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From Governors, a Mix of Hard-Line Acts and Conciliation Over Ebola — FORT KENT, Me. — In Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, issued a stern warning on Thursday to medical experts coming to an international conference on tropical diseases that they should stay away …
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Paul Broun: Obama And ‘Incompetent Boob’ At CDC Are Exposing Americans To Ebola
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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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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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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Colorado's election ‘day’ nearly half over; signs of anxiety on left — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL COLORADO 2014 ELECTIONS CAMPAIGNS CORY GARDNER MARK UDALL — The state of Colorado has embarked on a far-reaching experiment this campaign season: Its 2014 election, featuring …
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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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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Polls Tend to Undercount Democrats
Why Polls Tend to Undercount Democrats
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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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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
David Axelrod hit: Chris Christie ‘Sopranos’ governor
David Axelrod hit: Chris Christie ‘Sopranos’ governor
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Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
End of the Age of Obama — The end of the Age of Obama. It began with high hopes on a winter's night in Iowa in 2008 and ended in disappointment on a crisp fall day nearly seven years later. — Sure, the president has another two years in office, but he is now the lamest of lame ducks.
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Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Obama's Midterm Loss Record Could Make History — President Barack Obama is about to do what no president has done in the past 50 years: Have two horrible, terrible, awful midterm elections in a row. — In fact, Obama is likely to have the worst midterm numbers of any two-term president going back to Democrat Harry S. Truman.
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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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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Kelsey McKinney / Vox:
The woman who made a video about catcalling is already getting rape threats — Shoshana B. Roberts — who walked around New York City for 10 hours while being filmed by a hidden camera so that she could record the harassment she received from men on the street — is already getting rape threats.
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Hanna Rosin / Slate:
The Problem With That Catcalling Video
The Problem With That Catcalling Video
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Maria Konnikova / New Yorker:
Is Social Psychology Biased Against Republicans? — On January 27, 2011, from a stage in the middle of the San Antonio Convention Center, Jonathan Haidt addressed the participants of the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. The topic was an ambitious one …
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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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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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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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.
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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