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6:25 AM ET, September 30, 2015

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Timothy B. Lee / Vox:
Whatever you think of Planned Parenthood, this is a terrible and dishonest chart  —  On Tuesday morning, Congress held a hearing on Planned Parenthood, as conservative Republicans try to build the case for defunding the organization after a pro-life group released a series of “sting” videos critical of the organization.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Planned Parenthood Head Shuts Down GOP Chair Over Abortion Chart (VIDEO)  —  Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) stumbled near the start of a tense hearing on Tuesday when Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards told him to check his sources on a chart that he said showed a decrease in breast exams …
The Hill:
GOP: Planned Parenthood wasted millions on ‘lavish’ travel, parties  —  The head of the House Oversight Committee is accusing Planned Parenthood of misspending more than $40 million in federal dollars on “lavish” travel, theme parties and a costly Manhattan office.
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep On Abortion: ‘The Last Issue That Tore Us Apart Like This Was Slavery’ (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite
lc.org:
Pope Francis Met Privately With Kim Davis and Encouraged Her to “Stay Strong”  —  Washington, DC - Media is buzzing about the Pope's comments in support of conscientious objection and whether he knows about the Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk of Court who was jailed for six days for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Paul on Cruz: He's pretty much done for in the Senate  —  Rand Paul on Tuesday had a blunt message for his presidential rival and fellow Republican senator Ted Cruz: You're a hack.  —  In no uncertain terms, Paul called out Cruz for trying — and failing — to disrupt GOP leadership's efforts …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
White House, GOP weighing big budget talks  —  The goal is to ease the threat of repeated government shutdowns until after the 2016 elections.  —  As President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders prepare to launch negotiations on a two-year budget deal, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Bill Clinton: Donald Trump is ‘fact-free’  —  Washington (CNN)Bill Clinton hit Republican presidential contender Donald Trump for running a “fact-free” campaign, defending his wife Hillary Clinton in an interview Tuesday.  —  The former president touted his wife's accomplishments …
Discussion: Daily News Bin and The Week
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Poll: Clinton tops Trump in general election
New York Times:
Donna Shalala, President of Clinton Foundation, Has Stroke
Discussion: Fox News
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Rand Paul super PAC goes dark  —  One of the three super PACs supporting the Kentucky senator's presidential bid has stopped raising money.  —  One of the three super PACs supporting Rand Paul's presidential campaign has stopped raising money, dealing a damaging blow to an already cash-starved campaign.
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Sanders: I won't be as naïve as Obama was with Congress
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Twitter Plans to Go Beyond Its 140-Character Limit  —  Twitter is building a new product that will allow users to share tweets that are longer than the company's 140-character limit, according to multiple people familiar with the company's plans.  —  It's unclear what the product will look like …
Lesley Weidenbener / IBJ.com:
Jud McMillin resigns from House over sex video  —  KEYWORDS LEGISLATURE / STATE GOVERNMENT / GOVERNMENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / GOVERNMENT  —  Republican Rep. Jud McMillin of Brookville has resigned unexpectedly from the Indiana House—where he is in the second-highest elected leadership position …
Discussion: Indianapolis Star and Raw Story
Adam Chandler / The Atlantic:
Chicago's Problem With Gun Violence  —  Over the weekend in Chicago, the Cubs clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 despite losing three straight games.  The University of Chicago prepared to host a campaign event for Bernie Sanders, who attended the school in the 1960s.
Michael Scherer / TIME:
Fetus Video Referenced by Carly Fiorina Released in Full  —  The video that Fiorina described depicted a moving fetus on a table following an apparent abortion  —  The video that Carly Fiorina graphically described at the last Republican presidential debate, depicting a moving fetus …
whitehouse.gov:
Remarks by President Obama at the Leaders' Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, heads of state and government.  Last year, here at the United Nations, I called on the world to unite against the evil that is ISIL, or Daesh …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Launch of Strong Cities Network to Strengthen Community Resilience Against Violent Extremism
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
KFOR-TV:
Watch: Honey bees swarm deputy's patrol car with him stuck inside  —  PAULS VALLEY, Okla. - Drivers along a busy interstate may need to take a detour because of an unusual accident.  —  Shortly after 1 p.m., witnesses reported seeing a truckload of honeybees turned over on I-35.
Discussion: WCMH-TV, KTLA and NBC News
Louise Boyle For / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I's just a n****r following orders around here, master - It's 12 Years a Whoopi!'  The View host Whoopi Goldberg uses slave dialect to voice her frustration during a rampage against ABC execs  — Whoopi acted out after the meeting for the Hot Topics segment was moved to an earlier time - outside of her contracted hours
CNN:
Warren Jeffs' son, daughter allege sexual abuse  —  Learn more about the allegations and the polygamous Mormon sect on “This is Life with Lisa Ling,” Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Check out a 10 minute preview of the show on CNNGo.  —  (CNN)For the first time, two children of Warren Jeffs …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Ben Carson's Love Affair With a “Nutjob” Conspiracy Theorist  —  A top GOP presidential contender has embraced the dark, paranoid, and crazy worldview of a far-right pseudohistorian.  —  Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon and political novice near the top of the GOP presidential polls …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Daily Mail:
Is an ISIS top commander an AMERICAN jihadi?  —  A Yazidi slave girl has claimed the high-ranking ISIS commander who held her prisoner was a white American who directed the terror group's attacks and received personal letters from its leader.  —  Nada, 19, told MailOnline …
 
 
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Emily Smith / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's ‘secret face-lift’
Discussion: Daily Mail
Chicago Tribune:
After 14 shot in 15 hours in Chicago, mayor says gun laws must ‘reflect the values of the people’
Discussion: Atlanta Daily World and WGN-TV
Irene / Judicial Watch:
U.S. Gives 1,519 Engaged in Terrorism “While Under Duress” Residency, Asylum
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
House Republicans Start the Search for a Leader and a Message in 2016
Discussion: WSPA-TV
L. Todd Wood / Washington Times:
ISIS planning ‘nuclear tsunami’
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Geoffrey Kabaservice / New York Times:
Anarchy in the House  —  REPUBLICANS aren't big fans of Karl Marx …
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
You Can't Handle the Trump!  —  Vox's Ezra Klein wrote …
Chris Tye / WKYC-TV:
Stepdad's Surprise: Stunning invite down wedding aisle
Discussion: WGN-TV
The Intercept:
Edward Snowden Is On Twitter: @Snowden
John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump Says He's Been ‘Childish,’ Raises Possibility of Dropping Out
Randall Lane / Forbes:
Inside The Epic Fantasy That's Driven Donald Trump For 33 Years
Discussion: bizjournals and Politico
 

 
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