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12:00 PM ET, October 9, 2014

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Washington Post:
Aides knew of possible White House link to Cartagena, Colombia, prostitution scandal  —  As nearly two dozen Secret Service agents and members of the military were punished or fired following a 2012 prostitution scandal in Colombia, Obama administration officials repeatedly denied that anyone from the White House was involved.
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Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Obama Administration Officials Knew About a Possible White House Link to an Advance Team Prostitution Scandal—and Covered It Up  —  In the midst of the 2012 reelection campaign, the White House appears to have covered up a story involving a presidential advance team member, a prostitute …
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Police officer fatally shoots teenager in south St. Louis  —  • By Margaret Gillerman mgillerman@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8126 and Valerie Schremp Hahn vhahn@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8246  —  Update, from 1 a.m. media briefing:  —  St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said the officer …
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Police officer fatally shoots teenager in south St. Louis
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court allows North Carolina voting limits  —  The Supreme Court, with two Justices noting dissents, on Wednesday afternoon allowed North Carolina to bar voters from registering and casting their ballots on the same day, and to refuse to count votes that were cast in the wrong polling places.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GAO report: Voter ID laws stunted turnout  —  Voter ID laws helped contribute to lower voter turnout in Kansas and Tennessee in 2012, according a new study by the Government Accountability Office.  —  Congress's research arm blamed the two states' laws requiring that voters show identification …
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Justices uphold North Carolina's voting restrictions
Discussion: PBS, Feeds and The PJ Tatler
Clinton Yates / Washington Post:
Foxhall police encounter caught on video and the interaction is fascinating  —  If the police were on your front lawn, questioning someone you know about a call they received, what would you do?  If you're Jody Westby, you defend your people.  And you do it sternly, with an air of authority …
Discussion: Raw Story and Balloon Juice
Irene / Judicial Watch:
JW Confirms: 4 ISIS Terrorists Arrested in Texas in Last 36 Hours  —  Islamic terrorists have entered the United States through the Mexican border and Homeland Security sources tell Judicial Watch that four have been apprehended in the last 36 hours by federal authorities and the Texas Department of Public Safety in McAllen and Pharr.
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
NBC Wanted to Hire Jon Stewart As Host of Meet the Press  —  “They were ready to back the Brink's truck up,” one source said  —  2.4k  —  This Sunday marks Chuck Todd's one-month anniversary in the anchor chair at Meet the Press.  Despite an opening-week ratings spike from his exclusive sit …
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Nephew of Ebola Patient Thomas Duncan Decries ‘Unfair’ Treatment  —  Ebola patient Thomas Duncan died in the hospital in Dallas Wednesday, after weeks of being treated for the virus, and just hours later his nephew, Joe Weeks, spoke out against the “unfair” way he believes his uncle was being treated by the hospital.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and FOX News Radio
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David Schechter / WFAA-TV:
Jesse Jackson questions level of care for Ebola patient
Discussion: Guardian, TPNN, Truth Revolt and CNN
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
EPA tells court it may have lost text messages  —  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told a federal court that it may have lost the text messages at the center of a lawsuit by a libertarian think tank.  —  The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) sued the EPA last year in federal court …
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
‘Doing an IRS’? EPA can't find top official's text messages
The Fiscal Times:
Obama's Dismal Performance Is His Personal Failure  —  The Fiscal Times  —  Presidents in political trouble tend to resist change, mainly because they convince themselves of their wisdom.  Ronald Reagan once declared that he would “stay the course” on his economic policies when short-term pain caused …
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Michael Cohen / The Daily Beast:
Leon Panetta Is What's Wrong With DC
David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
Obama's 2008 Backers: We're Ready for Warren  —  The Massachusetts Senator says she'll sit out 2016.  But some Democratic diehards won't take no for an answer, and are already building a campaign for her.  —  She is, she insists, not interested, telling The Boston Globe, “There is no wiggle room.
Discussion: Shakesville
Lina Batarags / Opposing Views:
Anonymous Letter States “Beheadings Are Planned” In Three Rhode Island Elementary Schools  —  On Tuesday, Rhode Island officials received an anonymous letter threatening the lives of elementary school students in three communities.  —  The letter—the contents of which were initially kept confidential—was sent to Johnston police.
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Jim Angle / Fox News:
More than a dozen states plan to cancel health care policies not in compliance with ObamaCare in the coming weeks, affecting thousands of people just before the midterm elections.  —  “It looks like several hundred thousand people across the country will receive notices in the coming days and weeks …
Discussion: Truth Revolt
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Dems have new hope in Georgia  —  Senate Democrats are feeling increasingly upbeat about former charity executive Michelle Nunn's chances in Georgia after a rough week for businessman David Perdue (R).  —  The GOP nominee is facing heat over revelations that he said in a 2005 legal deposition he had …
Watchdog.org:
Virginia congressman defends funding Hamas-backed unity government  —  TYSONS CORNER, Va. — In the ongoing battle to deprive Mideast terrorists of financial support, one member of Congress vows he'll make sure at least one group of violent extremists gets cash from U.S. taxpayers.
James Carville / The Hill:
Arkansas: How Bill Clinton will save the Senate  —  As I was having my morning coffee and chicory, I couldn't help but smile reading Jonathan Martin's piece on former President Clinton's recent appearance in Arkansas on behalf of incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor, who is facing a tough race for reelection.
Bruce Alpert / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Sen. Landrieu replaces campaign manager and brings in familiar faces to help re-election effort  —  U.S. Sen Mary Landrieu qualifies to run for re-election  —  Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu is shuffling up her campaign staff, bringing in some accustomed faces from previous campaigns.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Mary Landrieu replaces campaign manager
Discussion: Hot Air
Reuters:
Renewed assault on Kobani; 21 dead in Turkey as Kurds rise  —  (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters launched a renewed assault on the Syrian city of Kobani on Wednesday night, and at least 21 people were killed in riots in neighboring Turkey where Kurds rose up against the government for doing nothing to protect their kin.
Shane Goldmacher / National Journal:
Embattled House Democrats Turn Against Nancy Pelosi  —  She has long been among Republicans' top targets, but some of her own now see value in turning against their leader.  —  House Republicans have surprising new company in attacking Nancy Pelosi: her fellow House Democrats.
 
 
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Matthew Stanmyre / New Jersey Online:
Sayreville football parent reveals sexual nature of alleged locker room hazing ritual (Exclusive)
Patrick Marley / JSOnline:
Democrats hit candidate Schimel for statement on interracial marriage
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
U.S. Steps Up Fight to Block ISIS Volunteers
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
The best evidence yet Charlie Crist might win this thing
Richard Johnson / Page Six:
Obama slams billionaires at the home of a guy named Rich Richman
Discussion: Power Line and Instapundit
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
OK Republican: Any Muslim Who Practices Islam Shouldn't Be Trusted
Discussion: Raw Story and FOX News Radio
John Kerry / Washington Post:
Other countries aren't doing enough to stop Ebola
Discussion: Firedoglake, TIME and Guardian
 Earlier Items: 
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Man shot at Ferguson apartment complex dies
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Roll Call:
Republicans Eye Obamacare Showdown in Lame Duck
Discussion: ThinkProgress