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5:50 PM ET, October 1, 2015

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Dana Ford / CNN:
Oregon shooting: Initial reports of 10 dead at Umpqua Community College  —  (CNN)Preliminary information indicates 10 people were killed and more than 20 others injured in a shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College on Thursday, said Oregon State Police spokesman Bill Fugate.
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KOIN-TV:
13 dead, including gunman, 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.
Discussion: KTLA, Boing Boing and WWLP-TV
KATU-TV:
‘Disaster level’ response after shooting at Umpqua Community College
Discussion: American Spectator and Daily Mail
Aaron Yost / KOIN-TV:   No active threat, 10 dead in shooting at Umpqua Community College
Nick Gass / Politico:
White House expresses frustration on gun control after Oregon shooting
Discussion: ThinkProgress
The Federalist:
White House Immediately Politicizes Oregon Shooting, Calls For More Gun Control
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:   Oregon Attorney General: 13 Dead, 20 Injured In College Shooting
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
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
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
‘Morning Joe’ Wonders Whether McCarthy Just Hurt His Chances To Be Speaker (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
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
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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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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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Clinton Scheduled To Appear On ‘Saturday Night Live’ This Weekend
Discussion: Mashable and The Week
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
How Bernie Sanders would transform the nation  —  In the America that Bernie Sanders wants to create, tuition would be free for every student at every public college.  —  Which, of course, is another way of saying that the government would pay for it.  To do that, the Democratic presidential candidate …
Discussion: Shadowproof
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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
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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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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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 …
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.
 
 
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E.P.A. Unveils New Limit for Smog-Causing Emissions
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David HarrisContact / Orlando Sentinel:
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