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11:15 AM 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
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
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 …
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Election Tests New Rules on Voting  —  The obscure rules of elections will be under intense scrutiny on Tuesday as civic groups, political parties and the Department of Justice, concerned about fair play, monitor polling places for irregularities.  —  New rules to limit same-day registration …
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Politico:
Viewer's guide to election night
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Hard Lesson: Statewide Poll Averages Are Usually Right.
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.
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.
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
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
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 …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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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Laurel Brubaker Calkins / Bloomberg:
Texas Governor Intimidating Grand Jury, Prosecutor Claims
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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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 …
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: OpenSecrets.org
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.
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
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.
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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Patrick J. Egan / Washington Post:
Welcome to the most unrepresentative Senate election since World War II
Jason Brennan / Bleeding Heart Libertarians:
The General Challenge to People Who Believe There's a Duty to Vote
David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
Bernie Sanders Is Showing Us the Socialist Way to Run for President
Discussion: susiemadrak.com
New York Times:
Election Results 2014: The Vote Count
Discussion: Bloomberg View and TalkLeft
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Senate Filibuster Rule
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Hot Air
Thomas Fuller / New York Times:
In Malaysia, ‘Allah’ Is Reserved for Muslims Only
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Activists challenge Los Angeles TV station for using ‘Redskins’ name
Discussion: RedState
 Earlier Items: 
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Beware a wounded Obama
Discussion: Hot Air
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Tom Tancredo: Republicans Should Impeach Obama If They Win The Senate
Discussion: WND
Washington Post:
Maryland governor's race has turned unexpectedly tight
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Holder sends poll watchers to 18 states
Discussion: Hot Air, Truth Revolt and Power Line