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6:50 PM ET, October 19, 2015

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Gowdy appears to accidentally release CIA source's name  —  <p>House Benghazi Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy appears to have accidentally released the name of a CIA source in the midst of a back-and-forth with Democrats about how sensitive the information was and whether its presence …
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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 …
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 …
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Dems: No Evidence For GOP ‘Conspiracy Theories’ About Clinton And Benghazi
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
Judd Gregg / The Hill:
The problems with progressives
Joe Battenfeld / Associated Press:
Franklin Pierce-Herald poll: Sanders keeps lead over Clinton
Discussion: Slantpoint and OnPolitics
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Over A Year Before 9/11, Trump Wrote Of Terror Threat With Remarkable Clarity  —  “I really am convinced we're in danger of the sort of terrorist attacks that will make the bombing of the Trade Center look like kids playing with firecrackers.”  —  Al Bello / Getty Images
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump and Ben Carson Gain Strength in Poll of Republicans
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Trump Hits Highest Mark Yet, But Carson Is Close Behind
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
The Establishment Thinks the Unthinkable: Trump Could Win the Nomination
Discussion: Erick on the Radio and Hot Air
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:   Donald Trump Now Claiming “We've Got 100 Million People” Unemployed In America
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 …
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NYTCo Communications / Medium:
Dean Baquet Responds To Jay Carney's Medium Post
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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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
House GOP Brings Back Debt Ceiling Cop-Out Bill For A Floor Vote This Week
Discussion: Daily Kos and Bloomberg View
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
On Your Knees!  —  So after a few days of silence a new word …
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Boehner faces treacherous path to the exits
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 …
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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.
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Obama Regains Majority Job Approval; Most See GOP Infighting as Dysfunction (POLL)  —  More than half of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll approve of Barack Obama's job performance, a first in nearly two and a half years.  That compares with 71 percent disapproval of the Republicans …
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Peyton M. Craighill / Washington Post:
Poll: Obama's approval rating hits an 18-month high, is back over 50 percent
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
How the Republican speaker debacle is hurting the party
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
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, KFOR-TV and KTLA
Moriba Cummings / bet.com:
Anthony Mackie Endorses Donald Trump: He Worked His Way Up From Nothing  —  The Our Brand Is Crisis actor said he is “drinking the Kool-Aid.” … Looks like we might see Anthony Mackie on the campaign trail with Donald Trump.  During a sit-down chat with BET.com during the promotional trail …
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Karin Sun / Opposing Views:
‘I Will Take Something Good Out Of This’: Bride-To-Be's Family Turns Cancelled Wedding Into Banquet For Homeless  —  A California family has turned their bride-to-be's heartbreak into something positive.  —  Quinn Duane, 27, was looking forward to a lavish wedding at Citizen Hotel in Sacramento …
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Tom Miller / KQCA-TV:
Canceled Sacramento wedding leads to meal for homeless
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Jim Webb to consider running as an independent  —  Jim Webb, the longshot Democratic presidential candidate, may run as an independent, his campaign said in an email to reporters on Monday evening.  —  The former Virginia senator, who complained last week about not having enough talking …
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.
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Right About 9/11  —  Donald Trump utters plenty of ugly untruths: that undocumented Mexican immigrants are “rapists,” that Syrian refugees are committing “all sorts of attacks” in Germany and represent a “Trojan Horse” for ISIS.  But he tells ugly truths too: that “when you give …
 
 
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Sears Says It Will Stop Selling Arabic ‘INFIDEL’ Hats
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:
'Yo dog, that's me' Man sees picture on WTVR app, surrenders to police
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Al Jazeera English:
Israel mob lynches Eritrean after bus station attack
Discussion: New York Times, Slate and U.S. Uncut
The Atlantic:
America's Unfinished Second Founding
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 Earlier Items: 
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
The GOP's Problems Go Way Deeper Than the Speaker Mess
Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:
What are Bill and Melinda Gates talking about?
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Man Busted For Wiping Butt With Summons
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Daily Caller
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Terry Richardson is going to be a father
 

 
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