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2:50 PM ET, November 3, 2014

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Tom Harkin: Don't Be Fooled Because Joni Ernst Is “Really Attractive,” “Sounds Nice”  —  “I don't care if she's as good looking as Taylor Swift...”  —  Retiring Democratic Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says that Iowa voters shouldn't be fooled because Joni Ernst is “really attractive” and “sounds nice.”
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Live updates: Election 2014  —  Voters will decide this week who controls the Senate, how big the Republican majority is in the House and the fate of most of the nation's governors.  Follow our live updates to stay on top of the latest developments from across the country.  —  Seen in Newton, Iowa
Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Joni Ernst: ‘Very offended’ by Tom Harkin  —  Iowan GOP Senate candidate Joni Ernst responded on Monday that she was “very offended” by Sen. Tom Harkin's comments comparing her looks to Taylor Swift.  —  “I was very offended that Sen. Harkin would say that, I think it's unfortunate …
Discussion: Liberaland
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Sen. Harkin: Joni Ernst Is ‘As Good Looking As Taylor Swift’ But Wrong For Iowa
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
James Hohmann / Politico:
Final Senate survey: It's the GOP's to lose
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and The Hill
New York Times:
Cancel the Midterms  —  DURHAM, N.C. — By Tuesday night about 90 million Americans will have cast ballots in an election that's almost certain to create greater partisan divisions, increase gridlock and render governance of our complex nation even more difficult.
CNN:
Vice President Joe Biden: Democrats will keep Senate  —  Fort Lauderdale, Florida (CNN) — Vice President Joe Biden isn't buying the growing consensus heading into Election Day that Republicans are poised to take control of the Senate.  —  “I don't agree with the oddsmakers,” …
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Birthers Hope GOP Congress Will Launch Obama Birth Certificate Probe
Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Joe Biden: ‘Ready to compromise’
Discussion: Hot Air, CNN and Daily Kos
John Fund / National Review:
Reid on the Ropes  —  It looks as if Harry Reid is at high risk …
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Roll Call
Washington Post:
Cruz aims to take on Obama if GOP wins Senate; won't vow support for McConnell  —  ANCHORAGE — Sen. Ted Cruz spent the final weekend of the midterms on the far edge of the country trying to help fellow Republican Dan Sullivan win a race the GOP is counting on in its effort to retake the Senate.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Cruz declares war if GOP wins Senate  —  In a last-minute gift to Democrats on the eve of the midterm elections, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has announced his plan to push for Senate Republicans to declare a rightist war against Democrats if the GOP wins control of the Senate.
Discussion: ABC News
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In Georgia, Michelle Nunn fadeout dashes Dem hopes, raises chance of outright GOP win
Discussion: The Hugh Hewitt Show
John DiStaso / New Hampshire Journal:
Republicans hear strong anti-Obama, anti-Dem rhetoric at Manchester rally  —  MANCHESTER - A few hours after Hillary Clinton energized Democrats ahead of Tuesday's election, about 400 Republicans cheered on the top of their ticket, linking all of their opponents to President Obama.
Discussion: Raw Story and Booman Tribune
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Scarce / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
NH GOP Chair Rallies Republican Faithful With Crazy Talk
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Paul Lewis / Guardian:
Heckled by his own party's millionaire donor: Mark Udall campaign hit by friendly fire  —  Colorado senator's focus on abortion rights in a tight re-election race is the wrong issue at the wrong time according to Democratic backer Leo Beserra  —  Colorado's senior Democratic senator …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
GOP holds slight leads in CO, AK Senate contests
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Rogue pastors endorse candidates, but IRS looks away  —  A record number of rogue Christian pastors are endorsing candidates from the pulpit this election cycle, using Sunday sermons to defiantly flout tax rules.  —  Their message to the IRS: Sue me.  —  But the tax agency is doing anything but.
Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Terminally Ill Woman Brittany Maynard Has Ended Her Own Life  —  Brittany Maynard, who became the public face of the controversial right-to-die movement over the last few weeks, ended her own life Saturday at her home in Portland, Oregon.  She was 29.  —  “Goodbye to all my dear friends and family that I love.
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Janet Eastman / Oregonian:
Brittany Maynard's death confirmed, friends and family post their goodbyes
Jack Jenkins / ThinkProgress:
Atheists Score Major Win In Federal Court  —  A federal district court in Oregon has declared Secular Humanism a religion, paving the way for the non-theistic community to obtain the same legal rights as groups such as Christianity.  —  On Thursday, October 30, Senior District Judge Ancer Haggerty issued …
Politico:
Can Obama Reboot?  —  Does he even want to?  —  But those numbers are now crushing his presidency, like the converging trash compactor walls in Star Wars, forcing him into a narrower political space than that occupied by presidents of the past.  “We'll never see 51 percent again …
Hunter Schwarz / Washington Post:
A lot of the celebrities who appeared in the midterm Rock The Vote PSA didn't actually vote in the last midterm  —  Celebrities are less likely to vote in midterm elections, just like us!  —  Rock The Vote released a public service announcement last month with a parody of Lil Jon's …
al.com:
Huntsville schools paid $157,000 to former FBI agent, social media monitoring led to 14 expulsions  —  HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Huntsville City Schools paid a former FBI agent $157,000 last year to oversee security improvements, including the investigation of social media activity of public school students.
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
U.S.-backed Syria rebels routed by fighters linked to al-Qaeda  —  BEIRUT — The Obama administration's Syria strategy suffered a major setback Sunday after fighters linked to al-Qaeda routed U.S.-backed rebels from their main northern strongholds, capturing significant quantities of weaponry …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Undercover video shows North Carolina poll workers offering ballots to ineligible impostor - TWENTY TIMES - putting voter ID battle on the front burner  — Conservative guerrilla filmmaker James O'Keefe pretended to be a series of North Carolinians who hadn't voted in years
Discussion: protein wisdom
 
 
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
My Book Argued That Obama “Fumbled the Recovery.” Here's What I Got Wrong.
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Lisa Fogarty / Opposing Views:
14-Year-Old Arrested For Wearing Rosary At Football Game
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Plain Dealer:
Lorain 3-year-old in critical condition, shot in the head by 4-year-old brother, police say
Discussion: Liberaland and Raw Story
Charles V Bagli / New York Times:
Condé Nast Moves Into the World Trade Center as Lower Manhattan Is Remade
Julian E. Zelizer / NY Daily News:
Obama's long fall
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Somebody's Flexin' Maxine!
Discussion: alicublog and CBS Los Angeles
Cory Bennett / The Hill:
States ditch electronic voting machines
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hot Air
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Rachel Maddow / Washington Post:
Republicans bank on fear in this election
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court To Consider Case On Passports Of Jerusalem-Born Citizens
Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic Online:
It's Cheaper to Buy a Judge Than a State Senator
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-Gov. Edwards Won't Agree With Landrieu About Blacks In The South
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rand Paul courts the black vote
 

 
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