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4:55 AM ET, October 29, 2015

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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Kasich lashes out: ‘What has happened to the conservative movement?’  —  <p>Ohio Gov. John Kasich's first real foray into attacking his Republican rivals centered on him ticking off a list of critiques he has with the 2016 Republican presidential field. </p><p>Kasich, at a rally …
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Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
We Have Our Final Six  —  Tonight's debate showed that the GOP field is smaller than it looks.  Technically, there are still fourteen people running, but the winnowing is far along.  We probably have a final six and possibly a final four.  —  The three winners of the night were pretty obvious …
Discussion: American Spectator
Candace Smith / ABC News:
Feud Between Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio Boils Over
Discussion: Politico
Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
Third Republican Presidential Debate: The 6 Moments That Mattered
Discussion: Politico
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:   Here's Donald Trump's Epic Throwdown With John Kasich
Norm Ornstein / The Atlantic:
Republicans Remain Divided as Democrats Unite
Discussion: New Yorker and Chicago Tribune
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Surprise!  John Harwood Lied About Marco Rubio's Tax Plan  —  As The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway predicted, CNBC's management of Wednesday's Republican presidential primary debate was a complete disaster.  The night's biggest loser, aside from everyone who suffered through watching the debate debacle …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Some Initial Thoughts on the Debate  —  As I said in my previous post, this was a pretty poorly run debate.  But that's media criticism.  The real question is how it will affect the race.  Jeb Bush needed to get back into this campaign.  And he absolutely didn't do that.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
CNBC Moderator Harwood Admits Premise of His Question on Rubio's Tax Plan is Erroneous
Austin Wright / Politico:
How the Army's $3 billion spy blimp went from boondoggle to laughingstock  —  <p>The Army made clear last year that its pair of massive spy blimps designed to float at 10,000 feet and scan the skies for air and missile threats would “be tethered to the ground at all times.” …
Discussion: ABC News
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:   WATCH: 2 Minutes Of CNN's Over-The-Top Runaway Blimp Coverage
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sanders proposes nixing marijuana from federal list of dangerous drugs  —  Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders announced his support Wednesday for removing marijuana from a list of the most dangerous drugs outlawed by the federal government — a move that would free states to legalize it without impediments from Washington.
Discussion: The Week, ThinkProgress and Hit & Run
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Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race  —  FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA — Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) town hall, held at George Mason University at the same time as the third GOP debate on Wednesday, mainly focused on the presidential candidate's favorite topics …
Discussion: Raw Story
Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
GOP Piles on Hillary Clinton Over VA Remark  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign today defended her recent characterization of the Veterans Affairs hospital controversy, accusing Republicans of trying to “exploit the scandal” by going after the Democratic presidential front-runner for comments …
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Bloomberg Business:
Bill Clinton Rallies Superdelegates as Hillary's Campaign Hints at Growing Roster
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg.com news
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bush campaign manager confronts CNBC producer  —  Jeb Bush campaign manager Danny Diaz got into a heated confrontation with a CNBC producer outside the debate as it was happening, according to two sources familiar with the incident.  —  One of the sources said Diaz was complaining about speaking time allotments.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry and her ‘hard work’ history  —  a snowstorm was crippling Ohio.  On her eponymous MSNBC show, host Melissa Harris-Perry provided some coverage of the weather event, tossing to NBC News correspondent Kerry Sanders on location.  “Yes, it's been coming down since early this morning.
Ted Cruz / Wall Street Journal:
A Simple Flat Tax for Economic Growth  —  A 10% income tax and a 16% business tax would put an end to the Eight Lean Years of Obama.  —  Imagine 4.9 million new jobs.  Imagine, instead of President Obama's income stagnation, average wages rising 12.2% over the next decade.  Capital investment rising 43.9%.
Rina Nakano / FOX40:
American Flag Shirt ‘Gang Related,’ School District Says … A 12-year-old honor student at Yuba Gardens Intermediate school received a dress code violation, but many are wondering if the school overreacted.  —  This back-to-school season, Lori Carpenter bought a simple, patriotic T-shirt from Kohl's for her son, Dustin Cole.
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan says he will support budget deal  —  Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), widely expected to be elected House speaker this week, said Wednesday he will support a two-year debt and budget deal that is deeply unpopular among many of the the House Republicans he hopes to lead.
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Is the GOP now Paul Ryan's party? Or is it still K Street's party?
Discussion: National Review
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
ESPN's Tony Kornheiser asks whether Tea Party is like ISIS  —  ESPN personality Tony Kornheiser drew a connection between the Tea Party and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) during his radio show on Friday.  —  The “Pardon the Interruption” co-host was speaking …
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Sheriff Says ‘Third Video’ Shows South Carolina Student Punching Officer in Classroom  —  One of the videos taken as a school resource officer slammed a student sitting at her desk at a South Carolina high school also shows her punching the deputy during the confrontation, authorities said Tuesday.
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David French / National Review:
The Spring Valley Arrest Video Isn't Disturbing: Here's Why
Emily Kirschenheuter / KRON4.com:
Man shoots self in foot, bullet also hits 9-year-old neighbor  —  UPDATE: Forty-year-old Eric Smith will be arrested for negligent discharge of a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, and felon in possession of ammunition, San Jose police said.  —  Smith and the boy were both taken …
Discussion: Slantpoint
Wall Street Journal:
Nintendo Unveils First Smartphone Game-Recap  —  Videogame maker Nintendo Co. is unveiled its first game for smartphones during a strategy briefing for investors in Tokyo.  The covered the event live.  —  Thanks for following our live blog!  —  In conclusion, Nintendo has introduced …
Discussion: VentureBeat, The Verge and Mashable
 
 
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The White House:
Remarks by the President Honoring the U.S. National Women's Soccer Team
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Long-shot candidates gasp for air in GOP debate
Discussion: Bloomberg.com news
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Agency won't give GOP internal docs on climate research
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Vlad Tepes
Pat Sullivan / BuzzFeed:
Rafael Cruz Says LGBT Activists Will Push To Legalize Pedophilia
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Rand Paul Tries Out ‘Yo Momma’ Jokes for ‘Disaster’ Donald Trump
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: I'm not going to 'take everyone's guns away'
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Hillary tells Colbert: ‘Yes, yes, yes’ I would let big banks fail
Discussion: Hit & Run, CNN and The Moderate Voice
Theodore R. Johnson / National Review:
Yes, Republicans Can Win Black Voters
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How 4 Federal Lawyers Paved the Way to Kill Osama bin Laden
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