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7:50 PM ET, September 30, 2015

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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Camp Senses Moment to Expose Benghazi Committee  —  House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy unleashes the perfect talking point for Democrats pushing for the panel to be dismantled and investigated.  —  Hillary Clinton and her fiercest defenders couldn't have said it better themselves.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Boehner's likely successor credits Benghazi committee for lowering Hillary Clinton's poll numbers  —  Sean Hannity was pushing hard, asking House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to name some promises his Republicans had actually delivered on.  He scoffed when McCarthy said the party …
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
GOP leader accidentally tells the truth about Benghazi committee  —  Even die-hard GOP partisans sometimes find it difficult to justify the House Republicans' Benghazi committee.  The party struggled to explain why it was necessary in the first place - the deadly 2012 attack was already examined …
Lauren French / Politico:
Democrats doubt McCarthy can quell Republican rebellions  —  Congressional Democrats knew what they were getting when they battled with Speaker John Boehner, for better or worse.  —  With Kevin McCarthy, they'd be dealing with a virtual unknown - and top Democrats are worried about what that will mean …
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Kevin McCarthy, House Speaker Favorite, Under Fire for Benghazi Comment  —  WASHINGTON — As Speaker John A. Boehner set leadership elections for the House of Representatives next week, the top candidate to replace him found himself under a harsh glare for comments he made suggesting …
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton ‘Fights’ With White House Operator Who Doesn't Believe It's Her Calling
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Hoyer hoping Boehner goes big in his last month
Discussion: National Review
Jay Olstad / KARE-TV:
Guest gets bill after not showing up to wedding  —  Wedding guests billed for missed meals  —  GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - It was a couple weeks ago, Jessica Baker was getting ready to go to a wedding with her husband when she got a call from her mom.  —  “She called at the last minute …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
'This wasn't an abortion': CNN forces anti-Planned Parenthood group to admit Fiorina was wrong  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  David Daleiden, the project lead Center for Medical Progress' anti-Planned Parenthood campaign, admitted on Wednesday that an alleged fetus on a table …
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Fake But Inaccurate  —  Ross Douthat asserts that Carly Fiorina was confused rather than dishonest: … This is...problematic: … Jen Gunter: … So, in summary, Fiorina's description of video evidence of Planned Parenthood is fundamentally unexceptionable even though the footage 1) …
New York Daily News:
Democrats: The party of abortion, not the party of women
Discussion: Instapundit
CNBC:
CNBC Republican Debate Criteria  —  Candidate criteria for the October 28, 2015 CNBC Republican Debate is as follows:
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USA Today:
Poll: Donald Trump still on top as outsiders Fiorina, Carson rise  —  WASHINGTON — Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has strengthened his lead at the top of the USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll while two other outsider candidates, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina, have gained ground over rivals with electoral experience.
Fox News:
Russians tell US to remove warplanes from Syria, senior official says  —  EXCLUSIVE: Russian officials have demanded that American warplanes exit Syrian airspace immediately, a senior U.S. official told Fox News early Wendesday.  —  The official told Fox News that Russian diplomats sent …
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New York Times:
Pope Francis Met With Kim Davis, Kentucky County Clerk, in Washington  —  ROME — Pope Francis met privately in Washington last week with Kim Davis, the county clerk in Kentucky who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, adding a new element to an American tour …
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Associated Press:
Secret Service Tried to Discredit US Lawmaker, Investigation Finds  —  Scores of U.S. Secret Service employees improperly accessed the decade-old, unsuccessful job application of a congressman who was investigating scandals inside the agency, a new government report said Wednesday.
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Top Secret Service official urged release of unflattering information about congressman  —  An assistant director of the Secret Service urged that unflattering information the agency had in its files about a congressman critical of the service be made public, according to a government watchdog report released Wednesday.
Discussion: Mediaite and Hot Air
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Everyone you know will be able to rate you on the terrifying ‘Yelp for people’ — whether you want them to or not  —  You can already rate restaurants, hotels, movies, college classes, government agencies and bowel movements online.  —  So the most surprising thing about Peeple …
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House invokes ‘martial law’ to speed vote on spending bill  —  For the second time in a month, the House on Tuesday invoked “martial law” to allow more expeditious consideration of a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1.  —  The use of martial law refers to bypassing …
Discussion: CNBC and Hot Air
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House moves toward final funding vote
Discussion: Daily Kos
People.com:
At Home with Donald Trump and His Family  —  Sitting down for an interview with PEOPLE in his office at Trump Tower, Donald Trump is charming, candid (he answered any question posed to him) - and very confident.  —  “When you see you're number one in every poll that makes any criticism go away very quickly,” he says.
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Guy Trebay / New York Times:
Melania Trump, the Silent Partner
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Carly Fiorina's ‘Super PAC’ Aids Her Campaign, in Plain Sight  —  LEXINGTON, S.C. — The table festooned with red “Carly for America” placards arrived hours before the candidate.  Political operatives took up positions outside the front door to catch supporters of Carly Fiorina …
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors and Althouse
Jonathan Handel / Hollywood Reporter:
Sexually Explicit Casting Contract for HBO's ‘Westworld’ Extras Has SAG-AFTRA Concerned  —  Fully-nude bareback riding and “genital-to-genital touching” are among the acts that background performers on the show may be tasked with at a Wednesday shoot.  —  Background actors — extras …
Michael Gartland / New York Post:
City Council honors Ethel Rosenberg for ‘great bravery’  —  City Council member Mark Levine, City Council member Daniel Dromm, Robert Meeropol, Michael Meeropol and Gail Brewer on the steps of City Hall.  —  Ethel Rosenberg, who was executed with her husband for treason in 1953 …
Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
What Hillary Clinton's Top Aides Were Sharing About Anthony Weiner Scandal  —  Newly released email from Hillary Clinton's private account showed a top aide sent her stories about long-time aide Huma Abedin's husband, Rep. Anthony Weiner, during his congressional scandal.
Discussion: Politico
Alessandra Codinha / Vogue:
Blake Lively Is Shuttering Preserve—Why She's Taking the News Public and What's Next  —  Let it be known: For all of the inevitable snark that follows her every move, Blake Lively—yes, she of the should-be-insured-if-it's-not- already golden mane, enviable physique, and increasingly serious acting roles …
 
 
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Appeals court rules that ban on pay for college athletes is illegal
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Carson Jokes About Running From Cops Back ‘Before They Would Shoot You’ (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite
Candace Smith / ABC News:
Why Jeb Bush Sees Himself as the John McCain of 2016
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrat pushes ObamaCare coverage for all immigrants
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Prosecutors decline to file charges against Caitlyn Jenner in deadly PCH crash
Discussion: Mashable and WREG-TV
Joe Millitzer / FOX2now.com:
Mistaken text message leads to love for St. Louis couple
Discussion: WGN-TV
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Jeb Bush Got $100,000 From Washington ‘Redskins’ Owner, Says Team Name Not Offensive
Discussion: Daily Kos and USA Today
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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