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7:45 AM ET, October 26, 2015

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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Where Is Ben Carson's Money Going?  —  Ben Carson is raising a ton of money.  He hauled in an impressive $20.8 million in the third quarter, shocking the political world and topping the Republican field in fundraising.  That comes after a strong second quarter, when he raised more than $10 million.
Discussion: Roll Call
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NBC News:
Meet the Press - October 25, 2015  —  CHUCK TODD:  —  This Sunday the new frontrunner in Iowa.  Ben Carson surges ahead of the pack, shocking the pundits and getting under Donald Trump's skin.  —  DONALD TRUMP:  —  I'm Presbyterian.  I mean Seven Day Adventists I don't know about.  —  CHUCK TODD:
CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION
Ross Douthat / New York Times:   Marco Rubio, the Unusual Front-Runner
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Benghazi hearings show that Clinton lives in a bubble of deniability  —  In the 2008 campaign, Hillary Clinton asserted that she was the candidate best equipped to take a 3 a.m. phone call.  What she didn't tell us was that her number would be unlisted.  —  In the bipartisan grandstanding …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
How Republicans saved Hillary Clinton.  Again.  —  For months, Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign labored listlessly under a cloud of doubt after revelations that she had a private e-mail server during her time as secretary of state.  —  Then Republicans, as they have so often do …
Discussion: whorunsGov and PredictWise
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Sanders: I am not ‘shouting’ at Hillary Clinton
Discussion: The Week, Liberal Values and ABC News
CBS News:
Clinton on top in Iowa, gains in New Hampshire
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and American Power
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Sanders Throws Out Script as He Jabs at Clinton
Discussion: RedState and The Huffington Post
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Vice President Biden  —  Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, appear in their first television interview since the vice president announced he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination  —  The following script is from “Vice President Biden” which aired on October 25, 2015.
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Melissa Cronin / Gawker:
Chris Christie, Sipping a Smoothie, Was Kicked Off an Amtrak Car For Screaming on His Phone  —  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is having a bad morning.  —  First, he nearly missed his 9:55 Amtrak train from DC to New York.  Then, he didn't get the seat he wanted on the train.
Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed:
This Man Failed A Paternity Test Due To His Vanished Twin's DNA  —  DNA researchers report a father failed a paternity test because the genes in his saliva differ from his sperm's.  One in eight people might possess such “chimeric” genes caused by a twin lost in the womb.
William M. Daley / Washington Post:
The GOP's dysfunction all started with Sarah Palin  —  William M. Daley was White House chief of staff from 2011 to 2012.  —  When The Post's front page declares: “Republicans are on the verge of ceasing to function as a national party,” it's time to ask: How did this come to pass?
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Donors Gather to Hit Reset Button On Campaign  —  The former Florida governor met with fundraisers in Houston on Sunday to try and assure them he has a plan for victory.  —  michaelcbender  —  Jeb Bush's one-time running mate in Florida, Tom Feeney, couldn't find a cab amid …
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
Hana Levi Julian / The Jewish Press:
Islamist Stabs Jew, Punches Rabbi in Marseille, France  —  An Islamist terrorist attacked a rabbi and a Jewish congregant in Marseilles on Friday.  —  Rabbi Yehuda Malul of the Menuchat Shalom synagogue in Marseilles, France, was attacked this past weekend with another congregant while on their way to morning prayers.
New York Times:
Russian Ships Near Data Cables Are Too Close for U.S. Comfort  —  WASHINGTON — Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some American military and intelligence officials …
Dana Sauchelli / New York Post:
Police union calls for Tarantino boycott after anti-cop rally  —  Quentin Tarantino speaks during an organized protest against police brutality in Washington Square Park on Saturday.  —  The city's police union is calling for a boycott of Quentin Tarantino films after the “Pulp Fiction” …
Jethro Mullen / CNN:
Tony Blair says he's sorry for Iraq War ‘mistakes,’ but not for ousting Saddam  —  Sunday's Fareed Zakaria GPS, on CNN in the U.S. at 10 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET, features an interview with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair about the war in Iraq and post-war Iraq.
Discussion: Common Dreams, Daily Mail and The Week
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Nicholas Watt Chief / Guardian:
Tony Blair makes qualified apology for Iraq war ahead of Chilcot report
Discussion: Daily Mail and Mediaite
 
 
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WATCH: 500 Sunni Islamists March For Jihad In Copenhagen, Shots Fired At 2500-Strong Shia March 24 Hours Later
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