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10:30 PM ET, November 6, 2014

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Wall Street Journal:
Now We Can Get Congress Going  —  Reform the tax code, redefine ‘full time’ as working 40 hours a week, move on the Keystone XL pipeline—there are plenty of tasks ahead.  —  Americans have entrusted Republicans with control of both the House and Senate.  We are humbled by this opportunity …
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Sen. Mike Lee / The Federalist:
Mike Lee's Plan To Fix Congress  —  After years of frustration and months of feverish work, the Republican Party has finally won back the U.S. Senate, and with it, undivided control of Congress.  But no sooner had Tuesday night's balloon drops hit the floor than Republicans around the country …
Discussion: Chicago Boyz
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Hatch: Reid ‘a pathetic majority leader’  —  The Senate's most senior Republican on Thursday bashed current Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), saying with the GOP in charge, there was potential for real accomplishments.  —  In a phone interview with The Hill, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) …
Discussion: Politico
Wall Street Journal:
After Harry Reid, the GOP Shouldn't Unilaterally Disarm
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Midterm disaster rips apart awkward ties between Obama and Senate Democrats
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama: Midterms? What midterms?
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Barack Obama's case for himself has holes
Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Obama Isn't Listening to Voters He Claims to Hear
Discussion: The Dish and Philly.com
James Oliphant / National Journal:
Face It, Obama Is a Lousy Politician
Richard Wolf / Associated Press:
Gay marriage bans in four states upheld on appeal  —  The same-sex marriage movement lost its first major case in a federal appeals court Thursday after a lengthy string of victories, creating a split among the nation's circuit courts that virtually guarantees Supreme Court review.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Sixth Circuit: Now, a split on same-sex marriage  —  Breaking ranks with a wide array of other federal courts, and coming close to setting up almost certain review by the Supreme Court, a divided federal appeals court in Cincinnati on Thursday upheld bans on same-sex marriage in four states.
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:   Federal Appeals Court Upholds Four States' Same-Sex Marriage Bans
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Marriage Equality Just Got A First Class Ticket To The Supreme Court
Discussion: Addicting Info
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Court Upholds Marriage Bans In Four States
Discussion: Washington Post
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
C-SPAN Caller On Air: ‘Republicans Hate That N***er Obama’ (VIDEO)  —  A man who called into C-SPAN's “Washington Journal” Thursday morning referred to President Barack Obama as “that n***er” before getting booted off the air.  —  The caller, who gave his name as Anthony from San Diego …
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
Democrats Can't Keep Playing Not to Lose  —  Senate candidates ran timid midterm campaigns, relying on turnout and ignoring the issues they're passionate about.  The resulting GOP wave is a warning to Hillary Clinton for 2016.  —  At a dinner in Iowa in November 2007 …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
GOP thanks Democrats for sidelining ‘best messenger’ Obama
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Politico:
Democrats scrap ad buys for Mary Landrieu  —  The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is canceling at least some of its advertising reservations for Sen. Mary Landrieu ahead of the December runoff in Louisiana.  —  The committee canceled buys planned from Monday through December 6 in the Lafayette …
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Senate Democrats dump ads in Louisiana
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Wrote Secret Letter to Iran's Khamenei About Fighting Islamic State  —  Presidential Correspondence With Ayatollah Stresses Shared U.S.-Iranian Interests in Combating Insurgents, Urges Progress on Nuclear Talks  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. President Barack Obama secretly wrote Iran's Supreme …
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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
ISIS Wave of Might Is Turning Into Ripple
Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare  —  Chase whistle-blower Alayne Fleischmann risked it all.
Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
Meet Ben Carson: First Republican to Throw His Hat in 2016 Ring … Yes, the 2016 race for the White House has already gotten started — and it looks like Dr. Ben Carson is first in the ring.  —  Carson, a famous pediatric neurosurgeon and conservative political star, will air …
Frank Luntz / New York Times:
The Midterms Were Not a Republican Revolution  —  ON election night 1994, as Republicans recaptured the House for the first time in 40 years, I stood in the audience and watched my client Newt Gingrich, who would soon become speaker of the House, declare the beginning of the “Republican revolution.”
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Looking Back, Looking Forward  —  The Republicans proved Tuesday …
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
On his way to a slim victory in a changing Va., Warner may have wooed wrong voters  —  Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) is locked in a tight race with GOP challenger Ed Gillespie.  Returns tabulated late Tuesday showed the race was too close to call, but that didn't stop Warner from declaring victory.
Politico:
Frustration with Pelosi simmers among Democrats  —  No Democrat is gearing up to challenge Nancy Pelosi in public, but behind the scenes some Democrats are saying it's time for new blood at the leadership table ahead of 2016.  —  Senior aides said they hope the party's big losses Tuesday …
Discussion: National Review
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Matt O'Brien / Washington Post:
This billionaire thinks the Fed is missing the hyperinflation in the Hamptons  —  Hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer is pretty clueless about economics (Remy Steinegger/WEF)  —  Never underestimate the ingenuity of inflation truthers.  Every time it seems like they've hit rock bottom intellectually …
Discussion: New York Times and Zero Hedge
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:
November 5, 2014 - John Cleese  —  Jordan Klepper and Jessica Williams report on the Republicans' sweeping victory in the midterm elections, and John Cleese discusses his memoir, “So, Anyway...”
Discussion: Mediaite and Truth Revolt
Terrell Forney / WPLG-TV:
90-year-old man charged for feeding homeless cited again  —  Arnold Abbott cited for second time  —  Author: Bob Norman, Reporter, bnorman@Local10.com … Local 10 first brought you the story of the 90-year-old man who was arrested for illegally feeding the homeless in Fort Lauderdale.
 
 
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US News:
Is Ahmadinejad Making a Comeback?
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Ex-SEAL Robert O'Neill reveals himself as shooter who killed Osama bin Laden
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Reeve Hamilton / The Texas Tribune:
What Went Wrong With Battleground Texas?
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Obama's claim that Obamacare has reduced health-care inflation ‘every single year’ since it was passed
Townhall.com:
Obama Has Called the GOP's Bluff. What Will the House Do Next?
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Rare WWII Story By John Steinbeck Finally Being Published
Discussion: Raw Story
Libby Nelson / Vox:
Republicans now have historic majorities in state legislatures. That's a really big deal.