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11:40 AM ET, October 1, 2014

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Ronald Kessler / Politico:
Something Is Rotten in the Secret Service  —  And Obama's life is in danger because of it.  —  Behind the rotten culture is arrogance.  After uniformed officers failed to take out 42-year-old Omar J. Gonzalez when he hopped over the fence and ran into the White House …
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Armed contractor with criminal record was on elevator with Obama in Atlanta  —  A security contractor with a gun and three prior convictions for assault and battery was allowed on an elevator with President Obama during a Sept. 16 trip to Atlanta, violating Secret Service protocols, according to three people familiar with the incident.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Showing Concern for the President, Even While Criticizing Him  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama must be touched by all the concern Republicans are showing him these days.  As Congress examines security breaches at the White House, even opposition lawmakers who have spent the last six years fighting …
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Are Liberals Fund-Raising Hypocrites?  —  Let's imagine that Republicans swept the 2012 elections and were now in control not merely of the House but of the presidency and the Senate, too.  —  Now let's take it one step further and say that by using the filibuster the Democratic minority …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Post
Ktvtdeborah / CBS Dallas:
CDC Confirms Patient In Dallas Has The Ebola Virus  —  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Officials with the Centers for Disease Control have confirmed that a person in Dallas definitely has the Ebola virus.  Tuesday's official determination makes the patient, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas …
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WFAA-TV:
CDC: Ebola confirmed in Dallas patient
Washington Post:
CDC confirms first case of Ebola in the U.S.
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
On Hobby Lobby, Ginsburg Was Right  —  The great Oliver Wendell Holmes once observed that important Supreme Court decisions “exercise a kind of hydraulic effect.”  Even if the authors of such decisions assert that their rulings will have limited impact, these cases invariably have a profound influence.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Republican Judge Orders Obamacare Defunded  —  Much of the Affordable Care Act must be defunded and millions of Americans must lose their health insurance, according to an opinion issued Tuesday by Judge Ronald A. White, an Oklahoma federal judge appointed to the bench by George W. Bush.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
WH huddles as ISIS advances toward Turkey  —  President Obama met Tuesday evening with his national security team amid reports that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was advancing toward toward the predominantly Kurdish town of Kobani on the border between Turkey and Syria.
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
New York Times Plans Cutbacks in Newsroom Staff  —  The New York Times plans to eliminate about 100 newsroom jobs, as well as a smaller number of positions from its editorial and business operations, offering buyouts and resorting to layoffs if enough people do not leave voluntarily, the newspaper announced on Wednesday.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats make risky bet against GOP Leader Mitch McConnell  —  Democrats in Washington are taking a risky bet by quadrupling their investment in Alison Lundergan Grimes, a young and largely unproven challenger, who is running against Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.).
Ari Phillips / ThinkProgress:
35,000 Walrus Converge On Alaska Beach As Sea Ice Retreats  —  In this aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2014, and provided by NOAA, some 35,000 walrus gather on shore near Point Lay, Alaska.  Pacific walrus looking for places to rest in the absence of sea ice are coming to shore in record numbers on Alaska's northwest coast.
Discussion: Guardian and TheAustralian
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
This Is How Eva Longoria Is Trying to Win the Midterms  —  From working behind the scenes in the midterms to making a new farm labor documentary, the former Desperate Housewife has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in liberal politics.  —  These days, if you're a rising star in Democratic politics …
Discussion: Yahoo! News
Melissapamerktla / KTLA:
Mayor of Bell Gardens Fatally Shot in Domestic Dispute; Wife Questioned and Released  —  The mayor of Bell Gardens was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in a dispute with his wife, who was briefly detained, authorities said.  —  A family photograph of Daniel Crespo and his wife, Levette.
Discussion: CNN, Hinterland Gazette and KFOR-TV
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Los Angeles Times:
Developing Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo fatally shot at home; wife released
Discussion: CBS Los Angeles and Raw Story
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
Mother Faces Jail For Giving Her Son Marijuana That Stopped His Seizures  —  County prosecutors won't let up on charging a Minnesota mom with child endangerment for giving her sick child medical marijuana.  Angela Brown is headed for trial in a case that could send her to prison for two years …
Discussion: Raw Story and West Central Tribune
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP sets sights on bigger House gains  —  House Republicans have been destined for modest gains in the midterms despite a favorable political environment.  Now, just five weeks until Election Day, the party is raising its ambitions, jumping into Democratic strongholds long thought to be beyond the GOP's reach.
 
 
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Margaret Wente / Globe and Mail:
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