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12:35 AM ET, September 30, 2015

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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Planned Parenthood Head Shuts Down GOP Chair Over Abortion Chart (VIDEO)  —  Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) stumbled near the start of a tense hearing on Tuesday when Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards told him to check his sources on a chart that he said showed a decrease in breast exams …
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Timothy B. Lee / Vox:
Whatever you think of Planned Parenthood, this is a terrible and dishonest chart  —  On Tuesday morning, Congress held a hearing on Planned Parenthood, as conservative Republicans try to build the case for defunding the organization after a pro-life group released a series of “sting” videos critical of the organization.
The Hill:
GOP: Planned Parenthood wasted millions on ‘lavish’ travel, parties  —  The head of the House Oversight Committee is accusing Planned Parenthood of misspending more than $40 million in federal dollars on “lavish” travel, theme parties and a costly Manhattan office.
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep On Abortion: ‘The Last Issue That Tore Us Apart Like This Was Slavery’ (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Paul on Cruz: He's pretty much done for in the Senate  —  Rand Paul on Tuesday had a blunt message for his presidential rival and fellow Republican senator Ted Cruz: You're a hack.  —  In no uncertain terms, Paul called out Cruz for trying — and failing — to disrupt GOP leadership's efforts …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
White House, GOP weighing big budget talks
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
lc.org:
Pope Francis Met Privately With Kim Davis and Encouraged Her to “Stay Strong”  —  Washington, DC - Media is buzzing about the Pope's comments in support of conscientious objection and whether he knows about the Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk of Court who was jailed for six days for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
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lc.org:   Peruvian Prayer Meeting for Kim Davis Correction
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Poll: Clinton tops Trump in general election  —  Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump in a general election match-up if the election were held today, a new poll shows.  —  Clinton beats Trump, 49% to 39%, head-to-head.  She would be neck-and-neck with other GOP contenders …
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Bill Clinton: Donald Trump is ‘fact-free’
Discussion: Daily News Bin and The Week
John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump Says He's Been ‘Childish,’ Raises Possibility of Dropping Out
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Rand Paul super PAC goes dark  —  One of the three super PACs supporting the Kentucky senator's presidential bid has stopped raising money.  —  One of the three super PACs supporting Rand Paul's presidential campaign has stopped raising money, dealing a damaging blow to an already cash-starved campaign.
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Sanders: I won't be as naïve as Obama was with Congress
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Twitter Plans to Go Beyond Its 140-Character Limit  —  Twitter is building a new product that will allow users to share tweets that are longer than the company's 140-character limit, according to multiple people familiar with the company's plans.  —  It's unclear what the product will look like …
Michael Scherer / TIME:
Fetus Video Referenced by Carly Fiorina Released in Full  —  The video that Fiorina described depicted a moving fetus on a table following an apparent abortion  —  The video that Carly Fiorina graphically described at the last Republican presidential debate, depicting a moving fetus …
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Lesley Weidenbener / IBJ.com:
Jud McMillin resigns from House over sex video  —  KEYWORDS LEGISLATURE / STATE GOVERNMENT / GOVERNMENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / GOVERNMENT  —  Republican Rep. Jud McMillin of Brookville has resigned unexpectedly from the Indiana House—where he is in the second-highest elected leadership position …
Adam Chandler / The Atlantic:
Chicago's Problem With Gun Violence  —  Over the weekend in Chicago, the Cubs clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 despite losing three straight games.  The University of Chicago prepared to host a campaign event for Bernie Sanders, who attended the school in the 1960s.
whitehouse.gov:
Remarks by President Obama at the Leaders' Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, heads of state and government.  Last year, here at the United Nations, I called on the world to unite against the evil that is ISIL, or Daesh …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Launch of Strong Cities Network to Strengthen Community Resilience Against Violent Extremism
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
Louise Boyle For / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I's just a n****r following orders around here, master - It's 12 Years a Whoopi!'  The View host Whoopi Goldberg uses slave dialect to voice her frustration during a rampage against ABC execs  — Whoopi acted out after the meeting for the Hot Topics segment was moved to an earlier time - outside of her contracted hours
Chris Tye / WKYC-TV:
Stepdad's Surprise: Stunning invite down wedding aisle  —  LaGrange, Ohio — Planning for wedding day joy often comes with pain, when you're the step-father of the bride.  —  “Every time we tried on tuxes — or did some planning — it crossed my mind that I'd be sitting in the crowd …
Discussion: WGN-TV
Daily Mail:
Is an ISIS top commander an AMERICAN jihadi?  —  A Yazidi slave girl has claimed the high-ranking ISIS commander who held her prisoner was a white American who directed the terror group's attacks and received personal letters from its leader.  —  Nada, 19, told MailOnline …
CNN:
Warren Jeffs' son, daughter allege sexual abuse  —  Learn more about the allegations and the polygamous Mormon sect on “This is Life with Lisa Ling,” Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Check out a 10 minute preview of the show on CNNGo.  —  (CNN)For the first time, two children of Warren Jeffs …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Ben Carson's Love Affair With a “Nutjob” Conspiracy Theorist  —  A top GOP presidential contender has embraced the dark, paranoid, and crazy worldview of a far-right pseudohistorian.  —  Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon and political novice near the top of the GOP presidential polls …
Discussion: Daily Kos
L. Todd Wood / Washington Times:
ISIS planning ‘nuclear tsunami’  —  Nuclear annihilation across the globe.  This is what a German reporter who successfully embedded with the Islamic State says the terror group is planning.  Jurgen Todenhofer released his findings in a book titled “Inside IS - Ten Days in the Islamic State,” reports the UK's Daily Express.
Irene / Judicial Watch:
U.S. Gives 1,519 Engaged in Terrorism “While Under Duress” Residency, Asylum  —  As if the President Obama's sweeping amnesty measures haven't compromised national security enough, the administration let 1,519 “inadmissible” foreigners embroiled in terrorism into the U.S. last year because the crimes were committed “while under duress.”
 
 
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Chicago Tribune:
After 14 shot in 15 hours in Chicago, mayor says gun laws must ‘reflect the values of the people’
Discussion: Atlanta Daily World and WGN-TV
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
House Republicans Start the Search for a Leader and a Message in 2016
Discussion: WSPA-TV
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton to Propose Scrapping Health Law's ‘Cadillac Tax’
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Big Donors Seek Larger Roles in Presidential Campaigns
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Geoffrey Kabaservice / New York Times:
Anarchy in the House  —  REPUBLICANS aren't big fans of Karl Marx …
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
You Can't Handle the Trump!  —  Vox's Ezra Klein wrote …
Jane J. Lee / National Geographic:
Exclusive Video: First “Glowing” Sea Turtle Found
Gallup:
Gallup-Purdue Index 2015 Report
Discussion: WLFI-TV, US News, NPR and Slantpoint
The Intercept:
Edward Snowden Is On Twitter: @Snowden
Randall Lane / Forbes:
Inside The Epic Fantasy That's Driven Donald Trump For 33 Years
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite and Business Insider
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
The Pointless Cowardice of John Boehner
 

 
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

 
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