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4:10 PM ET, September 22, 2015

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump still leads Iowa; Clinton in good shape  —  PPP's new Iowa poll finds Donald Trump continuing to lead in the state with 24% to 17% for Ben Carson, and 13% for Carly Fiorina.  In single digits but getting decent levels of support are Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio at 8%, Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee at 6% …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Scott Walker May Have Been A Terrible Candidate — Or An Unlucky One  —  If you've been following FiveThirtyEight's election coverage, you'll know we've been bullish about two Republican candidates throughout the campaign.  One is Marco Rubio, who's done reasonably well so far and is rising …
Jon Ward / Yahoo:
A thrifty Marco Rubio is poised to capitalize on Walker's exit  —  Marco Rubio's top campaign adviser couldn't contain his glee at the prospect of discussing the presidential candidate's Spartan spending habits on the day Scott Walker dropped out of the Republican primary, in part because of profligate spending.
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Scott Walker and the Death of a Presidential Candidacy
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Scott Walker's own limitations did him in
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP wants budget talks with Obama — not Pelosi and Reid  —  Republicans want President Obama as a negotiating partner when it comes to budget talks, something Democrats are determined to avoid.  —  With a little more than a week to prevent a government shutdown, the GOP thinks the talks …
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate starts shutdown scramble with Cruz vote
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Bill Limiting Abortion Stalls in Senate
Discussion: Hit & Run
Annie Karni / Politico:
Top unions put brakes on Clinton endorsement  —  <p>Two major unions have decided to delay endorsements in the presidential race — a move labor insiders attribute in part to the uncertainty Vice President Joe Biden's potential run has inserted into the Democratic primary.</p> <p>The decisions …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Biden insiders feel Clinton stalking  —  <p>Joe Biden isn't running for president yet, but Hillary Clinton's already running against him.</p><p>Clinton and her aides have their line—the vice president deserves the time and space to decide, they repeat over and over and over …
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders blasts Congress for ignoring its own workforce
Discussion: ABC News and Bloomberg Business
volkswagen-ir.de:
Volkswagen AG has issued the following information:  —  Volkswagen is working at full speed to clarify irregularities concerning a particular software used in diesel engines.  New vehicles from the Volkswagen Group with EU 6 diesel engines currently available in the European Union comply …
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CNNMoney:
Volkswagen scandal widens: $7.3 billion cost, 11 million cars
Discussion: Power Line and Obsidian Wings
Jerry Hirsch / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. taxpayers duped into shelling out $51 million in green subsidies for ‘clean’ VW vehicles
Discussion: USA Today and Red Alert Politics
Danny Vinik / Politico:
Steve King: Here's what the Pope should talk about  —  Why conservative Catholics like some of Francis's messages better than others  —  On Thursday morning, Pope Francis will become the first pope ever to deliver a joint address before Congress.  The highly-anticipated speech is sure …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: Big Bang A Fairy Tale, Theory Of Evolution Encouraged By The Devil  —  “I personally believe that this theory that Darwin came up with was something that was encouraged by the adversary, and it has become what is scientifically, politically correct.”  —  Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images
Discussion: Liberaland and Taylor Marsh
Dr. Ben Carson / Facebook:
I wanted to get back to answering questions tonight sent in by you guys.  Remember, you can send in your questions via email by sending it to AskBen@BenCarson.com.  —  Before I get started, I wanted to thank the hundreds of thousands of you that sent birthday greetings.  I was touched and deeply appreciative.
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Fox News:
Carson stands by Muslim president remarks, Trump weighs in
George Gene Gustines / New York Times:
Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Black Panther Comic for Marvel  —  Ta-Nehisi Coates can be identified in many ways: as a national correspondent for The Atlantic, as an author and, as of this month, as a nominee for the National Book Award's nonfiction prize.  But Mr. Coates also has a not-so-secret identity …
Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
A kid, a clock, and the death of ‘See something, say something’  —  Last week, 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was handcuffed by police at his Irving, Texas, high school after a teacher suspected a science project he brought to class — a homemade clock — could have been a bomb.
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
​Trump Has Successfully Run Large Organizations  —  Thanks for your article.  I'm quite a fan of your writing and The Atlantic.  I figured I'd take you up on your offer to discuss why I am voting for Donald Trump, if I get the opportunity.  I live in New Jersey and usually …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Discussion: The Atlantic and Towleroad
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump “Blew Off” Interview With Reagan Library Done By Other Candidates  —  “I wish I had a better answer than ‘he simply blew us off,’ but, he simply blew us off.  He never made his appointment,” John Heubusch, the executive director of the Reagan Foundation told BuzzFeed News.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Liberaland
Jon Street / TheBlaze.com:
Muslim Parent Warns School Board 'We're Going to Be the Majority Soon' as Meeting Gets Heated and Security Is Needed  —  The Jersey City Board of Education voted last week not to close schools for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays for Muslims.
 
 
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Ian Traynor / Guardian:
EU governments push through divisive deal to share 120,000 refugees
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
FBI refuses to cooperate in Hillary Clinton email server probe
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump Isn't a Media Creation
Discussion: Business Insider
New York Times:
International NY Times Blocked in Thailand Over King Article
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Daily Mail:
Enki Bracaj becomes a newsreader on Albanian TV's Zjarr channel after showing her breasts
Discussion: all and Independent Journal Review
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Democrats got bogged down in a messy dispute over debates
Discussion: Liberal Values and Hot Air
CBS Denver:
Advocacy Group: Commercialization Of Legal Pot Has Led To ‘Epidemic’ For Colorado Kids