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8:05 PM ET, September 28, 2015

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Peter Montgomery / The Hill:
Let's be honest about the dishonest attack on Planned Parenthood  —  Far-right Republicans in Congress are threatening to shut down the federal government rather than pass a budget that allows Planned Parenthood to continue receiving federal funds to provide women with healthcare.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Paul Ryan endorses Tom Price over Steve Scalise for House majority leader  —  <p>House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan is throwing his weight behind Rep. Tom Price for majority leader, a significant boost for the Georgia Republican, and a blow to Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Poll: 69 percent oppose shutdown over Planned Parenthood  —  <p>Nearly seven in 10 Americans — 69 percent — oppose shutting down the government over funding for Planned Parenthood, according to the results of a new national <a href="http://www.quinnipiac.edu/ images/polling/us/us09282015_um96cvr.pd f" …
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
John Boehner Quit Because He Was Going To Be Fired  —  Let's be clear about one thing: John Boehner quit because he was going to get fired.  It's all fine and dandy to describe the Speaker as an “institutionalist” - a word we have not heard so frequently used since the Beltwaysplaining …
Discussion: Washington Times and Hot Air
Priscilla Alvarez / The Atlantic:
Kevin McCarthy and the Contest for House Speaker
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Kasich: What have Boehner critics accomplished?
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Hensarling backs Price for majority leader
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell pressures Senate to back spending bill
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jake Sherman / Politico:
McCarthy formally announces he's running for speaker
Discussion: The Week
The Hill:
This week: Can Congress avoid a shutdown?
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Ted Cruz's big moment
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Blackmail Caucus, a.k.a. the Republican Party
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Trump gets down to business on 60 Minutes  —  Scott Pelley interviews Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who lays out key policy details and reveals a major part of his tax proposal  —  The following script is from “Trump” which aired on September 27, 2015.  Scott Pelley is the correspondent.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: My tax plan is ‘going to cost me a fortune’  —  <p>NEW YORK — Billionaire businessman Donald Trump took to the lobby of his famed Trump Tower on Monday morning and pledged to slap himself with a huge tax hike.</p><p>" It's going to cost me a fortune, which is actually true …
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Megyn Kelly doesn't want to talk about Donald Trump  —  <p>Fox News anchor and show host Megyn Kelly, who has been lambasted by presidential frontrunner Donald Trump since the first Republican national debate, said she was done talking about her feud with the candidate during a one-on-one discussion …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Yahoo
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Carly Fiorina defends Bush-era torture and spying, calls for more transparency  —  Positioning herself as a steely advocate of aggressive counterterrorism programs, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina offered a vigorous defense of CIA waterboarding as a tactic that helped “keep our nation safe” in the aftermath of 9/11.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Hillary comes out against pumpkin spice  —  Hillary Clinton may have just lost the pumpkin spice latte lovers' vote.  —  The Democratic presidential candidate revealed in a Facebook Q&A on Monday that she used to be a fan of Starbucks' popular autumn-timed drink.  That is, she says, until she eyed the nutrition facts.
Discussion: American Spectator
Ezra Klein / Vox:
A theory of how American politics is changing  —  Most weeks in American politics bring few surprises.  But recent weeks have brought four.  —  First, Scott Walker, who looked to be the conservative establishment's pick for the GOP nomination, dropped out of the race.
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Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
NASA Confirms Signs of Water Flowing on Mars, Possible Niches for Life  —  Scientists have for the first time confirmed liquid water flowing on the surface of present-day Mars, a finding that will add to speculation that life, if it ever arose there, could persist now.
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Jose A. Delreal / Washington Post:
Debate organizers to Biden: We'll keep the podium warm for you  —  Vice President Biden could qualify to participate in the first Democratic debate even if he did not decide to enter the race until debate day, according to participation criteria released by host organization CNN on Monday.
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Numbers / Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project:
Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065  —  Views of Immigration's Impact on U.S. Society Mixed  —  Fifty years after passage of the landmark law that rewrote U.S. immigration policy, nearly 59 million immigrants have arrived in the United States …
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh pans evidence of water on Mars as part of ‘leftist agenda’  —  <p>Flowing water on Mars?  That's just part of the liberal agenda, Rush Limbaugh says. </p><p>The conservative radio talk show host addressed NASA's announcement on Monday that it had found evidence of flowing water …
Discussion: Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
The Jack Kemp Model for Republicans  —  GOP candidates in 2016 would do well to echo his message of growth, prosperity and hope.  —  Jack Kemp never became president, but the country desperately needs a leader like him now.  When Kemp died in 2009, two themes dominated tributes to his career …
Matt Helms / Detroit Free Press:
‘None of your business’ Facebook post goes viral  —  Ann Arbor woman's plea: Stop asking the young and childless about their plans for procreation.  It's insensitive.  —  An Ann Arbor woman's Facebook post lamenting rude questions about 20- and 30-somethings' plans to have children went viral …
 
 
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Katie J.M. Baker / BuzzFeed:
“They Told Me It Never Happened”
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson Says He'd Run Outside The GOP But Doesn't Think It's Necessary
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Last Slide  —  Are you in the market for a party bus?
Discussion: The Week
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Perry's super PAC head jumps to Bush's campaign
Samtata / New York's PIX11:
Facebook privacy status hoax making the rounds again
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Jason MeisnerContact / Chicago Tribune:
Lawyers for Dennis Hastert in plea negotiations with prosecutors
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Alaska court erupts in laughter as right-wing extremist asks to be deported to heaven
John McWhorter / The Daily Beast:
Black Lives Matter Is Living in the Past
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Memories Pizza in Indiana Inadvertently Catered a Gay Wedding
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama swipes at Putin, Cheney and Trump in U.N. address
Richard L. Hasen / Talking Points Memo:
Why The Most Urgent Civil Rights Cause Of Our Time Is The Supreme Court Itself
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