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11:40 AM ET, October 16, 2015

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Democrats, Republicans and Wall Street Tycoons  —  Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had an argument about financial regulation during Tuesday's debate — but it wasn't about whether to crack down on banks.  Instead, it was about whose plan was tougher.  The contrast with Republicans …
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David Nather / BostonGlobe.com:
Bernie Sanders rejects CEO Martin Shkreli's campaign donation  —  WASHINGTON — The man who has become the public face of rising drug prices says he has donatedto presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — who has been bashing Big Pharma on the campaign trail — to try to get a meeting so the two can talk it out.
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
In campaign money race, Democrats vastly outpacing Republicans  —  The Democratic presidential contenders dramatically outpaced their Republican counterparts in the race for campaign cash last quarter, spotlighting how the parties are taking divergent paths in their pursuit of 2016 funding.
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Hillary's cash flow issue  —  <p>Hillary Clinton narrowly edged out Bernie Sanders in third quarter fundraising, but she was in a class all by herself when it came to blowing through campaign cash, according to a POLITICO analysis of reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.</p><p …
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and The Week
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Hillary Clinton has whopping $33 million in cash
Discussion: whorunsGov
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Happy Brew
Discussion: the daily howler
John Heilemann / Bloomberg Business:
Insurrection Erupts at the Democratic National Committee  —  Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's autocratic ways in setting the debate schedule in Hillary's favor, insiders say, alienated many of her colleagues.  And the problem may get worse.  —  jheil
Discussion: Mediaite
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Top Party Official Accuses Democratic National Chairwoman of Lying and Questions Her Leadership  —  R. T. Rybak, the former mayor of Minneapolis and a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on Thursday accused the party's leader, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz …
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Top Biden aide lays out potential 2016 platform  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden would run an optimistic and unscripted “campaign from the heart” based on restoring middle-class opportunity, one of his top political advisers said Thursday …
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Michael A. MemoliContact / Los Angeles Times:
Biden nearing decision on campaign, top aide says  —  Vice President Joe Biden is nearing a final decision on a possible White House run, according to a message to his political network from one of his closest advisors.  —  “If he decides to run, we will need each and every one of you …
Discussion: NBC News and Political Wire
Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
Joe Biden's family says yes — will he?
Discussion: Daily Mail and MSNBC
New York Times:
Obama's Comments on Clinton Emails Collide With F.B.I. Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Federal agents were still cataloging the classified information from Hillary Rodham Clinton's personal email server last week when President Obama went on television and played down the matter.
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Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
Source: FBI probe of Clinton email focused on ‘gross negligence’ provision  —  Three months after Hillary Clinton's use of a private email address and server while secretary of state was referred to the FBI, an intelligence source familiar with the investigation tells Fox News that the team …
Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:
RNC chair: GOP will be ‘cooked’ as national party with 2016 loss  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus fears the worst for his party in the event of a loss in 2016.  —  During an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner Thursday …
New York Times:
A Grim Decision on Afghanistan  —  President Obama was upbeat last Christmas, standing before American troops in Hawaii as he proclaimed the end of the United States' combat mission in Afghanistan.  —  “Because of the extraordinary service of the men and women in the armed forces …
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Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:   Obama ignores generals' advice on troop levels for unprecedented sixth time
Eric Levenson / Boston Globe:
After Confederate flag battle, South Carolina senator questions Mass. banner  —  South Carolina officials voted this summer to remove their state's Confederate flag after a devastating, racially-charged mass murder in a Charleston church.  —  While explaining his support of that decision on Thursday …
Discussion: The Week and New York Times
Michelle Sigona / CrimeFeed:
A Toddler Has Shot Someone Every Week In 2015, Washington Post Reports  —  2015 isn't over yet, but the Washington Post reports that so far someone has been shot by a toddler every single week.  —  Reporter Christopher Ingraham says he spent hours sifting through news reports, and the numbers are quite shocking.
Washington Free Beacon:
Ted Cruz Demands Kerry Resign Over Israel Criticism  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) is calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to resign over recent comments by senior Obama administration officials accusing Israel of committing “terrorism” amid a spate of violent attacks by Palestinians against Jews.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The State Department Clown Car Makes Things Worse In the Middle East
Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
Donald Trump, Ben Carson Threaten to Boycott The Next GOP Debate  —  Donald Trump and Ben Carson are both threatening to boycott the next Republican presidential debate if CNBC, who is hosting the event, and the Republican National Committee do not change the stated format of the event.
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Dylan Byers / CNN:
Trump, Carson threaten to boycott next GOP debate
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Free Beacon: Trump donation was to buy hats  —  <p>The Washington Free Beacon says that a filing with the Federal Election Commission showing that their digital managing editor gave more than $500 to Donald Trump's presidential campaign was actually from purchasing Trump merchandise …
noaanews.noaa.gov:
Strong El Niño sets the stage for 2015-2016 winter weather  —  Forecasters at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center issued the U.S. Winter Outlook today favoring cooler and wetter weather in Southern Tier states with above-average temperatures most likely in the West and across the Northern Tier.
Discussion: US News, CBS Boston, WWLP-TV and Rare
Peta Thornycroft / Telegraph:
Biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years brings back memories of Cecil the lion  —  Exclusive: German hunter pays nearly £40,000 to shoot one of the largest elephants ever seen in Zimbabwe, while conservationists and safari guides mourn the loss of ‘magnificent’ animal
Gdrosenblum / CBS San Francisco:
X-Rated Audio Shocks Customers At San Jose Target Store  —  SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) — Shoppers at a Target store in San Jose stopped in their tracks Wednesday morning when a sexually explicit recording began blaring over the store's public address system.  —  Chris Minor, who was shopping …
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County mudslides trap numerous cars; I-5 closed to traffic
Discussion: Rare and The Week
Brendan Bordelon / National Review:
New Huma Abedin E-mail Address Discovered ahead of Benghazi Committee Appearance
Discussion: Hot Air
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Erin Andrews Seeks $75 Million In Peep Case
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Big Lead
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Jindal ends third quarter with little cash on hand
Discussion: Washington Monthly
MSNBC:
Trump donors outspend billionaire candidate on campaign
Madeline McMahon / Bloomberg Business:
Trump: Janet Yellen Keeping Interest Rates Low as Political Favor to Obama
Discussion: Business Insider
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Phillip M. Bailey / Courier-Journal:
Prosecutor slammed for Hispanic bias comment
Discussion: Raw Story and addictinginfo.org
Molly Hennessy-FiskeContact / Los Angeles Times:
Texas city abruptly cancels meeting on police tasing and arrest of councilman
Discussion: soulunbound.com and Mashable
Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze.com:
Gov't Tells Texas Rancher His Land No Longer Belongs to Him …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Graham: Dem debate ‘made me sick’
Daria Grastara / Jeb 2016:
Jeb's Medical Records
Marc Caputo / Politico:
New York Times staffer tweets, deletes ‘F— you’ to Bush
Discussion: Daily Kos
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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