memeorandum: A New Clue Suggests Biden May Run (Ryan Lizza/New Yorker)

9:30 AM ET, October 9, 2015

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Gingrich says he'd consider interim speakership — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — Could Newt Gingrich end up right back to the place that made him a political celebrity? — During an interview with radio host Sean Hannity Thursday, the former speaker told the host …

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The Hill:

Issa considering running for Speaker — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the former chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is considering a bid for Speaker, a source close to the congressman told The Hill. — “There is no definitive decision that's been made, but it's certainly being talked about.

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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:

McCarthy: ‘Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom’ — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says that he does not know if the House is governable. — In an interview with Rich Lowry of National Review just after he shocked Washington by dropping out of the Speakership race …

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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:

Scarborough: Paul Ryan Doesn't Have A Choice, He Has To Run For House Speaker — MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough said Thursday that former vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) needed to “step up” and run for House speaker. — Ryan has repeatedly said he doesn't want to seek …

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Nat Brown / National Review:

‘Sometimes You Have to Hit Rock Bottom’ — In a phone interview, Kevin McCarthy said he had thought about dropping out over the last week after the Benghazi gaffe, but figured, “I'd push through.” He realized he couldn't. The House Freedom Caucus, whose members he'd need to pick off …

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Robert Costa / Washington Post:

The speaker chase: Who's next? — The sudden decision Thursday by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) to withdraw from the speaker's race thrust congressional Republicans into chaos and left the contest wide open, with a crowd of lesser-known players jockeying for power and rank …

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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:

Republicans to Meet Amid Turmoil After Kevin McCarthy's Exit From Speaker Race — WASHINGTON — House Republicans will meet Friday morning at the Capitol to begin charting a path forward after Representative Kevin McCarthy of California's stunning withdrawal from the race for speaker dashed expectations …

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Jonathan Allen / Vox:

Why speaker of the House is the worst job in Washington — God, it sucks to be the Republican speaker of the House. — It should be one of the best jobs in Washington — vested with power, prestige, and the good feeling that comes with running the federal body closest to the people.

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Politico:
Behind McCarthy's decision to bail

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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Republican: ‘Very real’ chance GOP will need Dems to elect Speaker

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Politico:
Pleading for Paul Ryan

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Ben White / Politico:
Wall Street rattled by House GOP bedlam

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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Kevin McCarthy Drops Out of House Speaker Race

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan: No, I'm Still Not Running For Speaker

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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Clinton woes far from over

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Deirdre Shesgreen / Cincinnati.com:
Boehner props up McCarthy before withdrawal

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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Kevin McCarthy's Stunning Exit From the Speaker's Race

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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:

A New Clue Suggests Biden May Run — Joe Biden has taken another step toward entering the Presidential race. — Representatives of the Vice-President held a meeting this week with Democratic National Committee staffers. They briefed Biden's aides on arcane but crucial rules …

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Los Angeles Times:
Joe Biden doesn't want ad invoking family's deadly car wreck to air, source says

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Washington Post:
Ms. Clinton's disappointing choice on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Time to stop jerking us around, Mr. Vice President

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New York Times:

Obama Administration Ends Pentagon Program to Train Syrian Rebels — LONDON — The Obama administration has ended the Pentagon's $500 million program to train and equip Syrian rebels, administration officials said on Friday, in an acknowledgment that the beleaguered program had failed …

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James Rosen / Fox News:

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. officials conclude Iran deal violates federal law — Some senior U.S. officials involved in the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal have privately concluded that a key sanctions relief provision - a concession to Iran that will open the doors to tens of billions of dollars …

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Alfred Nobel / Nobelprize.org:

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 — The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.

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Washington Post:

How America can counter Putin's moves in Syria — Condoleezza Rice was secretary of state from 2005 to 2009. Robert M. Gates was defense secretary from 2006 to 2011. — One can hear the disbelief in capitals from Washington to London to Berlin to Ankara and beyond.

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:

NBC Developing Dramedy Inspired By Former Texas Senator Wendy Davis — Wendy Davis made national headlines in 2013 for filibustering anti-abortion legislation in the Texas Senate. Now the former Democratic state senator is poised for more national attention as the inspiration for a dramedy series in development at NBC.

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CNN:

First on CNN: U.S. officials say Russian missiles heading for Syria landed in Iran — U.S. jets diverted away from Russian fighter jet in Syria — Washington (CNN)A number of cruise missiles launched from a Russian ship and aimed at targets in Syria have crashed in Iran, two U.S. officials told CNN Thursday.

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New York Times:
Four Syria-Bound Russian Missiles Crashed in Iran, U.S. Officials Say

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Jeff Schogol / Air Force Times:

Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone stabbed in chest — Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, who helped take down a gunman on a train in Belgium, was stabbed four times in the chest in Sacramento early Thursday morning, Air Force Times has learned. — “A1C Spencer Stone has been transported to a local hospital …