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12:50 AM ET, October 14, 2015

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Washington Post:
The CNN Democratic debate transcript, annotated  —  Five candidates are in Las Vegas for the first Democratic debate: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee.  We are posting the transcript as we get it, with insight from the crew here at The Fix as well as the Fact Checker's Michelle Lee.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Best Lines From the 2016 Democratic Presidential Debate  —  The Democratic debate included the introduction of some of the candidates to a national audience, fiery exchanges and some tough questions.  —  The five candidates on stage — Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley …
Guardian:
Democratic debate: Clinton remains in command as Sanders stumbles on guns - live  — Bernie Sanders to Clinton: people ‘are sick of hearing about your damn emails’  — Clinton says Bernie Sanders isn't tough enough on gun laws  — 'It's time the entire country stood up to the NRA', Hillary Clinton says
Discussion: Mother Jones
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Democratic debate: Live updates
Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Clinton crushes it  —  <p>The first debate was the Hillary …
Discussion: ABC News
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
What to Watch For in the First Democratic Debate
Discussion: ABC News, Politico, CNN and NBC News
Daniel Tepfer / Connecticut Post:
8-year-old Westport boy on trial for exuberance  —  BRIDGEPORT — New York woman wants a jury to hold her 8-year-old nephew accountable for his youthful exuberance during his birthday party.  —  Jennifer Connell claims the boy, Sean Tarala of Westport, acted unreasonable when he leaped into her arms …
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Chelsia Rose Marcius / New York Daily News:
NYC aunt loses lawsuit against 12-year-old nephew over birthday hug that broke her wrist  —  The Auntie Christ gets nothing.  —  A Connecticut jury needed just 25 minutes Tuesday to decide against a Manhattan human resources manager who sued her own nephew for $127,000 in damages after he accidentally broke her wrist.
Daniel Tepfer / Connecticut Post:
Aunt loses lawsuit against her 8-year-old nephew
Discussion: Westport News and Mother Jones
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Carson giving Trump a run for his money in GOP race  —  Ben Carson is giving Donald Trump a run for his money, according to the latest Fox News national poll.  —  Support for Carson in the race for the Republican nomination has nearly doubled in the last two months …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Donald Trump to Host ‘SNL’ November 7  —  Live from New York, it's Donald Trump!  —  The GOP presidential frontrunner and real estate magnate will host NBC's “Saturday Night Live” on November 7, the show announced Tuesday.  —  His appearance comes almost exactly a year before Election Day, which will fall on November 8, 2016.
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Fox's Shep Smith Goes Off About NBC Taking Back Donald Trump (VIDEO)
Discussion: Raw Story
KFOR-TV:
Families release shocking video of final moments of sons' lives to help others  —  Warning: Some viewers may find the video disturbing to watch.  —  SUSSEX, England - Two families in England are mourning the deaths of their sons following a fatal ‘mistake.’
Discussion: FOX2now.com and Mashable
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan:
Statement of Islamic Emirate concerning withdrawal from central areas of Kunduz city  —  On the 6th of Mizan of the current year, the valiant Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate in Kunduz province launched a well-organized operation on Kunduz city and within a few hours managed to break through enemy defense lines …
Discussion: The Long War Journal and Guardian
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Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Clinton server's software had hacking risk  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The private email server running in Hillary Rodham Clinton's home basement when she was secretary of state was connected to the Internet in ways that made it more vulnerable to hackers …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan freezes race for speaker
Benjamin Markovits / Esquire:
The Gorgeous Balance of Emilia Clarke, Sexiest Woman Alive 2015  —  Friendly and fierce.  Kid sister and killer.  Movie star and girl next door.  —  VINCENT PETERS + ESQUIRE  —  Years ago, when I was a grad student, I worked at an ice cream shop in Oxford called George & Davis'.
Hannah Hess / Roll Call:
Levin Staffer Arrested for Allegedly Beating Lover With Shovel  —  Baltimore City Police arrested an aide to Rep. Sander M. Levin, D-Mich., at around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 8 for criminal domestic violence charges.  —  Tim Foster, a native of Henderson, Ky., brutally beat his male lover …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Fox News
Annie Karni / Politico:
A ‘Cancer’ on the Clinton Candidacy  —  <p>Halfway through her long and humbling summer, Hillary Clinton ran into an old friend who wanted to know how she was bearing up under the pressure of near-daily revelations about the use of her private email server during her time in the State Department.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Dem infighting erupts on eve of first presidential debate  —  Democrats are battling one another offstage ahead of the party's first 2016 debate, with a prominent lawmaker engaged in a fierce war of words with the party chairman.  —  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), a vice chairwoman …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Daily Mail:
Ethel Kennedy abandoned Bobby Jr. and turned to JFK's gay best friend Lem Billings  —  After Robert F Kennedy was assassinated, Ethel booted her vexatious son Bobby Jr out of their Hickory Hill home..She sent him to boarding schools and entrusted his care to longtime JFK chum Lem Billings..Billings claimed …
Discussion: Independent Journal
Lucius McMannis / addictinginfo.org:
‘Not-Racists’ FURIOUS That MLK Memorial Will Be Built At ‘Confederate Mount Rushmore’ (SCREENSHOTS)  —  Look, by this point, we know conservatives aren't racist.  With every qualifier, preceding or following every statement we might otherwise interpret as bigoted, and sometimes completely randomly …
Manu Raju / CNN:
Sources: McConnell floats entitlement changes in high-stakes fiscal talks  —  Ben Carson struggles to explain debt limit stance  —  (CNN)Mitch McConnell privately wants the White House to pay this price to enact a major budget deal: Significant changes to Social Security and Medicare …
Charlie Spiering / BREITBART.COM:
Susan Rice Blames Climate Change For Conflict in Syria  —  In her most dramatic speech to date about climate change, National Security Advisor Susan Rice suggests climate change was partially responsible for the conflict in Syria and represents a looming threat to the entire world.
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Bret Easton Ellis / New York Times:
The Gonzo Vision of Quentin Tarantino  —  In the darkening light of the Hollywood Hills, Bret Easton Ellis bonds with the pulp filmmaker over their shared love of cinema and his crusade to continue telling stories that are both forward-thinking and timeless.
Chicago Tribune:
Feds reject school district's plan for transgender student, locker room … The battle for equal access for transgender students is pitting Illinois' largest high school district against federal authorities.  —  At issue is locker room access for a transgender high school student in Palatine-based Township High School District 211.
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
WaPo's Ignatius: Obama's Weird ‘I Told You So’ About His Own Failed Syria Policy  —  Share it Tweet it  —  Michelle might want to gently tap the president on the shoulder and remind him “umm, Barack, you're not in the faculty lounge any more.  You're actually, uh, President and Commander-in-Chief.
Discussion: RedState and Hot Air
 
 
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David R. Henderson / Wall Street Journal:
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Colby Hamilton / Politico:
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CNN Debate Moderator Was Member of Clinton Global Initiative
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WCNC-TV:
Gun owner speaks out after toddler shoots grandmother
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