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11:15 AM ET, October 28, 2015

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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, Daily Kos and The Slot

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

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:

Leaked memo shows Clinton campaign still sweating Bush — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Jeb Bush's campaign may have fallen on hard times recently with the third Republican primary debate looming, but Hillary Clinton's team is still paying close attention to the former Florida governor.<p …

Discussion: Bloomberg.com news

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

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

Paul Ryan Will Support The Budget Deal — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), who will likely be elected speaker of the House this week, announced on Wednesday morning that he will support the deal to raise the debt ceiling and set a two-year budget, despite his comments on Tuesday that the process …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Associated Press, The Week, The BRAD BLOG and Daily Kos

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, Scared Monkeys, The Hill, Power Line, Outside the Beltway, Patterico's Pontifications, International Liberty, The Daily Signal, Daily Kos, Washington Post and whitehouse.gov

Jake Sherman / Politico:

Paul Ryan will support budget deal — After sharply criticizing how it came together, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan announced he would support the budget deal Wednesday." What I've heard from members over the last two weeks is a desire to wipe the slate clean, put in place a process …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Hot Air

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

Discussion: Fox News, Politico, The Week and Hit & Run

Burgess Everett / Politico:
Budget deal will be ‘pinata’ during GOP debate

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Hill and Mediaite

John Bresnahan / Politico:
Budget deal faces last-minute protest by Republicans

Discussion: American Prospect, Bloomberg Business, The Hill, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal

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

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

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: NBC News, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, FITSNews, New York Times, Balloon Juice, SaintPetersBlog, Mediaite, The Week and USA Today

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.

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 and OnPolitics

Brian Ross / ABC News:

Dennis Hastert Pleads Guilty, Could Face 6 Months

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Mediaite

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Dennis Hastert pleads guilty in hush money case — CHICAGO — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of evading federal bank reporting laws in connection with a scheme to pay hush money to a former associate. Hastert entered the plea in front of a federal judge in Chicago.

Discussion: The Week

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 and Hot Air

Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Debate Expectations: GOP Candidates Meet In Boulder

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Graham Would Date Sarah Palin But Marry Carly Fiorina For Her Money

Discussion: CNN and Mediaite

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: Talking Points Memo, Politico, Taylor Marsh, Mediaite and Raw Story

New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Walking the Line Between Personal Attacks and Political Critiques

Discussion: Plain Dealer, Vox, Salon, CNN, The Moderate Voice, Washington Post and Politico

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

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

Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog, The Verge, Shakesville, Taylor Marsh, NBC News, Re/code, Washington Post, KXAN-TV, Slate, Texas Monthly, Engadget, Guardian, Wall Street Journal and South by Southwest …, more at Mediagazer »

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

CNN:
House Republicans move to impeach IRS head

Discussion: Mediaite

Tom Phillips / Guardian:

South China Sea: Beijing ‘not frightened to fight a war’ after US move — State-run media in belligerent mood after USS Lassen challenges Beijing's territorial claims in disputed Spratly archipelago — China is not afraid of fighting a war against the United States in the South China Sea …

Discussion: CNN, Taylor Marsh, The Week, Fox News, Independent Journal, Common Dreams and Reuters

R.J. Lehmann / R Street Institute:

Whom does The New York Times consider a doctor? — According to a national poll released this morning from CBS News and The New York Times, Ben Carson has surged ahead to become the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination. Carson now has the support of 26 percent …

Discussion: NBC News, The Federalist, Algemeiner.com, Washington Free Beacon, Raw Story and BREITBART.COM

Hadas Gold / Politico:

Fox Business announces Nov. 10 debate format, moderators — The fourth GOP primary debate, on Nov. 10, will feature an undercard debate, Fox Business Network announced Tuesday. The news will be a welcome relief to candidates at the bottom of the polls who have been worried that the undercard debates would soon be gone.

Discussion: Business Insider, Fox Business, Outside the Beltway and Talking Points Memo