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12:05 PM ET, October 1, 2015

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Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
First on CNN: Biden expected to skip first Democratic debate  —  Washington (CNN)Vice President Joe Biden has extended his window for deciding whether to jump into the 2016 presidential campaign, several Democrats say, allowing the contest to play out even longer before he answers …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Camp Is Making Moves to Check Joe Biden
Discussion: Washington Post
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Narrows Fund-Raising Gap With Hillary Clinton
Discussion: The Week
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Raises $28 Million in Third Quarter, Barely Beating Bernie Sanders
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Alabama to stop issuing driver's licenses in counties with 75% black registered voters  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  The state of Alabama, which requires a photo ID to vote, announced this week that it would stop issuing driver's licenses in counties where 75 percent of registered voters are black.
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Mike Cason / al.com:
State to close 5 parks, cut back services at driver license offices  —  State parks and driver license offices were the first casualties announced because of the reduced state budget, which goes into effect Thursday.  —  The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency announced today that driver license examiners …
John Archibald / al.com:
Alabama sends message: We are too broke to care about right and wrong  —  Alabama might as well just send an invitation to the Justice Department.  Come on in guys.  Come on down.  —  No need to reply with an RSVP.  Because we know you'll be here.  How could you resist?
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and Balloon Juice
Wall Street Journal:
Russian Airstrike in Syria Targeted CIA-Backed Rebels, U.S. Officials Say  —  One area hit was location primarily held by rebels receiving funding, arms, training from CIA and allies  —  Russia launched airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday, catching U.S. and Western officials off guard and drawing …
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Ralph Peters / New York Post:
Putin wants to humiliate Obama with airstrikes in Syria  —  Barack Obama extends his hand to Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly.  —  The first thing to understand about Vladimir Putin is that he's not content just to win.  He has to destroy his opponents, foreign or domestic.
Discussion: Power Line and Daily Mail
CNN:
House Republicans repudiate McCarthy comments on Benghazi probe  — McCarthy said Tuesday night that the GOP-led Congress had succeeded by bringing down Clinton's poll numbers because of the Benghazi probe  —  Washington (CNN)House Republicans on Wednesday sharply repudiated …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
‘Morning Joe’ Wonders Whether McCarthy Just Hurt His Chances To Be Speaker (VIDEO)  —  MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said Thursday morning that bragging about the special Benghazi committee's political victories was a “rookie mistake” that may damage House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) bid for the speakership.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton's email woes deepen as classified messages pile up  —  <p>The controversy over Hillary Clinton's use of personal email while she was secretary of state is showing no signs of easing, as the number of messages now deemed classified doubled with the State Department's latest release …
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Associated Press:
Emails: Russia-linked hackers tried to access Clinton server
Evan HalperContact / Los Angeles Times:
New batch of Hillary Clinton's emails shows her cautiousness on gay rights
Discussion: Washington Post
John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump Would Now Give Syrian Refugees the Boot  —  On the first campaign stop since announcing his tax plan, GOP front-runner Donald Trump came out swinging Wednesday night to a crowd of over 3,500 in Keene, N.H.  —  Changing his tune on Syrian refugees, after once saying he would grant …
Discussion: Politico and abc7.com
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:   Trump: If I win, I'll send Syrian refugees back
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Donald Trump, Jeb Bush take on Marco Rubio in New Hampshire
Politico:
Kentucky gov. candidate snubs Rand Paul  —  Rand Paul's return to Kentucky this weekend to aid the stumbling campaign of his home-state's Republican gubernatorial nominee just got really awkward.  —  During a radio debate Wednesday morning, Matt Bevin, the GOP candidate for governor …
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors and Daily Kos
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George Rede / Oregonian:
Sweet Cakes owners who refused to make same-sex wedding cake now refuse to pay $135,000 damages  —  “They are entitled to ... review of the case, but do not have the right to disregard a legally binding order.”  —  The Oregon couple who made national headlines when they refused to bake …
Victorville Daily Press:
Cougar sightings rattle residents  —  Big cats seen in Lucerne Valley, Hesperia
Discussion: WSPA-TV, CBS San Francisco and The Week
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service official wanted to embarrass congressman  —  An assistant director of the Secret Service urged that unflattering information the agency had in its files about a congressman ­critical of the service should be made public, according to a government watchdog report released Wednesday.
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Vanessa Vitiello Urquhart / Slate:
Why Pope Francis' Meeting With Kim Davis Is Such a Disaster  —  I woke up this morning to reports that during his recent U.S. visit, Pope Francis met with Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk best known for refusing to issue lawful marriage licenses, interfering with the ability of her deputies …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Kentucky Governor: Kim Davis' Statements Show ‘Absurdity’
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Mediaite and Towleroad
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
A Chief Justice Without a Friend  —  Lest anyone suppose that the beating Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is taking from Republican candidates might cause liberals to enfold him in a comforting embrace, the current issue of The Nation puts that thought to rest.
Discussion: Hit & Run and Althouse
Greg Grandin / Gawker:
Kissinger Biography Is Great, Says Pal of Author and Kissinger in New York Times  —  This Sunday, the New York Times Book Review will publish a review of the first volume of Niall Ferguson's authorized biography of Henry Kissinger, Kissinger: The Idealist.  The reviewer is Andrew Roberts.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Exclusive: Obama brushed off Reid's plea on Palestinian state  —  <p>Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on two different occasions this year went to White House chief of staff Denis McDonough seeking a public commitment from President Barack Obama that he would veto any U.N. resolution calling …
Facebook:
Improving Mobile Profiles  —  People visit Facebook profiles more than four billion times per day, and we're continually looking for ways to make profiles the best place for people to curate their online identities and connect with others.  —  Today, we're unveiling some new, mobile-friendly features for Facebook profiles.
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Judge in Wyoming blocks fracking rule  —  A federal judge has issued an injunction against new Department of Interior regulations for hydraulic fracturing on federal land.  —  Judge Scott Skavdahl of the U.S. District Court of Wyoming ruled Wednesday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and New York Times
 
 
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Eugene Scott / CNN:
Ben Carson: ‘Hitler’ could happen here
New York Times:
New York Police Will Document Virtually All Instances of Force
Discussion: Politico, addictinginfo.org and NPR
The Local:
Tensions in government as refugee crisis bites
Discussion: National Review and The PJ Tatler
Gary Heinlein / Detroit News:
Snyder picks UM law professor Larsen for Supreme Court
Discussion: Washington Post
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP grapples over scope of budget deal
Discussion: Washington Post
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Scott Eric Kaufman / Salon:
Indiana GOP's House Leader resigns after texting sexually explicit video of himself cheating …
Discussion: Towleroad
Gillian B. White / The Atlantic:
The Data Are Damning: How Race Influences School Funding
David Edwards / Raw Story:
'This wasn't an abortion': CNN forces anti-Planned Parenthood group to admit Fiorina was wrong