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11:10 AM ET, October 23, 2014

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Globe and Mail:
Suspected killer in Ottawa shootings had a disturbing side  —  Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, the slain 32-year-old suspected killer of a Canadian Forces soldier near Parliament Hill, was a labourer and small-time criminal - a man who had had a religious awakening and seemed to have become mentally unstable.
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Globe and Mail:
Attack on Ottawa: Dead soldier and gunman identified  —  OTTAWA AND TORONTO — The Globe and Mail  —  The attack on Parliament Hill's Centre Block and the National War Memorial has left one Canadian soldier and one male suspect dead.  —  Several hours later, Ottawa Police and RCMP officers …
Daily Mail:
Pictured: Soldier, 24, shot dead by Muslim convert Michael Zehaf-Bibeau who opened fire …
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer Ernst Promises To Use Her Gun If Gov't Decides Rights Aren't ‘Important’  —  During an National Rifle Association event in Iowa in 2012, state Sen. Joni Ernst, now the Republican nominee for Senate in the state, said she carries a 9-millimeter gun around everywhere and believes in the right …
Discussion: National Review
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The Huffington Post:
Joni Ernst: My Gun Will Defend Me If Government Decides ‘My Rights Are No Longer Important’  —  WASHINGTON — Joni Ernst, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa, said during an NRA event in 2012 that she would use a gun to defend herself from the government.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Why the Teenage Girls of Europe Are Joining ISIS  —  Because they want the same things that teenage boys want: a strong sense of meaning and purpose  —  Teenage girls are the West's center of gravity: Virtually all of Western pop culture, the key to our soft power, is tailored to the tastes of teenage girls.
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Behind the numbers: ‘Kills’ against ISIS
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Pentagon: ISIS nabs US weapons
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Justice Department condemns Ferguson leaks as effort to influence opinion  —  With a grand jury decision looming on whether a white police officer should face charges in the killing of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Mo., the investigation has sprung a few leaks.
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Washington Post:
Evidence supports officer's account of shooting in Ferguson
Emma Green / The Atlantic Online:
Mormon Underwear, Revealed  —  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released an informational guide to “temple garments” on their website.  Why have these clothes been such a source of fascination in American culture?  —  Mormonism has long been a source of cultural fascination—and sometimes suspicion—in America.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
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Anchorage Daily News:
Young stands behind Wasilla High School comments, adds government to suicide blame list  —  WASILLA — An unapologetic U.S. Rep. Don Young on Wednesday wasn't backing down from statements he made Tuesday at Wasilla High School that suicide shows a lack of support from friends and family.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
9 percent of likely 2014 voters are ‘enthusiastic’ about President Obama  —  We've written plenty on this blog about Democrats' enthusiasm deficit in the 2014 election.  This gap was, is and will almost definitely continue to be real through Nov. 4.  —  But while it's well understood …
Discussion: Hot Air
Max Read / Gawker:
How We Got Rolled by the Dishonest Fascists of Gamergate  —  On October 1, the computing giant Intel pulled its ads from Gamasutra, a trade website for game developers, over an essay called “'Gamers' don't have to be your audience.  ‘Gamers’ are over” by a journalist named Leigh Alexander.
Politico:
Key Barack Obama aides eye White House exits  —  White House chief of staff Denis McDonough has asked senior aides to tell him if they're going to stick around for President Barack Obama's final two years in office, with a West Wing restructuring after the midterms possible.
Discussion: Liberaland
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Senate Forecast: Cloudy With a Good Chance of a Republican Majority  —  With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the picture in several key races remains hazy.  But when the dust settles, the most likely result is a Republican majority, as the Crystal Ball's outlook of Republicans adding five …
Steve Herman / 101 KXL:
Richardson Reacts to New Poll Indicating Swing in His Favor  —  PORTLAND, Ore.- A dramatic shift in poll numbers has taken place since Governor John Kitzhaber's campaign became riddled with scandal.  A poll commissioned by KATU has Dennis Richardson with a surprising double-digit lead.
Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
The Kind Of Racism That ‘Dear White People’ Overlooks  —  This post contains spoilers.  —  If you haven't seen Dear White People, you should.  It's the first film in years to really confront black identities, of which there are many, in a sharp and funny way.
Discussion: Colorlines
ABC News:
Alleged White House Fence Jumper Accused of Kicking Dog … An alleged fence jumper was apprehended Wednesday outside the White House after he scaled the north fence, a Secret Service spokesman told ABC News.  —  A K-9 unit caught a man identified as Dominic Adesanya about 7:16 p.m. on the North Lawn …
Discussion: ABC News, Truth Revolt and UPROXX
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Justin Sink / The Hill:   Fence jumper reported at White House
Fox News:
‘Calibration error’ changes GOP votes to Dem in Illinois county  —  CHICAGO — Early voting in Illinois got off to a rocky start Monday, as votes being cast for Republican candidates were transformed into votes for Democrats.  —  Republican state representative candidate Jim Moynihan went …
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com
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James West / Mother Jones:
Canada's Coverage of the Ottawa Shootings Put American Cable News to Shame
Discussion: Mediaite
Aquila Style:
More Hispanics turning to Islam, majority women
Washington Post:
Whistleblowers say USAID's IG removed critical details from public reports
Discussion: Diplopundit
Andrew Cohen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Shame on Texas and the U.S. Supreme Court
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
CDC shifts into overdrive on Ebola
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Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Couer d'Alene City Attorney confirms: conservative Christian ministers' wedding chapel business …
Discussion: National Review and Overlawyered
Philip Caulfield / NY Daily News:
Chrissy Teigen cracks wise about Canada shooting: ‘Active shooting in Canada, or as we call it in America, Wednesday’
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Louie Gohmert: Gays Shouldn't Serve In The Military Because Massages Will Make Them Vulnerable To Terrorism
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David Montgomery / Argus Leader:
FBI investigation into S.D.'s EB-5 program is ‘active’
 

 
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