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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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Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Under pressure: McConnell pushed to resign as Senate Majority Leader — Roger Villere, RNC vice chairman: ‘GOP brand is being damaged’
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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" …
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Priscilla Alvarez / The Atlantic:
Kevin McCarthy and the Contest for House Speaker
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
John Boehner Quit Because He Was Going To Be Fired
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Kasich: What have Boehner critics accomplished?
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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 …
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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.
Josh Barro / New York Times:
Trump Plan Is Tax Cut for the Rich, Even Hedge Fund Managers
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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 …
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Marco Rubio: Count me out of Donald Trump ‘freak show’
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Arnie Seipel / NPR:
Sen. Marco Rubio: President Obama Has 'Strengthened Putin's Hand'
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Hillary Clinton / Facebook:
Question for Hillary? Leave it below-\-\she'll be back soon to start a live Facebook Q&A on everything from health care to college affordability. — ***Thanks for joining me, Facebook. Let's do this! -H
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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.) …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Hensarling backs Price for majority leader
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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 …
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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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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Liberal Feminists Ponder Friends, Foes and Carly Fiorina
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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 …
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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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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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