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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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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Obama to Announce 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 will announce on Thursday …
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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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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Obama Is Rethinking Pullout in Afghanistan, Officials Say
Obama Is Rethinking Pullout in Afghanistan, Officials Say
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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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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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Tom Benning / Trail Blazers Blog:
Under fire from Democrats, Dallas lawmaker stands by Tweet with Nazi meme
Under fire from Democrats, Dallas lawmaker stands by Tweet with Nazi meme
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Washington Post:
After years of hesitation, Democrats rally around calls for gun control — LAS VEGAS — The Democratic presidential candidates have thrust gun control forward as a dominant issue for the national election, crystallizing a sea change in the politics of a controversial subject that recent Democratic nominees have often avoided.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In Debate, Hillary Clinton Sent a Message to Doubters
In Debate, Hillary Clinton Sent a Message to Doubters
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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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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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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
WATCH: Alabama man shuts down cops who questioned him for jogging while black — and it's perfect — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — An Alabama man recorded himself shutting down two police officers who questioned him for jogging while black. — The man, identified as Corey Dickerson …
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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 …
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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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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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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Lauren French / Politico:
GOP leaders ask for suggested changes to House rules — <p>Republican leaders are formally asking their rank-and-file members to propose changes to the rules governing the House GOP conference.</p><p> Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the chair of the Republican Conference and Rep. Luke Messer …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trade pact may not come up in House until after 2016 election
Trade pact may not come up in House until after 2016 election
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Bethany Mandel / New York Post:
Guns ‘n’ Moses: Why more Jews are packing heat — An Israeli man fires a weapon at a shooting range in Tel Aviv. — A Jewish suburban mom, a doctor and a cop walk into a shooting range. — That's no setup to a punch line; it's who you might find at the kind of New Jersey gun range …
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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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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Abortion at the Supreme Court's Door — Despite a near-universal assumption that the Supreme Court will take up an abortion case in its new term, the general chatter hasn't included much detail about the specific issue, the stakes or the prospects. This column is an effort to address those questions.
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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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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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Jim Kiertzner / WXYZ-TV:
Raid on doctor's office after possible fetuses found in car - Was he performing illegal abortions? — WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) - 7 Action News has learned police in West Bloomfield found questionable evidence in a trunk of a car that suggests an area doctor may have been performing illegal abortions.
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Samantha Allen / The Daily Beast:
Abortion Doctor Had Human Tissue, Powerful Painkiller in Trunk
Abortion Doctor Had Human Tissue, Powerful Painkiller in Trunk
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