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2:20 PM ET, October 18, 2022

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Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
Police cameras show confusion, anger over DeSantis' voter fraud arrests  —  Local police carrying out the arrests were patient, understanding — almost apologetic.  —  TALLAHASSEE — When police went to arrest Tony Patterson outside his Tampa home in August, he couldn't believe the reason.
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Lawrence Mower / Miami Herald:
‘What is wrong with this state?’  Video shows stunned Floridians arrested for voting  —  When police went to arrest Tony Patterson outside his Tampa home in August, he couldn't believe the reason.  —  “What is wrong with this state, man?”  Patterson protested as he was being escorted to a police car in handcuffs.
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Republicans' secret economic agenda?  A global financial crisis.  —  After refusing for months to divulge what they'd do if they regained control of Congress, Republicans have finally revealed some of their economic agenda.  —  Unfortunately, it might involve causing a global financial crisis …
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
GOP to use debt limit to force spending cuts, McCarthy says  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that if Republicans win control of the House the GOP will use raising the debt limit as leverage to force spending cuts — which could include cuts to Medicare and Social Security …
Politico:
Biden pledges his first priority if Dems hold Congress — legalize abortion
Punchbowl News:
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Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Voters See Democracy in Peril, but Saving It Isn't a Priority  —  A New York Times/Siena College poll found that other problems have seized voters' focus — even as many do not trust this year's election results and are open to anti-democratic candidates.  —  Voters overwhelmingly believe …
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New York Times:
Cross-Tabs for October 2022 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters
Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill and Breitbart
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Mike Lee's Golden Rule  —  “He's tasted the wine and he wants more and he loves power and thinks that means sticking with Donald Trump now, regardless of what he represents.”  —  Beseeching Mitt Romney for help—on Tucker Carlson's show of all places—would have been unthinkable to Sen. Mike Lee, even recently.
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Sam Metz / Associated Press:
Mike Lee tries to distance himself from Trump in Utah debate  —  Fending off attacks from his independent challenger, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah worked to distinguish himself from former President Donald Trump in a contentious debate Monday evening.  “I stood against my party time and time again to oppose reckless spending.
Nicole Gaudiano / Insider:
The House rules chairman blocked Lauren Boebert's measure under a ‘new rule’ against ‘lunatics’  — Rep. Lauren Boebert offered a “rational” amendment, but the House Rules Committee chairman blocked it.  — Rep. Jim McGovern said his committee's “new rule” is that “if you're batshit crazy …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Turnout on first day of Georgia early voting breaks midterm record  —  Competitive elections drive Georgia voters to the polls  —  The first day of early voting in Georgia set a new midterm turnout record, with nearly 123,000 in-person voters casting their ballots, an early sign of strong interest in this year's elections.
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Associated Press:
EXPLAINER: Killer drones vie for supremacy over Ukraine
Louis Casiano / New York Post:
More lethal strain of COVID created in Boston University lab, researchers say  —  ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY:  —  Researchers at Boston University say they have developed a new COVID strain that has an 80% kill rate following a series of similar experiments first thought to have started the global pandemic that began in China.
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New York Times:
French Cement Company to Pay $780 Million Over Payoffs to ISIS  —  The Justice Department's deal with the company, Lafarge, is one of the largest penalties a private corporation has paid for providing material support to a terrorist organization.  —  The Justice Department has reached …
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Maurice Chammah / The Marshall Project:
We Surveyed America's Sheriffs.  Their Views May Surprise You. … Over the last decade, debates about police violence, mass incarceration and other criminal justice issues have generally focused on police chiefs and prosecutors.  But sheriffs demand equal attention.
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
Top Georgia journalist warns about Herschel Walker's political assets  —  Award-winning journalist and author Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution joined our show to talk about what lessons can be learned from the 2020 special elections in Georgia and shared wisdom about Herschel Walker's campaign.
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Trump Praises Kanye West For Being ‘Great to Me’ When Pushed on Rapper's Anti-Semitic Comments and Attacks on Jared Kushner  —  Salem News's Larry O'Connor spoke with former President Donald Trump in a telephone interview on Monday night and pushed the former president on rapper Kanye West's recent attack …
CT Jones / Rolling Stone:
Iranian State Media Is Now Going After Britney Spears  —  Even with witty replies, the state sponsored media group hasn't been able to drown out a wave of celebrity support for Iranian protestors … After Spears tweeted her support for the Iranian citizens currently protesting …
Discussion: Page Six
CNN:
John Fetterman said he's ‘always supported’ fracking — he previously said 'I don't' and ‘never have’  —  Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Candidate John Fetterman said in a national television interview last week that he has always supported fracking in his state, but in 2018 Fetterman …
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden sours on media coverage that puts ‘noise’ over ‘substance’  —  White House Notebook: The Biden team makes no secret of its frustration, and it's starting to show up in the president's speeches.  —  President Joe Biden's press team has made no secret of their frustration with the way their boss is covered.
Bloomberg:
Deutsche Bank HQ Raided by German Prosecutors in Tax Probe  —  German authorities raided Deutsche Bank AG's headquarters as well as the home of former co-chief executive officer, Juergen Fitschen, as part of a vast investigation of the controversial Cum-Ex transactions that's embroiled some of the world's most powerful financial firms.
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The Review-Journal's recommendations for AG, other constitutional offices  —  In addition to governor, Nevadans will make selections this November on five constitutional offices.  The most high-profile is the race for attorney general, in which incumbent Democrat Aaron Ford faces Republican Sigal Chattah.
Gordon Corera / BBC:
Ex-UK pilots lured to help Chinese military, MoD says  —  Former British military pilots are being lured to China with large sums of money to pass on their expertise to the Chinese military, it is claimed.  —  Up to 30 former UK military pilots are thought to have gone to train members of China's People's Liberation Army.
Greg Cannella / CBS News:
Actor Anna May Wong will be first Asian American featured on U.S. quarter  —  Anna May Wong, considered to be the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, is set to become the first Asian American to be featured on U.S. currency.  —  Wong will appear on a new quarter as part …
Discussion: The Hill
Alex Christy / Newsbusters:
Mitchell Laments To Pelosi Voters Don't See Her ‘Extraordinary’ Record  —  Text to Speech Font Size  —  Andrea Mitchell kicked off her Tuesday MSNBC show with a 20-minute interview with Speaker Nancy Pelosi that began with her voters do not appreciate the “extraordinary” …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
 
 
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