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2:40 PM 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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Jeff Stein / Newsweek:
Another Bad Day for the Benghazi Committee  —  If it's Sunday, it must be Benghazi time.  The 17-month-long quest by the House Select Committee on Benghazi to find an Obama administration conspiracy related to the 2012 terror attacks in Libya took another bashing on the Sunday, on and off the air.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
The women in the van  —  <p>A few dozen reporters who regularly cover Hillary Clinton gathered last August to watch the first GOP debate at her headquarters in Brooklyn.  MSNBC's Alex Seitz-Wald stopped for a moment and looked around.</p><p> A second later, he realized what seemed strange …
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
CIA shrugs off Clinton's ‘classified’ email
Discussion: Daily Kos
Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Looks to Turn Benghazi Hearing Into Next Boost
Discussion: Politico
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Democrats are in denial.  Their party is actually in deep trouble.  —  The Democratic Party is in much greater peril than its leaders or supporters recognize, and it has no plan to save itself.  —  Yes, Barack Obama is taking a victory lap in his seventh year in office.
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CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: Hillary Clinton wins debate, but Bernie Sanders rises  —  Washington (CNN)With the first Democratic debate in the books, a new CNN/ORC poll finds most who watched think Hillary Clinton had the best performance of the night, but her strong showing hasn't boosted her standing in the race for the party's nomination.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Poll: Post-debate, smaller bump for Clinton among Dems  —  <p>Last week's Democratic debate did little for Hillary Clinton in the latest national poll released Monday morning, but the former secretary of state is still far in front, according to the results of the <a href="http …
Judd Gregg / The Hill:
The problems with progressives  —  “I don't take a back seat to anyone when it comes to progressive experience and progressive commitment,” Hillary Clinton announced at the Democratic debate last week in Las Vegas.  —  This statement was the most crucial declaration made during that two-hour forum.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Joe Battenfeld / Associated Press:
Franklin Pierce-Herald poll: Sanders keeps lead over Clinton
Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton gets post-debate boost in the polls
WNYW-TV:
VP Joe Biden to enter presidential race, reports FOX News  —  NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - Sources tell FOX News Senior White House Correspondent Ed Henry that Vice President Joe Biden will enter the presidential race. … There has been heavy speculation that Biden would run for the Democratic nomination.
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MSNBC:
Sources: Biden could announce decision within 48 hours  —  Vice President Joe Biden is nearing a decision on if he will enter the presidential race, which could come within 48 hours, two sources tells NBC News.  —  Biden has been contemplating a presidential run for months and has delayed …
CBS News:
Joe Biden “will not be bullied” by Clinton campaign into deciding on run
Lauren Zakalik / WFAA-TV:
Dramatic motorcycle crash caught on video; DPS investigating  —  GRANBURY - The road rash and deep cuts all over Eric Sanders' body only begin to tell the story.  —  “I've got a gouge in my elbow that is bone-deep,” Sanders said.  —  The video tells the rest.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, KTLA, WTKR-TV and KFOR-TV
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.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
On Your Knees!  —  So after a few days of silence a new word …
NBC News:
First Read: Jeb Bush Finds His Fight
Discussion: Hullabaloo, CNN and Political Wire
Jay Carney / Medium:
What The New York Times Didn't Tell You  —  “Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk.”  —  If you read the recent New York Times article about Amazon's culture, you remember that quote.  Attributed to Bo Olson, the image of countless employees crying at their desks set …
Virgin.com:
Finally - a change in course on drug policy  —  “Greatness comes in simple trappings,” Richard Nixon once said.  It seems appropriate to quote the man who started the failed war on drugs to applaud good efforts to end it.  —  In an as-yet unreleased statement circulated to the BBC …
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Discussion: Hot Air and RedState
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Man Busted For Wiping Butt With Summons  —  New Jerseyan, 45, indicted on throwing bodily fluid charge  —  A New Jersey man has been indicted for wiping “between his butt cheeks” with a police summons that he then threw at a cop, according to court records.
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Daily Caller
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Terry Richardson is going to be a father  —  Controversial photographer Terry Richardson is moving into a new chapter at 50 — fatherhood.  —  Multiple sources tell Page Six that Richardson's former assistant-turned-girlfriend Alexandra Bolotow is pregnant and that the couple's been discreetly telling friends.
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.
New York Post:
Stoner high school student says he hacked the CIA  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton's e-mail scandal didn't stop the head of the CIA from using his own personal AOL account to stash work-related documents, according to a stoner high-school student who claims to have hacked into them.
Art Swift / Gallup:
Americans' Desire for Stricter Gun Laws Up Sharply  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-five percent of Americans say they want laws covering the sale of firearms to be stricter than they are now, a distinct rise of eight percentage points from 2014.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Washington Post
Liz Goodwin / Yahoo:
Is a callous immigration system tearing siblings apart?  —  Vladimir Gongora, 20, and his sister, Patricia, 18, at the Queens, N.Y, apartment where they live with their parents.  (Photo: Yana Paskova for Yahoo News)  —  When Vladimir Gongora arrived in New York City three years ago, he didn't know his own name.
Discussion: neo-neocon
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
It Has Been The ‘Beginning Of The End’ Of Donald Trump's Campaign Since July  —  Donald Trump has led the Real Clear Politics national polling average for 91 straight days.  Today, he leads by two points over Ben Carson and more than 13 points over the rest of the field.  He's even more dominant in key states.
 
 
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Ryan GillespieContact / Orlando Sentinel:
Disney donates thousands of Frozen costumes to local students
Discussion: Associated Press
Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:
What are Bill and Melinda Gates talking about?
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
David Lawler / Telegraph:
US Army forced to borrow British helicopters amid budget cuts
whitehouse.gov:
FACT SHEET: White House Announces Commitments to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge
Discussion: ThinkProgress and New York Times
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo to Star Together in Off Broadway ‘Othello’
Discussion: Guardian, Gothamist, The Verge and Mashable
Garrett Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Rand Paul's Campaign Into Obscurity in New Hampshire
Discussion: Erick on the Radio
Wall Street Journal:
Big Banks to America's Firms: We Don't Want Your Cash
Discussion: Bloomberg View and VodkaPundit
Kylee Wierks / WTTV CBS4Indy:
Police: Indiana University student attacked Muslim woman, bit officer
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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CNN:
Seymour Hersh's story
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Can Any Republican Defeat Ancient Socialist Crone Hillary Clinton?
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Wealth inequality isn't a ‘crisis’ — and voters know it
 

 
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Financial Times:
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