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2:10 PM 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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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Clinton campaign blasts Benghazi panel for announcing Abedin testimony  —  <p>Hillary Clinton's campaign on Thursday night slammed the House Select Committee on Benghazi for publicly announcing the Friday appearance of her top campaign organizer before the panel, dismissing it as …
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
David Nather / BostonGlobe.com:
Bernie Sanders rejects CEO Martin Shkreli's campaign donation
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Cash-rich Clinton towers over the GOP field
Brendan Bordelon / National Review:
New Huma Abedin E-mail Address Discovered ahead of Benghazi Committee Appearance
Discussion: Hot Air
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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NBC News:
NBC Online Poll: Clinton Wins Debate, Re-energizes Core Backers  —  Hillary Clinton's performance in Tuesday night's debate resonated strongly among members of her party, with more than half—56%—saying she won the debate.  Just 3% of Democrats who watched or followed coverage of the debate …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Millennials warming to Sanders, cooling to Clinton
Discussion: The Week and Bloomberg Business
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry / The Week:
Democrats' 2016 strategy assumes America is lurching left. Are they wrong?
Discussion: Instapundit
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Biden Eclipse and the Trump Plateau
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 …
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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Ben Brumfield / CNN:
Joseph's Tomb site catches fire in spate of Palestinian-Israeli violence  —  (CNN)Fire broke out at the compound housing Joseph's Tomb overnight, a religious site venerated by Jews, the Israel Defense Forces said.  Palestinian forces dispersed alleged Palestinian arsonists and put out the fire.
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NBC News:
Palestinians Set Fire to Joseph's Tomb Ahead of ‘Day of Rage’
Jerusalem Post:
Joseph's Tomb set ablaze by Palestinian rioters
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller
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 …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
CNBC caves to Trump's demands for next GOP debate
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and CNN
MSNBC:   Trump donors outspend billionaire candidate on campaign
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 …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Leaked docs detail expansive drone campaign  —  Secret government documents leaked to the public on Thursday detail the United States's escalating reliance on drones — and warn that they can be counter-productive and cause a staggering civilian toll.  —  The cache of documents …
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Chris Perez / New York Post:
McDonald's all-day breakfast has been a disaster  —  They're in no way “lovin' it.”  —  McDonald's franchisees say the launch of all-day breakfast has been a disaster — griping that it has slowed down service, lowered average bills and sparked chaos in the kitchens.
Discussion: Eater
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
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Crist to announce bid for Congress next week  —  Former Florida governor Charlie Crist is set to announce his bid for Congress during a Tuesday press conference in St. Petersburg.  —  A release from Kevin Cate, an adviser to Crist's failed 2014 bid for governor, says Crist will make a “major announcement.”
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
After firestorm, pork roast is back on the menu at federal prisons  —  After a week of controversy surrounding its abrupt removal of pork dishes from the national menu for federal inmates, the government did an about-face Thursday and put pork roast back on the prison bill of fare.
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
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County mudslides trap numerous cars; I-5 closed to traffic  —  The emergency message crackled over the car radio, warning listeners of looming flash floods.  —  Wayne Foss of Lancaster dismissed it without a second thought and continued on his way to an afternoon business meeting in nearby Lake Hughes.
Discussion: Rare and The Week
 
 
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
GOP's debt-limit pressure grows
Discussion: Daily Kos and Jay Bookman
Ilan Ben-Meir / BuzzFeed:
Tom Coburn Slams “Cruz Effect”: Less Faith In Congress, “Disappointment In The Hinterlands”
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Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
U.S. Airdrop in Syria Ends Up Arming the Kurds
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Erin Andrews Seeks $75 Million In Peep Case
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Phillip M. Bailey / Courier-Journal:
Prosecutor slammed for Hispanic bias comment
Discussion: Raw Story and addictinginfo.org
Michael A. MemoliContact / Los Angeles Times:
Biden nearing decision on campaign, top aide says
Molly Hennessy-FiskeContact / Los Angeles Times:
Texas city abruptly cancels meeting on police tasing and arrest of councilman
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Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze.com:
Gov't Tells Texas Rancher His Land No Longer Belongs to Him …
Washington Free Beacon:
Ted Cruz Demands Kerry Resign Over Israel Criticism
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
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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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