Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
7:30 PM ET, September 21, 2015

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
New York Times:
Scott Walker Quits 2016 Presidential Field  —  ALEXANDER BURNS, PATRICK HEALY AND TRIP GABRIEL  —  Short of support and cash, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, saying he had been “called to lead by helping to clear the field,” announced Monday that he was suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
RELATED:
New York Times:
Scott Walker Said to Be Quitting Presidential Race  —  Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin has concluded he no longer has a path to the Republican presidential nomination and plans to drop out of the 2016 campaign, according to three Republicans familiar with his decision, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
ABC News:
Walker Drops Out of Presidential Race, Slamming Trump  —  After a dramatic fall from the top tier of Republican presidential field, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is set to abruptly end his White House bid today.
Discussion: Bloomberg.com news and Towleroad
Brian Mahoney / Politico:
Labor tap-dances on Walker's political grave
Discussion: Hot Air
Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:
Scott Walker to Exit the Republican Presidential Race
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg View
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Walker quits after blowing through campaign cash
Discussion: Hit & Run
Washington Post:
Scott Walker suspending presidential campaign
Discussion: Shakesville
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
Gov. Scott Walker quitting GOP race
Jon Swaine / Guardian:
Scott Walker 2016 presidential campaign in crisis after plunge in polls
Discussion: Drudge Retort and CNN
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Thoughts on a Dumb Conversation  —  So we are now in day four of the “Muslim” conversation started when Donald Trump didn't respond to a trollish question about Muslims at a town hall.  A few thoughts.  —  1. Donald Trump is probably right that he has no “moral obligation” to defend Barack Obama.
RELATED:
NBC News:
Ben Carson's Campaign Responds to Outrage Over Comments on Islam
RELATED:
Fredrick Kunkle / Washington Post:
Cancer-stricken children, parents ejected from park near White House  —  The U.S. Secret Service ordered hundreds of parents and their cancer-stricken children out of Lafayette Square on Saturday night, barricading the park for at least two hours and disrupting the group's plans for a candlelight vigil …
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Secret Service chief apologizes for how group of cancer-stricken kids was treated  —  The head of the Secret Service apologized for how a group of children suffering from cancer and their supporters were treated after they said they were pushed out of Lafayette Square on Saturday night.
Discussion: Mediaite
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:   Secret Service Apologizes For Kicking Cancer-Stricken Kids Out Of DC Park
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
FBI rejects judge's request for Clinton email info  —  <p>The FBI on Monday rebuffed a federal judge's request for information on the inquiry it is conducting into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email account and server, raising the question of whether the courts or Congress …
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
RELATED:
New York Post:
Hillary's latest excuse: ‘There is no evidence’
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Ashley McGuire / USA Today:
Why I love the pope, even as a conservative: Column  —  Pope Francis doesn't fit into America's political boxes.  Neither do Catholics fit into news media narrative.  —  I have a confession: I'm a conservative, and I love Pope Francis.  —  In the lead-up to his visit this week …
Discussion: Hit & Run and ThinkProgress
RELATED:
Manu Raju / CNN:
The Pope vs. the GOP
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP braces for Pope Francis
Discussion: Washington Post and FishbowlDC
Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Speeds Up Electric-Car Work  —  Consumer-Electronics Maker Aims to Finalize First Vehicle in 2019  —  Apple Inc. is accelerating efforts to build an electric car, designating it internally as a “committed project” and setting a target ship date for 2019, according to people familiar with the matter.
Daily Mail:
David Cameron's debauchery laid bare in Lord Ashcroft's book Call Me Dave  —  Today we lift the lid on the extraordinary feud between David Cameron (left) and a billionaire Tory donor that has triggered the most explosive political biography of the decade.  In the dynamite book …
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Bobby Doherty / New York Magazine:
Far from destroying our democracy, he's exposing all its phoniness and corruption in ways as serious as he is not.  And changing it in the process.  —  As the summer of Donald Trump came to its end — and the prospect of a springtime for Trump no longer seemed like a gag …
Andrew Pollack / New York Times:
A Huge Overnight Increase in a Drug's Price Raises Protests  —  Specialists in infectious disease are protesting a gigantic overnight increase in the price of a 62-year-old drug that is the standard of care for treating a life-threatening parasitic infection.
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Planned Parenthood called to testify  —  <p>The House Oversight Committee plans to call Planned Parenthood to a hearing on the undercover videos one day before the government is due to run out of money, according to Democrats on the committee.</p><p> Democratic members are demanding that David Daleiden …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Red Alert Politics
RELATED:
Jake Sherman / Politico:
‘Garbage men get used to the smell of bad garbage’
Todd Nickerson / Salon:
I'm a pedophile, but not a monster  —  I'm attracted to children but unwilling to act on it.  Before judging me harshly, would you be willing to listen?  —  I was born without my right hand.  As a child, this deformity quickly set me apart from my peers.
Bruce Vielmetti / JSOnline:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks dies  —  By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel  —  Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks died Monday at the court in Madison.  —  Crooks, 77, had announced last week he would not seek re-election at the end of his term next year.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Althouse
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 7:30 PM ET, September 21, 2015.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
John Robson / National Post:
Why allow women in combat if we won't allow them to compete alongside men in sport
Discussion: The Pulse 2016
DNAinfo New York:
VIDEO: Rat Drags Entire Slice of Pizza Down Subway Stairs
Discussion: Refinery29 and all
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Marco Rubio: Women Being ‘Pushed’ Into Abortions For Fetal Tissue Profits
Discussion: Daily Kos
Megan Apper / BuzzFeed:
Carly Fiorina Was Paid $48,000 For A Speech To Bank That Violated U.S. Sanctions On Iran
Discussion: Liberaland
Ewerickson / Erick on the Radio:
Ted Cruz vs. Marco Rubio: This Is Where We Are Headed
 Earlier Items: 
Joseph Berger / New York Times:
New York Military Academy's Sudden Closing, After 126 Years
Discussion: Business Insider and Daily Mail
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Put a Fork in Him  —  Jeb Bush says a new TV ad attacking his brother …
Discussion: Washington Post
Daily Mail:
Muslims are transforming Europe, says Art Garfunkel in warning over dangers of mass migration
Steve Kroft / CBS News:
President Rouhani  —  The Iranian president speaks with Steve Kroft …
David Sedaris / New Yorker:
A Modest Proposal  —  London is five hours ahead of Washington …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page