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12:20 PM ET, October 17, 2015

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Gary Legum / Salon:
Jeb Bush's epic implosion: Why it's high time he gave up his presidential fantasy  —  Let's face it: Jeb sucks at this whole running-for-president thing, and he's just wasting our time now  —  Memo to Jeb Bush: Ignore mash notes like this one from Jennifer Rubin.  Your presidential run is likely done.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Marco Rubio's wake-up call  —  <p>The hype surrounding Marco Rubio's presidential campaign just smashed into the wall of reality.</p><p>First, the Florida senator's team insisted it had stashed more campaign cash in the bank than fellow Floridian Jeb Bush — only it hadn't.
Discussion: Political Wire
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neo-neocon:
Bush Derangement Syndrome: left, right, and Trumpian  —  Commeter “Eric” writes: … I'm not sure it's possible at this point, but I agree that it's desirable and might even be necessary.  —  I also wonder what Trump supporters have to say about Trump's attitude on the subject …
Discussion: Chicago Boyz
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Daily Mail:
Trump blames George W. Bush for 9/11: ‘Say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time’
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: 9/11 happened on George W. Bush's watch
Discussion: Vox and Bloomberg.com news
Richard Read / Oregonian:
Borrower returns books 52 years late to Portland State University's library, with unsigned note  —  Memo to the person who anonymously returned two books to the Portland State University Library 52 years after borrowing them: … It's a fact.  Approximately 52 years after taking out a couple …
Discussion: Associated Press
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Biden would run ‘optimistic campaign’  —  A top adviser to Vice President Biden sent a letter to former staffers Thursday indicating his decision on 2016 will happen soon and laying out the themes of a possible presidential campaign, according to The Associated Press.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
We Are Already Months Into the Biden Campaign
Bloomberg Business:
Obama Says It's Up to Biden to Decide on 2016
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Obamacare Delivers.  Just Not Very Much.  —  The administration is expecting barely any increase in enrollment in Obamacare next year.  The forecast is for enrollment of only 10 million, just a smidge higher than the 9.9 million currently enrolled.  —  If enrollment growth has truly stalled out, that would be big news.
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
What Could Raising Taxes on the 1% Do?  Surprising Amounts  —  When it comes to paying taxes, most Americans think the wealthy do not pay their fair share.  —  There is a sharp divide, however, between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to taxing the rich, who provide most of the cash for political campaigns.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Crooked Timber
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Abedin says she answered Benghazi questions ‘to the best of my ability’  —  Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin emerged from a nearly eight-hour closed-door meeting of the House Select Committee on Benghazi late on Friday afternoon, claiming to have done her best to answer the panel's extensive questions.
Discussion: Liberaland
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Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Aide Huma Abedin's Benghazi Committee Hearing Sparks Feud
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg.com news
Timothy Egan / New York Times:
Guess Who Else Is a Socialist?  —  One of the side benefits of a well-watched national political debate is the exposure it brings to something obscure and forgotten — like Denmark.  Who doesn't love a country that gave us a dish of frikadeller and rugbrod to go with paid parental leave and universal health care?
Florida Times Union:
Sex delay extends night-long standoff with police on Jacksonville's Westside  —  A woman who told police she preferred sex to surrender was arrested Thursday after she and a man she was with refused to come out of a mobile home on Jacksonville's Westside.  —  A SWAT team called to the 9700 block …
Discussion: Raw Story and Rare
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Colette DuChanois / WJXX-TV:
JSO: Woman demands sex from suspect, delays arrest
Discussion: Daily Mail
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dem proposes exec action to curb gun violence  —  Rep. Alcee Hastings, a 12-term Florida Democrat, is pressing President Obama to use his executive pen in an effort to stem gun violence.  —  In a Thursday letter to the president, Hastings laid out three reforms he thinks the administration …
Discussion: Liberaland
Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Malia, The Only Cool Obama, Plays Beer Pong During College Visit [PHOTOS]  —  Malia Obama was visiting Brown University in Rhode Island for a campus tour last weekend, and while she was there, the 17-year-old finally proved that there's at least one cool person in the Obama family.
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
7 Amazing Moments From The Fox News ‘Terrorism Expert’ Who Was Just Arrested For Fraud  —  On Thursday, a man named Wayne Simmons was arrested by the FBI for what the agency called “major fraud” — lying about having worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for nearly 30 years …
Discussion: TVNewser, Poynter. and NPR
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Maddy Savage / The Local:
Sweden opens world's first male rape centre
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Bloomberg Business:
Russian Hackers of Dow Jones Said to Have Sought Trading Tips
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Paranoid, Supremacist Roots of the Stabbing Intifada
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Stephanie Allen Contact / Orlando Sentinel:
Obama's tank take-back ticks off some Florida law officers
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Romney: Trump's controversial comments will hurt the GOP nominee
Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:
Trump swam in mob-infested waters in early years as an NYC developer
Los Angeles Times:
Drivers flee as mudslides engulf nearly 200 vehicles near Tehachapi; more rain coming
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
After firestorm, pork roast is back on the menu at federal prisons
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding