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2:40 PM ET, October 9, 2015

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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan: Sorry Guys, It's Still No  —  Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) told NBC News through a spokesperson Friday that despite Republicans calling for him to enter the race for Speaker of the House, he's still not interested. … The news comes after Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and other party leaders …
Discussion: The Week
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This Document Reveals Why The House Of Representatives Is In Complete Chaos  —  The House of Representative is in chaos.  John Boehner announced his intention to step down as Speaker at the end of the month.  There doesn't appear to be anyone to take his place.
Politico:
Ellmers thanks lawmakers for ‘prayers’ amid affair rumors  —  A GOP donor sent emails alleging an extramarital relationship between Ellmers and Kevin McCarthy, a claim aides say is unfounded.  —  Rep. Renee Ellmers stood up in a private meeting of Republican lawmakers on Friday and thanked them for their …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Political Wire
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Republicans Need Paul Ryan As House Speaker  —  He's an ideological zealot and a tactical pragmatist.  —  In the immediate wake of John Boehner's chaotic resignation as House speaker and Kevin McCarthy's chaotic withdrawal as his presumptive successor, Republican hopes have quickly fixated …
The Huffington Post:
Kevin McCarthy's exit came after receiving personal threat over affair allegations  —  “Why not resign like Bob Livingston?”
Scott Wong / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers confronted McCarthy
Politico:
Behind McCarthy's decision to bail
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The GOP sinks deeper into chaos. Can it still function as a party?
Discussion: National Review
Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:
Gingrich says he'd consider interim speakership
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Issa: Paul Ryan Will ‘Soul Search’ About Speaker Bid Over The Weekend
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Top Republicans Appeal to Ryan to Seek Speaker's Job and Unify Party
Discussion: Washington Post and The Federalist
WGN Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Facebook engagement announcement accidentally reveals something else  —  Share Update: … A couple wanted to let everyone know they're getting married, so they went to Facebook.  —  The picture they posted shows the woman with her fiancé pointing to the ring on her finger.
Discussion: fox8.com
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: Racism In United States Is “Mostly With The Progressive Movement”
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Nick Baumann / The Huffington Post:
Ben Carson Blames Holocaust On Gun Control
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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CNN:
Northern Arizona University shooting followed confrontation, police say
Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
White House Is Weighing a Syria Retreat  —  A week into Russia's military intervention in Syria, some top White House advisers and National Security Council staffers are trying to persuade President Barack Obama to scale back U.S. engagement there, to focus on lessening the violence and …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Shows of Strength From Trump and Putin
Discussion: Hot Air and BREITBART.COM
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Republicans fret about Paul's Senate seat … FRANKFORT, Ky. — Rand Paul is under increasing pressure from Republicans here and in Washington to pull the plug on his stagnant presidential campaign and instead recommit his resources to keeping his Senate seat in GOP hands.
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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Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Trades Places With Clinton
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Oliver Willis / addictinginfo.org:
GOP Quietly Admits The Truth About Their Attacks On Planned Parenthood  —  It turns out there's nothing shady about Planned Parenthood's finances, and that's according to House Republicans, who orchestrated the recent hearing about the organization in which they badgered CEO Cecile Richard.
Discussion: LiberalAmerica.org
Click2Houston.com:
HPD: Texas Southern University on lockdown after at least 1 person shot near campus  —  HOUSTON -  —  Houston police are responding to a shooting at a student housing complex near the campus of Texas Southern University.  —  The shooting happened at the Courtyard Apartments on Blodgett at Canfield around 11:30 a.m.
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.
Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Virginia Sheriff Is Shocked At Outrage Over His Repeated Use Of The ‘N-Word’ In An Interrogation  —  A Virginia sheriff was publicly slammed by his colleagues this week for saying “nigger” several times during an interrogation.  Responding to a video that mysteriously surfaced on Tuesday …
Discussion: addictinginfo.org and Raw Story
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
Massive El Niño is now ‘too big to fail,’ scientist says
Discussion: KFOR-TV and KTLA
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Obama administration opts not to force firms to decrypt data — for now
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Finally, the government has decided to eliminate pork — from the menu in federal prisons
msnbc.com:
Trump: I'm never getting out of the race
Discussion: Jezebel and SaintPetersBlog
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime
 
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