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3:40 PM ET, November 8, 2014

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Hudson Hongo / Gawker:
Alleged Bin Laden Shooter: Osama “Died Like a Pussy”  —  According to Robert O'Neill—the former Navy SEAL who claims he shot Osama bin Laden—the Al Qaeda leader “died like a pussy” and “knew that we were there to kill him.”  —  In a previously unreleased audio interview aired last night on CNN …
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Chelsea J. Carter / CNN:
Shooter: 'It doesn't matter anymore if I killed bin Laden'  —  (CNN) — The former Navy SEAL who says he fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden says he doesn't care if people believe him.  —  “The most important thing that I've learned in the last two years is to me it doesn't matter anymore …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:
Bin Laden ‘Shooter’ Story Is FUBAR, Special Ops Sources Say  —  One man says he killed the world's most wanted terrorist.  His former colleagues say that's a stretch—at best.  —  On Tuesday, Fox News will air a highly-anticipated documentary about a former Navy SEAL named Robert O'Neill …
Frank Jordans / Associated Press:
GORBACHEV WARNS WORLD ‘ON BRINK OF NEW COLD WAR’  —  BERLIN (AP) — Tensions between the major powers have pushed the world closer to a new Cold War, former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev said Saturday.  —  The 83-year-old accused the West, particularly the United States, of giving in to …
New York Times:
Health Care Reform Imperiled  —  Will five Supreme Court justices eliminate essential health care subsidies for more than four million lower-income Americans, based on a contorted reading of four words?  —  It sounds inconceivable, but that would be the effect of a ruling in favor …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
After rout, Dems stick to script  —  Democrats aren't planning a shakeup despite the thumping they took at the polls on Tuesday.  —  Leaders in both the House and the Senate — including Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — are expected to retain their spots atop …
Discussion: RedState and Prairie Weather
Latest from Crooks and Liars:
In Florida, Medicinal Marijuana Got More Votes Than Rick Scott  —  Total votes for medical marijuana outnumbered the total votes cast for Republican Gov. Rick Scott by a half-million votes.  So why did the measure still fail to pass?  —  Although Florida didn't quite rouse enough young voters …
Discussion: Liberaland
Carol Felsenthal / Politico:
Fire Valerie Jarrett  —  If Obama really wants to shake things up, his closest adviser should be the first to go.  —  Almost since the start of Barack Obama's presidency, people who have actual, real duties in the West Wing of the White House—the working, executive part of the government …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Althouse
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Does Obama Even Know How to Negotiate?  —  Like many of you, I watched President Barack Obama's press conference yesterday to see how he would approach Republicans, and an electorate that just sent him a pretty harsh “Dear John” letter.  Like many of you, I was surprised at his approach.
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Poli Sci Experiment Takes Heat For Asking If Blacks Are ‘Too Demanding’  —  Like their peers across the country, when some South Carolina voters walked out of the polling station this week, they were asked to take an exit poll.  But some of the questions were a little different — things like …
Discussion: NewsCut
Dave Faherty / WSOC-TV:
Police: 4 teens accused of videotaping sex with intoxicated 15-year-old girl  —  KANNAPOLIS, N.C. —  A 16-year-old and two 15-year-olds face charges after deputies said they videotaped themselves having sex with a 15-year-old who was intoxicated.  —  Police arrested a fourth teenager Friday afternoon.
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
White House: Obama will act on immigration despite GOP warnings to hold off  —  President Obama firmly rejected advice from top congressional Republicans on Friday that he delay his promised executive action on immigration reform, dismissing calls from critics inside and outside his party to allow Congress to debate the issue next year.
Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
Emails Show Holder's Anger During ‘Fast and Furious’ Probe  —  WASHINGTON - Newly revealed emails show Attorney General Eric Holder trying and failing to contain his temper over the botched Fast and Furious probe, at one point saying “some people can kiss my a—” if they think he was too hard …
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Sean McElwee / PolicyShop:
Voter Suppression in 2014  —  Political scientist Michael P …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Report: Iran Nuclear Program More Advanced than Previously Believed
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New Yorker:
Cover Story: Obama's Elephant Problem
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Wendy Davis Experiment
Discussion: Hot Air and Instapundit
Brookings Institute:
How Much Did Your Vote Cost? Spending Per Voter in the 2014 Senate Races
Yahoo! News:
Sen. Rob Portman's upstream paddle toward a 2016 White House bid
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 Earlier Items: 
Chronicle of Higher Education:
Harvard Researchers Used Secret Cameras to Study Attendance. Was That Unethical?
Discussion: Althouse
David Garrick / U-T San Diego stories:
Peters widens lead over DeMaio
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Chastened Republicans Beat Democrats at Their Own Ground Game
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
State seeks emergency OK of license rules for immigrants in U.S. illegally
Discussion: FOX News Radio