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12:50 PM ET, November 4, 2014

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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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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
REPORT: ELECTION-EVE BOMBSHELL MEMO EMBROILS JEANNE SHAHEEN IN IRS TARGETING SCANDAL  —  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Conservative groups here are outraged at a memo that surfaced hours before the polls open—a memo that suggests that incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) …
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:   A Letter to New Hampshire Dems
Charlie Cook / National Journal:
How Big a Night Will It Be for the GOP?  —  At this point, a seven-seat gain would seem the most likely outcome for Senate Republicans.  —  The odds of Republicans winning a Senate majority are obviously getting very high.  Indeed, it would be a real shocker if Democrats held the GOP …
Discussion: ABC News and ABC News
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Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
McConnell: ‘This Is A Chance To Begin To Save This Country’  —  WASHINGTON (CBS News/CBSDC/AP) — Public campaigning gives way to the privacy of the voting booth today with control of the Senate, the makeup of the House and three dozen governorships at stake.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Politico:
Viewer's guide to election night
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:   Election Tests New Rules on Voting
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 …
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Former CBS News Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Claims Existence of Obama Enemies' List  —  “I kind of assume I'm on a list.  I don't think I'm the only one”  —  Sharyl Attkisson is an investigative journalist who became the story when she quit CBS News after two decades amid allegations …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
In e-mail to Dole, Orman explains the difference between a ‘clown’ and ‘clown car’  —  Independent Kansas Senate candidate Greg Orman sent a 256-word e-mail to former Senate majority leader Bob Dole last Friday, denying that he referred to the Republican luminary as a “clown” last week.
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New York Times:
On Election's Eve, G.O.P. Is Confident, but Voters Are Sour
Thomas Frank / Salon:
Righteous rage, impotent fury: Thomas Frank returns to Kansas to hunt the last days of Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts
Discussion: The Nation and Althouse
New York Times:
What to Watch For as G.O.P. Expects Big Night at Polls  —  WASHINGTON — It is a recipe for sensory overload: Election returns will start flooding every device and screen Tuesday evening, capturing the outcomes of 36 governors' contests, the battle for control of the Senate …
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.
Ronald Brownstein / National Journal:
The Tectonic Plates of 2014  —  Several key structural factors will help keep in perspective what Tuesday's results say about the balance of power between the parties.  —  Candidates matter, campaigns matter, spending matters, and local quirks matter, too.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
De Blasio Unveils New Plans for Troubled Schools in New York  —  In the packed auditorium of an East Harlem high school, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new approach to fixing New York City's most troubled public schools on Monday, offering them more money and staffing, extending the length of their day …
Discussion: Eduwonk
Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Utah Cops Exonerated For Shooting Darien Hunt Seven Times In The Back  —  Is it any wonder at all that the black community is angry?  —  Darien Hunt received the death penalty for the crime of carrying a toy sword, and his killers were absolved of any criminal wrongdoing after they shot him seven times as he fled.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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.
Discussion: The Daily Banter
Patrick J. Egan / Washington Post:
Welcome to the most unrepresentative Senate election since World War II  —  With less than 24 hours to go before Election Day, confidence is growing that Republicans are poised to win enough of the battleground Senate races to take control of the upper chamber of Congress.
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Georgia Republican Secretary of State's voter info website abruptly crashes on Election Day  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Voters looking for their polling place information before work on Tuesday were out of luck in the state of Georgia.  The state's “My Voter Page” …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
A midterm referendum on Barack Obama  —  President Barack Obama's policies aren't actually on the ballot, and neither is he.  But 2014 has been all about him.  —  The midterm map put Democratic candidates on defense — there are indeed red states and blue states, and they vote Republican in the red states …
Discussion: Washington Post
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Election 2014: A new level of collaboration between candidates and big-money allies  —  The 2014 midterm elections mark a new level of collaboration between candidates and independent groups, eroding the barrier that is supposed to separate those running for office from their big-money allies.
Discussion: Shakesville and OpenSecrets.org
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.
John Dickerson / Slate:
The Governing Class  —  Why the fate of Republican governors matters most for the GOP brand.  —  For the last several years, as the GOP brand in Washington has remained weak, Republican governors have tried to distance themselves from their Washington cousins.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Dish
Zachary Roth / msnbc.com:
Texas sees surge of disenfranchised voters  —  HOUSTON - A day before Texans go to the polls, an unusual group gathered for lunch at a Mexican restaurant not far from downtown: an unemployed African-American grandmother; a University of Houston student originally from Pennsylvania …
Discussion: alicublog and The BRAD BLOG
 
 
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Jason Brennan / Bleeding Heart Libertarians:
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David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
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New York Times:
Election Results 2014: The Vote Count
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Tarini Parti / Politico:
Obama cuts radio ad for Kay Hagan
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Senate Filibuster Rule
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In Malaysia, ‘Allah’ Is Reserved for Muslims Only
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Beware a wounded Obama
Discussion: Hot Air
Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
House Republicans could see their first black, gay members in years
Washington Post:
Maryland governor's race has turned unexpectedly tight
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