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5:55 AM ET, October 19, 2015

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Ezra Klein / Vox:

Donald Trump has figured out Jeb Bush's greatest weakness as a candidate — I don't know if Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination. But even if he doesn't, it's increasingly clear he's going to destroy Jeb Bush before he loses. — Over the past week, Trump and Bush …

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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.

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David Edwards / Raw Story: CNN host destroys Jeb Bush: You blame Hillary for Benghazi but insist brother blameless for 9/11

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush: ‘Does Anybody Actually Blame My Brother For 9/11?’

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Bradford Richardson / The Hill: Trump: My immigration policies would have prevented 9/11

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.”

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:

Trey Gowdy to GOP colleagues: ‘Shut up’ if you're not on Benghazi panel — The chairman of the House committee investigating the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 pushed back against claims that the probe targeting then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's handling of the attacks was politically motivated.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, American Spectator, The PJ Tatler and Balloon Juice

Rachael Bade / Politico:

‘These have been among the worst weeks of my life’ — <p>House Benghazi Chairman Trey Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, used to get death threats in his previous line of work. But watching his Benghazi investigation get slammed by accusations that it's a partisan assault on Hillary Clinton …

Discussion: The Week

Select Committee on Benghazi, Democrats:
CIA Debunks Gowdy's Allegation That Clinton Email Contained Classified CIA Source

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RTÉ:

Passenger dies on board Aer Lingus aircraft, plane directed to Cork — The plane landed at Cork Airport at around 5.40pm this evening — Gardaí are investigating an incident in which a man died on board an Aer Lingus flight from Lisbon to Dublin this evening.

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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 …

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CNN:
Deadly shooting sparks panic at ZombiCon event in Fort Myers, Florida

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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 …

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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 …

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

When Donald Trump Quits — <p>After sending mixed signals about what might drive him to withdraw from the presidential race, Donald Trump settled on a definitive answer last month: “I'm never dropping out.”</p><p>The next day, he <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTru mp/ status/652842996795314176" …

George Hunter / Detroit News:

Pastor kills brick-wielding man during church service — Violence marred a church service Sunday when a man with a brick attacked the pastor, who whipped out his Glock handgun and fired several shots, killing the man, Detroit police said. — The incident allegedly happened about 15 minutes …

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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.

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