointment and tension between Democrats and their president are now on open display as politicians …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hot Air
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Politico:
Key Barack Obama aides eye White House exits
Discussion: Liberaland
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Senate Forecast: Cloudy With a Good Chance of a Republican Majority  —  With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the picture in several key races remains hazy.  But when the dust settles, the most likely result is a Republican majority, as the Crystal Ball's outlook of Republicans adding five …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: Yes, some vulnerable Democrats are standing up for Obamacare
Anchorage Daily News:
Young stands behind Wasilla High School comments, adds government to suicide blame list  —  WASILLA — An unapologetic U.S. Rep. Don Young on Wednesday wasn't backing down from statements he made Tuesday at Wasilla High School that suicide shows a lack of support from friends and family.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
9 percent of likely 2014 voters are ‘enthusiastic’ about President Obama  —  We've written plenty on this blog about Democrats' enthusiasm deficit in the 2014 election.  This gap was, is and will almost definitely continue to be real through Nov. 4.  —  But while it's well understood …
Discussion: Hot Air and National Review
Joshua Green / Businessweek:
Obama Is Too Cool for Crisis Management  —  By the time President Obama gave in and appointed an Ebola czar on Oct. 17, the White House response to this latest national crisis had already run a familiar course: the initial assurance that everything was under control; the subsequent realization that it wasn't …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
The Kind Of Racism That ‘Dear White People’ Overlooks  —  This post contains spoilers.  —  If you haven't seen Dear White People, you should.  It's the first film in years to really confront black identities, of which there are many, in a sharp and funny way.
Discussion: Shakesville and Colorlines
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
Should the Poor Be Allowed to Vote?  —  If Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters succeed in booting C.Y. Leung from power, the city's unelected chief executive should consider coming to the United States.  He might fit in well in the Republican Party.  —  In an interview Monday …
Discussion: Firedoglake, Guardian and rubber hose
Jerusalem Post:
Baby girl killed in Jerusalem is an American, US official says  —  Terrorist kills infant, wounds several, after ramming...  Watch: Car drives into crowd at light rail station in...  Netanyahu blames Abbas incitement for Jerusalem terro...  Shimshon Halperin, mourns the loss of his granddaughter Chaya Zissel Braun.
Emma Green / The Atlantic Online:
Mormon Underwear, Revealed  —  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released an informational guide to “temple garments” on their website.  Why have these clothes been such a source of fascination in American culture?  —  Mormonism has long been a source of cultural fascination—and sometimes suspicion—in America.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Taylor Marsh
Kathleen Hunter / Bloomberg:
Christie Has ‘Head in Sand’ on Minimum Wage, Labor Chief Says  —  The Obama administration wants to raise the minimum wage, but Republicans aren't convinced.  —  Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has “got his head in the sand” when it comes to the plight …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Behind the numbers: ‘Kills’ against ISIS  —  Is the United States killing enough Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants?  —  It may be a macabre question but it is also a necessary one, according to some defense experts.  They wonder whether the military efforts by the U.S.-led coalition …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Why the Teenage Girls of Europe Are Joining ISIS
CBC News:
Ottawa shooting: Kevin Vickers hailed as hero who helped stop attacker  —  ‘Thank God for Sgt at Arms Kevin Vickers,’ tweets Justice Minister Peter MacKay  —  House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers was lauded by members of Parliament Wednesday for his reported role in stopping …
James Pindell / WMUR:
Oops: Scott Brown lists self as Mass. state senator in recent campaign filing  —  New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown tried to politically navigate how he could run for office in the Granite State thirteen weeks after officially moving here from Massachusetts.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Murray Weiss / DNAinfo.com New York:
VIDEO: NYPD Officer Kicks Colleague in the Head During Arrest  —  BROOKLYN — An undercover NYPD officer rushing in to aid uniformed colleagues making an arrest kicked one of them in the head after apparently mistaking him for a suspect, a video obtained by DNAinfo New York shows.
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
3 States Refuse Gay Unions Despite Court Rulings  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The writing is on the wall for gay marriage bans in Kansas, Montana and South Carolina after federal appeals courts that oversee those states have made clear that keeping gay and lesbian couples from marrying is unconstitutional.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Justice Department condemns Ferguson leaks as effort to influence opinion  —  With a grand jury decision looming on whether a white police officer should face charges in the killing of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Mo., the investigation has sprung a few leaks.
Steve Herman / 101 KXL:
Richardson Reacts to New Poll Indicating Swing in His Favor  —  PORTLAND, Ore.- A dramatic shift in poll numbers has taken place since Governor John Kitzhaber's campaign became riddled with scandal.  A poll commissioned by KATU has Dennis Richardson with a surprising double-digit lead.
James West / Mother Jones:
Canada's Coverage of the Ottawa Shootings Put American Cable News to Shame  —  The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation today gave a master class in calm, credible breaking news reporting.  —  Anchored by the unflappable Peter Mansbridge, news of the shootings in Ottawa unfolded live on the CBC …
Discussion: Guardian and Mediaite
 
 
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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Rand Paul's Non-Isolationism
wpr.org:
WPR-St. Norbert Poll Shows Walker, Burke In Tight Race
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Politico:
FEC votes suggest gridlock is easing
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Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
In Iowa, Mike Huckabee Is Making Moves
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Mediaite
Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune poll: Rauner, Quinn in dead heat
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More Hispanics turning to Islam, majority women
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Whistleblowers say USAID's IG removed critical details from public reports
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Alleged White House Fence Jumper Accused of Kicking Dog
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Max Read / Gawker:
How We Got Rolled by the Dishonest Fascists of Gamergate
Andrew Cohen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Shame on Texas and the U.S. Supreme Court
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
CDC shifts into overdrive on Ebola
Fox News:
‘Calibration error’ changes GOP votes to Dem in Illinois county
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Couer d'Alene City Attorney confirms: conservative Christian ministers' wedding chapel business …
Discussion: NOM Blog and National Review
 

 
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