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Richard L. Hasen / Talking Points Memo:
Messing With Texas Again: Putting It Back Under Federal Supervision — Readers of the entire 147-page opinion issued earlier this month by a federal district court striking down Texas's strict voter identification law as unconstitutional and a violation of the Voting Rights Act might …
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
A Supreme Court Misstep On Voting Rights — Two articles about young people in search of an education caught my attention last week. Both appeared in The Times on the same day. One celebrated the improbable journey of a young man “from a Rwandan dump to the halls of Harvard.”
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Paul Broun: Obama And ‘Incompetent Boob’ At CDC Are Exposing Americans To Ebola — After suggesting that President Obama may want Americans to contract the Ebola virus, Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., told Rick Wiles of “Trunews” yesterday that the decision to send U.S. military service members …
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New York Times:
From Governors, a Mix of Hard-Line Acts and Conciliation Over Ebola
From Governors, a Mix of Hard-Line Acts and Conciliation Over Ebola
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Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press:
Maine nurse defies Ebola quarantine with bike ride
Maine nurse defies Ebola quarantine with bike ride
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Hanna Rosin / Slate:
The Problem With That Catcalling Video — On Tuesday, Slate and everyone else posted a video of a woman who is harassed more than 100 times by men as she walks around New York City for ten hours. More specifically, it's a video of a young white woman who is harassed by mostly black …
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The Inside Story Of Matt Taibbi's Departure From First Look Media — Matt Taibbi, who joined First Look Media just seven months ago, left the company on Tuesday. His departure—which he describes as a refusal to accept a work reassignment, and the company describes as a resignation …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Polls Tend to Undercount Democrats — Polls show that the Republicans have an advantage in the fight for control of the Senate. They lead in enough states to win control, and they have additional opportunities in North Carolina and New Hampshire to make up for potential upsets.
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John Frank / Denver Post:
COLORADO U.S. SENATE: FINAL DENVER POST POLL SHOWS DEADLOCKED CONTEST
COLORADO U.S. SENATE: FINAL DENVER POST POLL SHOWS DEADLOCKED CONTEST
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Christie 2016: 'Vote For Me Or I'll Punch You Right In Your Stupid Face' — All politicians have to deal with hecklers from time to time, and most try to handle it by being polite but firm, using the moments before security reaches the person and hustles them out to say something like …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Monthly and Booman Tribune
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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
David Axelrod hit: Chris Christie ‘Sopranos’ governor
David Axelrod hit: Chris Christie ‘Sopranos’ governor
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Cruz on Apple CEO TIm Cook being gay: ‘Personal decision’ — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday responded to Apple CEO Tim Cook coming out as gay by saying that was his “personal decision.” — Cruz, who opposes gay marriage, switched to the larger issue when asked on CNBC on Thursday …
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Tim Cook / Businessweek:
Tim Cook Speaks Up
Tim Cook Speaks Up
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Rand Paul: GOP Brand ‘Sucks’ Like Domino's Pizza Did — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) declared on Wednesday that the Republican brand “sucks.” — “Remember Domino's Pizza? They admitted, ‘Hey, our pizza crust sucks.’ The Republican Party brand sucks and so people don't want to be a Republican and for 80 years …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rand Paul: GOP brand ‘sucks’
Rand Paul: GOP brand ‘sucks’
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Public Affairs / UC Berkeley NewsCenter:
Campus statement on commencement speaker — UC Berkeley issued the following statement today (Wednesday, Oct. 29): — For many years it has been the responsibility of UC Berkeley undergraduates, through a committee known as the “Californians,” to select speakers for the university's commencement ceremonies.
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Ahmad Rashad / BACK9NETWORK:
Who's On Michael Jordan's Dream Team? — Michael Jordan talks to Ahmad Rashad about who he'd love to play a round of golf with... but according to the joking NBA legend, President Obama shouldn't be waiting by his phone for a call. — Tune in to AHMAD RASHAD airing Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST on Back9Network — DIRECTV channel 262.
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The state is failing in almost every imaginable way. The reason why is rooted in its violent and racist past. — Driven by its high poverty rate, Mississippi ranks low on health and wellness. It has one the highest rates of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes in the country …
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NBC News:
Louisiana Dem: Race a Source of Obama's Woes in South — Noting that the South is “more of a conservative place,” she added that women have also faced challenges in “presenting ourselves.” — The comment prompted a fiery response from Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, who called it “remarkably divisive.”
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The Gateway Pundit and Weekly Standard
Ivan Watson / CNN:
‘Treated like cattle’: Yazidi women sold, raped, enslaved by ISIS — Erbil, Iraq (CNN) — Jana was a 19-year-old in her final year of high school, with dreams of becoming a doctor. Then, ISIS came to her village last August, and her world collapsed. — She described to me in chilling detail …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Bay in Talks to Direct Benghazi Movie ‘13 Hours’ (Exclusive) — Chuck Hogan, the author of ‘The Town’ and ‘The Strain,’ wrote the script for the Paramount film — In a massive change of pace, Michael Bay is going from toy tentpole to a Benghazi political drama.
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Obama May Cut Deportations — Length of Time in U.S., Family Ties to Others in Country Are Expected Criteria — WASHINGTON—The White House is considering two central requirements in deciding which of the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants would gain protections through an expected executive action …
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Rush Limbaugh, Power Line and Hot Air
Andrew Desiderio / Mediaite:
Jeb Bush Blasts Hillary Clinton's 'Businesses Don't Create Jobs' Remark — Although they are not officially declared 2016 presidential contenders, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are widely considered to be building up campaign operations for the next presidential election.
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Radio Host Calls Campus Rape Culture ‘Big Lie’ At Rick Scott Rally — At a rally for Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Tuesday, conservative talk radio host Dennis Prager called the issue of campus sexual assault “a big lie” invented by “the feminist left.” — At the Sarasota Hyatt …
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