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10:00 AM ET, October 19, 2015

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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 …
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Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Looks to Turn Benghazi Hearing Into Next Boost  —  With the Republican-led committee under fire, the former secretary of state and Democratic front-runner prepares to testify.  —  jeneps  —  Hillary Clinton and her allies can't stand the House Select Committee on Benghazi …
Discussion: Politico
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Trey Gowdy to GOP colleagues: ‘Shut up’ if you're not on Benghazi panel
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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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Trump-Bush feud fires up over 9/11
David Edwards / Raw Story:
CNN host destroys Jeb Bush: You blame Hillary for Benghazi but insist brother blameless for 9/11
Discussion: Shakesville
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Discussion: RedState
Laura Ingraham / CBS News:
Paul Ryan open to running for speaker  —  After weeks of insisting he would not run for Speaker, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan - according to those close to him - is now open to leading the fractured Republican conference, and seriously considering launching a bid for speaker of the House.
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Can Any Republican Defeat Ancient Socialist Crone Hillary Clinton?  —  It's pretty clear that Hillary is going to be the nominee of the Party of Elderly Socialist White People.  Bernie Sanders isn't serious about taking her out and taking the lead - he's only interested in yelling at rich people …
Tom Miller / KQCA-TV:
Canceled Sacramento wedding leads to meal for homeless  —  Bride-to-be's parents host banquet at Citizen Hotel  —  After a groom-to-be called off a Sacramento wedding, the bride-to-be's family decided to turn the extravagant event into a feast for those less fortunate.
CBS News:
Joe Biden “will not be bullied” by Clinton campaign into deciding on run  —  A close confidant and longtime adviser of Joe Biden's who spoke to him recently says Biden, as vice president, feels he has earned the right to make a decision about his political future on his own timetable.
Discussion: Political Wire and BizPac Review
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: Hillary ‘protected’ from email fallout  —  Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton will likely win the Democratic nomination because she is being “protected” from any consequences stemming from her use of a private email server.  —  “I think probably she did well enough in the debate …
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" …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Something Not Rotten in Denmark  —  No doubt surprising many of the people watching the Democratic presidential debate, Bernie Sanders cited Denmark as a role model for how to help working people.  Hillary Clinton demurred slightly, declaring that “we are not Denmark,” but agreed that Denmark is an inspiring example.
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Wealth inequality isn't a ‘crisis’ — and voters know it  —  Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton railed against inequality in the first Democratic debate.  —  Inequality is the defining challenge of our time, President Obama says.  “There's too much inequality,” Hillary Clinton said in the debate Tuesday night.
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 …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
MSNBC Admits Anti-Israel Graphics Were ‘Wrong’  —  MSNBC has admitted that highly controversial graphics aired on the network that depicted Israel as stealing land from the Palestinians were “factually wrong” and that the broadcast would be corrected on Monday, according to a network spokesperson.
 
 
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The women in the van  —  <p>A few dozen reporters who regularly …
Discussion: The Week
Curt Mills / Washington Examiner:
Clinton's Southern strategy? Hillary fakes her accent for local crowd
Discussion: Power Line
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
The inside story of Trump campaign's connections to a big-money super PAC
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Zoe Williams / Guardian:
Poverty goals? No, it's extreme wealth we should be targeting
Discussion: Forbes and Samizdata
RTÉ:
Passenger dies on board Aer Lingus aircraft, plane directed to Cork
Discussion: Guardian, Mashable and The Week
USA Today:
Bedlam, death rock Florida ZombiCon fest
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Nixon shamelessly tried to sleep with female staffers
Discussion: Liberaland
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz: Trump's Campaign Has Been ‘Immensely Beneficial’ To My Own (VIDEO)
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Says He Will Cut The EPA As Prez: 'We'll Be Fine With The Environment'
Molly Worthen / New York Times:
Lecture Me.  Really.  —  BEFORE the semester began earlier this fall …
George Johnson / New York Times:
Gamblers, Scientists and the Mysterious Hot Hand
Discussion: JustOneMinute