memeorandum: Romney: Georgia may decide if Senate will see ‘fresh air’ (Jon Gillooly/mdjonline.com)

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.

Discussion: Chicago Boyz

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.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, ABC News, The PJ Tatler and Twitchy

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.

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Liberaland, Mediaite and The PJ Tatler

Sarah Ferris / The Hill:

White House says it has Ebola virus under control — Top White House officials on Friday worked to reassure the American public that the national response to Ebola is under control. — Leaders of the country's health, defense and military branches stressed that they are taking the right steps …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and JustOneMinute

CNN:
Hazmat at Ebola quarantined apartment

Discussion: LewRockwell and KFOR-TV

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.

Discussion: Associated Press, TalkLeft, Scared Monkeys, Yahoo! News, CANNONFIRE, Mediaite and The Daily Caller

Raya Jalabi / Guardian:

Isis video shows murder of British hostage Alan Henning — Ian Cobain, Sandra Laville and Raya Jalabi in New York — Islamic State militants have released a video depicting the murder of British aid convoy volunteer Alan Henning, three weeks after warning that he would be the next to die.

Discussion: TPNN, Mashable and The PJ Tatler

Mariano Castillo / CNN:

ISIS video claims to show beheading of Alan Henning; American threatened — (CNN) — A short video released by ISIS on Friday shows the apparent beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning. — Before he is killed, Henning speaks to the camera, referencing the British Parliament's decision to join the bombing campaign against ISIS.

Discussion: Hot Air and National Review

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

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 …

Reuters:

Has Kim Jong-Un lost control of North Korea? Pyongyang is on lockdown and nation's former intelligence officer says Kim has ALREADY been overthrown — A former North Korean counter-intelligence officer has claimed that Kim Jong-Un is no longer in control of the nation and is now just a ‘puppet leader’.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, ABC News and Power Line

Discussion: Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit

Lanhee Chen / Bloomberg View:

Obama's Blow to Endangered Democrats — Another day, another pivot to jobs for President Barack Obama. Yesterday's speech at Northwestern University marked the 16th time since he took office that he has announced a refocus on jobs and the economy. It was also his best effort at a closing argument …

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

Missouri Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Granted Elsewhere, State Court Rules — The case was brought by 10 same-sex couples who are represented by the ACLU. — ACLU of Missouri / Via Twitter: @aclu_mo — WASHINGTON — Missouri must recognize the marriages of same-sex couples …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and ThinkProgress