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Burgess Everett / Politico:
POLITICO Huddle: WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR RYAN TO RUN — Cotton wants Cheney as speaker — Ex-Im makes comeback — BENGHAZI PANEL'S LATEST DRAMA — PLAYING HARD TO GET: How do you get the reluctant man from Janesville to run for speaker? Jake Sherman reports there's but one way: Get the whole House GOP on board.
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
The two big problems hurting House Republicans
The two big problems hurting House Republicans
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans open door to weakening the filibuster
Senate Republicans open door to weakening the filibuster
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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
More Republicans Join Speakership Race as Paul Ryan's Nascent Campaign Falls Apart on the Runway
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator Wants Dick Cheney To Be Speaker Of The House
GOP Senator Wants Dick Cheney To Be Speaker Of The House
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
What it would take for Ryan to run
What it would take for Ryan to run
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
D.N.C. Officer Says She Was Disinvited From Debate After Calling for More of Them — Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, said she was disinvited from the first Democratic presidential primary debate in Nevada after she appeared on television and called for more face-offs.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
LAS VEGAS — Martin O'Malley, who is hoping to jumpstart …
LAS VEGAS — Martin O'Malley, who is hoping to jumpstart …
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
The wild card at the Democratic debate could be the guy no one's talking about
The wild card at the Democratic debate could be the guy no one's talking about
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CNN:
South Carolina, Nevada CNN polls find Clinton far ahead — (CNN)With Hillary Clinton behind in New Hampshire and holding on to a narrowing margin over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Iowa, new CNN/ORC polls in Nevada and South Carolina suggest Clinton holds strong support in the two states that could prove to be a firewall for her.
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Under Pressure From Clinton, Bernie Sanders Softens on Gun Rights
Under Pressure From Clinton, Bernie Sanders Softens on Gun Rights
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New York Review of Books:
Marilynne Robinson: A Conversation in Iowa — The following conversation between President Obama and Marilynne Robinson was conducted in Des Moines, Iowa, on September 14. An audio recording of it can be heard at itunes.com/nybooks. —The Editors — President Obama and Marilynne Robinson …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: Those taking religion seriously are often suspicious of others — President Obama lamented the rancorous, divided state of U.S. politics in a wide-ranging interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson. — In the unusual discussion, Obama revealed …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Donald Trump strikes sour note at No Labels — <p>MANCHESTER, N.H.—The event organizers called for problem-solving and civility, policy substance over sideshows.</p><p> But Donald Trump just couldn't help himself.</p><p>President Barack Obama "bombed" on a recent "60 Minutes" appearance.
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Defends Tea Party, Cuts Off Woman Asking About His Record With Women
Trump Defends Tea Party, Cuts Off Woman Asking About His Record With Women
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Rep. Flores eyeing run for speaker — <p>Texas Rep. Bill Flores is moving toward running for House speaker, and has sent a letter to his colleagues laying out what he sees as his qualifications.</p><p> But Flores, who chairs the Republican Study Committee, said in the letter that he "will …
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Bill Flores to Run for U.S. House Speaker
Bill Flores to Run for U.S. House Speaker
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Malcolm Gladwell / New Yorker:
Thresholds of Violence — On the evening of April 29th last year, in the southern Minnesota town of Waseca, a woman was doing the dishes when she looked out her kitchen window and saw a young man walking through her back yard. He was wearing a backpack and carrying a fast-food bag …
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Michael Kinsley / Vanity Fair:
The Serious Problem with Treating Donald Trump Seriously — Media outlets and candidates alike are pondering how to take down Donald. Michael Kinsley writes that the answer might be quite simple. — The trouble with Donald Trump is not, as Jeb Bush and others would have it, that he's not a true conservative from any perspective.
New York Times:
Clinton Emails Became the New Focus of Benghazi Inquiry — WASHINGTON — When the House select committee investigating the 2012 attacks on American government outposts in Benghazi, Libya, was created, Democrats immediately criticized it as a partisan effort to damage the political fortunes of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Benghazi committee blasts CNN for interview with former staffer
Benghazi committee blasts CNN for interview with former staffer
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Ilan Ben-Meir / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: “You Could Guess That We're Getting Closer To” The End Of Days — “You do have people who have a belief system that sees this apocalyptic phenomenon occurring, and that they're a part of it, and who would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons if they gain, possessing [sic] of them.”
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
The one question that hawks need to answer about Syria — Hawks want the United States to intervene in Syria. They have some good reasons. But they don't have an answer to this question. — The hard-working staff here at Spoiler Alerts has discussed the mess in Syria a lot in recent weeks …
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Ryan Osborne / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Cowboys-Patriots postgame brawl leaves one fan shot, another in custody — One man shot after the Dallas Cowboys game He was airlifted to area hospital — Fight apparently broke out after Cowboys game … ARLINGTON — A shooting victim was taken to the hospital and a suspect …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Carson: I won't be silenced — Ben Carson refuses to be muzzled. — Republican presidential hopeful Carson told The Hill in a Monday interview that he has no intention of reining in his rhetoric, despite having attracted weeks of sensational headlines for remarks on everything from guns to religion to the Holocaust.
Tessa Berenson / TIME:
This Fake Candidate Just Beat Jeb Bush in a Straw Poll — “Honest Gil” Fulbright's presidential campaign is literally a joke, but that didn't stop him from beating Jeb Bush and Lindsey Graham in a New Hampshire straw poll over the weekend. — Played by actor Frank Ridley …
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Amanda Cuda / Connecticut Post:
Milford schools ban Halloween — Milford parents and other residents are outraged by the school district's recent decision to ban the popular Halloween parades at the city's elementary schools, due to fear of excluding children who can't or won't participate in the tradition.
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Miranda July / New York Times:
A Very Revealing Conversation With Rihanna — The author and filmmaker Miranda July asks the pop superstar what turns her on, how she handles the pressure of public scrutiny and why she's been Googling childbirth. (Then they become best friends.) — I DRESSED VERY CAREFULLY for her …
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