memeorandum: A Letter To Rand Paul: Stop Using Fake Founding Fathers Quotes (Andrew Kaczynski/BuzzFeed)

11:05 PM ET, October 27, 2015

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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:

Kasich: 'I've Had It' With Trump, Carson — John Kasich is fed up with his competitors in the Republican primary. — “Do you know how crazy this election is?” he shouted during a pre-debate rally in Ohio on Tuesday. “Let me tell you something. I've about had it with these people.

Discussion: Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Business Insider and Mediaite

CBS News:

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).

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 …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, addictinginfo.org and The Daily Signal

New York Times:
Poll Watch: Ben Carson Edges Ahead Nationally in Times/CBS News Poll

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: A temporary outbreak of sanity in Washington

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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.

Discussion: Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air, National Review and Hit & Run

Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:

Obama Wins on Budget Deal as John Boehner Cleans Out the Barn — WASHINGTON — The budget agreement struck late Monday between the White House and Congress hands President Obama a major victory, vindicating his hard line this year against spending limits that he argued were a drag on the economy …

Discussion: Power Line, International Liberty, The Daily Signal, whitehouse.gov, Washington Post, Hot Air and Independent Journal

John Bresnahan / Politico:

Budget deal faces last-minute protest by Republicans — <p>House Republicans are facing a last-minute uprising against Speaker John Boehner's budget deal, as dozens of GOP lawmakers are telling leadership they might vote against the package because of changes to crop insurance programs …

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and Bloomberg Business

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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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Budget deal includes Social Security, Medicare reforms

Discussion: Speaker.gov, The BRAD BLOG, Associated Press and Mother Jones

Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Freedom Caucus Member Demands Speaker Candidates Oppose Budget Deal

Discussion: Daily Kos

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.

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Politico, Daily Kos and Washington Monthly

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
John Kasich: 'I've About Had It' With Fellow Republicans In The 2016 Race

Discussion: The Columbus Dispatch

WLTX-TV:

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.

Discussion: The State, The Huffington Post, The Daily Caller, Guardian, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, New York Times, Washington Post, NPR and Mediaite

Loren Thomas / WLTX-TV:
Student Arrested Says She Was Standing Up for Classmate

United States House Committee on Oversight …:

Resolution Introduced to Impeach IRS Commissioner — WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and 18 members of the Committee introduced a resolution to begin proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen.

Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Caller and The PJ Tatler

Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
BREAKING: Resolution to Impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen Introduced in The House

Discussion: Hot Air

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 …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Liberty Unyielding, New York's PIX11, Allen B. West, The Gateway Pundit and BizPac Review

CBS News:
FBI warns of possible “Halloween Revolt” by anarchists

Discussion: Daily Mail, CANNONFIRE, WTVR-TV, CBS New York and Scared Monkeys

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” …

Discussion: CNN, AMERICAblog News and Independent Journal

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.”

Discussion: South by Southwest …, The Verge, Washington Post, NBC News, Texas Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Taylor Marsh, KXAN-TV, Slate and Engadget, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite

Apple:

Apple Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results — iPhone, Apple Watch & App Store Drive Revenue Growth of 22% — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2015. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $51.5 billion and quarterly net profit …

Discussion: Computerworld, New York Times, VentureBeat, Engadget and Wall Street Journal

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 …

Discussion: New York Times, CANNONFIRE, Doug Ross, Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, Daily Mail and Slantpoint

Jennifer Fermino / New York Daily News:

EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Al Sharpton will not deliver eulogy at slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder's funeral — BY JENNIFER FERMINO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF — Rev. Al Sharpton announced on Tuesday that he will not give the eulogy for slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder at his funeral …

Discussion: Allen B. West, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Independent Journal and Gothamist

New York Post:
Slain cop's fiancée: Sharpton eulogy would be an insult

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Wall Street Journal:

Walgreens Agrees to Buy Rite Aid for $9.4 billion — Deal creates drugstore giant amid a consolidating health-care industry — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. agreed to buy Rite Aid Corp. for about $9.4 billion, in a move that would create a drugstore giant at a time when companies …

Discussion: CNBC, Washington Post and NBC News

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 …

Discussion: ABC News, Politico, AMERICAblog News, Washington Post, Fox News Insider and New York Times

Justin Wm / Washington Post:

Amish man sues to buy firearm without photo ID in gun rights, religious freedom lawsuit — Lately, Americans have argued both about their right to bear arms and whether the free exercise of religion allows businesses and state officials to claim exemptions from requirements that conflict with their religious beliefs.

Discussion: Daily Mail and The Daily Caller

New York Times:

Greenland Is Melting Away — This river is one of a network of thousands at the front line of climate change. — ON THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET — The midnight sun still gleamed at 1 a.m. across the brilliant expanse of the Greenland ice sheet. Brandon Overstreet, a doctoral candidate …

Discussion: NOLA River, The Daily Caller and The Huffington Post

Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:

Rand Paul Says He'll Filibuster Debt Ceiling Bill — DENVER — Republican presidential candidate and Kentucky senator Rand Paul says he'll filibuster a bill to raise the debt ceiling, he told reporters on Tuesday. — “I will filibuster the new debt ceiling bill,” Paul said before a campaign appearance at the University of Colorado.

Discussion: Political Wire

Tamar Adler / New York Times:

Betty Crocker's Joy of Looking … Photographs by MAURIZIO CATTELAN AND PIERPAOLO FERRARI and TEXT BY TAMAR ADLEROCT. 27, 2015 — is a dish hard to make sense of: a shimmering vermilion ring of canned tomato sauce, held motionless by gelatin, concealing a coeur caché of canned asparagus …

Discussion: Balloon Juice and Eater

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

Discussion: NBC News, Guardian, Independent Journal, SFist and Associated Press

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 …

Discussion: RedState