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1:30 PM ET, October 21, 2015

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Biden swipes at Hillary: ‘Naive’ to think GOP is the enemy  —  Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday took a swipe at Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, saying it's “naive” to think the country can be governed without working with Republicans.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Biden not running for president  —  <p>Vice President Joe Biden will not pursue the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, he said on Wednesday, turning down a chance to throw his hat into the ring for the third time after a months-long deliberation process that kept …
Discussion: Towleroad and Business Insider
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Vice President Joe Biden is not running for president in 2016, he announced in a Rose Garden address Wednesday, saying that the window for a realistic White House bid closed before his family was able to work through the grieving process surrounding the death of his son Beau in May.
Discussion: Liberaland
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Joe Biden won't run for president  —  (CNN)Vice President Joe Biden ended months of intense speculation about his political future on Wednesday by announcing he wouldn't bseek the presidency, abandoning a dream he's harbored for decades and putting Hillary Clinton in a stronger position to capture the Democratic nomination.
CBS News:
Joe Biden opts out of presidential race  —  Vice President Joe Biden is decided to forgo a 2016 presidential bid, he announced Wednesday.  —  “I believe we're out of time — the time necessary to mount a winning campaign,” the vice president said from the White House Rose Garden …
Discussion: Political Wire and CBS Dallas
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Biden Won't Seek Democratic Nomination, Clearing Clinton's Path  —  Vice President Joe Biden won't seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, ending months of deliberation and speculation and clearing the path for Hillary Clinton.  —  The grieving process over the death of his son Beau …
Washington Post:
Full text: Biden's announcement that he won't run for president  —  Vice President Biden today announced that he won't enter the race for the 2016 presidential nomination, in an appearance in Rose Garden.  Here is a transcript of his remarks.  —  BIDEN: Please, please, sit down.
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: The Joe Biden, Paul Ryan Split Screen
Laura Koran / CNN:
Joe Biden changes story on Osama bin Laden raid
Elianayjohnson / National Review:
Speaker Ryan's Conditions  —  It looks like Paul Ryan will do the job, but he'll do it on his own terms.  —  He laid them out at a Republican-conference meeting on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, telling his colleagues he wants the bickering to end.  That means, Republicans said as they exited the meeting …
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NBC News:
First Read: 'We Don't Like Our Candidates Very Much'
Haaretz:
Netanyahu: Hitler Didn't Want to Exterminate the Jews  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked public uproar when on Wednesday he claimed that the Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, was the one who planted the idea of the extermination of European Jewry in Adolf Hitler's mind.
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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Opposition Blasts Netanyahu for ‘Distorting’ Holocaust History
Discussion: Mother Jones and France 24
Julie Phelan / ABC News:
Trump Leads in Expectations, Shows Strength on Attributes (POLL)  —  Donald Trump leads the Republican presidential field in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, not only in vote preferences but in expectations as well — a remarkable feat for the non-politician who's surprised …
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Julie Phelan / ABC News:
Donald Trump Leads in Expectations, Shows Strength on Attributes (POLL)
Matthew Claiborne / ABC News:
Donald Trump Says Jeb Bush 'Embarrassed by What's Happening'
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Donald Trump Following ‘Live’ Appearance Cancellation  —  Donald Trump will no longer be stopping by “Jimmel Kimmel Live” tonight, as the presidential hopeful cancelled his appearance just hours before he was set for the late-night show.  —  Kimmel announced the news Tuesday morning on Howard Stern's radio show.
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Bob McManus / New York Post:   Donald Trump is doing America a service
WPLG-TV:
Dog shot by Florida City police officer  —  Animal rescue volunteer says dog shot 3 times in head  —  Author: Amanda Batchelor, Senior Digital Editor, abatchelor@local10.com  —  Neki Mohan, Reporter, Anchor, nmohan@Local10.com  —  FLORIDA CITY, Fla. -  —  A woman from Florida City …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
In U.S., 58% Back Legal Marijuana Use  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — A majority of Americans continue to say marijuana use should be legal in the United States, with 58% holding that view, tying the high point in Gallup's 46-year trend.  —  Americans' support for legal marijuana has steadily grown over time.
Carl C. Icahn / Carl Icahn:
Letter Discussing Desperately Needed Legislation  —  I have sent the following letter to all members of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.  —  767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and OnPolitics
Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Iran's Khamenei conditionally approves nuclear deal with powers  —  Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday approved the Iranian government's nuclear deal with world powers but said Tehran should yield core elements of its nuclear program until allegations of past military dimensions had been settled.
Discussion: Algemeiner.com and NPR
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PressTV:
Continued sanctions breach of JCPOA: Leader
Emily Smith / Opposing Views:
Man Sends Video Of Ex-Girlfriend Masturbating To Her Little Brother In Act Of Revenge Porn  —  A jealous ex-boyfriend sent a sex video of his former girlfriend to the woman's 10-year-old brother in a tasteless revenge porn attack.  —  U.K. man Gary Whicker, 22, split with his girlfriend …
John Nichols / The Nation:
Justin Trudeau Just Showed American Democrats How to Win the Next Election  —  Promises to tax the rich and to make infrastructure investment a priority—along with an embrace of diversity—beat the right in Canada.  —  By  —  Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau gives his victory speech …
CNN:
The real story behind those Planned Parenthood videos  —  Costa Mesa, California (CNN)David Daleiden wanted to show exactly what a 19-week-old aborted fetus, being held in the hands of a medical technician, looked like.  The problem was he didn't have that picture.
 
 
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Grover Norquist isn't finished
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Is It Possible to Speak about Culture?
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Reuters:
Democrats mull exit from Benghazi panel: U.S. House member
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Joseph Ax / Raw Story:
NY suburb founded by Nazi sympathizers sued for requiring homeowners have German ancestry
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New York Times:
Are We Losing Afghanistan Again?
Chelo Rivera / KRQE-TV:
Road rage shooter sought for killing 4-year-old girl
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Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar
 

 
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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

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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New York Times:
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