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9:15 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.
Discussion: The Week
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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" …
Priscilla Alvarez / The Atlantic:
Kevin McCarthy and the Contest for House Speaker
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell pressures Senate to back spending bill
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
John Boehner Quit Because He Was Going To Be Fired
Discussion: Washington Times and Hot Air
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Kasich: What have Boehner critics accomplished?
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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 …
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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.
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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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Hillary comes out against pumpkin spice
Discussion: American Spectator
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.) …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Hensarling backs Price for majority leader
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.
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
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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Katie J.M. Baker / BuzzFeed:
“They Told Me It Never Happened” … TRENDING  —  Lara McLeod never wanted to report her rape.  In those first few hours, the 19-year-old was barely able to put what had happened to her into words.  Joaquin Rams, Lara's older sister's fiancé, had forced Lara to have sex with him …
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and Jezebel
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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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Paul takes break to raise funds for Senate campaign  —  Struggling to gain traction in the Republican presidential race, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) this week will turn his attention to fundraising for his Senate reelection efforts.  —  Paul, who is running for president and reelection …
Kim Bell / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mayor, police pledge more officers near Busch Stadium after shooting  —  ST. LOUIS  • A Cardinals fan shot and possibly paralyzed after he left Busch Stadium last weekend has police and the mayor promising to keep downtown safe as October baseball looms once again in St. Louis.
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 …
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 …
Jason MeisnerContact / Chicago Tribune:
Lawyers for Dennis Hastert in plea negotiations with prosecutors … Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is negotiating a possible guilty plea to charges he agreed to make $3.5 million in hush-money payments to cover up wrongdoing from decades ago.  —  The plea negotiations …
Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Govt. workers have right to refuse gay marriage licenses: pope  —  Pope Francis said on Monday government officials have a “human right” to refuse to discharge a duty, such as issuing marriage licenses to homosexuals, if they feel it violates their conscience.
Reuters:
Taliban overrun Afghan city of Kunduz  —  The Taliban have overrun the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, taking control of most areas and freeing hundreds of prisoners from its jail.  —  Hundreds of militants stormed the city before dawn, quickly seizing key buildings and advancing on the airport.
Richard L. Hasen / Talking Points Memo:
Why The Most Urgent Civil Rights Cause Of Our Time Is The Supreme Court Itself  —  The future composition of the Supreme Court is the most important civil rights cause of our time.  It is more important than racial justice, marriage equality, voting rights, money in politics, abortion rights, gun rights, or managing climate change.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
 
 
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Remarks by President Obama to the United Nations General Assembly
Jon Schuppe / NBC News:
Iran President Hassan Rouhani Blames U.S. For Spread of Mideast Terror
Discussion: Progress Pond and The Week
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Bachmann: God May Destroy America Over Gay Marriage Just Like Sodom
Discussion: Raw Story and oneplace.com
Judson Berger / Fox News:
Green Beret discharged for shoving accused Afghan rapist speaks out
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Daily Caller
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson Says He'd Run Outside The GOP But Doesn't Think It's Necessary
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Des Moines Register:
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
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Samtata / New York's PIX11:
Facebook privacy status hoax making the rounds again
Discussion: FOX2now.com
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
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
Discussion: Forbes, Hot Air and Viking Pundit
Hemant Mehta / Friendly Atheist:
Memories Pizza in Indiana Inadvertently Catered a Gay Wedding
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama swipes at Putin, Cheney and Trump in U.N. address
Discussion: ABC News and Bloomberg Business
Matt Helms / Detroit Free Press:
‘None of your business’ Facebook post goes viral
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager
 
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