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10:50 AM ET, October 16, 2014

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Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.com:
‘Fan’ dispute overshadows sharp debate between Charlie Crist and Gov. Rick Scott  —  ›  —  ‹  —  In the weirdest start of a gubernatorial debate, Florida Gov. Rick Scott initially refused to take the stage Wednesday night because Democrat Charlie Crist insisted on a fan to keep him cool.
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
The Absolute Weirdest Thing Ever To Happen At A Political Debate  —  The Florida gubernatorial debate got off to a rocky start Wednesday night when Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) refused to come out because his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Charlie Crist, asked for and received a fan under his podium.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and FOX News Radio
Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Times poll: All tied up in Florida governor's race between Rick Scott, Charlie Crist
NY Daily News:
Paging Dr. Obama  —  The American health-care system's failure to prepare for Ebola became even more terrifyingly evident with the revelation that a Dallas nurse traveled by air after treating a patient who ultimately died from the virus.  —  Amber Joy Vinson began running a fever the day after her flight …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Second Ebola nurse was given green light to fly back to Dallas by CDC  —  On the same day President Obama vowed an aggressive response to Ebola, it was revealed feverish nurse Amber Vinson was told by the CDC she could fly back to Dallas because her 99.5 temperature was not at threshold and there were no symptoms.
Discussion: Truth Revolt and CNN
Ascrouch / CBS Dallas:
CDC: Ebola Patient Traveled By Air With “Low-Grade” Fever
Brittany M. Hughes / CNSNews:
CDC: You Can Give—But Can't Get—Ebola on a Bus
Dianna Hunt / Dallas Morning News:
Presbyterian workers wore no hazmat suits for two days while treating Ebola patient
Jonathan LaPook / CBS News:
Infected Ebola healthcare worker flew on commercial flight
Justin Sink / The Hill:
President Obama's Ebola problem  —  The Ebola crisis in the United States has become an anchor threatening to sink the Obama presidency.  —  Already under fire from critics who saw the federal response to the outbreak as disorganized and timid, things went from bad to worse on Wednesday …
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Brendan Nyhan / New York Times:
The Partisan Divide on Ebola Preparedness
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Phyllis Schlafly / Townhall.com:
Stop Disease at the Border
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama, Ebola and optics
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats push back on travel ban
Discussion: Hot Air and National Review
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Witness adds new perspective to Ferguson shooting  —  • By Christine Byers cbyers@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8087  —  CLAYTON  • A stream of eyewitnesses has been testifying in secret before a grand jury considering whether to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting …
Andrew Johnson / National Review:
Michelle Nunn Won't Say If She Voted for Obama  —  Another Democratic Senate candidate has refused to say whether she voted for President Obama: This time it was Michelle Nunn in Georgia.  —  The same question has tripped up other red-state Democrats on the campaign trail.
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Another Dem Senate Candidate Won't Say If She Voted for Obama
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
The Democrats' Most Effective Midterm Message: Outsourcing  —  Taking a page from Obama's 2012 playbook, Democrats have found a winning message in a dismal political environment.  —  CHICAGO—Of all the negative campaign messages that Democrats have used this midterm election …
Guy Norris / Aviation Week:
Skunk Works Reveals Compact Fusion Reactor Details  —  Lockheed Martin aims to develop compact reactor prototype in five years, production unit in 10  —  Hidden away in the secret depths of the Skunk Works, a Lockheed Martin research team has been working quietly on a nuclear energy concept …
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Andrea Shalal / Scientific American Content:
Lockheed Claims Breakthrough on Fusion Energy
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic Online:
The Divorce-Proof Marriage  —  A diamond is forever, but an expensive engagement ring means the marriage might not last that long.  According to a new study, spending between $2,000 and $4,000 on an engagement ring is significantly associated with an increase in the risk of divorce.
Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
Markets Panicked On Wednesday.  Here's Why the U.S. Economy Is OK.  —  Wednesday was an ugly day for the global economy.  British and German stocks each fell around 3 percent.  Greek stocks fell 6 percent.  (That's huge.)  In the U.S., a trifecta of economic indicators—retail sales …
Dave McKenna / Deadspin:
Is A Colorado Senate Candidate Lying About His Football Career?  —  UPDATE: Gardner campaign spokesman Alex Siciliano sent the following, presented in its entirety, via email: “Cory Gardner played football from Junior High through Sophomore year in high school.”
Michael Scherer / TIME:
The Reinventions of Rand Paul  —  Subscriber content preview. or Sign In  —  Can he fix what ails the GOP?  —  The tattooed and pierced longhairs never showed up to see Senator Rand Paul speak with students at the University of South Carolina in Columbia last month.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Mars Hill Church:
Pastor Mark Driscoll's Resignation  —  On Tuesday, October 14, Pastor Mark Driscoll submitted his resignation as an elder and lead pastor of Mars Hill Church.  The Board of Overseers has accepted that resignation and is moving forward with planning for pastoral transition …
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Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Religion News Service:
Exclusive: Mark Driscoll's resignation letter to Mars Hill Church
Discussion: Friendly Atheist and Raw Story
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
How Presidents Handle Pandemics  —  Obama's response to the Ebola outbreak will affect his legacy.  But he's far from the first president to deal with such a crisis.  —  The government's response to Ebola's arrival in America has been rocky at best, with each new case raising legitimate questions …
 
 
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Veronique de Rugy / The Daily Beast:
The Best Regulator? That's Easy. It's the Market.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Will the FCC try to tackle ‘Redskins’?
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Experts Offer Steps for Avoiding Public Hysteria, a Different Contagious Threat
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Los Angeles Times:
Mother faces criminal charges after son allegedly takes gun to school
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Charles Schmitz / Politico:
Who Lost Yemen?  —  Obama calls it a “model” for fighting terror.
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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Sen. Merkley: ‘Call Me A Progressive’
David McCabe / The Hill:
Bush: 'What's the Paycheck Fairness Act?'
Discussion: Mother Jones and FOX News Radio
Ruth Padawer / New York Times:
When Women Become Men at Wellesley
Discussion: National Review
David Dekok / Reuters:
Lawmaker in shootout with would-be robber near Pennsylvania Capitol
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
 

 
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