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3:45 AM ET, October 20, 2015

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Eli Stokols / Politico:
George W. Bush unleashes on Ted Cruz  —  <p>Inside a sleek Denver condominium, George W. Bush let a hundred donors to his brother's campaign in on a secret.  Of all the rival Republican candidates, there is one who gets under the former president's skin, whom he views as perhaps Jeb Bush's …
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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
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Dems join Trump's 9/11 bashing of Jeb Bush  —  Democrats are joining Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's attacks suggesting that George W. Bush didn't do enough to stop 9/11.  —  Trump and opponent Jeb Bush have been openly warring over the former president's legacy.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
ABC News:
Transcript for ‘The View’ Co-Hosts Discuss Donald Trump's Controversial Comments About 9/11
Discussion: Politico
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:   Donald Trump Now Claiming “We've Got 100 Million People” Unemployed In America
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Trump Hits Highest Mark Yet, But Carson Is Close Behind  —  Real estate mogul Donald Trump remains the front-runner in the Republican presidential field, while former neurosurgeon Ben Carson holds a close second place, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows.
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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
The Establishment Thinks the Unthinkable: Trump Could Win the Nomination
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump and Ben Carson Gain Strength in Poll of Republicans  —  Jeb Bush continues to lose ground and Marco Rubio emerges as leading contender from GOP establishment wing  —  Donald Trump and Ben Carson continue to broaden their appeal among Republican primary voters and have widened …
Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
Ben Carson, Donald Trump Request Secret Service Protection
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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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 …
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
How the Republican speaker debacle is hurting the party
Discussion: Political Wire
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Boehner faces treacherous path to the exits
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:   The GOP's Problems Go Way Deeper Than the Speaker Mess
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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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.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Gallup finds jump in support for gun control
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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 …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Jim Webb considering independent run
CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: Hillary Clinton wins debate, but Bernie Sanders rises
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Joe Biden: Speculation About 2016 Bid Reaches Fever Pitch  —  The speculation about whether Vice President Joe Biden will enter the 2016 race reached a fever pitch Monday as supporters, reporters and political prognosticators weighed in on his intentions.  —  One Democratic congressman …
Discussion: Politico and abc7news.com
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MSNBC:
Sources: Biden could announce decision within 48 hours
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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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
Donald Trump Fan Anthony Mackie Believes Trump “Worked His Way Up From Nothing”
Discussion: USA Today
Ian Austen / New York Times:
In Canada, Stunning Rout by Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party  —  OTTAWA — The nine-year reign of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party came to a sudden and stunning end on Monday night at the hands of Justin Trudeau, the young leader of the Liberal Party.
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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
David Edwards / Raw Story:
GOP Rep. Mo Brooks: Hillary Clinton will be first president ‘subject to impeachment’ on her first day  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton hasn't even clinched the nomination, but Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) is already floating impeachment for the former secretary of state.
Roll Call:
Memo to GOP: Curb Immigration or Quit |  Commentary  —  America is about to break every known immigration record.  And yet you are unlikely to hear a word about it.  —  The Census Bureau projects that the foreign-born share of the U.S. population will soon eclipse the highest levels ever documented …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Power Line
Liberty Street Economics:
Reframing the Debate about Payday Lending  —  Robert DeYoung, Ronald J. Mann, Donald P. Morgan, and Michael R. Strain  —  Except for the ten to twelve million people who use them every year, just about everybody hates payday loans.  Their detractors include many law professors …
 
 
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The Hill:
We need thoughtful, not expedient, criminal justice reform
Discussion: Power Line
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Sears Says It Will Stop Selling Arabic ‘INFIDEL’ Hats
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller
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
Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:
'Yo dog, that's me' Man sees picture on WTVR app, surrenders to police
Discussion: KFOR-TV
The Atlantic:
America's Unfinished Second Founding
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:
What are Bill and Melinda Gates talking about?
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
New York Post:
Stoner high school student says he hacked the CIA
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV
 
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