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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi threatens to end Dem participation in Benghazi probe  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is threatening to pull Democratic participation from the select committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks in the wake of Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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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 …
Lauren French / Politico:
Republicans move to revive government bank loathed by conservatives  —  <p>Supporters of the Export-Import Bank have secured enough Republican support to bring an extension of the agency's charter to the House floor later this month, according to sources involved in the whipping.</p><p …
Discussion: The Hill and National Review
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
‘Morning Joe’ Wonders Whether McCarthy Just Hurt His Chances To Be Speaker (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Terrence Dopp / Bloomberg Business:
Boehner Defends Benghazi Panel as Democrats Seek to Abolish It
Discussion: Politico
Lauren French / Politico:
Pelosi seeks support for speaker
Discussion: Washington Post
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep: McCarthy Needs To Apologize To Benghazi Victim Families (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite
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KOIN-TV:
13 dead in shooting at Umpqua Community College  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg left multiple people dead on Thursday.  —  Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said 13 people were dead, including the shooter.  At least 20 other people were wounded.
Discussion: KTLA, Boing Boing and WWLP-TV
Aaron Yost / KOIN-TV:
No active threat, 10 dead in shooting at Umpqua Community College  —  OSP would not confirm information about shooter but say no active threat  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) —There is no active threat at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg after multiple people were shot dead.
Discussion: WPRI-TV
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:   Oregon Attorney General: 13 Dead, 20 Injured In College Shooting
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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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?
Mike Cason / al.com:
State to close 5 parks, cut back services at driver license offices
Discussion: Shakesville
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Voter ID and driver's license office closures black-out Alabama's Black Belt
Discussion: Common Dreams and AMERICAblog News
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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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Biden Campaign: One Hand Clapping
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Live From New York: Hillary Clinton to Appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’  —  Live from New York... It's Hillary Clinton!  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to appear on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, the latest — and highest stakes — appearance of her current push to show her funny …
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
It's the Abortion, Stupid  —  <p>If there's one thing Republicans established at this week's Planned Parenthood hearing it is that the organization's CEO, Cecile Richards, makes more than $500,000 — and probably deserves a raise. </p><p>Judging by the hearing, the only thing more painful …
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Jerusalem Post:
Netanyahu slams UN's ‘deafening silence’ in face of Iranian threats to wipe out Israel  — 'GOP critics of nuclear deal couldn't find Iran on a map,' Rouhani says - Netanyahu: Palestinians using Temple Mount to incite against Israel  —  PM rails against the UN in his speech to the General Assembly …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Netanyahu blasts Obama's Iran deal at U.N.
Discussion: Bloomberg.com news
Dallas Franklin / KFOR-TV:
Woman says she is happier than ever after fulfilling lifelong wish of becoming blind  —  NORTH CAROLINA - A North Carolina woman says she is happier than ever after she fulfilled her lifelong wish of becoming blind.  —  Jewel Shuping, 30, has Body Integrity Identity Disorder, according to Barcroft TV.
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Daily Mail:
Woman who dreamed about being blind had DRAIN CLEANER poured in her eyes by a sympathetic psychologist …
Discussion: Independent Journal and Raw Story
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg Business:
Amazon to Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices  —  Roku, Google lead U.S. market for media-streaming hardware  —  Amazon to pull existing Apple, Google inventory on Oct. 29  —  Amazon.com Inc. is flexing its e-commerce muscles to gain an edge on competitors in the video-streaming market …
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Was Pope Francis Actually Swindled into Meeting Kim Davis?  —  The Papal chase: WTF edition.  —  ​I spent a little time Wednesday night examining my conscience, as we used to say around the ol' confessional, as regards the meeting between Papa Francesco and noted civic layabout Kim Davis.
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Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
PRESIDENT TRUMP WOULD BE ‘THE END OF THE WORLD,’ SAYS JENNIFER LAWRENCE  —  It seems Jennifer Lawrence's thoughts on Donald Trump echo Katniss Everdeen's feelings toward President Snow.  For the uninitiated, that means she's not a fan.  During a lively conversation with the three leads …
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Cancels Virginia Rally Due To Hurricane With His Own Humblebrag  —  Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump regrets to inform you that his Friday rally in Virginia has been canceled on account of some inclement weather.  —  But he wants you to know that he called the whole thing off …
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Jets Head to London With a Detailed Game Plan, and That's Just for Their Laundry  —  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — After landing at Heathrow Airport early Friday morning, the Jets will disembark and make a left toward customs, where six lines will be devoted to their delegation of 220 people.
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 …
 
 
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David HarrisContact / Orlando Sentinel:
OPD officer, sergeant fired after inmate left screaming in pain for 2 hours
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Clinton Maintains Big Lead in Democratic Race
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Edward Morrissey / The Fiscal Times:
Democrats Begin the Long, Tortuous Retreat from Obamacare
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