memeorandum: The Slow-Motion Implosion of ObamaCare (Andy Puzder/Wall Street Journal)

2:05 PM ET, November 2, 2015

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Read the new debate demands Ben Ginsberg has compiled from Republican campaigns — Ben Ginsberg, the Republican attorney who's become the pro bono debate negotiator for frustrated GOP candidates, has amended his initial letter of questions to TV networks. When Sunday night's meeting …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Talking Points Memo, WCDC-TV, CNNMoney, Independent Journal and Daily Kos

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Morning Plum: Republicans shoot themselves in foot with Latinos, again — Republicans are pulling out of their only scheduled debate that would be aired on a Spanish-language TV network. So Democrats may respond by holding a second gathering aired on one.

Discussion: New York Times, PoliticusUSA, Booman Tribune and The Week, more at Mediagazer »

David Weigel / Washington Post:

Read the letter that Ben Ginsberg drafted for the GOP summit — At the start of a meeting Sunday night between 12 of the 14 leading Republican presidential campaigns, GOP lawyer and dealmaker Ben Ginsberg distributed a draft of a letter that could be sent to any media sponsor.

Discussion: NBC News, Mediaite, The Federalist, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, BizPac Review, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, Politico, Daily Mail and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Partisan Growth Gaps — Last week The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed article by Carly Fiorina titled “Hillary Clinton Flunks Economics,” ridiculing Mrs. Clinton's assertions that the U.S. economy does better under Democrats. “America,” declared Ms. Fiorina, “needs someone …

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David Weigel / Washington Post:

GOP contenders demand greater control over crucial debates — Several Republican presidential campaigns began mapping out new demands Sunday for greater control over the format and content of primary debates, which have attracted big audiences and become strategically critical for the 2016 cycle's expansive field of contenders.

Juan Williams / The Hill: GOP hurts itself with Medicare attacks

Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Debate Over Debates Riles GOP

Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story, The Week and Mother Jones

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GOP assigns staffer to handle debates, networks

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, NPR and Bloomberg.com news

Marc Caputo / Politico:

Florida poll shows Trump in front, with Bush's help — MIAMI — Donald Trump remains the clear frontrunner in Florida and, a new poll of likely Republican voters shows, he can partly thank the unlikeliest of people for that: Jeb Bush. — With the former Florida governor in the crowded primary …

Discussion: Bloomberg.com news, Political Wire, New York Times, Hot Air and Florida Politics

Candace Smith / ABC News: Jeb Bush Invokes President Lincoln Amid ‘Jeb Can Fix It’ Tour

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Swears He's Tough: ‘I Eat Nails When I Wake Up’ (VIDEO)

Discussion: Mediaite and Hot Air

Peter Schorsch / Florida Politics:
Richard Corcoran, former Marco Rubio chief of staff, endorses Jeb Bush for president

Discussion: Washington Post

Steve Holland / Reuters:
Jeb 2.0: Bush relaunches campaign with e-book, tour

Discussion: The Hill, Politico, Washington Post and Daily Kos

Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
What Changed While Jeb Was Gone

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Jonathan Swan / The Hill:

Rubio's polling numbers skyrocket in NH — Sen. Marco Rubio's star turn in last Wednesday's GOP presidential debate is already paying off, with a new poll showing his numbers rocketing upward in New Hampshire. — The Florida senator surged to third place behind Donald Trump and Ben Carson …

Discussion: Eschaton

Brian Faler / Politico:

Ryan's move could be big boost for tax reform — Paul Ryan's rise to House speaker is fanning hopes that a once-in-a-generation tax overhaul might be on the horizon. — The Wisconsin Republican who claimed the gavel last week is one of Congress' preeminent tax experts …

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan hires 8 communications staffers

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Bob and Chez Show, Shakesville, Hullabaloo and The Hill

Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:

Muslim activists alarmed by the FBI's new game-like counter-terrorism program for kids — The FBI has designed a game-style Web site about extremism meant to be used by teachers and students to spot and prevent radicalization of youth, say Muslim and Arab advocacy groups who were briefed …

Discussion: Independent Journal

Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
F.B.I. Tool to Identify Extremists Is Criticized

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Cair - Facebook and Common Dreams

Isabelle Fraser / Telegraph:

Russian plane crash: Final moments of doomed airliner revealed in flight data as it emerges crew went unpaid for two months - latest news — The airline of the jet that crashed into the Sinai had not paid its staff in over two months, Russian news agencies have reported.

Discussion: CNN, Reuters, Algemeiner.com, The PJ Tatler and Joe.My.God.

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Washington Post reporter removed from meeting with Kerry — A correspondent for The Washington Post was escorted out of a meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov on Sunday. — Carol Morello asked a question about the State Department's critique …

Discussion: The Diplomat, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon and Mediaite

Andy Puzder / Wall Street Journal:

The Slow-Motion Implosion of ObamaCare — I see firsthand in my company why not enough people are signing up and premiums are rising. — Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced recently that she expects 10 million people to be enrolled in health-care coverage through …

Discussion: Chicago Boyz

Cristina Corbin / Fox News:

‘Colossal waste’: DOD slammed for $43M, US-funded gas station in Afghanistan — The $43 million gas station in Sheberghan, Afghanistan, constructed by the Department of Defense's Task Force for Stability and Business Operations (TFBSO) Downstream Gas Utilization project. (SIGAR)

Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller and Independent Journal

Cassandra Vinograd / NBC News:
U.S. Spent $43 Million on Afghanistan Gas Station: Watchdog Report

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Ari Melber / MSNBC:

Obama bans the box — On Monday, President Obama is announcing a new order to reduce potential discrimination against former convicts in the hiring process for federal government employees. — It is a step towards what many criminal justice reformers call “ban the box” …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Associated Press, Guardian, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller

Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
$20 trillion man: National debt nearly doubles during Obama presidency

Discussion: RedState, whorunsGov and The Gateway Pundit

The Independent:

Bill Gates says that capitalism cannot save us from climate change — There's no fortune to be made. Even if you have a new energy source that costs the same as today's and emits no CO2, it will be uncertain compared with what's tried-and-true and already operating at unbelievable scale …

Discussion: Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, National Review, The Daily Caller and Instapundit

RT:

Only external force could have broken apart crashed Russian airliner - owner — The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Sinai, Egypt, must have been damaged by a force in flight and couldn't have just broken apart, the airline of the ill-fated Airbus A321 said.

Discussion: USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Free Beacon and NPR

Washington Post: Russian airline official rules out technical error as cause of crash

Dana Schuster / New York Post:

'He's a mess': Insiders worry Fallon's partying is getting out of hand — He's one of NBC's biggest success stories — keeping “The Tonight Show” at the top of the late-night ratings with bouncy show tunes and campy games. — Now Jimmy Fallon is also one of NBC's biggest worries.

Discussion: Fox News Insider, Mediaite and Daily Mail

Chicago Tribune:

Family of man shot by customer with concealed carry license: 'Something doesn't seem right' — The stepson of a 55-year-old suspected robber shot dead Saturday night at a Southwest Side store by a customer with a concealed carry license expressed anger, frustration and doubt about the incident Sunday.

Discussion: Washington Post, The PJ Tatler, FOX6Now.com and Associated Press