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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Campaigns erupt over greenrooms at third GOP debate — <p>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.</p><p>At issue this time: greenrooms.</p><p> During …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Paul Ryan will support budget deal — <p>After sharply criticizing how it came together, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan announced he would support the budget deal Wednesday.</p><p>" What I've heard from members over the last two weeks is a desire to wipe the slate clean, put in place a process …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Ben Carson vs. Ben Carson — <p>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.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rand Paul will filibuster debt ceiling bill
Rand Paul will filibuster debt ceiling bill
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Leaked memo shows Clinton campaign still sweating Bush
Leaked memo shows Clinton campaign still sweating Bush
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Obama Wins on Budget Deal as John Boehner Cleans Out the Barn
Obama Wins on Budget Deal as John Boehner Cleans Out the Barn
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan Will Support The Budget Deal
Paul Ryan Will Support The Budget Deal
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Fox Business announces Nov. 10 debate format, moderators
Fox Business announces Nov. 10 debate format, moderators
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Budget deal will be ‘pinata’ during GOP debate
Budget deal will be ‘pinata’ during GOP debate
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Budget deal faces last-minute protest by Republicans
Budget deal faces last-minute protest by Republicans
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNBC is friendly turf for Trump
CNBC is friendly turf for Trump
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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.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Dennis Hastert pleads guilty in hush money case — <p>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.</p><p> Hastert entered the plea in front of a federal judge in Chicago.
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Jason MeisnerContact / Chicago Tribune:
Dennis Hastert expected to plead guilty Wednesday in federal court … Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert had been paying hush money to hide a dark secret for four years by the time federal agents came knocking last December, prosecutors allege. — When the FBI arrived at Hastert's Plano estate …
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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.
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Debate Expectations: GOP Candidates Meet In Boulder
The Note: Debate Expectations: GOP Candidates Meet In Boulder
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Robin S. Denny / Newsstand:
Clemson Palmetto Poll finds South Carolinians interested, but largely undecided on presidential candidates
Clemson Palmetto Poll finds South Carolinians interested, but largely undecided on presidential candidates
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Kasich: 'I've Had It' With Trump, Carson
Kasich: 'I've Had It' With Trump, Carson
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Craig Melvin / NBC News:
Sheriff to Announce South Carolina Deputy Ben Fields to Be Fired: Sources — South Carolina authorities will announce Wednesday that Richland County Senior Deputy Ben Fields, the school resource officer who was caught on camera violently flipping a high school student in her classroom, will be relieved of duty, sources told NBC News.
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Craig Melvin / NBC News:
S.C. Deputy Who Slammed Student to Be Fired: Sources — South Carolina authorities will announce Wednesday that Richland County Senior Deputy Ben Fields, the school resource officer who was caught on camera violently flipping a high school student in her classroom, will be relieved of duty, sources told NBC News.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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Chuck Hickey / FOX31 Denver:
Missing sleepwalker in Arvada found safe nine miles from home … ARVADA, Colo. — A 19-year-old sleepwalker who went missing Tuesday morning was found safe at her uncle's home about nine miles from her residence, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said. — Taylor Gammel, 19 …
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