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3:30 PM ET, October 20, 2014

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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
The Obama Brief  —  The President considers his judicial legacy. … “Of course I drink during the day—I'm way too tired to drink at night.”  —  BUY OR LICENSE »
Lauren Raab / Los Angeles Times:
Ebola patient Amber Vinson's family disputes CDC story, gets a lawyer  —  Health officials gave Texas nurse Amber Vinson permission to fly to Ohio and back even though she voiced concern about Ebola, her relatives said Sunday, adding that they have retained a high-profile attorney.
Discussion: The Agonist and Washington Times
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Harold Pollack / Politico:
Yes, Ebola Is Scary. But the System Is Working.
Discussion: Bloomberg View and CommonHealth
Doug Henwood / Harper's:
Stop Hillary!  —  Vote no to a Clinton dynasty  —  ow's that hopey, changey stuff working out for you?  " Sarah Palin asked American voters in a taunting 2010 speech.  The answer: Not so well.  We avoided a full-blown depression, but the job market remains deeply sick …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and FOX News Radio
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Sam Levine / The Huffington Post:   Here Are 5 Takeaways From The Harper's Anti-Clinton Story
Alexander Burns / Politico:
POLITICO poll: Alarm, anxiety as election looms  —  An overwhelming majority of voters in the most competitive 2014 elections say it feels as if events in the United States are “out of control” and expressed mounting alarm about terrorism, anxiety about Ebola and harsh skepticism …
Jamie Dettmer / The Daily Beast:
U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS  —  Not only are foodstuffs, medical supplies—even clinics—going to ISIS, the distribution networks are paying ISIS ‘taxes’ and putting ISIS people on their payrolls.  —  GAZIANTEP, Turkey — While U.S. warplanes strike at the militants …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Two Americas  —  In the course of pondering Ezra Klein's odd views on due process with respect to “Yes Means Yes” and rape allegations, I have come across the following notion, written by Tara Culp-Ressler of Think Progress and endorsed by Michelle Goldberg of The Nation.  Their gist - women don't lie about rape.
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KC Johnson / Minding The Campus:
Ezra Klein's Confusion on the California Sex Law
David Weigel / Bloomberg:
The Worst Campaign Ad That Human Beings Actually Paid for This Year  —  A breathtakingly bad GOP ad in the one Senate race that's going great for Democrats.  —  Michigan's race for U.S. Senate is the sick man of the GOP's electoral map.  Halfway through the cycle, Republicans …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Ashley Fantz / CNN:
At least 70 ISIS bodies dropped off at Syrian hospital, opposition says  —  (CNN) — ISIS has apparently taken a heavy hit over the past several days.  The bodies of at least 70 fighters for the terror group have been dropped off over four days at a hospital in the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, a Syrian opposition group told CNN.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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Kareem Fahim / New York Times:
Turkey Says It Will Aid Kurdish Forces in Fight for Kobani
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a rare appearance on the campaign trail on Sunday with a rally to support the Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland, but early departures of crowd members while he spoke underscored his continuing unpopularity.
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
President Obama tries to energize base in Maryland
Discussion: Daily Signal
Julian Zelizer / CNN:
Obama: One very successful president?  —  Obama team resignations and firings … (CNN) — President Obama's poll numbers have hit a new low and he's under fire for everything from the rise of ISIS to the response to the Ebola threat.  So it may seem surprising to many readers …
John Fund / National Review:
The Trouble with Early Voting  —  Early and absentee voting have their place, but they are becoming the rule not the exception.  —  The headline in the Florida's Sun-Sentinel newspaper this weekend says it all: “People Who Vote Before Election Could Decide Outcome of Governor's Race.”
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel and Hot Air
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Reid Wilson / Washington Post:
Both parties poured big money into early voting. Who's got the edge?
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Amazon's Monopsony Is Not O.K.  —  Amazon.com, the giant online retailer, has too much power, and it uses that power in ways that hurt America.  —  O.K., I know that was kind of abrupt.  But I wanted to get the central point out there right away, because discussions of Amazon tend, all too often, to get lost in side issues.
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Clyburn challenger: Gay couples are ‘gremlins’  —  Rep. James Clyburn's (D-S.C.) Republican challenger referred to same-sex couples as “gremlins” and “bullies” in a Facebook post urging supporters to oppose gay marriage at the polls this fall.  —  Anthony Culler, the GOP nominee for Clyburn's seat …
Alexandra Sifferlin / TIME:
Nigeria Is Ebola-Free: Here's What They Did Right  —  It's been 42 days since the last new case  —  The World Health Organization declared Nigeria free of Ebola on Monday, a containment victory in an outbreak that has stymied other countries' response efforts.
Clare O'Connor / Forbes:
Monica Lewinsky Speaks: 'It's My Mission To End Cyberbullying'  —  Monica Lewinsky has broken a decade-long silence to announce her campaign to end cyberbullying and today's toxic culture of internet shaming.  —  In her first ever public address, the former mistress of President Bill Clinton revealed …
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Gay GOP House candidate: Harassment allegations driven by my sexuality  —  SAN DIEGO — Under fire amid sexual harassment allegations, GOP House candidate Carl DeMaio is saying Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) is behind the “outrageous, despicable, disgraceful, unethical” claims against him.
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Flip Benham Crashes Gay Weddings In North Carolina  —  With gay marriage now legal in North Carolina, it was only a matter of time before Flip Benham of Operation Save America started crashing wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples.  —  The North Carolina-based pastor …
Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
Indiana Plans To Cut Tens Of Thousands Off Food Stamps  —  Indiana will cut tens of thousands of its poorest people off of the food stamps roles beginning next spring, the state announced.  Gov. Mike Pence (R) has decided to join seven other states in reinstating work requirements …
Shane Goldmacher / National Journal:
Joni Ernst Is the GOP's Breakout Star.  The Democratic Machine Could Still Beat Her.  —  Bruce Braley is a flawed candidate, but his team's superior ground game might push him over the top.  —  DES MOINES, Iowa—Marilynn Wadden, a retired elementary school teacher, was smiling as she settled …
 
 
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Abbott, Patrick command big leads in KHOU - Houston Public Media Poll
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Man Accidentally Shoots and Kills Brother
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Associated Press:
Dozens of expelled Nazis reportedly paid millions in Social Security
Salon:
Supreme Court's civil rights backlash: How a new case could set us back decades
Bill Scher / Real Clear Politics:
How Republicans Could Blow It  —  There are two battlefields raging …
Discussion: VodkaPundit
Jon Walker / Firedoglake:
Just How Quickly Could Recreational Marijuana be for Sale in D.C.?
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Jon Greenberg / PolitiFact:
George Will says a sneeze or cough could spread Ebola
Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
The uphill battle for Obama's new “Ebola czar”
Annabelle Bamforth / Ben Swann Truth In Media:
Watch Keene's Pumpkin Festival Coordinator Physically Confront Reporter Amid Rioting
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Thomas Frank / Salon:
Paul Krugman's sloppy, wet kiss
Jonathan Strong / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION QUIETLY PREPARES ‘SURGE’ OF MILLIONS OF NEW IMMIGRANT IDS
Ted Cruz / USA Today:
Republican priorities for 2015  —  A GOP led Congress in 2015 …
Discussion: ABC News and CNN