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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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Political Wire, Hot Air, Daily Kos and NBC News
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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Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and Washington Post
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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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Raw Story, Slantpoint and MSNBC
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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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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Outside the Beltway, EveryJoe, The Week, Political Wire and New York Times
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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The Gateway Pundit
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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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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naked capitalism, Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
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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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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.
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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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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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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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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Boehner looking to move debt-ceiling bill soon
Boehner looking to move debt-ceiling bill soon
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Washington Post, MSNBC, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Roll Call, Balloon Juice and The Week
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 Monthly
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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The Daily Caller, Daily Mail, WTVR-TV and Rare
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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New York Times, Deadline, The Verge, The Week and Guardian
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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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 …
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 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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BillMoyers.com, CNN, New York Times and CNNMoney
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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RedState, Telegraph, Daily Kos and Boing Boing
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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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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Guardian and Instapundit