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4:15 PM ET, November 3, 2014

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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.
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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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Joni Ernst: ‘Very offended’ by Tom Harkin
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Live updates: Election 2014
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
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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.
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
John Fund / National Review:
Reid on the Ropes  —  It looks as if Harry Reid is at high risk …
Discussion: Roll Call and Betsy's Page
Lynn Neary / NPR:
Tom Magliozzi, Popular Co-Host Of NPR's ‘Car Talk,’ Dies At 77  —  Tom Magliozzi, one of public radio's most popular personalities, died on Monday of complications from Alzheimer's disease.  He was 77 years old.  —  Tom and his brother, Ray, became famous as “Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers” on the weekly NPR show Car Talk.
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Scott Neuman / NPR:
‘Car Talk’ Co-Host Tom Magliozzi Dies At 77
Discussion: Gawker
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 …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: Don't expect a shake-up  —  President Obama is not preparing a dramatic overhaul of his staff in the event of a disastrous midterm election, White House press secretary Josh Earnest indicated Monday.  —  While President George W. Bush fired Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld immediately …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
GOP holds slight leads in CO, AK Senate contests
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Mary Landrieu's Remark About Blacks in the South Was True—and Politically Shrewd.  —  As a Democrat, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu is running up against the late stages of partisan realignment.  But while the rise of the GOP in the South may end her political career …
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:   Ex-Gov. Edwards Won't Agree With Landrieu About Blacks In The South
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.
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Scarce / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
NH GOP Chair Rallies Republican Faithful With Crazy Talk
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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.
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
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Is 2014 A Republican Wave?  —  If the polls are right, Republicans will take control of the United States Senate when it reconvenes next year.  They'll retain the majority of the nation's governorships, although perhaps with a net loss of one or two seats.  FiveThirtyEight hasn't issued …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and The Dish
Janet Eastman / Oregonian:
Brittany Maynard's death confirmed, friends and family post their goodbyes  —  Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill 29-year-old who said she moved to Oregon to use the Death with Dignity Act, has died, a nonprofit group working with the family confirmed Sunday.
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Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Terminally Ill Woman Brittany Maynard Has Ended Her Own Life
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
With Defeat Looming, Democrats Retreat Into Fantasy  —  With prospects of Republicans recapturing the Senate a chilling reality—though certainly not a given—I've noticed a number of pundits, including, the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson, embrace some conventional self-soothing myths about our political situation.
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 …
Lisa Fogarty / Opposing Views:
14-Year-Old Arrested For Wearing Rosary At Football Game  —  A 14-year-old boy from Amarillo, Texas, was reportedly hurt by a police officer after he refused to remove his rosary beads at a middle school football game Wednesday night.  —  Jacob Herrera's mother Lori Martinez says her son …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
 
 
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
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