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6:00 PM ET, October 4, 2014

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Washington Post:
Dallas Ebola case spurs concern about hospital readiness  —  A D.C.-area hospital admitted a patient with symptoms and a travel history associated with Ebola.  —  A Washington-area hospital announced Friday that it had admitted a patient with symptoms and a travel history associated with Ebola.
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Frances Martel / BREITBART.COM:
BOSS, COWORKERS OF US EBOLA PATIENT: HE KNEW HE HAD EBOLA, US TRIP WAS ‘DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE’  —  A Liberian man who traveled to the United States four days after having contact with a symptomatic Ebola victim in Monrovia “knew he had Ebola,” according to his former boss, who said he abruptly left his job before the incident.
David Nather / Politico:
GOP 2016ers on Ebola: Panic  —  For once, President Barack Obama and Texas Gov. Rick Perry are on the same page.  At separate briefings on the Ebola crisis, Obama administration officials and Perry have delivered the same message: Don't panic — the health authorities know what they're doing.
CNN:
Hazmat at Ebola quarantined apartment
Discussion: LewRockwell and KFOR-TV
Gail Collins / New York Times:
The Walrus and the Politicians  —  Let's consider the walrus crisis.  —  They're piling up in Alaska.  About 35,000 walruses have formed what looks to be a humongous brown ball along the northern coast.  A mass of critters, some weighing 4,000 pounds, are pressed shoulder to shoulder — or flipper to flipper.
Discussion: The Mahablog
Rafael Sanchez / WRTV-TV:
Charlotte Lucas' Facebook rant about ‘minorities’ raises eyebrows  —  INDIANAPOLIS - A Facebook rant from a prominent Indianapolis figure was raising eyebrows Friday, Call 6 Investigator Rafael Sanchez reported.  —  Call 6 Investigators obtained a Facebook posting from Charlotte Lucas …
New York Times:
Hackers' Attack Cracked 10 Financial Firms in Major Assault  —  The huge cyberattack on JPMorgan Chase that touched more than 83 million households and businesses was one of the most serious computer intrusions into an American corporation.  But it could have been much worse.
act.rootsaction.org:
Stop revolving door between Human Rights Watch and U.S. Gov't  —  Why did Human Rights Watch select a former CIA official (Miguel Díaz) to sit on its advisory committee for eight years?  —  Human Rights Watch characterizes itself as an “independent, international organization” …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Associated Press:
Video: Islamic State group beheads British hostage  —  2 photos  —  CAIRO (AP) — An Internet video released Friday purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning, the fourth such killing carried out by the extremist group now targeted in U.S.-led airstrikes.
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Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:
'It's gross, it's racist': Ben Affleck and Bill Maher clash over criticizing Islam  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Bill Maher and author and neuroscientist Sam Harris battled actor/director Ben Affleck on Real Time on Friday concerning Maher's recent remarks criticizing Islam.
Kirk Semple / New York Times:
Coalition Leader Warns of Long Fight in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD — The American official coordinating the international coalition fighting the Islamic State said on Friday that the Iraqi military would not be ready for a campaign to retake Mosul, the largest Iraqi city under insurgent control, for as much as a year.
Discussion: Spectator and The PJ Tatler
Jon Gillooly / mdjonline.com:
Romney: Georgia may decide if Senate will see ‘fresh air’  —  ATLANTA — Former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who stopped by the Varsity on Wednesday to endorse Attorney General Sam Olens, insisted he would not run again for president.  —  Romney said the state may determine whether …
Julian Ryall / Telegraph:
North Korea capital ‘under lockdown’ amid rumours of threat to Kim Jong-un  —  Travel ban triggers renewed speculation about stability of regime of Kim Jong-un  —  The North Korean capital has been placed under lockdown, according to sources with Pyongyang, raising new questions about the stability of Kim Jong-un's regime.
 
 
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
AARP Asks Democrats To Remove Their Name From Their Attack Ad
Discussion: Mediaite
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Chesterfield cop took video of teen boy's genitals during search, police say
Discussion: Liberaland and Raw Story
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GRPD: Court officer shoots self at bankruptcy court
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