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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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The Gateway Pundit, Truth Revolt and Power Line
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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) …
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Scared Monkeys and Bloomberg Politics
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
A Letter to New Hampshire Dems
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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Business Insider, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller, First Draft and American Spectator
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
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.
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Washington Monthly
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.
New York Times:
On Election's Eve, G.O.P. Is Confident, but Voters Are Sour — WASHINGTON — The most expensive midterm campaign in American history stumbled into Election Day on Tuesday with voters' interest at record lows and their divisions deep over what they want their government to do in President Obama's final two years.
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Washington Post, Daily Kos, Politico, NPR and Prairie Weather
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
MORNINGS WITH JONI ERNST
MORNINGS WITH JONI ERNST
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Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, Daily Kos, Bloomberg Politics and Talking Points Memo
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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Techdirt, New York Times, Bloomberg View and The Hill
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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Guardian, Booman Tribune, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon and Althouse
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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
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
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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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
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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Hot Air and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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
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
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, Mediaite, Truth Revolt and Mashable
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 …
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Washington Post
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Senate Filibuster Rule — High Court Denies Without Comment Appeal Filed by Public Interest Group, Four House Democrats — WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review whether the Senate's filibuster rule violates the Constitution …
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Outside the Beltway and Hot Air
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
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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