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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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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.
Ann Coulter / The Hill:
Trump is like Reagan and the media is clueless about it — Neurotically ignoring the fact that Donald Trump's position on immigration has catapulted him to the lead for the Republican presidential nomination, the media diminish his soaring poll numbers with a scrolling series of rationalizations.
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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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Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
The Note: Joe Biden Prompts (In)Decision Frenzy
The Note: Joe Biden Prompts (In)Decision Frenzy
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton reclaims NH lead; Trump still up big
Clinton reclaims NH lead; Trump still up big
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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
O'Malley: We already have too many candidates of Biden's generation
O'Malley: We already have too many candidates of Biden's generation
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Brian Maloney / Media Equalizer:
WaPo accidentally publishes Biden candidacy story, abruptly yanks
WaPo accidentally publishes Biden candidacy story, abruptly yanks
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Tom McGeveran / Politico:
Washington Post pulls Biden campaign launch story after ‘glitch’
Washington Post pulls Biden campaign launch story after ‘glitch’
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Jim Webb drops out of Democratic race — <p>Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announced Tuesday that he will drop his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.</p><p> "I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and the nominating base of the Democratic Party …
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Associated Press:
Webb drops Democratic presidential bid, weighs possible independent run — In this June 30, 2015 file photo, former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb speaks in Baltimore. — Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday, ripping both major parties for …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Chelsea Clinton: Hillary's testimony will be ‘remarkable’ — <p>Hillary Clinton "will be remarkable" during her testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi later this week, Chelsea Clinton predicted Tuesday. </p><p>"I think every opportunity my mom has …
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George Dvorsky / Gizmodo:
Unexpected Asteroid to Zip Past Earth On Halloween — We can expect a totally different kind of trick-or-treater this coming Halloween. A rather large asteroid—discovered less than three weeks ago—is set to to fly past the Earth at a distance not seen in nearly a decade.
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Paul Ryan's reluctance could spark Speakership scramble — If Rep. Paul Ryan runs for Speaker of the House, it will be on his own terms. — The Wisconsin Republican has made clear he doesn't want the top leadership job. But his allies have said he's reluctantly open to a bid …
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Republicans votes scarce in House on debt-ceiling hike
Republicans votes scarce in House on debt-ceiling hike
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP right wing acts like its own party
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: Obama mulling how to ‘take your guns away’ — GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump said late Monday that President Obama is working on an executive order to take Americans' guns away. — “You know, the president is thinking about signing an executive order where he wants …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump: Obama is getting ready to take your guns
Trump: Obama is getting ready to take your guns
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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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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker floats impeachment for Clinton
GOP lawmaker floats impeachment for Clinton
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Panicked establishment gets ready for war against Trump — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — This weekend was an inflection point in the Republican presidential race — a moment in which some significant part of the GOP establishment came out of denial and realized Donald Trump might well become their party's nominee.
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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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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Canada Lurches to the Left — Canada's election on Monday was something much bigger than a local Canadian story. It's another indicator of how Bill Clinton/Tony Blair-style liberalism is veering sharply to the left across the English-speaking world. Along with the surge of Bernie Sanders …
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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.
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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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Greg Moran / The San Diego Union-Tribune stories:
ICE bosses accused of sex parties — Complaint alleges San Diego office was used to recruit swingers … Internal affairs investigators for the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency are questioning employees in San Diego about allegations that a supervisor has been using government …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Reid derides sanctuary cities bill as the ‘Donald Trump Act’ — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) slammed a bill to crackdown on so-called “sanctuary cities” ahead of a procedural vote this week, calling it “the Donald Trump Act” and “vile.” — “This vile legislation might …
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Brad Plumer / Vox:
The math on staying below 2°C of global warming looks increasingly brutal — Here's a capsule summary of the big UN climate talks this year: — 1) The good news: Every country is submitting a detailed pledge to curb greenhouse gas emissions. — 2) The bad: Those pledges, added together …
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