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5:40 PM ET, October 20, 2015

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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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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 …
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.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton reclaims NH lead; Trump still up big
Nick Gass / Politico:
Fiorina's support collapses, Trump leads in CNN poll
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’
Dan Merica / CNN:
Jim Webb to drop out of Democratic presidential primary
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.
Discussion: WTKR-TV, abc7news.com and Shakesville
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Reid offers surprise support for Ryan as speaker  —  <p>Harry Reid just gave Paul Ryan an unwelcome endorsement for speaker. </p><p>The Democratic leader offered his surprise backing for Ryan (R-Wis.) to assume the House speakership, saying he hopes Ryan runs and wins the job because he's …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Paul Ryan's reluctance could spark Speakership scramble
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Republicans votes scarce in House on debt-ceiling hike
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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Euan McKirdy / CNN:
Justin Trudeau, Liberals win clear majority in Canada elections
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Biden Says He Didn't Oppose Raid That Killed Bin Laden  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has still not announced whether he will run for president, but he sought on Tuesday morning to dispel at least one criticism that might dog him on the campaign trail …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
State Department objects to email release by Benghazi panel  —  <p>The State Department is objecting to the House Benghazi Committee's plan to release more than 200 documents in connection with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's much-anticipated testimony to the panel Thursday …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
The Benghazi Witch-Hunt Against Hillary Is Backfiring Just Like Bill Clinton's Impeachment
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.
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 …
Discussion: WTVR-TV
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.
Discussion: Daily Mail, WTVR-TV and WGN-TV
Los Angeles Times:
Garcetti's South L.A. forum ends abruptly because of Black Lives Matter protesters  —  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti faced throngs of hostile protesters at a community meeting Monday night as chaos descended on a gathering that had been intended as a forum for him to improve his fraught relationship …
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ColorOfChange:
TO: DNC CHAIR DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ
Jeremy Brilliant / WALV-TV:
Suspect no longer at IU after attack on Muslim woman  —  The 19-year-old IU sophomore accused of attacking a Muslim woman in Bloomington over the weekend is no longer a student at IU as a result of the incident, according to a university spokesperson.  —  Triceten Bickford, 19 …
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 …
Discussion: National Review
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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Dorothy Rabinowitz / Wall Street Journal:
Dan Rather, Still Wrong After All These Years
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
A perverted campaign against LGBT rights in Houston
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Massive Solar Power Plant Emits 46,000 Tons of CO2
Discussion: Hot Air and Power Line
Suzanne Venker / Fox News:
Williams College dropped me from its ‘Uncomfortable Learning’ speaker series. Why?
Hadas Gold / Associated Press:
Donald Trump cancels on Jimmy Kimmel
Discussion: CNNMoney and Independent Journal
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: Obama mulling how to ‘take your guns away’
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Axelrod: I Only Went To D.C. After Obama Said I Could Still Tell Him To Go F**k Himself
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Whooping cough cases spike in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods
Greg Moran / The San Diego Union-Tribune stories:
ICE bosses accused of sex parties
Elizabeth Cohen / CNN:
New breast cancer guidelines: screen later, less often
Candice Smith / WWBT-TV:
Glen Allen HS apologizing after racist song plays at football game
Discussion: LiberalAmerica.org and Raw Story
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump: I think I'll pass on Playboy
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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New York Times:
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