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12:45 PM ET, October 16, 2015

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Democrats, Republicans and Wall Street Tycoons — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had an argument about financial regulation during Tuesday's debate — but it wasn't about whether to crack down on banks. Instead, it was about whose plan was tougher. The contrast with Republicans …

Discussion: Horizons, Daily Kos and addictinginfo.org

Rachael Bade / Politico:

Clinton campaign blasts Benghazi panel for announcing Abedin testimony — <p>Hillary Clinton's campaign on Thursday night slammed the House Select Committee on Benghazi for publicly announcing the Friday appearance of her top campaign organizer before the panel, dismissing it as …

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Daily Kos and Associated Press

Theodoric Meyer / Politico:

Hillary's cash flow issue — <p>Hillary Clinton narrowly edged out Bernie Sanders in third quarter fundraising, but she was in a class all by herself when it came to blowing through campaign cash, according to a POLITICO analysis of reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.</p><p …

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and The Week

Matea Gold / Washington Post:

In campaign money race, Democrats vastly outpacing Republicans — The Democratic presidential contenders dramatically outpaced their Republican counterparts in the race for campaign cash last quarter, spotlighting how the parties are taking divergent paths in their pursuit of 2016 funding.

Discussion: Politico, Horizons, Wall Street Journal, Political Insider blog, Jeb 2016, BillMoyers.com, The Week, VICE, Prairie Weather and Daily Wire

Nick Gass / Politico:
Millennials warming to Sanders, cooling to Clinton

Discussion: The Week and Bloomberg Business

Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
So Long Bobby Jindal?

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Sunlight Foundation Blog, RedState, The Week, Washington Post and Politico

Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Cash-rich Clinton towers over the GOP field

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Wall Street Journal and The Week

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Hillary Clinton has whopping $33 million in cash

Discussion: whorunsGov

Gail Collins / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Happy Brew

Discussion: the daily howler

Josh Lederman / Associated Press:

APNewsBreak: Top Biden aide lays out potential 2016 platform — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden would run an optimistic and unscripted “campaign from the heart” based on restoring middle-class opportunity, one of his top political advisers said Thursday …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Taylor Marsh, OnPolitics, National Review and delawareonline

NBC News:

NBC Online Poll: Clinton Wins Debate, Re-energizes Core Backers — Hillary Clinton's performance in Tuesday night's debate resonated strongly among members of her party, with more than half—56%—saying she won the debate. Just 3% of Democrats who watched or followed coverage of the debate …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, NBC News, Slate, Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, Political Wire and Vox

Michael A. MemoliContact / Los Angeles Times: Biden nearing decision on campaign, top aide says

Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
Joe Biden's family says yes — will he?

Discussion: Daily Mail and MSNBC

New York Times:

Obama's Comments on Clinton Emails Collide With F.B.I. Inquiry — WASHINGTON — Federal agents were still cataloging the classified information from Hillary Rodham Clinton's personal email server last week when President Obama went on television and played down the matter.

Discussion: Townhall.com, Business Insider, Taylor Marsh and Patterico's Pontifications

Catherine Herridge / Fox News:

Source: FBI probe of Clinton email focused on ‘gross negligence’ provision — Three months after Hillary Clinton's use of a private email address and server while secretary of state was referred to the FBI, an intelligence source familiar with the investigation tells Fox News that the team …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Power Line

John Heilemann / Bloomberg Business:

Insurrection Erupts at the Democratic National Committee — Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's autocratic ways in setting the debate schedule in Hillary's favor, insiders say, alienated many of her colleagues. And the problem may get worse. — jheil

Discussion: Mediaite

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Top Party Official Accuses Democratic National Chairwoman of Lying and Questions Her Leadership

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNN, Hot Air, Washington Post, Independent Journal, Political Wire and Capitol View

Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:

RNC chair: GOP will be ‘cooked’ as national party with 2016 loss — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus fears the worst for his party in the event of a loss in 2016. — During an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner Thursday …

Discussion: Liberaland, Raw Story, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and The Week

Julian Hattem / The Hill:

Leaked docs detail expansive drone campaign — Secret government documents leaked to the public on Thursday detail the United States's escalating reliance on drones — and warn that they can be counter-productive and cause a staggering civilian toll. — The cache of documents …

Discussion: The Intercept, Hullabaloo, Rare, Amnesty International USA, Mother Jones and The Free Thought Project

New York Times:
A Grim Decision on Afghanistan

Discussion: whitehouse.gov, The Long War Journal, Just Security, Politico, Bloomberg View, Washington Post, ThinkProgress and Foreign Policy

Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times: Obama ignores generals' advice on troop levels for unprecedented sixth time

Ben Brumfield / CNN:

Joseph's Tomb site catches fire in spate of Palestinian-Israeli violence — (CNN)Fire broke out at the compound housing Joseph's Tomb overnight, a religious site venerated by Jews, the Israel Defense Forces said. Palestinian forces dispersed alleged Palestinian arsonists and put out the fire.

Discussion: Front Page Magazine, Daily Wire and CANNONFIRE

Jerusalem Post:
Joseph's Tomb set ablaze by Palestinian rioters

Discussion: NBC News, Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller

Eric Levenson / Boston Globe:

After Confederate flag battle, South Carolina senator questions Mass. banner — South Carolina officials voted this summer to remove their state's Confederate flag after a devastating, racially-charged mass murder in a Charleston church. — While explaining his support of that decision on Thursday …

Discussion: The Week and New York Times

Peta Thornycroft / Telegraph:

Biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years brings back memories of Cecil the lion — Exclusive: German hunter pays nearly £40,000 to shoot one of the largest elephants ever seen in Zimbabwe, while conservationists and safari guides mourn the loss of ‘magnificent’ animal

Discussion: addictinginfo.org, Mashable, Guardian, Towleroad, The Local, Liberaland and Daily Mail

Los Angeles Times:

L.A. County mudslides trap numerous cars; I-5 closed to traffic — The emergency message crackled over the car radio, warning listeners of looming flash floods. — Wayne Foss of Lancaster dismissed it without a second thought and continued on his way to an afternoon business meeting in nearby Lake Hughes.

Discussion: Rare and The Week

Hadas Gold / Politico:

Free Beacon: Trump donation was to buy hats — <p>The Washington Free Beacon says that a filing with the Federal Election Commission showing that their digital managing editor gave more than $500 to Donald Trump's presidential campaign was actually from purchasing Trump merchandise …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNNMoney, Daily Wire and Moe Lane

Ilan Ben-Meir / BuzzFeed:

Tom Coburn Slams “Cruz Effect”: Less Faith In Congress, “Disappointment In The Hinterlands” — “...what you do is you create greater disappointment in the hinterlands, because you gave them a false hope, knowing that you couldn't accomplish it, but it was about yelling, and screaming, and waving the flag.”

Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog

David Nather / BostonGlobe.com:

Bernie Sanders rejects CEO Martin Shkreli's campaign donation — WASHINGTON — The man who has become the public face of rising drug prices says he has donatedto presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — who has been bashing Big Pharma on the campaign trail — to try to get a meeting so the two can talk it out.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Boston Globe, Business Insider, Guardian, Raw Story, AMERICAblog News, addictinginfo.org, Slantpoint and Mashable

Michelle Sigona / CrimeFeed:

A Toddler Has Shot Someone Every Week In 2015, Washington Post Reports — 2015 isn't over yet, but the Washington Post reports that so far someone has been shot by a toddler every single week. — Reporter Christopher Ingraham says he spent hours sifting through news reports, and the numbers are quite shocking.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New York Times, Daily Wire, Telegraph, RedState and Daily Kos