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12:25 PM ET, October 21, 2014

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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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Charlie Cook / National Journal:
Kansas and Georgia Change the Equation on Senate-Majority Math  —  The prospects remain very tough for Democrats to hold onto their majority in the Senate, but there is a new scenario emerging—albeit still unlikely—that is turning the majority math a bit on its head.
Mary Katharine Ham / Hot Air:
Obama: Hey, all these red-state Democrats running away from me are strong supporters who vote with me!
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.
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abc7chicago.com:
PRESIDENT OBAMA VOTES EARLY IN CHICAGO, TO ATTEND FUNDRAISER FOR DEMOCRATS
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, ABC News and CNN
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 and Daily Kos
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Joseph Gerth / Courier-Journal:
New Bluegrass poll has McConnell, Grimes even
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, Mediaite and Deadspin
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 …
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.
Kerry Sheridan / Agence France-Presse:
US cautiously optimistic after no new Ebola in 5 days  —  12 hrs ago  —  Washington (AFP) - With no new Ebola cases in five days, US authorities were cautious but hopeful that the virus has been contained in the United States after a flawed response revealed shortcomings in the system.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
On Ebola Response, Congressional Republicans Put New Focus on Visa Suspensions
Discussion: Politico and The Hugh Hewitt Show
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rubio to introduce Ebola travel ban legislation
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.
Discussion: Bloomberg Politics
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Gov. John Kasich: Repeal Obamacare, but not all of it  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich wants to be very clear: He wants to repeal Obamacare.  —  Just not the part he likes.  —  Kasich created a political firestorm Monday when the Associated Press quoted him as saying that Obamacare repeal was “not gonna happen.”
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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.
hrw.org/rss/news:
Ukraine: Widespread Use of Cluster Munitions  —  Government Responsible for Cluster Attacks on Donetsk  —  (Berlin) - Ukrainian government forces used cluster munitions in populated areas in Donetsk city in early October 2014, Human Rights Watch said today.
Discussion: Guardian
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Andrew Roth / New York Times:
Ukraine Used Cluster Bombs, Evidence Indicates
Discussion: Intellihub.com and susiemadrak.com
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
With Farms Fading and Urban Might Rising, Power Shifts in Iowa  —  LAURENS, Iowa — Pocahontas is running out of students.  Public school enrollment in this corn-blanketed county in northern Iowa has plummeted 32 percent over the past decade as the population steadily shrinks.
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Annie Linskey / Bloomberg Politics:
What Exactly Is Elizabeth Warren Going For?
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Washington Post
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
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Anthony Weiner: Done with politics, not life  —  For Anthony Weiner, life these days consists of figuring out fatherhood and his future.  The first he's doing pretty well with; as for the second, he's got a long way to go.  —  Three years out from the 2011 sexting scandal that forced …
Discussion: OnPolitics
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 …
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: American Spectator and Yahoo! News
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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Bill Glauber / JSOnline:
RNC co-chair: Some Wisconsin voters ‘might not be as sharp as a knife’
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Talk Business:
TB&P-Hendrix Poll: Cotton Up 8 Points On Pryor In Senate Race
Discussion: Power Line and Talking Points Memo
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Smashing pumpkins in Clayton leads to three arrests for littering, assault
Discussion: Firedoglake and Raw Story
Derek Willis / New York Times:
‘Soft on Crime’ TV Ads Affect Judges' Decisions, Not Just Elections
Discussion: ACS Blog
Steve Coll / New Yorker:
How Edward Snowden Changed Journalism
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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
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Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Cops: Losers Of Beer Pong Match Opened Fire On Fellow Texas Partygoers
Discussion: Mediaite
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Attorney General Candidate Says Fast Food Workers Should Get ‘A Real Job’
Discussion: Shakesville and Feministing
Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
Monica Lewinsky Gives Tearful Speech About Falling ‘In Love’ With Bill Clinton And Being Shamed Online
 

 
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