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6:20 PM ET, September 27, 2015

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
John Boehner Exits, Donald Trump Storms On  —  ON Thursday, when John Boehner grew weepy in the presence of the pope, I assumed that we were seeing the tears of a proud Catholic.  —  On Friday, when he announced that he'd be resigning as the speaker of the House of Representatives …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jeb Bush: Early polls 'really don't matter'
Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Carson, Fiorina, Sanders Gain Ground in Their Parties' Primary Races, Poll Shows
Joe Trippi / Los Angeles Times:   Op-Ed No, pundits, Hillary Clinton isn't collapsing
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Dr. Ben Carson and Samantha Power
Discussion: Politico
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Third GOP debate sets off wave of anxiety  —  <p>The uncertain terms of the next Republican debate are setting off a wave of anxiety among middle and bottom tier campaigns, with several lashing out at the Republican National Committee for failing to provide clarity on how many candidates …
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Blames GOP for ‘Drip, Drip, Drip’ of E-Mail Controversy
Discussion: RedState
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Clinton camp: Clinton did not sign form on Abedin job change
Discussion: Gretawire
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Graham fears post-Boehner ‘meltdown’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is warning Republicans to act wisely following the impending departure of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), which he fears could lead to a party “meltdown” in 2016.  —  “It's a fresh start, and what's the goal here?
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CBS News:
John Boehner warns of GOP's “false prophets” in D.C.  —  Days after abruptly announcing that he would resign from the House at the end of October, Speaker John Boehner reflected on some of the “unrealistic” promises made by his colleagues.  —  “Absolutely they're unrealistic,” …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republican hard-liners are ‘false prophets,’ Boehner says  —  Outgoing House Speaker John A. Boehner, in his first one-on-one interview since announcing his resignation last week, compared conservative hard-liners in his party to biblical “false prophets” who promise more than they can deliver.
S.E. Cupp / CNN:
4 rising stars who could replace Boehner
Discussion: Hot Air and BuzzFeed
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Chuck Todd to Fiorina: Haven't You ‘Exaggerated’ Planned Parenthood Video?  —  After grilling Hillary Clinton on her email scandal this morning, Chuck Todd spoke with Carly Fiorina and grilled her on her criticisms of Planned Parenthood.  —  At issue here was Fiorina's description …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Washington Post:
Fiorina's falsehoods  —  “ONE OF the benefits of a presidential campaign is the character and capability, judgment and temperament of every single one of us is revealed over time and and under pressure.”  Since presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina made that comment at the start of the second Republican debate …
Taryn Asher / WJBK-TV:
Man starts gas station blaze trying to kill spider with lighter  —  CENTER LINE - A man tried to kill a spider at a gas station using a lighter causing a dangerous fire.  —  Using a lighter to kill the bug, he started a blaze that quickly engulfed the gas pump.
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KHOU-TV:
One man injured after carjacking, shooting at gas station
Discussion: Raw Story and addictinginfo.org
Fox News:
Michigan motorist sets car, gas pump on fire trying to kill spider with cigarette lighter
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Not Good: The Doomsday Seed Vault Was Tapped Due To The Syrian Civil War  —  In the arctic, there is a vault 500 feet into a mountain that house hundreds of thousands of seeds in case of a catastrophic human event, or natural disaster, which threatens the biodiversity of the planet.
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Why the Pope is wrong about climate  —  A close look at Francis's major encyclical finds some awfully strange views, even for people who care about the environment.  —  Pope Francis is now the world's most influential climate activist, but he didn't utter the word “climate” in his recent speech to Congress.
Sherry Turkle / New York Times:
Stop Googling.  Let's Talk.  —  COLLEGE students tell me they know how to look someone in the eye and type on their phones at the same time, their split attention undetected.  They say it's a skill they mastered in middle school when they wanted to text in class without getting caught.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump to release tax reform proposal on Monday  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump will release a policy proposal outlining his ideas on tax reform on Monday.  —  Trump will announce the proposed reforms at a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City.
Discussion: Political Wire
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Francis, the Perfect 19th-Century Pope  —  Washington — AFTER attending a canonization Mass at Catholic University with the pope who rails against the excesses of capitalism, I walked off campus to a festival of capitalism.  —  Vendors were hawking pope bracelets, buttons and T-shirts.
Discussion: VICE
 
 
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What Ronald Reagan Teaches Us About Donald Trump
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