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12:00 PM ET, October 21, 2014

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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  —  President Barack Obama is attending a private fundraiser for Democrats in Chicago on Monday evening after he voted early for the midterm election.  —  Early voting in Illinois started Monday.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, ABC News and CNN
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
Mary Katharine Ham / Hot Air:
Obama: Hey, all these red-state Democrats running away from me are strong supporters who vote with me!
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
Discussion: Shakesville, Mediaite and Deadspin
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.
Discussion: Bloomberg Politics
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 …
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: susiemadrak.com
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.
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
On Ebola Response, Congressional Republicans Put New Focus on Visa Suspensions  —  WASHINGTON — Republican leaders, conceding the futility of a flight ban from Ebola-afflicted West Africa, are refining their response to the outbreak, pressing to suspend visas for travelers and create “no boarding” lists.
Discussion: Politico and The Hugh Hewitt Show
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rubio to introduce Ebola travel ban legislation
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
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 …
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Smashing pumpkins in Clayton leads to three arrests for littering, assault  —  • By Steve Giegerich sgiegerich@post-dispatch.com 314-725-6758  —  UPDATED at 5:25 p.m. with details on arrests.  —  CLAYTON  • Three people were arrested Monday afternoon during a protest …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Raw Story
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 …
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
Derek Willis / New York Times:
‘Soft on Crime’ TV Ads Affect Judges' Decisions, Not Just Elections  —  Television ads attacking candidates for state supreme courts for being “soft on crime” affect more than just elections.  A study released Tuesday by two Emory Law School professors and the American Constitution Society …
Discussion: ACS Blog
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.
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Bill Glauber / JSOnline:
RNC co-chair: Some Wisconsin voters ‘might not be as sharp as a knife’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Talk Business:
TB&P-Hendrix Poll: Cotton Up 8 Points On Pryor In Senate Race
Discussion: Power Line and Talking Points Memo
Emily Ekins / Reason:
Poll: 70% Favor Legalizing Over-The-Counter Birth Control
Discussion: Hit & Run and EconLog
Steve Coll / New Yorker:
How Edward Snowden Changed Journalism
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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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TINA BROWN: OBAMA MAKES WOMEN FEEL ‘UNSAFE’
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 Earlier Items: 
Annie Linskey / Bloomberg Politics:
What Exactly Is Elizabeth Warren Going For?
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Washington Post
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Larry Klayman: ‘Ebola-Gate’ Shows That Obama Is As Racist As George Wallace
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
 

 
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