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3:55 PM ET, November 1, 2013

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nbclosangeles.com:
At Least 3 Injured in LAX Security Checkpoint Shooting  —  TSA officials told NBC4 the shooting occurred at a security checkpoint  —  A gunman opened fire at a security checkpoint Friday morning at Los Angeles International Airport, injuring at least three people and forcing a terminal evacuation.
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Lauren / CBS Los Angeles:
TSA Agent Fatally Shot, Others Wounded In Shooting At LAX  —  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A TSA agent was killed and several other people were injured Friday in a shooting at Terminal 3 at LAX, police said.  —  CBS News' John Miller said the unidentified suspect entered the terminal wearing camouflage and opened fire around 9:20 a.m.
Michael Martinez / CNN:
Los Angeles International Airport evacuated after shots reportedly fired
KABC-TV:
LAX shooting: TSA officer killed, suspect in custody
NBCNews:
Shooter opens fire at Los Angeles International Airport
Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
The Obamacare sabotage campaign  —  To the undisputed reasons for Obamacare's rocky rollout — a balky website, muddied White House messaging and sudden sticker shock for individuals forced to buy more expensive health insurance — add a less acknowledged cause: calculated sabotage by Republicans at every step.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and NewsBusters blogs
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Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Leaked Memos Reveal that Federal Health Officials Knew Exactly How Many People Enrolled During Obamacare's Opening Days, Despite Administration Claims to the Contrary  —  In the opening days of Obamacare's October 1 launch, federal officials touted high web-traffic numbers …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Court strikes down mandate for birth control in ObamaCare  —  A federal appeals court on Friday struck down the birth control mandate in ObamaCare, concluding the requirement trammels religious freedom.  —  The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals — the second most influential bench in the land behind …
Discussion: Daily Kos
kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: October 2013  —  The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, conducted October 17-23, finds that the public reported paying more attention this month to the political fights over the government shutdown and raising the debt ceiling than technical problems with the opening …
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
What Really Happens To People Whose Insurance Is ‘Canceled’ Because Of Obamacare  —  President Obama wasn't entirely right in 2009 when he said that if you like your health care plan, then you can keep it.  Some people are going to have their health insurance plans canceled, and it does have something to do with Obamacare.
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Book Details Obama Aides' Talks About Replacing Biden on 2012 Ticket  —  President Obama's top aides secretly considered replacing Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. with Hillary Rodham Clinton on the 2012 ticket, undertaking extensive focus-group sessions and polling in late 2011 when Mr. Obama's re-election outlook appeared uncertain.
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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
As Cuts to Food Stamps Take Effect, More Trims to Benefits Are Expected  —  Starting Friday, millions of Americans receiving food stamps will be required to get by with less government assistance every month, a move that not only will cost them money they use to feed their families but is expected …
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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
47M Americans hit by food stamp cuts starting today
Jeff Cox / NBCNews:
Families brace as billions in food stamp cuts set in
The White House:
Executive Order — Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change  —  PREPARING THE UNITED STATES FOR THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to prepare the Nation …
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Obama takes on climate-fueled storms
Discussion: CNN, ThinkProgress and New York Times
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
‘60 Minutes’ broadcast helps propel new round of back-and-forth on Benghazi  —  In an explosive report on CBS's “60 Minutes” on Sunday, the British supervisor of local security guards protecting the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on the night of Sept. 11, 2012 …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
David Brock to call on ‘60 Minutes’ to retract Benghazi report
Discussion: Mediaite
Erica Fink / CNNMoney.com:
Sex workers embrace Obamacare  —  A burlesque dancer dressed as a nurse taunts her co-performer with a toy syringe, dangling the medicine seductively in an act that's meant to reflect the cat-and-mouse game of U.S. healthcare.  They shimmy and eventually end up topless.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Why Bill Kristol left Fox News  —  Bill Kristol, the editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard, ended a decade-long run as Fox News contributor this summer two years after he and Roger Ailes got into a disagreement that had a cooling effect on their relationship, sources with knowledge of the relationship told POLITICO.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Republicans see Cruz as party leader  —  PPP's newest national survey finds that in the wake of the shutdown, Republican voters now view Ted Cruz as their party's leader.  21% picked Cruz to 17% for Chris Christie, and 15% for John Boehner.  Cruz finished well ahead of the other GOP Senators …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
A War on the Poor  —  John Kasich, the Republican governor of Ohio, has done some surprising things lately.  First, he did an end run around his state's Legislature — controlled by his own party — to proceed with the federally funded expansion of Medicaid that is an important piece of Obamacare.
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
GOP Deeply Divided Over Climate Change  —  Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say there is solid evidence that the earth has been getting warmer over the last few decades, a figure that has changed little in the past few years.  While partisan differences over climate change remain substantial …
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Poll: Growing Number of Republicans Dislike GOP  —  October was clearly a cruel month for both President Barack Obama and the Republicans, both of whom saw their images slump to new lows in Wall Street Journal/NBC News polling.  —  But hidden within the data is a more disturbing reality for the Republican Party.
Culture Desk:
Cover Story: Barry Blitt's “Reboot”  —  “When I heard that the troubled Obamacare Web site was built by a Canadian company, of course I felt personally responsible,” says the Montreal-born Barry Blitt, who drew this week's cover, “Reboot.”  “I'll be happy when the glitches are all worked …
Tennessean.com:
Southern secessionist group lists two TN lawmakers as weekend speakers  —  Niceley, Matheny were set to speak at group's meeting  —  Two Tennessee lawmakers were scheduled to speak at a Southern secessionist group's meeting this weekend, and while a representative for one claims he's spent …
Carl Higbie / The Daily Caller:
Navy SEALs ordered to remove 'don't tread on me' Navy Jack from uniforms  —  The Navy Jack is the 'don't tread on me' flag, one that has earned a revered place in America's naval history and a beloved place in sailor's hearts, through its use for over two centuries.
Discussion: protein wisdom
Dylan Byers / Politico:
President Obama, off the record  —  President Barack Obama is often accused of being insular.  He's not a schmoozer.  He doesn't like meeting with lawmakers, and he doesn't particularly care for talking to reporters, either.  —  But get him in an off-the-record setting with a small group …
 
 
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Jonathan Martin / The Caucus:
Republican Campaign Committee Pushes Back Against Conservative Group
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Jon Stewart to the Media For Using Him to Attack Obamacare: ‘Go F*ck Yourselves!’
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Raw Story
New York Times:
De Blasio as Manager: Delegating, Yet Keeping a Tight Leash
Discussion: Capital New York
Aaron Flint / Northern Broadcasting System:
Baucus Open to Delaying Obamacare Penalties
Jason Thigpen / Thigpen for Congress:
Hate has no home in Representation …
S.A. Miller / New York Post:
Obama donor's firm hired to fix Web mess it created
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
In Reversal, Court Allows Texas Law on Abortion
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Congress governs self under ‘Obamacare’
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