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9:45 AM ET, November 4, 2014

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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.
Discussion: The Daily Banter
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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Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:   A Letter to New Hampshire Dems
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
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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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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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Cruz declares war if GOP wins Senate
Discussion: Guardian and ABC News
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Hard Lesson: Statewide Poll Averages Are Usually Right.
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 …
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
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Laurel Brubaker Calkins / Bloomberg:
Texas Governor Intimidating Grand Jury, Prosecutor Claims
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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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
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.
Discussion: 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.
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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Paul Lewis / Guardian:
Heckled by his own party's millionaire donor: Mark Udall campaign hit by friendly fire
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 …
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 …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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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
Discussion: The Dish and Religion Clause
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Activists challenge Los Angeles TV station for using ‘Redskins’ name
Discussion: RedState
Pew Internet:
Cell Phones, Social Media and Campaign 2014
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
 Earlier Items: 
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
One Day in an Elevator With Obama, Then Out of a Job
Discussion: Gawker, NBC News, NPR and New York Magazine
Agence France-Presse:
FBI warns against homegrown terror threat
Discussion: Mashable and The Daily Caller
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Braley Donor Threatens Lawsuit Against National Review, Des Moines Register
Discussion: Power Line and Twitchy
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Is 2014 A Republican Wave?
Discussion: The Dish and Politico
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
With Defeat Looming, Democrats Retreat Into Fantasy
 

 
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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