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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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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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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Senate's Republican Presidential Hopefuls Come Out Swinging Against Budget Deal — Three Republican senators running for president have come out swinging against a bipartisan budget deal as an emblem of everything that's wrong in Washington, making it a likely piñata in the party's third debate …
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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan Will Support The Budget Deal
Paul Ryan Will Support The Budget Deal
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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
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Budget deal will be ‘pinata’ during GOP debate
Budget deal will be ‘pinata’ during GOP debate
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Speaker.gov:
Speaker Boehner's Remarks to House Republicans on the Bipartisan Budget Act
Speaker Boehner's Remarks to House Republicans on the Bipartisan Budget Act
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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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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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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Leaked memo shows Clinton campaign still sweating Bush
Leaked memo shows Clinton campaign still sweating Bush
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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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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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Dennis Hastert pleads guilty in hush money case — <p>CHICAGO — Sunken-faced and barely audible, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday morning to a felony charge of evading bank reporting laws, but in a brief statement to the court he failed …
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Jason MeisnerContact / Chicago Tribune:
Dennis Hastert expected to plead guilty Wednesday in federal court
Dennis Hastert expected to plead guilty Wednesday in federal court
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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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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
Kasich: 'I've Had It' With Trump, Carson
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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Graham Would Date Sarah Palin But Marry Carly Fiorina For Her Money — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday night played a game of “date, marry, or make disappear forever,” tasked with choosing between Sarah Palin, Carly Fiorina, and Hillary Clinton. — During CNN's Politics on Tap event …
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Abigail Crutchfield / CNN:
Lindsey Graham describes why the kids table debate ‘sucks’
Lindsey Graham describes why the kids table debate ‘sucks’
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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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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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The News Star:
Louisiana man cashes in life savings in pennies — Ruston resident Otha Anders started saving his first penny more than 45 years ago when he found it on the ground. — The coin reminded him to pray and give thanks. — “I became convinced that spotting a lost or dropped penny …
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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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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Black Sheriff Responds To ‘Uncle Tom’ Taunt By New York Daily News Columnist And Black Lives Matter Activist — Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke says he's been called worse than a “sellout” and an “Uncle Tom,” two racially-charged terms that a New York Daily News columnist …
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Reginald T. Jackson / New Jersey Online:
Christie's slanderous take on Black Lives Matter | Opinion
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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