memeorandum: After the show, it's time for US destroyer to leave (globaltimes.cn)

9:35 AM ET, October 28, 2015

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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 …

Discussion: Politico, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, TaxVox, Mediaite, addictinginfo.org, Talking Points Memo, The PJ Tatler, RedState, Rush Limbaugh, Booman Tribune, Mother Jones, Outside the Beltway, JSOnline, Daily Kos and The Week

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Ben Carson vs. Ben Carson — Ben Carson calls abortion murder but thinks states should decide whether it's legal. The retired neurosurgeon says it's wrong to accuse fellow Americans of treason, yet suggested President Barack Obama could be guilty of the crime.

Discussion: The Week and Mediaite

John Bresnahan / Politico:

Budget deal faces last-minute protest by Republicans — 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: Bloomberg Business, The Hill, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal

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: The Federalist, NPR, No More Mister Nice Blog, Outside the Beltway, Power Line, International Liberty, Daily Kos, The Daily Signal, Washington Post and whitehouse.gov

David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rand Paul will filibuster debt ceiling bill

Discussion: Politico, The Week and Hit & Run

Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
This budget deal is what GOP surrender looks like

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

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

Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Budget deal could end the fiscal wars until after the 2016 elections

Discussion: American Prospect, Hot Air, ImmigrationProf Blog, USA Today, TaxVox, National Review and Politico

Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed: Rand Paul Says He'll Filibuster Debt Ceiling Bill

David Weigel / Washington Post:
Why aren't the GOP's presidential stragglers dropping out of the race?

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly and Politico

Des Moines Register:

SIOUX CITY, Ia. — Businessman Donald Trump is a proud man. But he's not too proud to beg. — “Iowa, will you get your numbers up, please?” he pleaded to a crowd in Sioux City, where he made his first stop in Iowa since recent polls showed him falling behind retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.

Discussion: Real Clear Politics, addictinginfo.org, OnPolitics and Christian Science Monitor

Bill / The Hill:

Bill Press: Carson: Smart, but wrong — Everybody knows the Republican presidential primary has been good for cable television. The first two GOP debates scored record-high ratings for Fox News and for CNN, and record-high revenue from advertisers — and this week's encounter should do the same for CNBC.

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: Taylor Marsh, Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Business Insider and Mediaite

South Florida / Sun-Sentinel:

Marco Rubio should resign, not rip us off — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board … After five years in the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio does not like his job. A long-time friend told The Washington Post “he hates it.” Rubio says hate might be too strong a word, but he sure acts like he hates his job.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, SaintPetersBlog, Mediaite, Political Wire, Balloon Juice, The Week and New York Times

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Campaigns erupt over greenrooms at third GOP debate — DENVER, Colo. — Just hours before GOP candidates take the stage here Wednesday night, tensions over the Republican National Committee's handling of the debates are flaring anew.At issue this time: greenrooms. During …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Slot

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: The Daily Caller, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hot Air and Daily Mail

globaltimes.cn:

After the show, it's time for US destroyer to leave — According to Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, the US Navy sent the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen within 12 nautical miles of islands built by China in the South China Sea. US officials claimed that the action is aimed …

Discussion: CNN, Hot Air, RT, Guardian and Wall Street Journal

Noah Kulwin / Re/code:

Exclusive: After Gamergate Misstep, SXSW Weighing an All-Day Forum on Online Harassment — SXSW festival organizers are considering an all-day event that focuses primarily on combatting online harassment, sources told Re/code. An announcement could come before the end of the week.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Guardian and Mashable, more at Mediagazer »

Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed To Withdraw From SXSW Over Canceled Gaming Panels

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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: Washington Post, Fox News, Outside the Beltway, The Week, Hot Air, Townhall.com, The Daily Caller and The PJ Tatler

CNN:
House Republicans move to impeach IRS head

Discussion: Mediaite

Daily Mail:

Shotguns have ‘virtually sold out’ in Austria as citizens rush to buy arms amid fears of a massive influx of migrants, dealers claim — Weapon sales are soaring in Austria as citizens of the small Alpine nation become paranoid over the numbers of refugees crowding into their country.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Independent Journal

Leo Hohmann / WND:
Islamic invasion pulls trigger: Europe now scrambles for guns

Discussion: Liberty Unyielding, Pamela Geller and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

CNN:

Veterans' groups fire back at Clinton's VA comments — Washington (CNN)Some veterans groups are firing back after a comment Hillary Clinton made about the Department of Veterans Affairs scandal. The former secretary of state suggested in an interview late last week that the controversy …

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Dennis Wagner / Arizona Republic:
Hillary Clinton's take on VA crisis spurs backlash

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John Heilemann / Bloomberg Business:

The Sanders Brain Trust's Plan to Beat Hillary Clinton — Top aides Tad Devine and Jeff Weaver lay out his path to victory. Step one: take the gloves off. — jheil — The pizzas ordered in by the Bernie Sanders brain trust had just been delivered to the DoubleTree hotel near …

Discussion: Politico

Daniel Strauss / Politico:

Hillary Clinton tells Colbert: I'd let big banks fail — Hillary Clinton would not bail out big banks on the verge of failure if she faced a situation like the 2007 financial crisis, she told Stephen Colbert Tuesday night.Clinton, in an interview with the host of CBS' The Late Show …

Robin S. Denny / Newsstand:

Clemson Palmetto Poll finds South Carolinians interested, but largely undecided on presidential candidates — CLEMSON, South Carolina — With the South Carolina presidential primary elections just three months away, about half the state's voters in both parties say they are following the news about the race …

Discussion: Washington Times and Political Wire

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, Mediaite and Talking Points Memo

Institute for Policy Studies:

A Tale of Two Retirements — This report, co-published by the Institute for Policy Studies and the Center for Effective Government, is the first to provide detailed statistics on the staggering gap between the retirement assets of Fortune 500 CEOs and the rest of America. — See shareable graphics below.

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Guardian

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:

John Kasich: 'I've About Had It' With Fellow Republicans In The 2016 Race — Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Tuesday at a campaign rally that he's “about had it” with other GOPers in the 2016 race, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

Discussion: The Columbus Dispatch