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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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New York Times:
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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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Why aren't the GOP's presidential stragglers dropping out of the race? — LAS VEGAS — Rand Paul's presidential campaign was doing a lousy job of playing dead. On Monday afternoon, the Kentucky senator trekked to an office park between Las Vegas's airport and largest university to cut the ribbon on a new headquarters.
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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.
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Kasich: 'I've Had It' With Trump, Carson
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Ted Cruz's plan to pick off the competition
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Poll: Ben Carson knocks Donald Trump from top spot nationally
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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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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
This budget deal is what GOP surrender looks like — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — During the era of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, it's become popular in conservative circles to blast Republican leadership for surrendering. — These charges, in my view, were often not fair.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Carson: I won't raise the debt ceiling as president — In a new interview with The Hill, GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said he would not sign any budget deal that raised the debt ceiling if he is elected president. — Carson, who has surpassed Donald Trump in polls of Iowa voters …
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Boehner Allies Say Budget Deal With Obama Will Boost Republican 2016 Nominee
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Freedom Caucus Member Demands Speaker Candidates Oppose 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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Student Who Videotaped Incident Speaks Out — Columbia, SC (WLTX) - One of the students who videotaped a violent incident between a school resource officer and a student at Spring Valley High School says he and other students were scared as the incident played out.
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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed To Withdraw From SXSW Over Canceled Gaming Panels — In a letter to organizers, BuzzFeed said it intended to withdraw from the conference if SXSW refuses to reverse its Monday decision canceling two panels related to gaming and online harassment due to threats of “on-site violence.”
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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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Liz Peek / The Fiscal Times:
How the FBI Could Derail Hillary Clinton's Presidential Run — James Comey - not Bernie Sanders — is the biggest challenge to Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions, a prospect that should keep the former Secretary of State up at night. The fiercely independent head of the FBI is directing …
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Carly Fiorina, Presidential Candidate, Available for Paid Speeches — Carly Fiorina is running for president - and also available for paid speaking gigs. — The former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO has “limited availability” for paid speeches, according to solicitations sent …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Washington firm pitching Fiorina for paid speeches
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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 Ferris / The Hill:
Budget deal includes Social Security, Medicare reforms
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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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Neil Munro / BREITBART.COM:
Paul Ryan Schedules Victory Party For Thursday's Speakership Vote
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Host: We Don't Regulate Cars! Why Should We Regulate Guns? (VIDEO) — Fox News host Harris Faulkner asked on Tuesday why guns should be regulated in the U.S. if “we're not regulating the car.” — The comment took place during a discussion on the show “Outnumbered” …
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The Federalist:
Lena Dunham Plans To Dress Up As A Planned Parenthood Abortionist For Halloween — Lena Dunham has revealed what she will be dressing up as a Planned Parenthood abortionist this Halloween. — In her e-mail newsletter, Lenny Letter, Dunham explained today what it takes to have a winning Halloween costume …
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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 …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
A Letter To Rand Paul: Stop Using Fake Founding Fathers Quotes — Paul has once again written a book littered with easy-to-check historical inaccuracies. — Scott Olson / Getty Images — Dear Sen. Rand Paul, — Four months ago, we brought to your attention that your first two books …
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
CNBC's John Harwood Has No Business Moderating A GOP Presidential Debate — It's not news to anyone that political journalists tend to be liberal. That alone doesn't mean they're bad at their jobs, but the presence of strong political views combined with the lack of ideological diversity …
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Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
In Bruce Lee-like move, Northern California police department to adopt nunchakus — video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player … Graphic: comparing batons and nunchucks
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