memeorandum: Firefighters' Union Backs Away From Endorsement of Hillary Clinton (New York Times)

1:15 PM ET, October 3, 2015

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Afghanistan: MSF Staff Killed, Hospital Partially Destroyed in Kunduz — AFGHANISTAN: MSF INFORMED ALL FIGHTING PARTIES OF GPS COORDINATES — OCTOBER 3, 2015 — Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific bombing …

Discussion: Washington Post, Refinery29, Guardian, Forbes, Agence France-Presse, NPR, France 24, euronews and The Week

Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:

Airstrike Hits Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan — A United States airstrike appeared to have badly damaged a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in the Afghan city of Kunduz early Saturday, killing at least nine hospital staff members and wounding dozens, including patients and staff.

Discussion: International Committee …, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, NBC News, Guardian, RT, ABC and Mashable

Sune Engel Rasmussen / Guardian:

Death toll rises in suspected US airstrike on Afghan hospital — Nine staff dead and up to 37 injured in Médecins Sans Frontières hospital as charity says bombing continued for 30 minutes after it raised alarm … A US airstrike appears to have hit a hospital run …

Discussion: euronews, Common Dreams, WSLS-TV, NBC News and RT

Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:

IAmAChristian: Dr. Ben Carson Lights Up Facebook in Response to Oregon School Shooting — Dr. Ben Carson, a 2016 GOP presidential candidate and world-renowned neurosurgeon, has launched a social media response effort to the Oregon gunman's reported targeting of Christians in his shooting spree on a community college campus on Thursday.

Discussion: neo-neocon, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Allen B. West, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, MichelleMalkin.com, Conservative Intelligence … and Jihad Watch

Joey Garrison / Tennessean.com:

Ron Ramsey: Christians should consider arming themselves — Responding to a mass shooting at an Oregon community college that left 10 people dead, Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey on Friday encouraged fellow Christians who are serious about their faith to consider getting a gun.

Discussion: BizPac Review, addictinginfo.org, Mediaite, Raw Story, Friendly Atheist, Mock Paper Scissors and Los Angeles Times

USA Today:
Official: Oregon gunman left angry note glorifying mass killers

Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and Hit & Run

New York Times:

Jeb Bush Is Criticized for Saying ‘Stuff Happens’ in Reaction to Shootings — GREENVILLE, S.C. — Jeb Bush invited a firestorm on Friday by saying that “stuff happens” in reference to renewed calls for legislative action after tragedies like the mass shooting in Oregon.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, CNN, Forbes, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Moderate Voice and Politico

New York Times:

Obama Rebukes Bush on ‘Stuff Happens’ Reaction to Oregon Shootings — WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush drew a sharp rebuke from President Obama on Friday after the Republican presidential candidate shrugged off any need for government action in the wake of the massacre of nine people at a community college in Oregon.

Discussion: Political Wire

Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Jeb Argues Against Gun Control After Oregon Massacre: ‘Stuff Happens’

Discussion: BizPac Review, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite and Guardian

Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Jeb Bush on gun violence: ‘Stuff happens’

Discussion: Conservative Intelligence …, Bloomberg Business, Hot Air and Bloomberg.com news

Candace Smith / ABC News:
Jeb Bush Says ‘Stuff Happens’ In Response to Gun Violence

Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors and National Review

Philip Pullella / Reuters:

Vatican sacks priest after he comes out as gay — The Vatican dismissed a priest from his post in a Holy See office on Saturday after he told a newspaper he was gay and urged the Catholic Church to change its stance on homosexuality. — Monsignor Krzystof Charamsa was removed from his position …

Discussion: Towleroad, Bondings 2.0 and Hot Air

The Hill:

Chaffetz's pitch for Speaker to highlight anti-establishment cred — Rep. Jason Chaffetz's bid to become the next Speaker of the House will highlight his Tea Party roots and anti-establishment credentials. — The Utah Republican's late entry into the race to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner …

Discussion: Political Wire, Joe.My.God. and Hot Air

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Armed vet destroys gun nuts' argument on mass shooters by explaining why he didn't attack Oregon killer — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A veteran who says he was carrying a concealed weapon on the UCC campus Thursday when 26-year-old Christopher Harper Mercer went on a murderous rampage …

Discussion: The Mahablog, Hot Air and addictinginfo.org

New York Times:

Firefighters' Union Backs Away From Endorsement of Hillary Clinton — The International Association of Fire Fighters, one of the country's more politically powerful unions, has abandoned its initial plans to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, according to union sources.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Political Wire, Politico and RedState

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

Poll: Jeb Falls to 4% — The latest Pew poll shows that Jeb Bush has fallen to 4 percent in the Republican field. Donald Trump leads the field with 25 percent; Ben Carson is at 16 percent. — Carly Fiorina and Marco Rubio are tied for third at 8 percent of the Republican field.

Discussion: Power Line, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Rush Limbaugh, neo-neocon and The Gateway Pundit

Pew Research Center:
Republicans Ideologically Divided in Views of Candidate Positions

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Mediaite

Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News:

Donald Trump Cancels Q&A, Says Hispanic Chamber of Commerce — WASHINGTON, D.C. — GOP frontrunner Donald Trump has canceled his appearance at a Q&A session with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce scheduled for next Thursday, the chamber said. — USHCC spokesman Ammar Campa-Najjar …

Discussion: Daily Kos and Jezebel