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10:35 PM ET, November 4, 2015

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: A brutal reality check for the Democratic Party  —  The news that Tea Party Republican Matt Bevin snatched the Kentucky governor's mansion away from Democrats is a particularly stark reminder of how deep a hole Democrats have dug for themselves on the level of the states …
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Ed Kilgore / Talking Points Memo:
Why Ben Carson Isn't Going Away — And What Makes That So Scary  —  During the last month the long-awaited, heavily-promoted decline in Donald Trump's standing in the Republican presidential nominating contest has finally begun to occur.  But aside from a small reshuffling of the order in the …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: GOP nomination race coming into focus, Trump holds edge  —  Is the race for the Republican nomination finally shaking out?  Four candidates get double-digit backing — and then there's a steep drop-off to the rest of the field.  —  The latest Fox News national poll …
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Watch The Top Democrat In Kentucky's Epic Meltdown After Matt Bevin's Win
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: From coast to coast, conservatives score huge victories in off-year elections  —  THE BIG IDEA: Just like the midterms one year ago, it was another awful night for Democrats.  — Republican Matt Bevin won a big upset in the Kentucky governor's race.
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Analysis: Bevin Win in Kentucky Underscores Decimated Democratic Party Under Obama  —  Last night's off-year elections produced a number of noteworthy outcomes, none larger than Republican Matt Bevin's upset victory in Kentucky's gubernatorial race.  Bevin ran as a hard-charging outsider conservative, warts and all.
New York Times:
Matt Bevin, Republican, Wins Governor's Race in Kentucky
CNN:
U.S. intelligence: Bomb likely brought down plane  —  The latest U.S. intelligence suggests that the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 was most likely caused by a bomb on the plane planted by ISIS or an ISIS affiliate, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
First on CNN: U.S. officials believe ISIS planted bomb on Russian plane  —  (CNN)The latest U.S. intelligence suggests that the crash of a Russian passenger jet in the Sinai over the weekend was most likely caused by a bomb on the plane planted by ISIS or an ISIS affiliate, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Harry Reid Torches ‘Morning Joe’ From Senate Floor Over Its Koch Bros Interview  —  Seasoned troll and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) took his beef with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski to the Senate floor on Wednesday, bashing the MSNBC hosts for their interview with the billionaire Koch brothers earlier this week.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Reid mocks ‘Morning Joe’ interview of Kochs  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid again took on his favorite archenemies on Wednesday: the Koch brothers.  But this time, he took the “Morning Joe” hosts along for the ride.  —  Putting on his media critic hat, the Nevada Democrat mocked Joe Scarborough …
Discussion: The Hill and Daily Kos
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Reid suggests Dems will block defense spending bill
Discussion: Daily Kos
A.J. Bayatpour / FOX6Now.com:
“On a school bus?!”  Driver fired after he was caught on camera allegedly doing raunchy things on board  —  MILWAUKEE — A bus driver was caught in the act on Tuesday, November 3rd, and what was allegedly happening on the school bus was sick enough to make one neighbor take notice.
Discussion: WGN-TV, Daily Mail and FOX31 Denver
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Nate McDermott / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: Egyptian Pyramids Built For Grain Storage, Not By Aliens Or As Tombs  —  “...you know, it doesn't require an alien being when God is with you.”  —  View Video ›  —  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told graduates during a commencement address in the late '90s …
David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP's Primary Rules Might Doom Carson, Cruz And Trump  —  In a few months, after Iowa and New Hampshire begin to winnow the field, the GOP nomination race could boil down to an epic final between a candidate with a more pragmatic image, such as Marco Rubio, Carly Fiorina or Jeb Bush …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Kelly Grills Cruz On Proposal That Only Republicans Moderate GOP Debates
Discussion: The Week and The Hill
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
How Bathroom Fears Conquered Transgender Rights in Houston  —  Houston would seem, at first glance, an unlikely the site for the gay-rights movement's first major setback since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.  —  The nation's fourth-largest city has elected …
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Why Is The LGBT Movement Struggling To Uphold A Simple Law In Houston?
Katherine Driessen / Houston Chronicle:
Houston Equal Rights Ordinance fails by wide margin
CJCiaramella / BuzzFeed:
Sanders Introduces Bill To Lift Federal Ban On Marijuana  —  Democratic presidential candidate and Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill Wednesday to end the federal prohibition on marijuana, the first such bill to ever be introduced in the Senate, according to marijuana legalization advocates.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and New York Times
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
McAuliffe's hopes for Senate majority dashed  —  Republicans held onto the Virginia Senate in fiercely contested elections Tuesday, leaving Gov. Terry McAuliffe without legislative leverage or political momentum as he works to deliver Virginia for his friend Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016.
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Kyle Kondik / Politico:
How Democrats Could Win the House. Really.
Discussion: The Week
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders Takes Gloves Off Against Hillary Clinton in Interview  —  Democratic presidential candidate draws sharper distinctions with front-runner, casting her policy reversals as a character issue  —  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is drawing sharper distinctions …
Discussion: Mediaite and Political Wire
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Who will take the main stage in the next GOP debate?  —  Fox Business Network will announce which candidates make the cut for next week's Republican debate on the Lou Dobbs show at 7 p.m. Thursday, the network informed campaigns Wednesday afternoon.  —  The network held a conference call …
Discussion: ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Bryan Cranston's First Amendment Crusade: On ‘Trumbo,’ Trump, and Why He Respects Fox News  —  The award-winning actor sat down to discuss his fine turn as blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, the political divide in America, and his three words for Dick Cheney.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Fair And Balanced’ News Channel Comedy Starring Kal Penn From ‘Harold & Kumar’ Writers In Works At ABC  —  Harold & Kumar star Kal Penn is reuniting with the writers of the hit feature franchise, Hayden Schlossberg and Jon Hurwitz, for Fair And Balanced, a single-camera comedy, which has been set up at ABC.
Patricia Mazzei / Naked Politics:
Cuba policy questions stump Ben Carson ahead of Miami book stop  —  Ben Carson has defied the traditional presidential playbook, taking time off from the campaign trail to promote his latest book and sign copies for hundreds of fans, even in Democratic strongholds like Tallahassee.
Los Angeles Times:
Assailant killed by police after stabbing five in UC Merced campus attack  —  Daniel Garcia-Ceja was walking to class at UC Merced Wednesday morning and ran into a campus police barricade at the Scholars Lane bridge.  Students stopped at the barricade were confused about why it was closed.
 
 
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Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush: I'm Walking Over Hot Coals to Win New Hampshire
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New York Times:
Ruling in Mexico Sets Into Motion Legal Marijuana
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Daily Caller
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Super PACs, Outside Groups Dominate GOP '16 Ad Spending
Stacy Lange / WNEP-TV:
Is Bentley the World's Largest Dog?
Discussion: Daily Mail, WGN-TV and FOX31 Denver
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Border Patrol Employee Wouldn't Give Halloween Candy To Kids Who Aren't U.S. Citizens
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Tom Parfitt / Daily Express:
Islamic extremists ‘break into church and spray Allah on walls before destroying crucifix’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Jihad Watch
Andrew McKenna / The Hill:
Presidential campaigns must address heroin addiction
Fernando Gregory / National Review:
Obamacare Is Dead
Discussion: The Hayride and Washington Times
Paul Ryan / USA Today:
‘Get serious about enforcing our laws’
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and National Review
Dale Carpenter / Washington Post:
Israeli academic shouted down in lecture at University of Minnesota
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Wall Street Journal:
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