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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Dems privately worry how Walz will fare against Vance in VP debate
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
What Democrats Don't Understand About J. D. Vance
Discussion: New Republic and USA Today
Washington Post:
N.C. presidential race close as Helene recovery begins, Post poll finds  —  Republican Mark Robinson trails by a wide margin in the race for governor following allegations of lewd and racist comments.  —  North Carolina voters are closely divided in the choice between Donald Trump …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Casey up 4 points over McCormick in Senate reelection bid: Survey
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Election's No-Excuses Moment
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Mediaite
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Stein leads Robinson by double digits in NC governor race
Associated Press:
Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene  —  Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia.
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Biden Fumes After Reporter Parrots Trump Lies on Hurricane Helene  —  President Biden isn't happy with Donald Trump's lies about him ignoring the plight of hurricane victims.  —  Speaking to reporters Thursday night along with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, who was present via teleconference …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   September 30, 2024  —  One hundred years ago tomorrow, former president Jimmy Carter arrived in the world in Plains, Georgia.
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Video Out of North Carolina After Hurricane Helene Is Tough Viewing  —  Meanwhile, eighty-two Republicans voted to shut down the government as a catastrophic storm prepared to devastate a quarter of the country.  —  The video evidence from western North Carolina looks like something Matthew Brady would have sent back from Antietam.
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Reuters:
Rescuers scour N Carolina mountains for survivors cut off by Hurricane Helene
Associated Press:
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages  —  Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.
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Reuters:
US East Coast dockworkers strike, halting half the nation's ocean shipping
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Taylor Lorenz Exits Washington Post to Launch ‘User Mag’ on Substack (Exclusive)  —  Lorenz, who is leaving the newspaper to launch the publication, says that it will “cover technology from the user side,” in contrast to traditional coverage of social media.
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Paypal Opted You Into Sharing Data Without Your Knowledge  —  PayPal quietly opted users into sharing data with third parties for “personalized shopping experiences,” according to multiple complaints on social media and 404 Media's own tests.  —  “Starting early summer 2025 …
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Iran preparing missile attack on Israel, White House says
Washington Post:
Jimmy Carter turns 100, and his hometown is ringing in the milestone  —  He is the first American president to reach the century mark.  Locals are excited to celebrate the man they know as “Mr. Jimmy.”  —  PLAINS, Ga. — Signs that read “Happy 100th Birthday Mr. President!” dot lawns.
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Associated Press:
Jimmy Carter and hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday
Jerusalem Post:
Eight killed in terror shooting in Jaffa, many more wounded  —  The shooting, which the MDA designated a mass-casualty incident, occurred near a light rail station in the central Israeli city.  —  Eight people were killed and at least seven wounded, as well as a dog, in a shooting terror attack in Jaffa …
Victor Fiorillo / Philadelphia Magazine:
Philly-Area Republican Couple Threatened After Filming Kamala Harris Ad  —  The normally idyllic lives of these Main Line farmers changed after MSNBC spotlighted the commercial.  —  Pennsylvania farmers Bob Lange and wife Kristina Chadwick Lange are lifelong Republicans.
Discussion: SAVVY MAINLINE and Raw Story
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Nevada Republicans Freak Out Over ‘Deplorable’ Statue of a Giant, Naked Trump  —  ‘PORNOGRAPHIC’  —  A 43-foot effigy of an entirely nude Donald Trump that mysteriously appeared outside Las Vegas over the weekend has been condemned by Nevada Republicans, who slammed the “deplorable” sculpture as “pornographic.”
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Kellyanne Conway Is Pushing Donald Trump to Man Up and Debate Kamala Harris Again  —  ROUND TWO?  —  Trump's former adviser said she tried to juice Trump's ego by telling him he's like Major League Baseball standout Shohei Ohtani.  —  Kellyanne Conway, the former adviser to former president Donald Trump …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway: Trump didn't say ‘totally no’ to another debate
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Why the “vetting” of JD Vance was a spectacular failure  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.  🚨  —  🚀 Subscribe to Public Notice 🚀
Javier G. Cuesta / El País:
Apple quietly deletes nearly a hundred VPNs that allowed Russians to get around censorship  —  The multinational has removed dozens of apps, even though the Kremlin's censorship body did not order the move.  These services, half-permitted by the government, enable people in Russia to access social networks and independent media
Phoebe Quinton / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Thousands of people purged from Georgia's voter rolls reregistered after Kamala Harris' rally in Atlanta  —  More than 40,000 people have filled out paperwork to vote on Election Day in November  —  Stanlecia Johnson, 48, registered to vote when she turned 18 years old …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Luke Goldstein / American Prospect:
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Jimmy Carter / New York Times:
Trump Insults Harris's Mental Fitness, Adding to Questions About His Own
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Bloomberg:
Tory Leadership Contest Opens Up After Gaffes by Front-Runners
Discussion: Politico, The Guardian and The Dispatch
Phil Gramm / Wall Street Journal:
Jimmy Carter, Champion of Deregulation
NBC News:
Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy debate in Montana with the Senate on the line
New York Times:
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Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Say Goodbye to Truth as We Know It If Trump and Vance Win
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What Happened to Tucker Carlson?
New York Times:
Pennsylvania Republicans Lag Democrats in Early Mail Ballot Requests
Discussion: Fox News and NBC News
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
JD Vance Says His “Mamaw” Had Eight Miscarriages. His Policies Deny Women Like Her Lifesaving Care.
Discussion: FactCheck.org
Alana Goodman / freebeacon.com:
Tim Walz Said He Was in Hong Kong During the Tiananmen Square Massacre. He Was Home in Nebraska.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Harris launches multimillion-dollar TV ad blitz hitting Trump's ‘concepts of a plan’ for health care
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A Year of Fury and Feuding: GOP Lawmakers Are Still Reeling From McCarthy's Removal
Discussion: Raw Story and The Dispatch
 

 
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