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12:10 AM ET, October 7, 2014

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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
The Marriage Equality Map You Need To Know  —  With the Supreme Court's decision not to hear appeals of any of the pending marriage cases, marriage equality is going to expand rapidly in several regions of the country.  —  John Gara/BuzzFeed  —  WASHINGTON — Americans in 30 states and Washington …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Scott Walker: Gay Marriage Fight Is ‘Over In Wisconsin’  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) conceded that the state of Wisconsin lost its fight to ban same sex marriage on Monday when the Supreme Court declined to hear gay marriage cases in multiple states.  —  With the Supreme Court's punt …
Ted Cruz:
Allowing Lower Court Rulings on Same-Sex Marriage to Stand is ‘Tragic and Indefensible,’ and ‘Judicial Activism at its Worst’  —  SEN. CRUZ RELEASES STATEMENT ABOUT SUPREME COURT ACTIONS TODAY  —  WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today issued the following statement regarding …
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Many more same-sex marriages soon, but where?  (UPDATED)  —  UPDATE Monday afternoon.  Within hours after the Supreme Court denied review in these cases, the Fourth Circuit put its ruling in the Virginia case into immediate effect (see here) and the Tenth Circuit did the same in its rulings …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Delivers Tacit Win to Gay Marriage  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday let stand appeals court rulings allowing same-sex marriage in five states, a major surprise that could signal the inevitability of the right of same-sex marriage nationwide.
Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
The Same-Sex Marriage Fight Is Over  —  At the annual William and Mary Supreme Court Preview in September, leading appellate lawyers and journalists speculated on what the Court would do with several pending same-sex marriage cases.  The one thing that was agreed was that the Court would not simply deny the petitions for review.
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Today's orders: Same-sex marriage petitions denied (UPDATED)
Jeffrey Toobin / CNN:
How Supreme Court's non-decision helps gay marriage
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Who is Saul Alinsky, and why does the right hate him so much?  —  “The Hillary Letters”, trumpets the Fox News headline.  “Clinton, Saul Alinsky correspondence revealed.”  —  Here's the story: In 1971, Yale law student Hillary Rodham sent a letter to famed community organizer Saul Alinsky.
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Rush Limbaugh: Obama Wants Americans To Get Ebola As Payback For Slavery  —  Radio host Rush Limbaugh suggested on Monday that President Barack Obama is refusing to divert flights from Ebola-infected countries and close down America's borders because he believes that the nation “deserves” …
BBC:
Ebola outbreak: Nurse infected in Spain  —  The Spanish health minister has confirmed that a nurse who treated a victim of Ebola in Madrid has tested positive for the disease.  —  The nurse is said to be the first person in the current outbreak known to have contracted Ebola outside Africa.
James R. Carroll / Courier-Journal:
Bluegrass Poll: Grimes takes lead over McConnell  —  After two polls in his favor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell again has slipped behind Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, according to the latest Bluegrass Poll.  —  Grimes, Kentucky's secretary of state …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Naomi Wolf Suggests ISIL Beheading Videos May Have Been Staged  —  Journalist and author Naomi Wolf suggested Saturday that videos of Islamic State militants beheading American and British hostages may have been staged.  —  The news site Vox flagged a series of Facebook posts in which Wolf questioned …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
James Risen: Obama hates the press  —  New York Times reporter James Risen said Sunday that none of the current leak investigations would be happening if President Barack Obama did not hate the media so much, the Morning Sentinel of Maine reports.  —  “I don't think any of this would be happening under …
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Amy Calder / Central Maine:
Risen: Journalists must fight or become irrelevant
Susan Page / USA Today:
Panetta: ‘30-year war’ and a leadership test for Obama  —  Former Director of the C.I.A. Leon Panetta discusses the threat posed by ISIS and offers a critical review of Obama's performance as president.  He speaks with USA Today's Susan Page in this edition of Capital Download.
BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: Hundreds Of Devices Hidden Inside New York City Phone Booths  —  Beacons can push you ads — and help track your every move.  Update: Hours after BuzzFeed News exposed the devices, the city ordered the removal of the devices.  —  Hours after BuzzFeed News published this report …
Carl Bialik / FiveThirtyEight:
Pollsters Predict Greater Polling Error In Midterm Elections  —  At FiveThirtyEight, we write about polls regularly, especially ahead of big elections like next month's.  We rate pollsters for their accuracy and whether they lean Republican or Democratic.  And we use their work to inform our election model and Senate forecast.
Discussion: Bloomberg View and The Dish
Kaleb Horton / VICE:
I Accidentally Fooled Conservative Twitter with a Fake Lena Dunham Quote  —  Thorstein Veblen and Lena Dunham, together at last.  Images via Wikipedia  —  The internet is always stupider than you think.  When you're telling a joke to an audience of anonymous online strangers …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jill Disis / The Indianapolis Star, Indystar:
Lawsuit: State trooper preached about Jesus during traffic stop  —  Ellen Bogan expects police to protect and serve — not proselytize.  —  But she says Indiana State Police Trooper Brian Hamilton pitched Christianity to her when he pulled her over for an alleged traffic violation in August on U.S. 27 in Union County.
Elias Isquith / Salon:
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Maher on Islam spat with Ben Affleck: “We're liberals!  We're not crazy tea-baggers”  —  Comedian tells Salon about his clash with Affleck, his “Flip a District” effort — and a recent meal with Rand Paul  —  If you're just catching up on the weekend's politics news …
Kevin McCorry / Philly.com:
A heartbreaking act of staggering cowardice  —  See this picture?  This is what raw cowardice and utter contempt for democracy looks like. … The picture was taken this morning and posted on Twitter by Kevin McCorry of WHYY's Newsworks just before 9:30 a.m., at the Philadelphia School …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
 
 
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