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12:55 PM ET, October 18, 2015

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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Was George W. Bush President On 9/11?  An Investigation Into The Controversy Tearing The GOP Apart  —  On Friday, Donald Trump generated substantial controversy when he asserted that George W. Bush was president at the time of the 9/11 attacks.  —  “When you talk about George Bush, I mean …
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Daily Mail:
Smoking gun emails reveal Blair's ‘deal in blood’ with George Bush over Iraq war was forged a YEAR before the invasion had even started - despite claiming he wanted peace  — Leaked White House memo shows former Prime Minister's support for war at summit with U.S. President in 2002
Discussion: Guardian and The Last Refuge
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Carson: Bush ‘certainly’ not responsible for 9/11  —  Ben Carson said on Sunday that he “seriously” doubts fellow 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump meant that former President George W. Bush is to blame for 9/11.  —  “I seriously doubt that he's saying that …
Todd Beamon / Newsmax:
Secret Service to Protect Trump, Carson as Threats Grow  —  The Secret Service will give agent protection to Ben Carson and Donald Trump while heavily upgrading Hillary Clinton's existing detail, a Washington source close to the agency's plans confirmed to Newsmax.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Disarray has some Republicans talking about dealing with Dems  —  Without a viable alternative to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), some centrist Republicans say they'd have little choice but to seek Democratic help in electing a new Speaker.  —  The centrists have long chafed at House conservatives …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Cruz: Trump's campaign helping mine  —  Donald Trump's bid for the White House is really helping Sen. Ted Cruz's own campaign, the Texas senator says.  —  Both Trump and Cruz have built their candidacies for the Republican presidential nomination around strong anti-establishment personas …
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Mitt Romney: I'm Glad I'm Not In The 2016 GOP Race  —  Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president, said Sunday that he was glad that he wasn't running in the 2016 race.  —  Romney made an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union.”  —  “I can't imagine running right now.
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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
President Mitt Romney Lectures Frontrunner Donald Trump on How Republicans Win Elections
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Will Hillary Clinton Be Pilloried by the Benghazi Committee?  —  WASHINGTON — HILLARY CLINTON is wrong about the Benghazi committee.  —  It's not the longest-running special congressional investigation ever, as the Hillary campaign tweeted.  According to PolitiFact, other congressional probes …
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Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
Hillary's gun confiscation proposal is going to backfire in a big way
Jennifer Weiner / New York Times:
Longing for the Innocence of Playboy  —  YEARS ago, I remember a friend glumly confiding that her then 10-year-old son had gotten completely freaked out.  What happened?  He'd been at a friend's house.  The boys were around an unsupervised computer, and one of them typed the word “sex” into Google.
Richard Whittaker / Austin Chronicle:
Ben Carson Invites Himself to Austin ISD  —  AISD superintendent politely declines GOP contender's offer  —  There are many reasons to visit a school.  Dropping kids off.  Football games.  PTA meetings.  But when GOP presidential hopeful Ben Carson tried to drop by Gus Garcia Young Men's …
Discussion: Daily News Bin
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Obama cancels Arctic drilling lease sales  —  The Obama administration took a number of actions Friday to restrict future offshore drilling in the Arctic Ocean.  —  The Interior Department is canceling two lease sales it had planned over the next year and a half for Arctic drilling rights …
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Jennifer A. Dlouhy / Fuel Fix:
Obama administration closes off two avenues for new Arctic drilling
Mike Allen / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook, presented by BP - SNL SPOOFS DEM DEBATE — TIM MILLER's SICK BURN; Rubio camp hits 'Team Jeb's epic freakout' - ‘NEW GUARD’ top women: Katie Biber, Katie Dowd, Deesha Dyer, Jill Hazelbaker, Shannon McGahn, Evan Ryan, Addie Whisenant  —  Good Sunday morning.
Discussion: Associated Press
David Weigel / Washington Post:
What is a democratic socialist?  Bernie Sanders tries to redefine the name.  —  DES MOINES — When Sen. Bernie Sanders came to speak in Iowa a few months ago, Drake University student Ian Miller snagged a seat on the stage.  It was a close-up look at a historic campaign …
Discussion: Mediaite
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Bill Maher Pushes Bernie Sanders to Face ‘Socialist’ Moniker Head-On
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Several Miss Iraq contestants drop out of 1st pageant since 1972 amid death threats
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Matthew Claiborne / ABC News:
Vice President Joe Biden made no explicit mention of his contemplation …
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Kids rebel against bland foods in lunch line: Time for a ‘pasta exemption’?
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