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Ben Shapiro / Truth Revolt:
Lena Dunham Threatens To Sue Truth Revolt For Quoting Her — Lena Dunham may not like our interpretation of her book, but unfortunately for her and her attorneys, she wrote that book.
Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Glenn Greenwald and Snowden: ‘Nobody Should Use Facebook’ — During a Q&A in Canada, Glenn Greenwald was asked why his colleague and NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, wasn't on any of the social media platforms — i.e., Facebook — and Greenwald didn't mince words.
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The Daily Banter
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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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
MORNINGS WITH JONI ERNST … NEWTON, Iowa — Well, this didn't end well. — It was the second stop on Joni Ernst's Just One Thing, 24-hour, Wingnuts Over Iowa Tour. It had begun that morning in Ankeny, at a bagel shop, and it had wound itself up through the sprawling …
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PoliticusUSA, Daily Kos, Bloomberg Politics, Liberaland and Raw Story
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Politico:
Viewer's guide to election night — Though the final makeup of the Senate and House might not be known for days or months, it should take only a few hours after polls start to close for solid clues to emerge about which party is in for a good night. — On the Senate side …
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The Hill and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Hard Lesson: Statewide Poll Averages Are Usually Right.
The Hard Lesson: Statewide Poll Averages Are Usually Right.
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Bloomberg Politics, Booman Tribune, RedState and Hot Air
Tarini Parti / Politico:
Obama cuts radio ad for Kay Hagan — President Barack Obama has cut a radio ad for North Carolina Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan's campaign, asking voters to “stand with” him in supporting the incumbent, who has tried to distance herself from the president for months. — “North Carolina, we need to send a message this election.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Patrick Popehat / The Federalist:
Why Did The Charlotte Observer Memory-Hole A Story On Kay Hagan's Conflict Of Interest?
Why Did The Charlotte Observer Memory-Hole A Story On Kay Hagan's Conflict Of Interest?
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Weekly Standard, The Charlotte Observer, Hot Air, Hit & Run and The Daily Caller
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
NEW EMAILS SHOW WHITE HOUSE ROLE IN SHERROD OUSTER … WASHINGTON (AP) — A 2010 email from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says his department was “waiting for the go-ahead” from the White House before accepting the resignation of employee Shirley Sherrod, according to newly released documents …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Daily Caller
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks — Who we favor in all 507 of Tuesday's Senate, gubernatorial, and House races — If you're in Charlottesville tonight, please join the Crystal Ball team — Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoffrey Skelley — for a free presentation on the 2014 midterms …
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First Draft and The Daily Caller
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Thomas Frank / Salon:
Righteous rage, impotent fury: Thomas Frank returns to Kansas to hunt the last days of Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts
Righteous rage, impotent fury: Thomas Frank returns to Kansas to hunt the last days of Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts
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The Nation and Althouse
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Prosecutor Claims Perry Threatening Grand Jury After Indictment — A grand jury indicted Perry on abuse of office charges in August, after which Perry spoke out against the indictment. — “I am confident we will ultimately prevail, that this farce of a prosecution will be revealed for what it is …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Laurel Brubaker Calkins / Bloomberg:
Texas Governor Intimidating Grand Jury, Prosecutor Claims
Texas Governor Intimidating Grand Jury, Prosecutor Claims
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
BOMBSHELL MEMO: Jeanne Shaheen Conspired With White House Insider On IRS Targeting Scandal — Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen was principally involved in a plot with Lois Lerner and President Barack Obama's political appointee at the IRS to lead a program of harassment …
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Truth Revolt and Power Line
Robert Hannigan / Financial Times:
The web is a terrorist's command-and-control network of choice — People do not want social media platforms to facilitate murder, writes Robert Hannigan — The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) is the first terrorist group whose members have grown up on the internet.
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New York Times, Bloomberg View and The Hill
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — November 3, 2014 - Beauprez-45%, Hickenlooper-43% In Colorado Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Gardner At 45% To Udall's 43% In Senate Race — A late surge by Democrats in Colorado leaves the governor's race and the U.S. Senate race too close to call …
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The Daily Caller, PoliticusUSA, RedState and Public Policy Polling
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Beware a wounded Obama — IMMIGRATION BARACK OBAMA IRAN ISRAEL 2014 ELECTIONS 2016 ELECTIONS MAGAZINE 2014 MIDTERMS — No matter what the exact outcome of Tuesday's elections, there is little doubt that President Obama will come out of it wounded. — Whether or not Republicans take over the Senate, they will certainly gain seats.
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Hot Air
Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
House Republicans could see their first black, gay members in years — House Republicans are expected to expand their majority in Tuesday's election in part by welcoming a new crop of fiery conservatives - but also by adding something that has been missing from the GOP: diversity.
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Outside the Beltway and FOX News Radio
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Russian monument to Steve Jobs taken down after Apple CEO Cook says he is gay — A Russian monument to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been taken down, after Apple CEO Tim Cook's announcement last week that he is gay. — The monument, which is in the shape of an oversize iPhone …
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Outside the Beltway, Truth Revolt, Mediaite and Mashable
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Holder sends poll watchers to 18 states — The Department of Justice plans to send federal monitors to 18 states to watch for discrimination against voters. — Monitors will head to Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico …
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Hot Air, Truth Revolt and Power Line
Washington Post:
Where did Obama go wrong? — The week after his reelection, President Obama was a man full of promise and promises: His job-approval rating stood at 54 percent, the 2010 tea party wave that had knocked his first term off balance appeared to have receded and he seemed as sober about the future as he was hopeful.
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Activists challenge Los Angeles TV station for using ‘Redskins’ name — Activists are taking their fight to prevent broadcasters from using the Redskins team name across the country. — Three Native Americans filed a petition on Monday opposing the renewal of Los Angeles Fox affiliate KTTV-TV's broadcasting license.
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