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3:35 PM ET, October 22, 2015

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Politico:
Hillary Clinton Benghazi hearing transcript (full text)  —  <p><b>The full transcript of Hillary Clinton's opening statement to the House Benghazi committee, provided by Hillary for America: </b></p><p> Thank you Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Cummings, members of the committee.
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Select Committee on Benghazi:
Chairman Gowdy's Opening Statement  —  Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods served our country with courage and with honor.  They were killed under circumstances most of us could never imagine.  Under cover of darkness, terrorists poured through the front gate of our facility …
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Test of Will and Patience Follows Days of Preparation for Hillary Clinton  —  For days, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been sequestered inside her red brick home in Washington, poring over events that happened more than three years ago and half a world away.  —  Her preparations for the hearing …
Washington Post:
Transcript: Clinton testifies before House committee on Benghazi
CNN:
Poll: 3-in-4 say Benghazi panel politically motivated
Discussion: Daily Kos and Latest
Lanny Davis / The Hill:
Three questions Benghazi Republicans should ask — and why they probably won't
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg.com news
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton enters Benghazi showdown on offense
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Politico:
Trey Gowdy Benghazi hearing with Hillary Clinton transcript (full text)
Discussion: Bloomberg.com news and Hot Air
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Proof That The Benghazi Investigation Is Totally Unlike Any Other, In Two Charts
Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq  —  BAGHDAD — American and Kurdish commandos raided an Islamic State outpost near the northern Iraqi town of Hawija, freeing prisoners there and capturing some of the militants themselves, Iraqi officials said on Thursday.
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Fox News:
One US soldier killed in Iraq during rescue of more than 70 ISIS hostages  —  One U.S. soldier was killed in an operation that freed as many as 70 ISIS hostages in Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed.  —  The Arab hostages were freed from an ISIS prison in northern Iraq near Hawijah.
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Jawa Report
CNN:
First on CNN: American killed as hostages rescued in Iraq, sources say
Discussion: WSAV-TV
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Carson surges past Trump in Iowa poll  —  <p>Ben Carson has surged past Donald Trump in Iowa, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely Republican caucus participants out Thursday. </p><p>The retired neurosurgeon leads the Republican field with 28 percent, while Trump has fallen behind with 20 percent.
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  BURLINGTON, Ia.  — A feisty Donald Trump expressed his enthusiasm here Wednesday night at the prospect of facing Hillary Clinton in the November 2016 general election, suggesting her bid for the Democratic nomination is sealed by Vice President Joe Biden's decision not run for president.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Trump Is So Different From Carson and Fiorina
Discussion: Booman Tribune and FiveThirtyEight
Holly Bailey / Yahoo:
What becomes of Joe Biden now?  —  Long before Vice President Joe Biden walked into the Rose Garden Wednesday and gave up his dream of one day being president, he knew he was at a crossroads.  Friends and associates of his say Biden had been grappling with the question of his future for more than a year.
Discussion: NPR
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton-Sanders Fight Gathers Strength in Iowa: Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Poll
Discussion: RedState and Politico
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Advisers Woo Biden Backers, but Resistance Lingers
Discussion: Political Wire
Ann Coulter / Official:
SAVE US FROM PAUL RYAN AND THE KEMP BOYS  —  After Paul Ryan helped Mitt Romney lose the 2012 election by doing the impossible — losing a debate to Joe Biden — he went on an intimate tour of poverty.  It was a journey so personal, Ryan brought reporters, writers and documentary producers with him.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
‘Supermajority’ of House Freedom Caucus to back Paul Ryan's speaker bid
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Jeb Bush: Supergirl is ‘pretty hot’  —  North Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN)After nearly an hourlong discussion on serious policy, Jeb Bush was thrown a softball Wednesday night while speaking at an event in Las Vegas:  —  Who is your favorite Marvel superhero?  —  25 photos: Badass women of sci-fi
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Daily Mail:
‘Right-wing’ killer stopped to pose with pupils who thought blood-soaked sword and mask was a prank... then continued his murder spree that left two dead at Swedish school with high ratio of migrant pupils  —  The 21-year-old man who launched a sword attack on a school in Sweden and stabbed …
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Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
A Democrat's Proposal: In Exchange For Debt Ceiling Boost, Make It The House of Me  —  With congressional inaction threatening default on the national debt, one Democrat spotted an opening to leverage the “Jared Polis” agenda.  —  Rep. Jared Polis (D., Colo.) introduced his personal debt limit wish list …
Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Post
Julia Carrie Wong / SFWeekly:
Airbnb Apologizes For Passive Aggressive Ads on Muni Shelters (UPDATED)  —  Less than two weeks before San Franciscans could vote to severely restrict Airbnb in the short-term rental company's hometown, new ads touting the benefits of the company's tax payments have popped up on Muni bus shelters.
Pew Research Center / Pew Internet:
Religion and Science  —  Are science and religion at odds with each other?  A majority of the public says science and religion often conflict, with nearly six-in-ten adults (59%) expressing this view in newly released findings from a Pew Research Center survey.
Fox News:
Police say suspect confesses to road rage shooting that killed New Mexico 4-year-old  —  Albuquerque police said late Wednesday that a suspect had confessed to a road rage shooting that killed a four-year-old girl on Interstate 40.  —  Authorities said Tony Torrez, 32, had been charged with murder …
 
 
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New York Times:
U.S. Set to Sell Fighter Jets to Pakistan, Balancing Pressure on Nawaz Sharif
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Beacon:
Gov. LePage says public campaign financing like “giving your wife your checkbook”
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Kim Bell / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fire set at seventh church in string of St. Louis-area arsons
Discussion: Raw Story, Guardian and NPR
Bernie Sanders / Washington Post:
Make college free for all  —  Bernie Sanders, an Independent …
Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Watch the House Benghazi Hearing
Discussion: Daily Kos
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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

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

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