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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 …
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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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
Discussion: Raw Story, Slantpoint and MSNBC
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
Discussion: addictinginfo.org and Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Doug Ross and Hot Air
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In Debate, Hillary Clinton Sent a Message to Doubters
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 …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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 …
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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Matt Agorist / The Free Thought Project:
Man Eloquently Flexes his Rights & Shuts Down Cops Who Detained Him for Jogging While Black
Discussion: addictinginfo.org
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 …
Discussion: Daily Mail, WTVR-TV and Rare
Danny Vinik / Politico:
Obama's effort to ‘nudge’ America  —  The government tried using behavioral science to shape people's behavior.  Here's what happened.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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.
Discussion: Guardian and Instapundit
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
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 …
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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
Discussion: WJBK-TV, The Daily Caller and RedState
 
 
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
People are getting shot by toddlers on a weekly basis this year
Leonard Dewaele / PLOS:
Perinatal Specimens of Saurolophus angustirostris (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae), from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Are Democrats back-benching the ‘war on women’?
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ObamaCare Bear Market
Tim Higgins / Bloomberg Business:
What to Watch as Presidential Candidates File Third-Quarter Fundraising Reports
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
DNC chief defends party's diversity
Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
France's top weatherman sparks storm over book questioning climate change
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New York Times:
Mr. McCain's Irresponsible Remarks About Sgt. Bergdahl
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Hastert would serve prison time under federal deal
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Stephanie Langston / WKRN-TV:
Man shot in head, 2 others injured at party near TSU
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Todd Starnes / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Football coach says he will defy school's prayer ban
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Lawmaker Mocks Black Ex-Marine Hit By Voter Disenfranchising Law: ‘Some People Enjoy Being A Victim’
Discussion: Raw Story
George Soros / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
George Soros is spending $256k on a Louisiana political race
Discussion: addictinginfo.org and Daily Kos
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Newly Released Democratic Debate Ratings Prove That Voters Want Substance
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