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12:15 PM ET, October 18, 2014

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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Obama Disappointed (Again) By Clunky Big Government Fail (Again)  —  Here we go again, as the NY Times puts out their obligatory “Obama is as shocked and dismayed by this latest Big Government fail as the rest of you poor suckers” story:  —  Amid Assurances on Ebola, Obama Is Said to Seethe
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Amid Assurances on Ebola, Obama Is Said to Seethe  —  WASHINGTON — Beneath the calming reassurance that President Obama has repeatedly offered during the Ebola crisis, there is a deepening frustration, even anger, with how the government has handled key elements of the response.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Joe Nocera / New York Times:
Failures of Competence  —  Et tu, C.D.C.?  —  For years …
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Politico
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Texas to Use Voter ID Law  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Texas to use its strict voter identification law in the November election.  The court's order, issued just after 5 a.m., was unsigned and contained no reasoning.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
SCOTUS allows Texas voter ID to stand  —  The Supreme Court will allow Texas to enforce its new voter ID law in next month's election, the court said in an unusual Saturday morning order.  —  Rejecting requests from the Obama administration and civil rights groups, the justices declined …
New York Times:
Police Officer in Ferguson Is Said to Recount a Struggle  —  WASHINGTON — The police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., two months ago has told investigators that he was pinned in his vehicle and in fear for his life as he struggled over his gun with Mr. Brown …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why An Ebola Flight Ban Wouldn't Work  —  On Sept. 19, Thomas Eric Duncan boarded a flight in Monrovia, Liberia, possibly after having lied on a screening questionnaire about his contact with persons carrying the Ebola virus.  The next day, Duncan arrived in Dallas to visit his fiancée and son.
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Michelle Nunn supports Ebola travel ban, reaffirms support for Obama
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Cliven Bundy Dares Eric Holder to Visit Nevada in Bizarre Campaign Ad  —  Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who became famous for sharing his thoughts about “the Negro” earlier this year, has just inserted himself into the 2014 midterm elections.  The one-time conservative icon appears …
Discussion: Liberaland
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Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:   Cliven Bundy Makes A Midterm Ad Showing What He Knows About ‘The Negro’
Alessandra Migliaccio / Bloomberg:
Rome Mayor Defies State by Transcribing Gay Marriages  —  Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino today defied Italian law by transcribing 16 same-sex marriages that were celebrated abroad onto city hall registers.  —  “Today is a special day that I hope will soon become a normal day,” …
David Atkins / Washington Monthly:
Why aren't the deficit fetishists exalting President Obama?  —  Remember just a while back how the deficit was going to swallow the country whole and lead our children into indentured servitude?  Remember the chorus of very serious people intoning that companies would hire more people …
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Dems put prayers in ground game  —  Democrats are praying their ground game will save them from a crushing defeat in next month's midterm elections.  —  Party leaders have invested heavily in their field operations to try and break the historical trend of the party in control of the White House losing seats.
Philip Terzian / Weekly Standard:
Biden Cocaine Scandal Mirrors Joe McCarthy Scandal  —  The brief military career of 44-year-old Hunter Biden, Vice President Joseph Biden's younger son, seems to have ended after one month in the naval reserve.  Biden is reported to have tested positive for cocaine use, and was immediately discharged.
Discussion: RedState
Irene / Judicial Watch:
Obama Plans to Let Ebola-infected Foreigners Into U.S. for Treatment  —  Washington, DC - Judicial Watch has learned that the Obama administration is actively formulating plans to admit Ebola-infected non-U.S. citizens into the United States for treatment.  Specifically, the goal …
Bollettino Sala Stampa della Santa Sede:
Synod14 - Message of the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops  —  We, Synod Fathers, gathered in Rome together with Pope Francis in the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, greet all families of the different continents and in particular all who follow Christ, the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Discussion: Crux and johnthavis.com
Sam Wang / Princeton Election Consortium:
Midterm National Senate Polling Error Is Five Times Larger Than In Presidential Years  —  Yesterday, Nate Silver and I both examined Senate polling errors.  He saw no overall bias; I pointed out that recent bias has been unusually large.  Both statements are true.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Midterm Calculus: Not Following the Midterms? You're Missing All the Fun
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
Obama's New Ebola ‘Czar’ Does Not Have Medical, Health Care Background  —  WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday turned to a trusted adviser to lead the nation's Ebola response as efforts to clamp down on any possible route of infection from three Texas cases expanded …
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David McCabe / The Hill:
GOP blasts Obama Ebola czar pick
Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
President Obama's credit card got rejected last month.  Here's what happened next.  —  Presidents, they're just like us — their credit cards get declined.  —  President Obama's credit card was rejected last month at a restaurant in New York.  —  “I went to a restaurant up in New York when I was …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Jeffrey Sparshott / Wall Street Journal:
Obama: ‘My Credit Card Was Rejected’
Discussion: JustOneMinute
 
 
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Jonathan Wolfe / Opposing Views:
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Associated Press:
PENTAGON READYING FOR LONG WAR IN IRAQ, SYRIA
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CBS News:
Public confidence in CDC nosedives, poll finds
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Stephen Braun / Associated Press:
Biden's son faces no bar review after discharge
Discussion: New York Magazine
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Scott Brown: “We Would Not Be Worrying About Ebola Right Now” If Romney Won
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 Earlier Items: 
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
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Jeffrey H. Anderson / Weekly Standard:
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Matt Higgins / CBS Tampa:
Satanic Group Wants To Put Display In Capitol Rotunda Showing Devil Descending Into Hell
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Koch Group Sends Fake Voter Information To Discourage Illinois Voters
Michael W. Chapman / CNSNews:
Rev. Billy Graham: ‘America is Just as Wicked as Sodom and Gomorrah Ever Were’
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Vox Popoli
Jeffrey Sparshott / Wall Street Journal:
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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