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10:25 AM ET, November 3, 2014

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Tom Harkin: Don't Be Fooled Because Joni Ernst Is “Really Attractive,” “Sounds Nice”  —  “I don't care if she's as good looking as Taylor Swift...”  —  Retiring Democratic Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says that Iowa voters shouldn't be fooled because Joni Ernst is “really attractive” and “sounds nice.”
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Sen. Harkin: Joni Ernst Is ‘As Good Looking As Taylor Swift’ But Wrong For Iowa  —  Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst may be “as good looking as Taylor Swift,” but she's the wrong choice for Iowans, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) said at a recent event.  —  Buzzfeed on Sunday night flagged Harkin's remarks …
New York Times:   A Flood of Late Spending on Midterm Elections, From Murky Sources
New York Times:
Cancel the Midterms  —  DURHAM, N.C. — By Tuesday night about 90 million Americans will have cast ballots in an election that's almost certain to create greater partisan divisions, increase gridlock and render governance of our complex nation even more difficult.
Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Terminally Ill Woman Brittany Maynard Has Ended Her Own Life  —  Brittany Maynard, who became the public face of the controversial right-to-die movement over the last few weeks, ended her own life Saturday at her home in Portland, Oregon.  She was 29.  —  “Goodbye to all my dear friends and family that I love.
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Janet Eastman / Oregonian:
Brittany Maynard's death confirmed, friends and family post their goodbyes  —  Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill 29-year-old who said she moved to Oregon to use the Death with Dignity Act, has died, a nonprofit group working with the family confirmed Sunday.
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Rogue pastors endorse candidates, but IRS looks away  —  A record number of rogue Christian pastors are endorsing candidates from the pulpit this election cycle, using Sunday sermons to defiantly flout tax rules.  —  Their message to the IRS: Sue me.  —  But the tax agency is doing anything but.
John Fund / National Review:
Reid on the Ropes  —  It looks as if Harry Reid is at high risk of losing any Senate leadership role after Tuesday's election.  —  Reid said Saturday that it's all up to Iowa to determine whether he keeps his job.  He told Democratic donors that if Republican Joni Ernst wins her victory …
Discussion: Roll Call and Betsy's Page
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John DiStaso / New Hampshire Journal:
Republicans hear strong anti-Obama, anti-Dem rhetoric at Manchester rally
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg View:
Midterms Cover Everything Except Governing Agenda
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Ferguson no-fly zone aimed at media  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government agreed to a police request to restrict more than 37 square miles of airspace surrounding Ferguson, Missouri, for 12 days in August for safety, but audio recordings show …
Claire Trageser / KPBS San Diego Public Radio & TV:
Second Campaign Staffer Accuses GOP Congressional Candidate Carl DeMaio Of Sexual Harassment  —  Justin Harper, a staffer for Carl DeMaio's congressional campaign, works the phones in DeMaio's campaign office on May 28, 2014.  Harper is on the far left.  Less than two months later, Harper says DeMaio sexually harassed him.
Politico:
Can Obama Reboot?  —  Does he even want to?  —  But those numbers are now crushing his presidency, like the converging trash compactor walls in Star Wars, forcing him into a narrower political space than that occupied by presidents of the past.  “We'll never see 51 percent again …
Discussion: Hot Air
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Obama Declares Stay-at-Home Moms Aren't Worth a Hill of Beans; Says It's a Choice 'We Don't Want Americans to Make'  —  Well that just takes the cake.  Sure, Obama's latest shot across the bow in his own “War on Women” is easily deflected by women like my friends and me testifying to the most precious …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rand Paul courts the black vote  —  DETROIT — The GOP field office on Livernois Avenue is a squat, brick building with a grillwork of bars on its windows.  The outpost in the predominantly Democratic, African-American neighborhood is a place where prominent Republicans don't often venture.
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-Gov. Edwards Won't Agree With Landrieu About Blacks In The South  —  Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) made something of a splash last week when she said that the South isn't always the “friendliest place” for blacks.  But Edwin Edwards (D), the colorful ex-governor who spent time in prison …
Daily Mail:
Fanatics sink to a new low: Shocking photograph shows ISIS supporter getting a BABY to kick the severed head of a Syrian soldier  —  A sickening photo has emerged social media showing a toddler kicking the severed head of a dead soldier in Syria.  —  The toddler's father is believed …
James Hohmann / Politico:
Final Senate survey: It's the GOP's to lose  —  It's the GOP's to lose.  —  In the waning days of Election 2014, key Senate races that had been razor-close affairs for months have moved toward Republicans — from the open seats of Iowa and Georgia to challenges to incumbents in Arkansas and Alaska.
Discussion: The Hill
Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic Online:
It's Cheaper to Buy a Judge Than a State Senator  —  “Justice Robin Hudson: not tough on child molesters, not fair to victims,” intoned an ominous ad meant to smear a North Carolina judge up for reelection next week.  Hudson is one of many judges who have found themselves up against surprisingly …
Discussion: Yahoo! News
John Zogby / Forbes:
Crist Opens Up 7 Point Lead Over Scott in Florida  —  In the race for Florida Governor, which has been neck and neck for months, a new poll by Zogby Analytics shows former Governor Charlie Crist now leading incumbent Governor Rick Scott 45% to 38%.  Libertarian Adrian Wyllie is polling an impressive 8% and 9% are undecided.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Washington Post:
Cruz aims to take on Obama if GOP wins Senate; won't vow support for McConnell  —  ANCHORAGE — Sen. Ted Cruz spent the final weekend of the midterms on the far edge of the country trying to help fellow Republican Dan Sullivan win a race the GOP is counting on in its effort to retake the Senate.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Analysis ||  Netanyahu rooting for Republicans in U.S. midterm elections  —  White House staffers don't need the National Security Agency to guess what results the Israeli prime minister would like to wake up to on Wednesday morning.  —  The lights will be on very late Tuesday night …
Hunter Schwarz / Washington Post:
A lot of the celebrities who appeared in the midterm Rock The Vote PSA didn't actually vote in the last midterm  —  Celebrities are less likely to vote in midterm elections, just like us!  —  Rock The Vote released a public service announcement last month with a parody of Lil Jon's …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and RedState
Andrew Desiderio / Mediaite:
Kaci Hickox Vows to Stay Away From Public Places, Apologizes to Her Town  —  Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was quarantined despite testing negative for the Ebola virus after returning home from Sierra Leone, said this morning on Meet the Press that she will stay away from public places in her Maine town …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
 
 
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Top Democratic strategists acknowledge ‘challenging’ environment as Tuesday looms
Discussion: National Review
New York Times:
Iraqis Prepare ISIS Offensive, With U.S. Help
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Defense One
Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Voters Favor GOP by Slim Margin for Control of Congress, WSJ/NBC News Poll Shows
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Romney predicts ‘big Republican year’
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Tania Branigan / Guardian:
In North Korea, fear takes hold over new foreign threat: Ebola
Discussion: Firedoglake
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Montana Judicial Race Joins Big-Money Fray
Rick Hampson / USA Today:
Pope Francis agitates conservative U.S. Catholics
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Katie Hafner / New York Times:
Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation
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Capper / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Taxpayer Dollars Used For Voter Suppression In Milwaukee
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Ruth Sherlock / Telegraph:
Syrian rebels armed and trained by US surrender to al-Qaeda
Kate Briquelet / New York Post:
Inside Manhattan's secret ‘cult’
Lynn Zinser / New York Times:
New York Marathon 2014: Wilson Kipsang Wins Race and World Majors Bonus
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Pitiful Whimper of 2014  —  IMAGINE a house ablaze.
David / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Coulter: Democrats Targeting Low-IQ ‘Bottom 51 Percent’ Who Care About Women's Rights
Discussion: Hullabaloo