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11:10 PM ET, October 6, 2015

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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Dems, Don't Freak Out About Rubio Just Yet  —  Sure, it's easy to understand why liberals would be worried about him.  But let's take a look at his drawbacks, shall we?  —  So in the past week or so, it seems that people have decided that Marco Rubio is going to be the GOP nominee.  What people, you ask?
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Will Rahn / The Daily Beast:
Jeb Bush Should Face Facts: It's Time to Drop Out  —  Jeb, this isn't working.  You're a bad candidate, and all you're going to do now is damage the guy who can beat Trump.  Is that what you want?  —  Jeb, this just isn't going to work.  After all that money spent, you're still sagging nationally …
Discussion: Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Trolls GOP Field, Sending Them Copies of Hard Choices  —  The Democratic front-runner has repeatedly been criticized by her Republican rivals over her record as secretary of state.  —  jeneps  —  Hillary Clinton sent copies of her most recent book to all the Republican …
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Christian Spencer / Campus Reform:
Ivy League prof. calls Ben Carson a ‘coon’  — U Penn Prof Anthea Butler tweeted “If only there was a ‘coon of the year’ award” in response to Ben Carson's claim that people have the right to display Confederate flags on private property.  — In the past, Butler has tweeted that God is a …
BobbyJindal.com:
We fill Our Culture With Garbage, And We Reap The Result  —  I'm going to start today by venting, and I will warn you in advance that this is going to be a sermon, but someone needs to speak the truth for a change:  —  Another week, another mass shooting, another press conference …
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Jindal: Oregon Gunman's Father Is A ‘Failure’ Who ‘Owes Us All An Apology’  —  In a lengthy blog post published on his presidential campaign website Tuesday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) claimed the father of Oregon gunman Chris Harper Mercer was a “complete failure” and demanded that he apologize for the shooting.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Emily Greenhouse / Bloomberg Business:
Barry Diller Says He'll Leave the Country If Donald Trump Wins the White House  —  Media executive blames the influence of reality TV for poisoning politics.  —  emserre  —  Barry Diller, the founder and chairman of IAC Interactive, knows show biz and New York real estate …
Discussion: Power Line
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hey, let's all make our own Donald Trump hats
Discussion: Jezebel and Balloon Juice
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
New Analysis Ranks Presidential Candidates By Their Supporters' Grammar
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ben Carson ‘Much More Comfortable’ If Kindergarten Teachers Had Guns
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Insistent Ben Carson Tells Whoopi That Hitler Really Could Happen Here
Discussion: The Week
Marissa Mitchell / WAGA-TV:
Georgia Man Loses Job, Upsets Mother after Facebook Post  —  ATLANTA - A swirl of controversy over a Facebook post and its accompanying racially-charged comments have led to an Atlanta man's job termination.  —  Gerod Roth, who is white, was fired from the Polaris Marketing Group in Atlanta …
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Justice Department set to free 6,000 prisoners, largest one-time release  —  The Justice Department is set to release about 6,000 inmates early from prison — the largest one-time release of federal prisoners — in an effort to reduce overcrowding and provide relief to drug offenders …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:   U.S. to Release 6,000 Inmates From Prisons
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
House Dem To Push Amendment Abolishing Benghazi Committee  —  A House Democrat will offer an amendment to abolish Congress' special committee on the Benghazi, in a move that simultaneously hits Republicans on Planned Parenthood and on House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) Benghazi “gaffe.”
Discussion: Mediaite, Daily Kos, BuzzFeed and Politico
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Sean Davis / Salon:
Jason Chaffetz, grandstanding charlatan: What you need to know about the GOP's shameless up-and-comer  —  The Planned Parenthood tormentor and Tea Party favorite tosses his hat in the Speaker's race ring.  A primer  —  The news that Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz has decided to throw …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Democrats seek to question anti-Planned Parenthood video hoaxster over potentially illegal activities
Vindicator:
Man “too high” on marijuana calls Austintown police for help  —  AUSTINTOWN — Township police were called to a home Friday night by a man who complained he was “too high” after smoking marijuana.  —  According to a police report, authorities were called to the 100 block of Westminister Avenue …
Kim Fields / KTFT:
Fellow diners accuse Nampa family of ‘ruining their dinner,’ deliver nasty note  —  BOISE - A Nampa mom is upset after she says she received a nasty note from her fellow diners accusing her 10-month-old son of “ruining” their dinner with his yelling.  —  Katie Leach admits that her son's “new thing” is yelling.
Discussion: Eater, WGN-TV, FOX31 Denver and Daily Mail
Shawnmcginnis / KTLA:
Hollywood Mother Collapses, Dies While Feeding Baby Who Then Chokes to Death: Police  —  The bodies of a woman and her 1-year-old son, who were likely dead for days, were found inside a Hollywood apartment Monday along with a second boy who was suffering from severe dehydration after a worried neighbor called 911.
Lisa Robinson / Vanity Fair:
Rihanna in Cuba: The Cover Story  —  Rihanna is firmly in control of her life and career—but not of her image, which has veered between club-hopping temptress and poster child for victims of domestic abuse.  As the 27-year-old readies her long-awaited new album, she talks candidly …
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
US Officials Ask How ISIS Got So Many Toyota Trucks  —  U.S. counter-terror officials have asked Toyota, the world's second largest auto maker, to help them determine how ISIS has managed to acquire the large number of Toyota pick-up trucks and SUVs seen prominently in the terror group's propaganda videos …
Discussion: Fox News and The Week
Allum Bokhari / BREITBART.COM:
Online retailer Direct 2 Drive trolls Social Justice Warriors  —  Direct 2 Drive, an online games retailer, has adopted the PR strategy of the moment: relentless mockery of hand-wringing social justice warriors on the web.  —  D2D recently launched a tongue-in-cheek “Trigger Warning Week …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Hillary Clinton Readies Oppo-Research to Go to War Against Joe Biden  —  “This could be messier than Obama-Hillary '08.”  —  If Joe Biden jumps into the Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton will be ready to go on the offensive.  According to a Clinton campaign source …
Jasper Hamill / Mirror.co.uk:
ISIS extremists publish address of Navy Seal who killed Osama bin Laden and call for his death  —  British jihadi asks ‘brothers in America’ to assassinate Robert O'Neill, the man who fatally shot the al Qaeda terror chief  —  Pin  —  Anti-social media: The ISIS global terror network …
Joe Concha / Mediaite:
Exclusive: NBC's Andy Lack to Meet with Keith Olbermann on Possible MSNBC Return  —  The apex of MSNBC's 19-year existence was arguably its run during the 2008 presidential campaign.  Barack Obama was an electric, historic and therefore ratings-generating candidate.
 
 
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Harriet Grant / Guardian:
UN delay could open door to robot wars, say experts
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Chris McDaniel / BuzzFeed:
Montana Judge Prohibits State From Using Execution Drug
Jessica Elgot / Guardian:
London woman charged after alleged #killallwhitemen tweet
Megan Miller / WIAT-TV:
Picture of Jefferson County Deputy comforting baby goes viral
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Can Hillary Beat Bernie in a Gunfight?
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Huntsman Swipes at His Former Chief of Staff Chaffetz: ‘Self-Promoter,’ ‘Power-Hungry’
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Nice try, but judge rules swinger sex parties unprotected by First Amendment
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Exclusive: Biden himself leaked word of his son's dying wish
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

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