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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Second Republican Congressman Admits Benghazi Committee Was ‘Designed To Go After’ Clinton — A second House Republican has now conceded that the overarching purpose of the House Select Committee on Benghazi has been to attack former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Another GOP congressman says Benghazi panel meant to hurt Clinton — Las Vegas (CNN)Another Republican lawmaker says the House Select Committee on Benghazi is meant to go after the reputation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. — Rep. Richard Hanna, R-New York …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Republican: Benghazi probe ‘designed to go after’ Hillary
Republican: Benghazi probe ‘designed to go after’ Hillary
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Obama Announces Halt of U.S. Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan — WASHINGTON — The United States will halt its military withdrawal from Afghanistan and instead keep thousands of troops in the country through the end of President Obama's term in 2017, Mr. Obama announced on Thursday …
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Obama expected to announce new plan to keep 5,500 troops in Afghanistan
Obama expected to announce new plan to keep 5,500 troops in Afghanistan
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Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
In Major Afghanistan Shift, Obama Drops Plan to Withdraw Most U.S. Forces
In Major Afghanistan Shift, Obama Drops Plan to Withdraw Most U.S. Forces
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Obama to make Afghanistan forces announcement
Obama to make Afghanistan forces announcement
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New York Times:
The Grown-Ups Take the Stage at the Democratic Debate — It was impossible not to feel a sense of relief watching the Democratic debate after months dominated by the Republican circus of haters, ranters and that very special group of king killers in Congress.
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Washington Post:
After years of hesitation, Democrats rally around calls for gun control
After years of hesitation, Democrats rally around calls for gun control
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Actually, only Democrats are sick and tired of hearing about Clinton's e-mails
Actually, only Democrats are sick and tired of hearing about Clinton's e-mails
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Rand Paul, It Is Time to Take Your Campaign Out Back and Shoot It — “Go home to Kentucky, Senator, and save your Senate seat before Kentucky's voters take the incompetence of your Presidential campaign as a reflection on you and your Senate campaign.” — What is the most endearing moment …
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Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Ron Paul Gives Fiery Testimony in Trial of Two Indicted Top Aides
Ron Paul Gives Fiery Testimony in Trial of Two Indicted Top Aides
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ben Carson Puts Public Campaign Events on Hold for 2 Weeks — Republican presidential contender Dr. Ben Carson has put his public campaign events on hold for two more weeks to go on book tour for his new tome “A More Perfect Union” and catch up on fundraising events.
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Jason MeisnerContact / Chicago Tribune:
Lawyers for Dennis Hastert could reveal Thursday if plea deal reached … Lawyers for former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert could tell a federal judge Thursday if they have reached a plea deal with prosecutors that would keep bombshell allegations of hush-money payments from ever being aired in a public trial.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Hastert would serve prison time under federal deal
Hastert would serve prison time under federal deal
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Wall Street Journal:
FBI, Justice Department Investigating Daily Fantasy Sports Business Model — FBI agents have been contacting customers of DraftKings to ask them about their experiences — The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are probing whether the business model …
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Danny Vinik / Politico:
Obama's effort to ‘nudge’ America — The government tried using behavioral science to shape people's behavior. Here's what happened.
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Fraidy Reiss / New York Times:
America's Child-Marriage Problem — IN the United States today, thousands of children under 18 have recently taken marital vows — mostly girls married to adult men, often with approval from local judges. In at least one case, a 10-year-old boy was legally married. — How is this possible?
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Politico:
Jeb cuts back — Eager to show cost consciousness, the Bush campaign's “high life has ended.” … On the first day of a two-day Iowa swing back in August, Jeb Bush flew from Davenport to Ankeny in a private plane. The next day, after he spent more than four hours bounding around …
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and Washington Monthly
Heba Amin:
“Arabian Street Artists” Bomb Homeland: Why We Hacked an Award-Winning Series — What's wrong with Homeland's political message? The very first season of “Homeland” explained to the American public that Al Qaida is actually an Iranian venture. According to the storyline …
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Gov. Bobby Jindal / Associated Press:
It's time to retire the filibuster — In an episode of “The West Wing,” fictitious Senator Howard Stackhouse filibusters President Bartlet's signature health care legislation, in order to increase funding for autism research. Realizing his intentions are worthy, the White House sends support …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
People are getting shot by toddlers on a weekly basis this year — This week a 2-year-old in South Carolina found a gun in the back seat of the car he was riding in and accidentally shot his grandmother, who was sitting in the passenger seat. This type of thing happens from time to time …
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Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Hillary Clinton's Take on Banks Won't Hold Up — The Democratic frontrunner seems to be counting on America's ignorance about the 2008 crash — The inaugural Democratic debate Tuesday night was a strange show. It felt like two different programs. — One was a screwball comedy starring …
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Michael D'Antonio / Politico:
The Quiet Power Behind the Trump Throne — Ivanka Trump is her father's most influential adviser, his most powerful surrogate—and his total opposite. — Getty — You will not find a wall adorned with framed magazine covers in Ivanka Trump's office. For that sort of thing you'll …
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Daniella Rivera / KTVA-TV:
Woman believed to be on spice disrobes, trashes East Anchorage Subway — The woman accused of trashing an East Anchorage Subway Tuesday night has been identified as 35-year-old Nikki Abrell, authorities say. — She is charged with third-degree criminal mischief, harassment and resisting arrest …
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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Earliest Known Draft of King James Bible Is Found, Scholar Says — The King James Bible is the most widely read work in English literature, a masterpiece of translation whose stately cadences and transcendent phrases have long been seen, even by secular readers, as having emerged from a kind of collective divine inspiration.
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Doug Stewart / FOX CT:
‘She loves us’: Nephew speaks out on aunt's lawsuit brought against him … BRIDGEPORT -The aunt and the nephew she who sued for damages said they loved each other and the firestorm around the case was very upsetting during an appearance on the Today Show Thursday morning.
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Clinton wins, Sanders scores — At some point during Tuesday night's Democratic debate, many people in living rooms across the country undoubtedly turned to each other with the same basic thought about Hillary Clinton: Oh, so that's why she's the front-runner.
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Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Texas Republican's idiotic tweet: Jewish Bernie Sanders is a democratic socialist - just like the Nazis
Texas Republican's idiotic tweet: Jewish Bernie Sanders is a democratic socialist - just like the Nazis
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Treasury moves up debt limit deadline to Nov. 3 — The Treasury Department has moved its deadline for Congress to raise the nation's borrowing limit to Nov. 3, giving lawmakers even less time to prevent a possible default on the nation's debt. — In a letter to lawmakers …