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1:20 PM ET, October 29, 2018

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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Enough platitudes: Let's name names  —  President Trump's defenders and even some of his tepid critics on the right seem determined to keep their moral blinders firmly affixed so as to narrow the discussion about the horrible incidents such as the mass murder at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Discussion: New York Times and Althouse
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's hate and lies are inciting extremists.  Just ask the analyst who warned us.  —  President Trump and Republicans are lashing out at the notion that they bear primary responsibility for the climate of rage and hate that has consumed our politics, now that a man has allegedly gunned …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis Spread George Soros Fear Days After a Bomb Was Sent to Soros  —  Attacks against the Democratic financier just haven't stopped.  —  Just days after federal authorities discovered a bomb left on George Soros' property, Ron DeSantis, the Republican candidate for governor of Florida …
Discussion: Raw Story and Salon
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
What I learned as an American Jew after the Pittsburgh synagogue attack  —  On this day of all days it needs to be said: America has been a blessing for the Jewish people unlike any other blessing given any other people in the history of the world.  —  One crime — or 29 separate crimes …
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
‘There Is Still So Much Evil’: Growing Anti-Semitism Stuns American Jews
Discussion: The Guardian
Bend the Arc:
Letter to President Trump from Pittsburgh Jewish Leaders  —  We are the Pittsburgh affiliate of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice.  —  President Trump:  —  Yesterday, a gunman slaughtered 11 Americans during Shabbat morning services.  We mourn with the victims' families and pray for the wounded.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Jewish leaders tell Trump he's not welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism  —  A group of Jewish leaders told President Trump that he is no longer welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism following the shooting at a synagogue there over the weekend.
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:   Media Tout ‘Jewish Leaders’ In Pittsburgh Telling Trump He's Not Welcome. …
Wall Street Journal:
Military to Deploy 5,000 Troops to Southern Border, U.S. Officials Say  —  The U.S. military is deploying 5,000 troops to the southern border, U.S. officials say, an increase from the initial estimate of 800.
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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:   5,000 US troops deploying to southern border in response to migrant caravan
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
9 hours of ‘Executive Time’: Trump's unstructured days define his presidency  —  President Donald Trump had about three times as much free time planned for last Tuesday as work time, according to his private schedule.  The president was slated for more than nine hours of “Executive Time,” …
Associated Press:
Full text of Carter's letter to Georgia secretary of state  —  Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia resident, wrote on his official letterhead to his state's Republican nominee for governor, Brian Kemp, asking him to resign as Georgia secretary of state.  The secretary of state oversees elections.
Discussion: Axios, NPR, Boing Boing, IJR and The Week
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:   Jimmy Carter wades into Georgia governor's race
Margi Murphy / Telegraph:
Twitter to remove ‘like’ tool in a bid to improve the quality of debate  —  Twitter is planning to remove the ability to “like” tweets in a radical move that aims to improve the quality of debate on the social network.  —  Founder Jack Dorsey last week admitted at a Twitter event …
YouTube:
We Can't Go Back … Things are getting better - we can't go back!  Learn how to vote now at: https://vote.donaldjtrump.com/  —  This dramatic, high-quality ad depicts the new optimism of a working mom and the very real way that the future of her family is at stake in this election.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump's closing television ad for midterms doesn't include Trump
Discussion: HuffPost
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Suspicious package headed to CNN's Atlanta headquarters intercepted  —  (CNN)For the third time in a week, a suspicious package has been addressed to CNN.  This time, on Monday morning, the package was intercepted in Atlanta, the home to CNN's worldwide headquarters.
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NBC New York:
Pipe Bomb Suspect Due in Court; New Suspicious Package for CNN
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Persuaded Struggling People to Invest in Scams, Lawsuit Says  —  A new lawsuit accuses President Trump, his company and three of his children of using the Trump name to entice vulnerable people to invest in sham business opportunities.  —  Filed in federal court in Manhattan on Monday …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
New Jersey Online:
Choke it down, and vote for Menendez |  Editorial  —  Gallery: U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez Speaks in Newark  —  By Star-Ledger Editorial Board eletters@starledger.com  —  This year's U.S. Senate race presents the most depressing choice for New Jersey voters in a generation …
Rachel Bitecofer / The Judy Ford Wason Center …:
Republican Brat and Democrat Spanberger in dead heat as Virginia's GOP-leaning 7th District race hits final week; Trump disapproval and voter enthusiasm lift Spanberger  —  Summary of Key Findings  —  1. In our likely voter model, Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican incumbent Dave Brat …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:   Poll finds Rep. Brat and Democrat Spanberger virtually tied in Virginia's 7th District
Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton leaves door open for 2020 run: 'I'd like to be president'  —  Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during an event over the weekend left the door open to a possible 2020 run, saying that even though she doesn't want to run, “I'd like to be president.”
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
‘Nothing to Gain,’ Kavanaugh Accuser Raises Nearly $1 Million  —  During the crucible of Brett Kavanaugh's Senate confirmation hearings, Democrats repeatedly asserted that Christine Blasey Ford had “nothing to gain” by coming forward with her explosive accusation of attempted rape against the Supreme Court nominee.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Inside a Trump rally: Stelter's view from the press pen  —  (CNN)The first thing you see at a Trump campaign rally is the line.  —  There was a long line in the pouring rain ahead of the October 26 rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Some devotees had started lining up the night before.
Discussion: Raw Story
Arne Delfs / Bloomberg:
Merkel Steps Down as Party Leader as Election Setbacks Take Toll  — German leader makes dramatic concession to her party critics  — Power waning after leading Christian Democrats for 18 years  —  Germany's Angela Merkel will quit as head of her Christian Democratic party and won't run …
Discussion: CNN and The Week
Brian Welk / The Wrap:
Lena Dunham Tapped by Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams to Adapt Syrian Refugee Story  —  The “Girls” creator will adapt non-fiction novel “A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea” by Melissa Fleming  —  Lena Dunham has been tapped to adapt a Syrian refugee story for the big screen …
Discussion: IndieWire
BuzzFeed News:
This Cop Was Accused Of Putting An 11-Year-Old Girl In A Chokehold And Lying About It.  He Kept His Job.  —  Confidential department documents show that then-NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton shut down disciplinary proceedings.  The officer has also shared Facebook posts that denigrate black people and Muslims.
Patti Davis / Washington Post:
Let's stop asking Trump for comfort after tragedies  —  Patti Davis is the author, most recently, of the novel “The Earth Breaks in Colors” and the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.  —  When I was writing my book “The Long Goodbye,” a memoir about losing my father to Alzheimer's …
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Mediaite
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke Once Supported an El Paso Real Estate Deal.  Barrio Residents Remember.  —  EL PASO — At a special City Council meeting in 2006, a billionaire real estate investor unveiled his vision for redeveloping downtown El Paso.  To replace tenements and boarded-up buildings …
PRRI:
Partisan Polarization Dominates Trump Era: Findings from the 2018 American Values Survey  —  Voting Priorities  —  When asked to pick the top two most important issues for their vote this election cycle, Americans are more likely to point to the cost of health care than any other issue.
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
New York Times:
American ISIS Suspect Is Freed After Being Held More Than a Year  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has freed an American citizen whom the military imprisoned without trial for more than 13 months as a suspected Islamic State member, United States officials said on Monday.
Discussion: CNN, Lawfare and Task & Purpose
 
 
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Intel ends financial support of Congressman Steve King
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Lexi Lonas / The College Fix:
Trump impeachment class offered again at San Diego State
Discussion: RedState and Breitbart
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump calls Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum a ‘thief’ without citing evidence
Discussion: Townhall, ThinkProgress and Politico
Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed News:
First Came Trump, Then Came Beto: Ted Cruz And The Brutal Politics Of Likability
Discussion: Harper's
Tim Mak / NPR:
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Associated Press:
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Luke Harding / The Guardian:
‘A very different world’ - inside the Czech spying operation on Trump
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Will Fort Worth's Tarrant County remain America's most conservative large county?
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Avenatti quietly builds 2020 machine
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
However the Midterms Go, the Republican Party Is Going to Get More Extreme
Discussion: Althouse
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Two years after Trump's big wins, Rust Belt states go sour on Republicans
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