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11:50 AM ET, October 16, 2022

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Washington Post:
Iran plans to send missiles, drones to Russia for Ukraine war, officials say  —  Increased flow of weapons from Iran could help offset steep Russian weapons losses, rebuild supply of precision-guided munitions  —  Iran is strengthening its commitment to supply arms for Russia's assault on Ukraine …
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Washington Post:
Russia is grabbing men off the street to fight in Ukraine  —  Police and military officers swooped down on a Moscow business center this week unannounced.  They were looking for men to fight in Ukraine — and they seized nearly every one they saw.  Some musicians, rehearsing.  A courier there to deliver a parcel.
Liz Sly / Washington Post:   Russia's escalation won't turn tide of the war, experts say
CBS News:
GOP keeps lead for House control, Democrats' momentum stalls amid economy worries — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll  —  For two months the Democrats chipped away at the Republicans' lead in the battle for House control, helped by motivated abortion-rights voters and what turned …
Discussion: The Hill
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Democrats Spent $2 Trillion to Save the Economy.  They Don't Want to Talk About It.  —  Polls show voters liked direct payments from President Biden's 2021 economic rescue bill.  But they have become fodder for Republican inflation attacks.  —  In the midst of a critical runoff campaign …
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Racist GOP appeals heat up in final weeks before midterms
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman is the best choice to represent Pennsylvania's priorities in the U.S. Senate |  Endorsement  —  By many measures, the first two years of the Biden administration have been fruitful for Pennsylvania.The president's plan to slash prescription-drug costs for older Americans …
Discussion: New Jersey Online
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:   Do Voters Care About John Fetterman's Stroke?
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Chuck Grassley narrowly leads Mike Franken in US Senate race  —  Stephen Gruber-Miller Brianne PfannenstielDes Moines Register  —  Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley's lead over Democrat Mike Franken has narrowed to 3 percentage points with less than a month until Election Day …
Najmeh Bozorgmehr / Financial Times:
The revolutionary ambitions of Iran's Generation Z  —  The country's young people want to taste the liberty they see on social media, but they face a regime that is resilient and organised  —  Narges, a young Iranian protester, walks confidently through ranks of riot police on her way to work with long …
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Samya Kullab / Associated Press:
Blaze, shots heard from prison in Iran capital amid protests
Plain Dealer:
Tim Ryan for U.S. Senate  —  This election season's battle for control of the U.S. Senate that has been raging across the 35 states where Senate seats are up for grabs portends significant, long-range consequences for how this country is governed, as each party tries to break the current 50-50 partisan deadlock.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Dana Bash, Kari Lake clash over 2020 election fraud claims  —  Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake sparred with CNN's Dana Bash over unfounded claims of mass election fraud in 2020 during an interview on Sunday.  —  “You called the 2020 election corrupt, stolen, rotten and rigged …
Discussion: Axios and CNN
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Ray Stern / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Attorney General's Office asks FBI, IRS to investigate group behind ‘2000 Mules’  —  Republican candidates for top statewide offices in Arizona have said they believe what they saw in the election-conspiracy movie “2000 Mules.”  —  Now, the state Attorney General's Office is asking …
Discussion: Election Explorer and Politico
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump Spent 91 Cents to Raise Each Dollar as Troubles Mounted  —  Former President Donald Trump raised $24 million in the third quarter, a 41% increase over the previous quarter, but he spent $22 million to do it.  —  Trump spent 91 cents to raise every dollar, according to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission.
Discussion: Raw Story
KC Defender / Kansas City Defender:
KCPD Said Missing Black Women Reports In KC Were “Completely Unfounded.”  Less Than A Month Later, One Escaped After Being Kidnapped From Prospect & Tortured in a Basement For Over A Month  —  A bombshell multi-county investigation began last Friday when a 22-year old Black woman escaped bondage …
Meghan MacPherson / ABC News:
Recession is ‘possible but not inevitable,’ Buttigieg says as he touts supply chain focus  —  The White House is focused on “the foundations” of the economy, he said.  —  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that while a recession is “possible but not inevitable,” …
Discussion: The Hill
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Co-founder of Trump's media company details Truth Social's bitter infighting  —  Will Wilkerson, one of Trump Media & Technology Group's first employees, alleges the company violated securities laws and that Trump pressured executives to hand over their shares to his wife.
Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
US, Canada send armored vehicles to bolster Haiti's police  —  The U.S. and Canada sent armored vehicles and other supplies to Haiti on Saturday to help police fight a powerful gang amid a pending request from the Haitian government for the immediate deployment of foreign troops.
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Reuters and TASS
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