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3:35 PM ET, October 24, 2014

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Ashley Killough / CNN:
CNN Poll: Georgia Senate race statistical tie  —  (CNN) — Democrat Michelle Nunn has a slight 47%-44% edge over Republican David Perdue in the Georgia race for an open Senate seat, according to a new CNN/ORC International survey released Friday.  —  The three-point margin falls within …
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Ballot dispute in Georgia heads to courts — and could be a factor in state's close Senate race  —  With an increasingly competitive and closely-watched Senate race on the line, an Atlanta courtroom will be the focus of a key voting rights dispute Friday that could make it harder for Democrats …
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Dems have Georgia momentum  —  HIAWASSEE, Ga. — Georgia Democrats believe they're close to ending more than a decade of losses — and with it, potentially save Senate control for their party.  —  Democrat Michelle Nunn has jumped into a narrow lead in recent polling of the state's open Senate race …
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
How Independents Could Seize Control of the Senate
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Dynasties “R” Us
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Doctor in New York City Is Sick With Ebola  —  A doctor in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea became the first person in the city to test positive for the virus Thursday, setting off a search for anyone who might have come into contact with him.
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Faith Karimi / CNN:
NYC mayor: Ebola ‘no cause for alarm’  —  Here is a timeline of Craig Spencer's movements since he got back from the West African nation:  —  When did he return from Guinea?  —  Spencer came back to the United States last week after treating Ebola patients in Guinea, where he worked for Doctors Without Borders.
Dan Morse / Washington Post:
Dallas nurse treated for Ebola at NIH now ‘virus free’
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Seattle Times blogs:
Police: shooter dead after opening fire at Marysville-Pilchuck High School  —  A gunman believed to have opened fire at Marysville-Pilchuck High School Friday morning is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to two law-enforcement sources.  —  Police have not released details …
New York Post:
Islam convert shot dead after ax attack on NYPD cops  —  The scene of Thursday afternoon's violence on Jamaica Avenue in Queens.  —  A hatchet-swinging psycho with Islamic militant leanings turned a busy Queens street corner into a scene of bloody chaos Thursday, chopping a rookie cop …
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
New York City Police Kill Man Who Hit 2 Officers With Hatchet
Discussion: TalkLeft and NPR
Fox News:
Terror connection not ruled out in hatchet attack, police say
Discussion: JustOneMinute, TPNN and Gothamist
Alex Roarty / National Journal:
Could the ‘Perfect’ Campaign Lose?  —  Kay Hagan is trying to prove months of good work can withstand a national climate that's threatening other Dems.  Republicans are confident she can't.  —  RALEIGH, N.C.—It took Kay Hagan 10 minutes to cover everything she wanted to say about public education.
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
The Real Party of the Rich
Discussion: New York Times
The Daily Beast:   The Democrats' Closing Argument Needs to Be J-O-B-S
Jessica Robinson / Boise State Public Radio:
Coeur d'Alene Says Hitching Post Is Exempt From Gay Rights Law … The city of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, said a for-profit wedding chapel owned by two ministers doesn't have to perform same-sex marriages.  —  The city has been embroiled in controversy ever since the owners of the Hitching Post sued the city.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Plutocrats Against Democracy  —  It's always good when leaders tell the truth, especially if that wasn't their intention.  So we should be grateful to Leung Chun-ying, the Beijing-backed leader of Hong Kong, for blurting out the real reason pro-democracy demonstrators can't get what they want …
Discussion: BillMoyers.com and Hullabaloo
Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
On Race and Voter ID, John Roberts Wants It Both Ways  —  Once, the chief justice said the only way to stop discriminating on race was to stop discrimination on race.  Now his tune isn't so clear.  —  “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in 2007 …
David Carr / New York Times:
John Heilemann and Mark Halperin Promise Washington the Program It Deserves  —  You both have a reputation for using alcohol to get sources to say things they should not.  Should I have brought a bottle of tequila?  Mark Halperin: That is an urban legend.  It's not like it's never happened …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Gains in Key Senate Races as Gender Gap Narrows  —  In Iowa, Arkansas and Colorado, Democrats' Advantage Among Women Voters Has Diminished  —  In a warning flag for Democrats, recent polls suggest the party is failing to draw enough support from women in three key Senate races—in Iowa …
Mark Binelli / Rolling Stone:
The Great Kansas Tea Party Disaster  —  Extremist Republicans turned their government into a lab experiment of tax cuts and privatization.  And now they may be losing control of one of the reddest states in the nation  —  The Republican party headquarters in Wichita, Kansas …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
David Montgomery / Argus Leader:
Candidates clash in first televised Senate debate  —  Mike Rounds defended the state's EB-5 program and challenged Democratic rival Rick Weiland's positions in the first televised debate of the U.S. Senate race.  —  Rounds, the Republican nominee, faced off against Weiland and independents Gordon Howie …
Discussion: Fox News and OnPolitics
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Media Should Stop Lecturing Americans About Their Ebola Concerns  —  Like 98 percent of Americans, I've heard the news about Ebola.  I've even followed the news with interest for months, taking seriously the media claims that this was a serious outbreak that had potential to become even more serious.
Discussion: Weekly Standard
TMZ.com:
After June Dates Child Molester  —  TLC has CANCELLED “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” TMZ has learned, in the wake of our story that Mama June is dating a convicted child molester who sexually abused one of her relatives.  —  The decision comes one day after TMZ broke the story …
 
 
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