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11:00 AM ET, October 21, 2014

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Simon Jenkins / Guardian:
Oscar Pistorius should not be going to jail  —  Pistorius's life is ruined.  No one will be deterred by his sentence.  Imprisonment is a brutalist response that achieves nothing in such cases  —  Oscar Pistorius was guilty.  However gripped by anger, it's difficult to accept he didn't know whom he was likely to kill.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Mashable
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BBC:
Oscar Pistorius given five years for Reeva Steenkamp death  —  South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been given five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.  —  Judge Thokozile Masipa also gave Pistorius a three-year suspended sentence for a firearms charge.
Discussion: Shakesville, Deadspin and Mediaite
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Chicago man to Obama: 'Don't touch my girlfriend'  —  Washington (CNN) — Even the President of the United States has to deal with jealous boyfriends.  —  Casting his ballot in Chicago on Monday, Obama stood at a voting booth next to Aia Cooper, whose fiancé decided to crack wise with the president.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Mediaite
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama: Dem candidates avoiding me ‘have supported my agenda’  —  President Obama delivered a blow to Democratic Senate candidates looking to distance themselves from his flagging approval ratings Monday, saying lawmakers avoiding him on the campaign trail were “strong allies and supporters” who have “supported my agenda in Congress.”
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Mary Katharine Ham / Hot Air:
Obama: Hey, all these red-state Democrats running away from me are strong supporters who vote with me!
Jon Street / TheBlaze.com:
Surveillance Video Apparently Catches Guy Doing Something at the Ballot Box That Left Republican Monitor Stunned  —  An Arizona county party official said he saw a man stuffing “hundreds” of ballots into the ballot box and later told a local news outlet the entire incident was caught on surveillance video.
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
White House Deletes Obama's ‘Unpaid Bills’ Admission from Transcript  —  Last night at a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago, President Obama mentioned that there are some “unpaid bills” on his desk in Chicago—which he left when moved to the White House after winning the presidential election in 2008.
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Immigration as biggest problem dips to 7%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the quarantine period ends for people exposed to the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with Ebola, the virus for the first time ranks among the top 10 issues Americans consider to be the most important ones facing the country.
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
George H.W. Bush unhappy with Michelle Nunn's new TV ad  —  A new television ad from Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn seeks to refute an attack used by her Republican opponent, David Perdue.  —  In the ad, Nunn references a photo taken of her and President Obama that Perdue …
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Daniel Malloy / Political Insider blog:
Michelle Nunn ad again features George H.W. Bush; again he's not pleased
Discussion: OnPolitics and Hinterland Gazette
Journalism.org:
Political Polarization & Media Habits  —  When it comes to getting news about politics and government, liberals and conservatives inhabit different worlds.  There is little overlap in the news sources they turn to and trust.  And whether discussing politics online or with friends …
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
McConnell will pay expenses in return for ‘enthusiasm’ at events  —  The Kentucky Republican Party is offering volunteers all-expenses-paid trips to join Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) campaign bus tour and “contribute to an enthusiastic atmosphere” at his events.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Scott Porch / The Daily Beast:
How LBJ and Reagan Wrecked Our Faith in Government  —  In the mid-'60s polar opposites Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan promised America more than they could possibly deliver.  The result was decades of cynicism about government.  —  If you have been following the rolling fiftieth anniversaries …
Discussion: Yahoo! News and American Spectator
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer Doubles Down On Gays: ‘These Creatures... Are So Destructive’  —  The Republican challenger to Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) has apparently decided to make the most of the attention he received for describing gays as “gremlins”.  —  In a video posted to Facebook on Monday …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Business Insider
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Politico:
Protection for Bachmann after ISIL threat  —  Federal law enforcement officials are taking an ISIL threat against Michele Bachmann so seriously that Capitol Police have given the Minnesota Republican her own security detail.  —  An online threat against Bachmann emerged recently …
Mike Cason / al.com:
Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard indicted on 23 felony corruption charges by Lee County Grand Jury  —  Mike Hubbard, speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives and a powerful leader in the state Republican Party, has been indicted by a grand jury and charged with 23 counts …
New York Times:
Oscar de la Renta, Who Clothed Stars and Became One, Dies at 82  —  Oscar de la Renta, the doyen of American fashion, whose career began in the 1950s in Franco's Spain, sprawled across the better living rooms of Paris and New York, and who was the last survivor of that generation of bold …
Discussion: Styleite, Gothamist, NPR and Mashable
Steve Coll / New Yorker:
How Edward Snowden Changed Journalism  —  “Citizenfour,” the new documentary about Edward Snowden, by Laura Poitras, is, among other things, a work of journalism about journalism.  It opens with quotations from correspondence between Poitras and a new source who identifies himself only as Citizenfour.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Derek Hunter / The Daily Caller:
The race in North Carolina for Senate is well on its way to being the most expensive Senate race in history, expected to top $100 million by the time it's over.  The contest between incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis is also turning incredibly ugly.
Ben Quinn / Guardian:
Paralysed man Darek Fidyka walks again after pioneering surgery  —  Medical team regrow cells of patient's severed spine in breakthrough that offers hope to millions with disability  —  A man who was completely paralysed from the waist down can walk again after a British-funded surgical breakthrough …
Discussion: LifeNews.com
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
GOP governors don't see ‘Obamacare’ going away  —  5 photos  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — While Republicans in Congress shout, “Repeal Obamacare,” GOP governors in many states have quietly accepted the law's major Medicaid expansion.  Even if their party wins control of the Senate in the upcoming elections …
Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
Monica Lewinsky Gives Tearful Speech About Falling ‘In Love’ With Bill Clinton And Being Shamed Online  —  Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky gave an emotional speech about her role in one of the world's most infamous sex scandals on Monday in Philadelphia at the Forbes Under 30 Summit.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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Clare O'Connor / Forbes:
Full Transcript: Monica Lewinsky Speaks Out On Ending Online Abuse
Joshua Keating / Slate:
Obama's Post-Congressional Foreign Policy  —  An international deal with Iran over its nuclear program still doesn't look like a slam dunk at this point.  Nevertheless, in a New York Times article today, the Obama administration makes clear that if an agreement is eventually reached, they have no plans to involve Congress:
Annie Linskey / Bloomberg Politics:
What Exactly Is Elizabeth Warren Going For?  —  Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren isn't running for president but is rallying support for her Democratic colleagues and laying the groundwork for the future.  —  Elizabeth Warren sounds like she's in the center of a national campaign …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Washington Post
 
 
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Hagan Put Judge Up for Federal Appointment As Judge Ruled on Husband's Million-Dollar Lawsuit
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Weasel Zippers
BREITBART.COM:
TINA BROWN: OBAMA MAKES WOMEN FEEL ‘UNSAFE’
Discussion: Ed Driscoll
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Larry Klayman: ‘Ebola-Gate’ Shows That Obama Is As Racist As George Wallace
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rubio to introduce Ebola travel ban legislation
Ben Blanchard / Reuters:
China likely will never open all files on painful past, official says
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Cops: Losers Of Beer Pong Match Opened Fire On Fellow Texas Partygoers
Discussion: Mediaite
Eddie Scarry / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Says He'll Decide on 2016 Run Basically the Same Time Hillary Does
Discussion: The Iowa Republican
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Attorney General Candidate Says Fast Food Workers Should Get ‘A Real Job’
Discussion: Feministing and Shakesville
 Earlier Items: 
Maureen Groppe / The Indianapolis Star, Indystar:
Indiana reinstates time limits for some food stamp recipients
Discussion: The Daily Caller and ThinkProgress
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Cuomo: I Don't Know Enough About Ebola To Comment On It (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite
Clay Travis / Fox Sports:
Tennessee Political Campaign Compares Incumbent to Lane Kiffin
Discussion: USA Today and Washington Monthly
New York Times:
Cuba's Impressive Role on Ebola
Discussion: Washington Post and Mediaite
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Meghan McCain: The right is wrong
Discussion: FishbowlDC and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Football Players in Sayreville, N.J., Recall Hazing
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gothamist
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Amazon's Monopsony Is Not O.K.