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7:25 PM ET, October 23, 2014

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Bristol Palin:
The Truth about the “Palin Brawl” - The Media Reveals Its Bias Against Conservative Women Once Again  —  First, the media said Trig was not really my mom's kid.  —  Then, they claimed my mom said “I can see Russia from my house.”  —  Recently, they said my parents are giving a divorce.
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Politico:
CNN's Carol Costello apologizes for Palin remarks  —  CNN's Carol Costello apologized on Thursday for joking about a police recording of Bristol Palin.  —  “Over the past few days I have been roundly criticized for joking about a brawl involving the Palin family.
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Bristol Palin: Yes, I Punched A Guy But He Had It Coming  —  Bristol Palin: feminist hero?  —  The eldest daughter of former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin broke her silence on Wednesday with a blog post about the role she played in a booze-fueled brawl last month at a house party in Alaska.
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thegazette.com:
Ernst campaign requests recount procedures of several counties  —  Auditors say large public records request may be difficult before election  —  IOWA CITY — Two weeks before Iowa's high-profile U.S. Senate election, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst's campaign may be planning for a recount.
New York Post:
Doctor who treated Ebola patients rushed to NYC hospital  —  Police officers leave the apartment of Dr. Craig Spencer (left) in West Harlem.  —  The Big Apple may have its first case of Ebola.  —  A 33-year-old Doctors Without Borders physician who recently treated Ebola patients in Guinea …
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Jesse / CBS New York:
Officials Looking Into Possible Ebola Case In New York City
Discussion: Gawker, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:   Healthcare Worker Taken To NYC Hospital To Be Tested For Ebola
Emily Yoffe / Slate:
Kids from poorer neighborhoods keep coming to trick-or-treat in mine.  Do I have to give them candy?  —  Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; click here to sign up.  Please send your questions for publication to prudence@slate.com.  (Questions may be edited.)
Discussion: UPROXX and Talking Points Memo
Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg Politics:
The Democrats' Coming Blame Game  —  Less than two weeks before Election Day, Democrats are bracing for losses—and are already quietly trying to shift the blame.  —  Years of disappointment and tension between Democrats and their president are now on open display as politicians …
Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Caller
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Politico:
Key Barack Obama aides eye White House exits
Discussion: Liberaland
Joshua Green / Businessweek:
Obama Is Too Cool for Crisis Management  —  By the time President Obama gave in and appointed an Ebola czar on Oct. 17, the White House response to this latest national crisis had already run a familiar course: the initial assurance that everything was under control; the subsequent realization that it wasn't …
James Pindell / WMUR:
Oops: Scott Brown lists self as Mass. state senator in recent campaign filing  —  New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown tried to politically navigate how he could run for office in the Granite State thirteen weeks after officially moving here from Massachusetts.
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
CNN anchor, liberals give grins and thumbs up to violence against the ‘Right’ women  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL CNN ALASKA SARAH PALIN MEDIA WAR ON WOMEN  —  How do you get liberals to approve of violence against women?  Just tell them the women are Republicans named “Palin.”
Discussion: Hot Air and Instapundit
Douglas Burns / The Jefferson Herald:
King on gays: 'I don't expect to meet them should I make it to heaven'  —  Congressman speaks exclusively to the Herald  —  U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, suggests gays won't make it to heaven.  —  What's more, in an interview, King intimated that the divorced or cohabitators could be thwarted …
Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
JEANNE SHAHEEN CAMPAIGN KICKS BREITBART NEWS REPORTER OUT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE EVENT  —  EXETER, New Hampshire — The campaign of Democratic incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) kicked this reporter out of an event at ReVision Energy on Wednesday afternoon.  —  Shaheen's campaign asked the owner …
iMFdirect:
Does Raising the Minimum Wage Hurt Employment?  Evidence from China  —  Raising the minimum wage is a polarizing issue.  One side worries that raising it will lower employment.  The other side downplays the impact on employment and plays up the positive impact on the living standards of the poor.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and EconLog
Felicia's Melange:
The Only Thing I Have To Say About Gamer Gate  —  I had a day off this weekend from shooting Supernatural, and I was walking around downtown Vancouver on Saturday, sampling all the artisan coffee I could get my throat around.  At one point I saw a pair of guys walking towards me wearing gamer shirts.
Geoff McLatchey / Judicial Watch:
Obama Asserts Fast and Furious Executive Privilege Claim for Holder's Wife  —  Judicial Watch announced today that it received from the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) a “Vaughn index” detailing records about the Operation Fast and Furious scandal.  The index was forced …
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Beck: Not ‘All That Bad’ If McConnell Loses To Grimes (AUDIO)  —  Glenn Beck doesn't think it would be “all that bad for the country” if Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) loses reelection to Alison Lundergan Grimes (D).  —  Less than two weeks before Election Day …
Discussion: Mediaite
Wichita Eagle:
Homeland Security confiscates Royals underwear in Kansas City  —  BY JENEÉ OSTERHELDTKANSAS CITY STAR  —  Peregrine Honig says she just wanted to help celebrate the hometown team when she designed Lucky Royals boyshorts.  —  The panties, with “Take the Crown” and “KC” across the bottom …
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Poll Tax That Wasn't  —  In her dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called the law “purposely discriminatory,” and everyone piled in behind her with denunciations of the Lone Star State's blatant racism.  —  For the left, voter ID is tantamount to a poll tax.
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: Shakesville and Colorlines
Kathleen Hunter / Bloomberg:
Christie Has ‘Head in Sand’ on Minimum Wage, Labor Chief Says  —  The Obama administration wants to raise the minimum wage, but Republicans aren't convinced.  —  Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has “got his head in the sand” when it comes to the plight …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Fox News
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Peter King Slams Doctors On Ebola, Suggests Ebola Went Airborne  —  “The doctors were absolutely certain that this can not be transmitted and it was not airborne and yet we find out the people who have contracted it were wearing all protective gear.”  —  View Video ›
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
As Midterms Near, GOP Leads on Key Issues, Democrats Have a More Positive Image  —  Far Fewer Democrats See Vote as ‘For’ Obama Than in 2010  —  With less than two weeks before the midterm elections, the Republican Party holds significant leads on several major issues.
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 and National Review
 
 
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Kelefa Sanneh / New Yorker:
The Intensity Gap  —  Can a pro-life platform win elections?
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
3 States Refuse Gay Unions Despite Court Rulings
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Should the Poor Be Allowed to Vote?
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Washington Post:
Whistleblowers say USAID's IG removed critical details from public reports
Discussion: Diplopundit and The Daily Caller