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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 …
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American Spectator and Talking Points Memo
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Carson trips over US-Cuba policies — New GOP presidential front-runner Ben Carson had trouble Wednesday answering questions about U.S.-Cuba policies, a report Wednesday says. — Carson admitted during an interview that he was in the dark on policies toward those coming to the U.S. from the island nation …
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Naked Politics
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 …
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Betsy's Page and Washington Monthly
Ed Kilgore / Talking Points Memo:
Why Ben Carson Isn't Going Away — And What Makes That So Scary
Why Ben Carson Isn't Going Away — And What Makes That So Scary
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Mother Jones, Democratic Strategist and Washington Monthly
Patricia Mazzei / Naked Politics:
Cuba policy questions stump Ben Carson ahead of Miami book stop
Cuba policy questions stump Ben Carson ahead of Miami book stop
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miamiherald, The Daily Caller, Mother Jones, Daily Mail, OnPolitics and AMERICAblog News
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Elder Bush Says His Son Was Served Badly by Aides — WASHINGTON — After years of holding back, former President George Bush has finally broken his public silence about some of the key figures in his son's administration, issuing scathing critiques of Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
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Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: HW Bush jabs at Cheney, Rumsfeld in new book — In this April 25, 2013 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush (2nd L) attends the dedication ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. (Reuters) — As an ex-president, George H.W. Bush has generally maintained …
Eric Walsh / Reuters:
Former President George H.W. Bush raps Cheney, Rumsfeld in biography: Fox News
Former President George H.W. Bush raps Cheney, Rumsfeld in biography: Fox News
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Bryan Cranston's First Amendment Crusade: On ‘Trumbo,’ Trump, and Why He Respects Fox News
Bryan Cranston's First Amendment Crusade: On ‘Trumbo,’ Trump, and Why He Respects Fox News
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The Daily Caller, addictinginfo.org and Raw Story
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
First on CNN: U.S. officials believe ISIS planted bomb on Russian plane
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Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Jihad Watch, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Associated Press, The Week and RT
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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Mother Jones, Althouse, Smart Remarks, Slate and American Power
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Analysis: Bevin Win in Kentucky Underscores Decimated Democratic Party Under Obama
Analysis: Bevin Win in Kentucky Underscores Decimated Democratic Party Under Obama
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The Gateway Pundit, Forbes, Balloon Juice and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: A brutal reality check for the Democratic Party
Morning Plum: A brutal reality check for the Democratic Party
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Matt Bevin is the next governor of Kentucky. He has President Obama to thank.
Matt Bevin is the next governor of Kentucky. He has President Obama to thank.
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Hot Air, RedState, Raw Story, NPR, Courier-Journal, Outside the Beltway and Politico
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Reid suggests Dems will block defense spending bill — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned on Wednesday that Democrats will block a defense spending bill this week for a third time. — Reid said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was “wasting the Senate's time” …
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Harry Reid Torches ‘Morning Joe’ From Senate Floor Over Its Koch Bros Interview
Harry Reid Torches ‘Morning Joe’ From Senate Floor Over Its Koch Bros Interview
MSNBC:
Donald Trump releases his first ads — Donald Trump is ready to hit the airwaves, and he has released his first ads. The 2016 GOP candidate made a $300K ad buy, and Morning Joe has an exclusive look at the first radio spot. ... more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Watch The Top Democrat In Kentucky's Epic Meltdown After Matt Bevin's Win — Kentucky Republicans had a very good election day. Matt Bevin defeated Democrat Jack Conway to become only the second Republican Kentucky governor in four decades. Jenean Hampton won her quest for lieutenant governor …
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Washington Free Beacon, Real Clear Politics, RedState and Power Line
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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 …
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Talking Points Memo, CBS News, The Moderate Voice, Little Green Footballs, addictinginfo.org and Guardian
Jay Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Detects Flurry of Iranian Hacking — American officials say they believe cyberattacks tied to arrest in Tehran of Iranian-American businessman — Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard military force hacked email and social-media accounts of Obama administration officials in recent weeks …
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Algemeiner.com and Fox News
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New York Times:
Iran President Pushes Back Over Anti-U.S. Crackdown — TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Wednesday criticized the recent arrests of journalists and others by the Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has accused detainees of being part of seditious plots hatched by the United States.
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The PJ Tatler, The Daily Caller and PressTV
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.
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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 …
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Mediaite and Weekly Standard
Sam Tanenhaus / Bloomberg.com news:
How Richard Nixon Created Hillary Clinton — Hillary Clinton's Benghazi testimony, in all its layered meaning, overpowers cogent analysis and even neutral description. It was unsettling, strange, riveting—and without any true precedent: A front-runner for her party's presidential nomination …
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