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6:25 PM ET, November 2, 2014

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Pitiful Whimper of 2014  —  IMAGINE a house ablaze.  Now picture a team of firefighters pulling up to it.  They behold the flames shooting through its roof.  They feel its heat on their faces.  And they get in position to fight it.  —  With squirt guns.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why 2014 Isn't as Good as It Seems for the Republicans  —  The Republicans are looking forward to having a good week.  They are favored to win the Senate, and they could pick up enough House seats to finish with their largest margin since 1928.  —  But perhaps more important …
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Five things that would change in a Republican-led Senate  —  The midterm-election horserace is into its final furlong — and that means most of the attention of the political world is focused, understandably, on who's up and who's down; who will win and who will lose.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Ernst takes 7-point lead  —  Joni Ernst has charged to achieve a 7-point lead over Democrat Bruce Braley in a new Iowa Poll, which buoys the GOP's hope that an Iowa victory will be the tipping point to a Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate.  —  Ernst, a state senator and military leader …
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Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:   Iowa Senate Candidate Ernst Won't Say If She'd Support McConnell As GOP Leader
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
When Conspiracy Theories Don't Fit the Media Narrative
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
I barred Netanyahu from State Dept., Baker says  —  James Baker, a former secretary of State, didn't seem troubled during an interview on Sunday by recent anonymous comments from Obama administration officials knocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
Kate Briquelet / New York Post:
Inside Manhattan's secret ‘cult’  —  Former “Congregation for the Light” member Paul Arthur Miller said members of “the Light” couldn't have artwork or trinkets in their homes unless it contained an owl or a cross with an “X” on it.  —  It's a secret society that claims that its followers descended from a …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
David / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Coulter: Democrats Targeting Low-IQ ‘Bottom 51 Percent’ Who Care About Women's Rights  —  Conservative columnist Ann Coulter on Sunday accused Democrats supporting women's rights to win the “bottom 51 percent” of voters “in terms of IQ.”  —  Conservative columnist Ann Coulter …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Capper / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Taxpayer Dollars Used For Voter Suppression In Milwaukee  —  Republican Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander uses taxpayer dollars to falsely inform her constituents that they need photo ID to vote.  —  Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander is a Republican's Republican.
Discussion: Liberaland
Lynn Zinser / New York Times:
New York Marathon 2014: Wilson Kipsang Wins Race and World Majors Bonus  —  As Wilson Kipsang of Kenya and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia ran stride for stride into the last stretch of the New York City Marathon on Sunday morning, a long run turned into an unusually personal sprint.
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Ferguson no-fly zone aimed at media  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government agreed to a police request to restrict more than 37 square miles of airspace surrounding Ferguson, Missouri, for 12 days in August for safety, but audio recordings show …
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
ISIS Pitches to the Hosts of Shark Tank on SNL  —  SNL did a Shark Tank parody tonight with a twist: the hosts got a pitch from none other than representatives of ISIS.  Yes, the ISIS you're thinking of.  And these terrorists, one of them played by host Chris Rock, explained why the hosts …
Jason Plautz / The Atlantic Online:
The Climate-Change Solution No One Will Talk About  —  The equation seems fairly simple: The more the world's population rises, the greater the strain on dwindling resources and the greater the impact on the environment.  —  The solution?  Well, that's a little trickier to talk about.
 
 
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Ruth Sherlock / Telegraph:
Syrian rebels armed and trained by US surrender to al-Qaeda
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
GOP likely to win in AR and KY, Louisiana could still be close
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Lynn Vavreck / New York Times:
Midterm Calculus: The Economy Elects Presidents. Presidents Elect Congress.
Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
McCain Defends Palin: Coverage of Family Brawl Is ‘Biased,’ ‘Unfair’
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Jonathan Allen / Bloomberg:
Clinton Allies Resist Calls to Jump Early Into 2016 Race
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Michael Wells Jr / PoliticusUSA:
Minority Voter Suppression In North Carolina Witnessed Firsthand
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Martha Mendoza / Associated Press:
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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