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Poll Watch: Ben Carson Edges Ahead Nationally in Times/CBS News Poll — Ben Carson has taken a narrow lead nationally in the Republican presidential campaign, dislodging Donald J. Trump from the top spot for the first time in months, according to a New York Times/CBS News survey released on Tuesday.
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CBS/NYT Poll: Ben Carson edges out Donald Trump — Ben Carson has surpassed Donald Trump and now narrowly leads the Republican field in the race for the nomination in the latest national CBS News/New York Times Poll. — Twenty-six percent of Republican primary voters back Carson, giving him a four-point edge over Trump (22 percent).
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: A temporary outbreak of sanity in Washington — Late last night, Congressional leaders and the White House reached a big deal to avert default and keep the government funded. Now it has to be sold to members of Congress in both parties, and conservatives are already revolting.
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Says Polls Are ‘Not Very Scientific’ Now That He's No. 2 In Iowa
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Ben Carson Erases Donald Trump's National Lead In New Poll
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David Jackson / OnPolitics:
Jeb Bush and George W. Bush chide Donald Trump
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Explains Drop in Polls: They're ‘Not Very Scientific’
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John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
Ben Carson Takes National Lead Over Donald Trump In NYT/CBS Poll
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Ben Carson Makes Case for Outsider Candidacy in New TV Ad
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Paul Ryan blasts Boehner over budget deal — <p>Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday blasted Speaker John Boehner, Senate leadership and the White House for the secretive process they used to negotiate a two-year budget and debt ceiling agreement that appears poised to pass Congress this week. </p><p>"I …
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Congressional leaders, White House reach two-year budget deal — House Republican leaders introduced legislation just before midnight on Monday, finalizing a two-year budget agreement between Congressional leaders and the White House. The introduction sets up a vote as early as Wednesday …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Conservatives already trashing new budget deal
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Loren Thomas / WLTX-TV:
Student Arrested Says She Was Standing Up for Classmate — Niya Kenny was arrested at Spring Valley High School following the altercation between her classmate and School Resource Officer Ben Fields. — CONNECT — Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Niya Kenny, 18, is speaking out after she was taken …
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Jeremy Turnage / WIS-TV:
Video shows confrontation between Spring Valley student and school resource officer
CBS News:
FBI warns of possible “Halloween Revolt” by anarchists — The FBI has issued an alert to law enforcement about a possible “Halloween Revolt” by a dangerous anarchist group, an official has confirmed to CBS News. — Federal officials issued a bulletin to local police departments …
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Melkorka Licea / New York Post:
FBI warns of anarchist plot to ambush cops on Halloween — The FBI released an alert Monday warning the NYPD and police departments nationwide of a potentially dangerous anarchist group that says it plans to ambush cops on Halloween. — The extremist group - known as the National Liberation Militia …
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Pentagon chief unveils new plan for ISIS fight — Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday described new ways the U.S. military plans to increase pressure on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) after months of criticism that the administration is not doing enough to defeat the terrorist group.
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Obama weighs moving U.S. troops closer to front lines in Syria, Iraq
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New York Times:
Political Lies About Police Brutality — Video recordings of police officers battering or even murdering unarmed black citizens have validated longstanding complaints by African-Americans and changed the way the country views the issue of police brutality. Police officers who might once …
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Kyung Lah / CNN:
Shifting the blue line: Why a black woman is joining LAPD
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Candida Moss / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Feds Investigate Hobby Lobby Boss for Illicit Artifacts — One of America's most famously Christian businesses is amassing a vast collection of Biblical antiquities. The problem is some of them may have been looted from the Middle East. — In 2011, a shipment of somewhere between 200 …
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Daily Mail:
Vigilante justice: Father ties up the 50-year-old pervert who stalked and harassed his teenage daughter to a lamp post — Passers-by were shocked by the sight of a man being tied to a pole in the middle of a busy street in the city of Ningbo, eastern China.
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Daria Grastara / Jeb 2016:
Jeb Bush: My Plan to Preserve, Protect and Reform Medicare and Social Security — As a great, prosperous and compassionate nation, we must ensure access to health care and retirement income security for our seniors. But we must also face the fact that changes are needed to preserve and protect these programs for future generations.
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Sarah Boseley / Guardian:
Processed meats rank alongside smoking as cancer causes - WHO — UN health body says bacon, sausages and ham are among top five most carcinogenic substances along with cigarettes, alcohol, asbestos and arsenic — Bacon, ham and sausages rank alongside cigarettes as a major cause of cancer …
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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
Beefing With the World Health Organization's Cancer Warnings
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Rod Lamkey / National Review:
Paul Ryan Pledges: No Immigration Reform under Obama — Paul Ryan has signed off on a letter promising restless members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) that he won't bring immigration-reform legislation to the House floor while President Obama remains in office.
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Diana Fakhouri / hillaryclinton.com:
Texts from Hillary and 4 other DIY Hillary Clinton costumes for Halloween — What's in Hillary's closet? A lifetime of looks. — From her simple beginnings in Park Ridge, Illinois, to her statement-making years as secretary of state, Hillary has always showcased her signature style.
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