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8:15 PM ET, October 24, 2014

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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 …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh, Guardian, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Ben Swann Truth In Media, Hinterland Gazette, Outside the Beltway, Gawker, Joe. My. God., NBC News, ThinkProgress, Hot Air, New York Magazine, Shakesville and The Gateway Pundit

KOMO News:

2 DEAD, 4 CRITICALLY INJURED IN SHOOTING AT MARYSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL — MARYSVILLE, Wash. - A student opened fire Friday morning at Marysville Pilchuck High School, killing one student and critically injuring at least four others before fatally shooting himself, police and witnesses said.

Discussion: abc7chicago.com and The PJ Tatler

Chelsea J. Carter / CNN:

Witness: Teen gunman shot his friends — (CNN) — The shooter who opened fire Friday morning at Washington state's Marysville-Pilchuck High School played football and was recently named to the homecoming court. — Freshman Jaylen Fryberg walked into the school's cafeteria …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, KIRO-TV, Mediaite and Refinery29

Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:

CORRECTED: Dems Miss Insulin Pump In Video Of Perdue Signing Young Woman — “No pictures on this,” David Perdue jokes, as campaign staffers hold up signs in front of the camera. Update: Another angle on the video suggests American Bridge didn't capture the whole scene. — View Video ›

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Post, Political Insider blog, The Daily Caller, OnPolitics, National Review, Bloomberg Politics, PoliticusUSA and New York Magazine

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 …

Discussion: Politico, Weekly Standard, New York Times, The PJ Tatler, Political Insider blog, Washington Post, Bloomberg Politics, Firedoglake, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, PoliticusUSA, National Review and Hinterland Gazette

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 …

Discussion: Hot Air and Fox News

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Ballot dispute in Georgia heads to courts — and could be a factor in state's close Senate race

Discussion: Daily Kos and Right Wing Watch

Daniel Malloy / Political Insider blog:
Exclusive AJC poll: Nathan Deal opens small lead, Senate race in virtual tie

Discussion: National Review

Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Dynasties “R” Us

Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Monthly

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

Report: Fox News Is Too Negative For Jeb Bush — No stranger to taking on his party's most conservative voters, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is now calling out the bastion of conservative media. — CNN's Peter Hamby reported that during a speech Thursday night at a South Carolina fundraiser …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Mediaite

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

Oops: Dem Challenger Slips And Calls Gov. Nikki Haley A ‘Whore’ (VIDEO) — A spokeswoman for the South Carolina Democratic Party had a hunch why TPM was getting in contact with her on Friday. — “If you take a look at the actual video it's really clear that he got tongue tied …

Discussion: Mediaite

Peter Hamby / CNN:
Jeb Bush talks 2016 run with donors

Discussion: Truth Revolt and Mediaite

Washington Post:

Could non-citizens decide the November election? — Could control of the Senate in 2014 be decided by illegal votes cast by non-citizens? Some argue that incidents of voting by non-citizens are so rare as to be inconsequential, with efforts to block fraud a screen for an agenda to prevent poor …

Discussion: National Review and The Daily Caller

Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Hillary Clinton: ‘I love ... Elizabeth’ — BOSTON — Hillary Clinton hit Elizabeth Warren country on Friday, repeatedly praising the anti-big banks Massachusetts senator for going after “those who deserve” it, while rallying voters to put embattled Democrat Martha Coakley in the governor's mansion.

Discussion: ABC News, Taylor Marsh, The PJ Tatler and Business Insider

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.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, LGBTQ Nation, Good As You, Hit & Run, Washington Post, Joe. My. God., Towleroad News #gay and Althouse

Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:

The Spectacular Implosion Of The GOP's Senate Hopes In Oregon — Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley really did not want to run against Monica Wehby. — She had the résumé of a formidable challenger: a pediatric neurosurgeon, a pro-choice mom in socially liberal Oregon …

Discussion: BuzzFeed

Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:

Pro-Orman Republican Owes Candidate Big Money — Senate candidate Greg Orman of Kansas has been accused by Republicans as a Democrat-in-Independent's clothing, which explains why Orman is surrounding himself with Republicans in the final days of his campaign against GOP incumbent Pat Roberts.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, protein wisdom and The Lawrence Journal-World

Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
How Independents Could Seize Control of the Senate

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

Sarah, Bristol & The Recurrence Of The Eternal Victim — As you've likely seen Sarah Palin and her daughter Bristol have now spoken out about their notorious boozy family brawl, recasting Bristol's attack on the event's host as a morality tale about violence against women and media bias.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Sarah Palin endorses ... a Democrat?

Discussion: Anchorage Daily News, Booman Tribune and CNN

Jordan Sargent / Gawker:

Anthony Weiner Still Doesn't Understand How to Use Twitter — It's been three years (only!) since Anthony Weiner's political career went limp because he sent photos of his d**k to random women via social media, and yet he has still not learned how to use Twitter.

Discussion: Truth Revolt and The Daily Caller

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 and alicublog

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

Friday Cancer Blogging - 24 October 2014 — A few of you have probably cottoned onto the fact that people don't usually spend a week in the hospital for a broken bone, even a backbone. So in the long tradition of releasing bad news on Friday afternoon, here's my first-ever Friday news dump.

Peter Olsen-Phillips / Sunlight Foundation Blog:

Revenge of the Democrats: Wealthy liberals top list of super PAC donors in 2014 — One billionaire has spent more than $70 million on the 2014 elections; Image credit: DonkeyHotey, Flickr — In a reversal from 2012, liberal billionaires top the list of biggest super PAC donors with a little …

Discussion: Washington Post

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: Hullabaloo and BillMoyers.com

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 …

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Prairie Weather

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