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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Fiorina's support collapses, Trump leads in CNN poll — <p>Carly Fiorina's time near the top of the Republican polls may have come to an end, as another national<a href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/ 2015/images/10/19/rel11b.-.republicans. pdf"> CNN/ORC poll</a> out Tuesday suggests.
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Sasha Issenberg / Bloomberg.com news:
Mike Murphy of Right to Rise Explains His Theory That Jeb Bush Is Still the Candidate to Beat — When Mike Murphy in June took the helm of his longtime friend and client Jeb Bush's super-PAC, Right to Rise USA, he disappeared from the media, part of a concerted effort not to draw attention away from the candidate.
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CNN:
Poll: Trump, Carson dominate GOP field as Fiorina falters — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and Ben Carson now stand alone at the top of the Republican field, as Carly Fiorina's brief foray into the top tier of candidates seeking the GOP nomination for president appears to have ended, a new CNN/ORC poll finds.
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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
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Bush plummets to single digits in new Florida poll
Bush plummets to single digits in new Florida poll
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Trump Hits Highest Mark Yet, But Carson Is Close Behind
Poll: Trump Hits Highest Mark Yet, But Carson Is Close Behind
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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
The Establishment Thinks the Unthinkable: Trump Could Win the Nomination
The Establishment Thinks the Unthinkable: Trump Could Win the Nomination
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
The Benghazi Witch-Hunt Against Hillary Is Backfiring Just Like Bill Clinton's Impeachment — And its chairman, Trey Gowdy, just got caught red handed — The House Select Committee on Benghazi has had glaring credibility problems from its inception. Even if you ignore the thicket …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Chelsea Clinton: Hillary's testimony will be ‘remarkable’
Chelsea Clinton: Hillary's testimony will be ‘remarkable’
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Benghazi GOP preps for battle with Clinton
Benghazi GOP preps for battle with Clinton
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
GOP Rep. Mo Brooks: Hillary Clinton will be first president ‘subject to impeachment’ on her first day
GOP Rep. Mo Brooks: Hillary Clinton will be first president ‘subject to impeachment’ on her first day
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Mark Gollom / CBC News:
Justin Trudeau to be prime minister as Liberals surge to majority — Harper expected to resign as Conservative leader — Canada Votes 2015: CBC election special 0:00 — Justin Trudeau will be Canada's next prime minister after leading the Liberal Party to a stunning majority government win …
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Ian Austen / New York Times:
Justin Trudeau, Following in His Father's Footsteps
Justin Trudeau, Following in His Father's Footsteps
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Eric Andrew-Gee / Globe and Mail:
Trudeau rides national desire for change to majority government
Trudeau rides national desire for change to majority government
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Jessica Murphy / Guardian:
Justin Trudeau elected new Canadian prime minister as Liberals return to power
Justin Trudeau elected new Canadian prime minister as Liberals return to power
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Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
The Note: Joe Biden Prompts (In)Decision Frenzy — NOTABLES —TESTING OUT THE MESSAGE? Biden's supporters have acknowledged the odds would be stacked against him — starting so late with no money, no campaign organization and way behind in the polls.
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Clinton Rebounds in Democratic Race, Gaining Against Sanders and Biden Alike (POLL)
Clinton Rebounds in Democratic Race, Gaining Against Sanders and Biden Alike (POLL)
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Joe Biden has no room for error
Joe Biden has no room for error
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Joe Biden: Speculation About 2016 Bid Reaches Fever Pitch
Joe Biden: Speculation About 2016 Bid Reaches Fever Pitch
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Republicans votes scarce in House on debt-ceiling hike — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has his work cut out for him in passing a bill to raise the $18.1 trillion debt ceiling. — The lame-duck Speaker needs to win 30 Republican votes to lift the government's borrowing limit …
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP right wing acts like its own party — Is the Freedom Caucus moving the United States toward a European-style coalition government? — At the moment, the 40-plus hard-right conservatives in the Freedom Caucus have all but created their own political party by blocking the majority …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Ryan nears decision on speaker's race as Congress returns
Ryan nears decision on speaker's race as Congress returns
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Michael D. Young / FOX6Now.com:
“Wouldn't wish this on anyone:” Bucks forward claims he was racially profiled at jewelry store — MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson is claiming he was racially profiled at a jewelry store in Whitefish Bay on Monday, October 19th. The claim resulted in Whitefish Bay police …
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Ktviintern / FOX2now.com:
Man shuts down cheating ex with one word text message — ORANGE COUNTY, CA - A man found out his ex-fiancée was cheating on him and ended his 5-year long relationship. He got the last word when she started text messaging him, trying to rekindle their love.
New York Times:
A New Attack on Health Care Reform — In recent months, several nonprofit insurance plans that were created to compete with for-profit insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act have run into financial difficulties. Republicans and other critics of health care reform are cynically pointing …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Jim Webb to drop out of Democratic race — <p>Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb will announce Tuesday that he will drop his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.</p><p> In an<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/ 2015/10/jim-webb-democrats-independent- 214929"> email to reporters </a>on Monday evening …
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Richard Johnson / Page Six:
Author: Hillary flooded Amazon with negative reviews of my book — Dirty trickster Roger Stone seems to be the victim of dirty tricks. — The political consultant's new book, “The Clintons' War on Women,” is the top-rated political history seller on Amazon, but the online retailer was flooded last week with one-star reviews.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
2016's new media frontier: Enter the robots — <p>By early next year, some of the articles you read about the latest 2016 presidential poll may be written by robots.</p><p><a href="http://automatedinsights.com/ “>Automated Insights</a>, the company behind a platform that the Associated Press uses …
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