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New York Times:
Pope Francis Met With Kim Davis, Kentucky County Clerk, in Washington  —  ROME — Pope Francis met privately in Washington last week with Kim Davis, the county clerk in Kentucky who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, adding a new element to an American tour …
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lc.org:
Pope Francis Met Privately With Kim Davis and Encouraged Her to “Stay Strong”
Jay Olstad / KARE-TV:
Guest gets bill after not showing up to wedding  —  Wedding guests billed for missed meals  —  GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - It was a couple weeks ago, Jessica Baker was getting ready to go to a wedding with her husband when she got a call from her mom.  —  “She called at the last minute …
USA Today:
Poll: Donald Trump still on top as outsiders Fiorina, Carson rise  —  WASHINGTON — Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has strengthened his lead at the top of the USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll while two other outsider candidates, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina, have gained ground over rivals with electoral experience.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Carly Fiorina's ‘Super PAC’ Aids Her Campaign, in Plain Sight  —  LEXINGTON, S.C. — The table festooned with red “Carly for America” placards arrived hours before the candidate.  Political operatives took up positions outside the front door to catch supporters of Carly Fiorina …
Discussion: Althouse
Amity Shlaes / Bloomberg View:
Carson's ‘Tithing’ Is Sounder Than Rubio's Tax Plan
Discussion: National Review and TODAY.com
Fox News:
Russians tell US to remove warplanes from Syria, senior official says  —  EXCLUSIVE: Russian officials have demanded that American warplanes exit Syrian airspace immediately, a senior U.S. official told Fox News early Wendesday.  —  The official told Fox News that Russian diplomats sent …
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Washington Post:
Russia begins airstrikes in Syria; U.S. warns of new concerns in conflict  —  MOSCOW — Russian warplanes began airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday, adding an unpredictable new element to a multi-layered war that has already drawn in the United States and allies, created millions of refugees and opened room for gains by the Islamic State.
Roland Oliphant / Telegraph:
Vladimir Putin defies West as Russia bomb ‘Syrian rebel targets instead of Isil’ - live updates
Ana Marie Cox / The Daily Beast:
Car-Lying: Carly Fiorina Lies Like a Boss  —  The surging GOP presidential contender's meaningless specifics are a marketing ploy, not a policy.  —  The Central Intelligence Agency has some tips for spotting liars.  Unfortunately, most of them also sound like stage directions for a GOP primary candidate: “Failing to answer.”
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate passes funding bill to avert government shutdown
New York Daily News:
Democrats: The party of abortion, not the party of women
Discussion: Instapundit
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Boehner's likely successor credits Benghazi committee for lowering Hillary Clinton's poll numbers  —  Sean Hannity was pushing hard, asking House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to name some promises his Republicans had actually delivered on.  He scoffed when McCarthy said the party …
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Kevin McCarthy, House Speaker Favorite, Under Fire for Benghazi Comment  —  WASHINGTON — As Speaker John A. Boehner set leadership elections for the House of Representatives next week, the top candidate to replace him found himself under a harsh glare for comments he made suggesting …
Lauren French / Politico:
Democrats doubt McCarthy can quell Republican rebellions
Discussion: Daily Kos
Pete Kasperowicz / Washington Examiner:
Lawmaker: Trey Gowdy to leave the House after 2016  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  Rep. John Fleming, R-La., said Wednesday morning that Tea Party favorite Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., won't run for a fourth term, and instead plans to retire at the end of the current Congress to return to his home state.
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Sarah Posner / Talking Points Memo:
Rep Gunning For Boehner's Job Has Long History With Fringey Duggar Ministry
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Everyone you know will be able to rate you on the terrifying ‘Yelp for people’ — whether you want them to or not  —  You can already rate restaurants, hotels, movies, college classes, government agencies and bowel movements online.  —  So the most surprising thing about Peeple …
Discussion: The Week, Unfogged and KOIN-TV
Indianapolis Star:
Last Slide  —  Rep. Jud McMillin, a rising star in the state's Republican Party, abruptly resigned Tuesday.  —  The Indianapolis Star has learned that the surprise resignation came after a sexually explicit video was sent via text message from McMillin's cell phone.
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Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:
Top Indiana Repub quits after sexually-explicit video is sent from his ‘stolen’ cell phone
LEX18.com:
Restaurant Refuses Service To Soldier For Carrying Firearm  —  Over the weekend, a soldier with the National Guard was told to leave his gun outside of the Nicholasville Waffle House or he wouldn't be served.  The situation is now getting national attention.
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Fox 59:
Kentucky Waffle House refuses service to soldier in uniform
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA:
Current Findings  —  For methodological questions please read the full Methodology Statement  —  ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Two-thirds of South Carolina residents surveyed in the latest Winthrop Poll thought the S.C. Legislature made the right decision this summer to remove the Confederate battle flag from the State House grounds.
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John Hammontree / al.com:
Should this new Southern flag replace the Confederate battle flag?
Rick Klein / ABC News:
Jeb Bush on Washington Redskins Team Name: 'I Don't Think It Should Change'  —  Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is siding with the Washington Redskins' right to keep the team's name, despite protests from Native American groups and pressure from Congress to force a change.
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Jeb Bush Got $100,000 From Washington ‘Redskins’ Owner, Says Team Name Not Offensive
Discussion: Daily Kos and USA Today
WXIA-TV:
Kelly Renee Gissendaner executed by lethal injection  —  JACKSON, GA (WXIA) — Kelly Renee Gissendaner, the only woman on Georgia's death row, was executed at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson early Wednesday.  She was the first woman to be executed in the state in the past 70 years.
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Sources: Jack Dorsey to Be Named Permanent Twitter CEO  —  Jack is back — for good this time.  —  Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who has been serving as interim CEO for the past three months, is expected be named the company's new permanent CEO as early as tomorrow, although that timeframe may change, according to sources.
Michael Gartland / New York Post:
City Council honors Ethel Rosenberg for ‘great bravery’  —  City Council member Mark Levine, City Council member Daniel Dromm, Robert Meeropol, Michael Meeropol and Gail Brewer on the steps of City Hall.  —  Ethel Rosenberg, who was executed with her husband for treason in 1953 …
 
 
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Boehner, McConnell, Obama to take last stab at budget deal
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Daily Mail:
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Mary Lynn Smith Star / Star Tribune:
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Politico:
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