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3:45 PM ET, September 18, 2015

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Congressman Paul Gosar / Townhall.com:
Why I Am Boycotting Pope Francis' Address to Congress  —  It is difficult to convey the excitement I first felt when it was revealed that His Holiness Pope Francis was invited to Washington D.C. to address the world from the floor of the House of Representatives.
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Francis X. Rocca / Wall Street Journal:
Vatican Disputes White House Guest List for Papal Visit  —  Invitations to transgender activists, first openly gay U.S. Episcopal bishop and activist nun to White House event prompt pushback  —  On the eve of Pope Francis's arrival in the U.S., the Vatican has taken offense …
Katie Valentine / ThinkProgress:
Catholic Congressman Will Skip Papal Address To Congress, Cites Climate Change
Discussion: OnPolitics and NPR
John Patrick Yob / Facebook:
Last night I went to a bar on Mackinac Island for the GOP Mackinac Conference.  I ran into a guy named Rich Beeson, who frankly I didn't even know who it was at first because he isn't relevant in our political world.  Anyway, he is Marco Rubio's national campaign manager.
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West Michigan / WEST MICHIGAN POLITICS:
Breaking: Mackinac DRAMA: Top Rubio Leader Tries To Hit John Yob In The Face After Trying To Whip Straw Poll Support  —  By Brandon Hall  —  (Email him at WestMiPolitics@Gmail.com  —  Rich Beeson is Florida Senator Marco Rubio's Deputy Political Director.  Beeson may want to learn how to control his alcohol.
Ryan Felton / Guardian:
Marco Rubio official punching Rand Paul adviser caught on security video
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Rand Paul strategist claims Rubio aide punched him in the face
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Paul Egan / Lansing State Journal:
Punch thrown as GOP Mackinac confab begins
Discussion: Shakesville
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:   Rubio Staffer Allegedly Punches Rand Paul Aide In The Face At Michigan Bar
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Trump declines to correct questioner who says Obama is a Muslim  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump on Thursday declined to correct a supporter of his who alleged that President Barack Obama is Muslim and not an American.  —  “We have a problem in this country.
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg Business:
Rivals Condemn Trump as Muslim Obama Suggestion Returns to Spotlight
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and NBC News
Pamela Geller / BREITBART.COM:
Ahmed Mohamed and the ‘Islamophobia’ Clock
MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Trump Lets Comment About Muslims Being ‘Problem’ in US Slide
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump drops out of Heritage event after birther backlash  —  Donald Trump canceled his appearance Friday evening at a major campaign stop for the GOP presidential field in South Carolina as he faces criticism from both Republican and Democratic candidates over his failure to address claims …
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Donald Trump Pulls Out Of Heritage Presidential Forum
Discussion: Mediaite
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
GOP field heads to SC for Heritage sales pitch
Discussion: Daily Kos and Greenville News
Politico:
What Is Hillary's Greatest Accomplishment?  —  Carly Fiorina dared Democrats to name it. 20 top Dems accepted the challenge.  —  Getty  —  “If you want to stump a Democrat, ask them to name an accomplishment of Hillary Clinton,” Carly Fiorina quipped at Wednesday's Republican debate.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Pro-Clinton super PAC sees $25 million haul since July
New York Times:
Crazy Talk at the Republican Debate  —  Eleven presidential candidates had three prime-time hours on the national stage on Wednesday to tell the American people why they should lead the country.  —  Nobody forced them to be there.  They were there freely, armed with the best arguments …
Discussion: RedState, Daily Kos and Prairie Weather
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
House votes to freeze federal funding for Planned Parenthood  —  The House on Friday voted along party lines to freeze federal funding for Planned Parenthood after weeks of escalating tension surrounding its use of fetal tissue.  —  In a 241-187 vote, nearly all Republicans …
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New York Daily News:
How Putin outflanks Obama: Russia's objectives in Syria are blindingly obvious  —  Once again, President Obama and his foreign policy team are stumped.  Why is Vladimir Putin pouring troops and weaponry into Syria?  After all, as Secretary of State John Kerry has thrice told his Russian counterpart …
Discussion: Washington Post
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Sources: Scott Walker's Donors Are Circulating Rumor About Campaign Manager  —  As Scott Walker's presidential bid founders, some in the candidate's orbit are participating in a whisper campaign against his top strategist and campaign manager, Rick Wiley.  —  A number of Walker's donors …
ABC News:
Discussion: NBCSports.com, Daily Mail and Hot Air
Los Angeles Times:
A high-speed rail from L.A. to Las Vegas?  China says it's partnering with U.S. to build  —  For decades private developers and entrepreneurs have periodically announced bold plans to run high-speed trains between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.  —  None have gotten anywhere because they lacked money or suffered other setbacks.
Discussion: ABC News and abc7ny.com
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Donald Trump May Not Have a Second Act  —  In 1998, David Mamet, the acclaimed playwright, published a short treatise, “Three Uses of the Knife,” on “the nature and purpose of drama.”  The book, based on lectures he delivered the previous year at Columbia University, is well regarded …
Discussion: Erick on the Radio
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Smith-Schock ties attract scrutiny  —  Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) joined his close friend Aaron Schock on campaign and government trips and exotic vacations in 2014 that are being scrutinized by federal investigators looking into alleged spending abuses by the former congressman, who resigned in March.
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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CNN:
Boston's ‘Baby Doe’ identified, source says
Discussion: WWLP-TV and Daily Mail
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Anderson Cooper Loses His Cool With Trump Supporter On-Air
Discussion: US News
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Volkswagen Is Told to Recall Nearly 500,000 Vehicles Over Emissions Software
Discussion: The Next Web, Mashable and The Verge
Wayne Ford / Athens Daily News:
Elberton church responds to ouster of church's oldest member
Discussion: Daily Mail
 Earlier Items: 
Ed Straker / American Thinker:
Want to know what gay tastes like? Try Rainbow Doritos!
Dave Boucher / Tennessean.com:
Lawmakers file ‘Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act’
Discussion: Chattanoogan.com and Towleroad