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4:45 PM ET, September 18, 2014

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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Left blasts Clinton in secret emails  —  Emails sent by liberal activists and obtained by The Hill reveal significant dissatisfaction with Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.  —  The critical messages about the former first lady show …
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Hambycast: Hillary Clinton's madcap media mob
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:   ‘Things have gotten really out of whack,’ Biden tells crowd in Iowa
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Elizabeth Warren: It's “Fair” to Compare Israel to Nazis
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Nia-Malika Henderson / Associated Press:
How gender mattered in the rise and fall of Debbie Wasserman Schultz  —  Devastating.  —  That's really the only way to describe Politico's piece on DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.  —  Based on interviews with DNC staffers — both former and current — the piece described Wasserman Schultz …
Discussion: Politico, Power Line and Naked Politics
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Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
The Democratic Party Chair's Big Political Ambitions Have Stalled In DC
Jillian Keenan / Slate:
Spanking Is Great for Sex  —  Which is why it's grotesque for parenting.  —  Once again, I've been accused of pedophilia.  Well, to be technical, my sexual identity was called “somewhat pedophilic.”  But we're talking about one of the most loathsome things a person can be accused of, so why split hairs?
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democratic, Republican Party Favorable Ratings Now Similar  —  Ratings of GOP improve, but are still negative  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' views of the Democratic and Republican parties are now similar, mainly because of their more positive ratings of the GOP.
Richard Adams / Guardian:
Scottish independence: final hours for voters in Scotland's historic referendum - live  —  Rolling coverage as Scotland votes to decide whether to stay part of the United Kingdom  —  Claire Phipps and Paul Owen in Edinburgh, and Richard Adams in London  —  Sort by:  —  8.27pm BST
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Scotsman:
Comment: The huge costs of Scotland getting small
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Apple will no longer unlock most iPhones, iPads for police, even with search warrants  —  Apple said Wednesday night that it is making it impossible for the company to turn over data from most iPhones or iPads to police — even when they have a search warrant — taking a hard new line …
Matt Bai / New York Times:
How Gary Hart's Downfall Forever Changed American Politics  —  On a scalding July day five years ago, I found myself hiking in Red Rocks Park, just outside Denver, with Gary Hart.  The copper cliffs were brilliantly lit in the midday sun, which burned our uncovered heads as we trudged …
Discussion: Bloomberg View and Washington Post
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Trey Gowdy's unexpected Benghazi twist  —  When Trey Gowdy got the job to run the House's new Benghazi select committee, there was good reason to fear bad things.  —  Gowdy, a former prosecutor, was known for theatrical outbursts in hearings, rank partisanship and a fascination …
Ann Coulter / Official:
YOUR ‘TO DO’ LIST TO SAVE AMERICA  —  The most important words printed in The New York Times since “REAGAN EASILY BEATS CARTER” were from a front-page article last Sunday about how, after six years of Obama, the federal judiciary is now dominated by Democratic appointees.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:   GOP peaked too soon
Alison Montoya / WLWT-TV:
US Senate candidate uses campaign to spread slogan: ‘With Jews We Lose’  —  Ransdell says he hopes to roll out approx. 200 more campaign signs in coming weeks  —  A write-in candidate for the US Kentucky Senate is bringing his controversial message to voters.
The Atlantic Online:
How Gangs Took Over Prisons  —  Originally formed for self-protection, prison gangs have become the unlikely custodians of order behind bars—and of crime on the streets.  —  Graeme Wood  —  Photos by Brian L. Frank  —  On a clear morning this past February, the inmates in the B Yard …
Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
ISIS Video Uses British Hostage, John Cantlie, as Spokesman  —  Departing from its serial beheading videos of Western hostages that have outraged the world, the Islamic State released a new video on Thursday featuring a captive British journalist seated behind a desk, explaining the group's message …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: ISIS Releases Video of Captured British Photographer John Cantlie (Video)
Discussion: Metro.co.uk, Gawker and The Jawa Report
Kristen Gelineau / Associated Press:
Australia Raids Thwarted ISIS Beheading Plot  —  Police said they thwarted a plot to carry out beheadings in Australia by supporters of the radical Islamic State group by detaining 15 people and raiding more than a dozen properties across Sydney on Thursday.
Discussion: Hot Air, ABC News, Mediaite, Gawker and The Dish
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New York Times:
Obama Faulted in Terror Fight, New Poll Finds
Henry Brean / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Bundy sued after car hits cow on I-15  —  Handout photo of a car that was damaged in a collision with a cow near Cliven Bundy's Ranch on April 14, 2014.  (COURTESY PHOTO)  —  Handout photo of a car that was damaged in a collision with a cow near Cliven Bundy's Ranch on April 14, 2014.  (COURTESY PHOTO)
Discussion: Raw Story, ABC News and Balloon Juice
Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
Five Signs the Dark-Money Apocalypse Is Upon Us  —  Welcome to the Year of Dark Money.  —  It's the home stretch of the 2014 election season.  No single theme or issue has dominated the midterms, but 2014 is on pace to be the Year of Dark Money.  —  Nonprofit groups, some well-known …
Pew Research Center:
Teaching the Children: Sharp Ideological Differences, Some Common Ground  —  Wide Gaps over Teaching Faith, Tolerance, Obedience  —  As the public grows more politically polarized, differences between conservatives and liberals extend their long reach even to opinions about which qualities …
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
House approves $1T spending bill  —  The House on Wednesday approved a $1 trillion stopgap-spending bill to keep the government funded through December 11.  —  The 319-108 vote sends the bill to the Senate, which is also expected to approve the measure on Thursday.
Discussion: Daily Signal and National Review
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Peace Out!  House Cancels Work Until After Election Day  —  The House of Representatives will adjourn until after the midterm election once legislative business is completed on Thursday.  —  Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) office announced the schedule change on Thursday …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Greenspan: Kill the Ex-Im Bank  —  Asked in an interview with the Hill whether he supports renewing the bank's authorization — its charter expires Sept. 30 — the former Federal Reserve chairman said simply, “As an economist, no.”  —  “But if I were a politician running for office, I suspect I might,” he added.
 
 
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
DNI: Obama's intelligence-gathering limits boost U.S. risk
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Gap Between Manhattan's Rich and Poor Is Greatest in U.S., Census Finds
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
7.3 million in Obamacare plans, beats CBO forecast
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Emma Dumain / Roll Call:
Party Like it's 1994: Gingrich, DeLay Reunite With ‘Greatest Class’
Discussion: Washington Post
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Forgiving Biden  —  Media that lean left will react differently …
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Sheldon Adelson cracks open checkbook for GOP
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Andrew Flowers / FiveThirtyEight:
We Still Don't Know What $1.6 Trillion Bought Us
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The media's absurd NFL hysteria
Discussion: National Review
John Del Signore / Gothamist:
A NYC Bartender's Powerful Open Letter To The Hedge Funder Who Allegedly Grabbed Her Ass
Discussion: Feministing and Shakesville
Milo Yiannopoulos / BREITBART.COM:
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