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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Trump triples down on George W. Bush's responsibility for 9/11  —  Donald Trump says he doesn't flat out blame former president George W. Bush that the Sept. 11 terror attacks happened on his watch.  But he can think of three reasons why one could hold Bush responsible.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
CNN host destroys Jeb Bush: You blame Hillary for Benghazi but insist brother blameless for 9/11  —  Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush struggled on Sunday to explain how he could blame Hillary Clinton for the attacks in Benghazi while insisting that George W. Bush was blameless for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Discussion: NPR
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush: ‘Does Anybody Actually Blame My Brother For 9/11?’  —  Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Sunday discussed comments GOP rival Donald Trump made about his brother and former President George W. Bush.  —  And one point in the interview he asked …
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:   Trump: My immigration policies would have prevented 9/11
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Carson: Bush ‘certainly’ not responsible for 9/11
Select Committee on Benghazi, Democrats:
CIA Debunks Gowdy's Allegation That Clinton Email Contained Classified CIA Source  —  WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy to correct the public record after the CIA debunked Chairman Gowdy's accusation …
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CBS News:
Benghazi chairman to GOP colleagues: “Shut up”  —  Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, the man running the special House Committee to investigate the 2012 Benghazi attacks, has a message for his Republican colleagues and friends: “Shut up talking about things that you don't know anything about.”
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Trey Gowdy to GOP colleagues: ‘Shut up’ if you're not on Benghazi panel
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Will Hillary Clinton Be Pilloried by the Benghazi Committee?
Discussion: Althouse
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Says He Will Cut The EPA As Prez: 'We'll Be Fine With The Environment'  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday that he would cut government agencies if he were elected President.  —  Among them?  The Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency …
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz: Trump's Campaign Has Been ‘Immensely Beneficial’ To My Own (VIDEO)  —  Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Sunday that he thought GOP rival Donald Trump's campaign had actually benefitted his own.  —  “I think Donald's campaign has been immensely beneficial for our campaign,” Cruz said.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Todd Beamon / Newsmax:
Secret Service to Protect Trump, Carson as Threats Grow
Daniel Strauss / Politico:   Cruz: Trump's campaign helping mine
USA Today:
Bedlam, death rock Florida ZombiCon fest  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — A manhunt was underway Sunday after a shooting rampage at a zombie-themed festival left one person dead, five wounded and pandemonium on downtown streets.  —  The wounded victims at ZombiCon on Saturday night were hospitalized …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
When Donald Trump Quits  —  The GOP pack leader promises to stay in the 2016 race because he ‘NEVER gives up.’ But his business deals show a knack for spotting a coming decline.  —  Donald Trump poses for photos outside the New York Stock Exchange after he took his flagship Trump Plaza Casino public.
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Nixon shamelessly tried to sleep with female staffers  —  President Richard Nixon sits at his desk in the Oval Officer on September 16, 1974.  —  “Tricky Dick,” indeed.  —  During his time in the White House, President Richard Nixon — pug-nosed, jowly, irascible, charmless-yet-devoted husband to Pat …
Discussion: Liberaland
Molly Worthen / New York Times:
Lecture Me.  Really.  —  BEFORE the semester began earlier this fall, I went to check out the classroom where I would be teaching an introductory American history course.  Like most classrooms at my university, this one featured lots of helpful gadgets: a computer console linked to an audiovisual system …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
George Johnson / New York Times:
Gamblers, Scientists and the Mysterious Hot Hand  —  IN the opening act of Tom Stoppard's play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” the two characters are passing the time by betting on the outcome of a coin toss.  Guildenstern retrieves a gold piece from his bag and flips it in the air.
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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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Eugene Scott / CNN:   Mitt Romney: Donald Trump's ‘hurtful, childish’ comments will hurt the GOP
 
 
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