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4:40 PM ET, October 22, 2015

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Politico:
Hillary Clinton Benghazi hearing transcript (full text)  —  <p><b>The full transcript of Hillary Clinton's opening statement to the House Benghazi committee, provided by Hillary for America: </b></p><p> Thank you Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Cummings, members of the committee.
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Select Committee on Benghazi:
Chairman Gowdy's Opening Statement  —  Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods served our country with courage and with honor.  They were killed under circumstances most of us could never imagine.  Under cover of darkness, terrorists poured through the front gate of our facility …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
It's Getting Embarrassing
Discussion: Mother Jones
Washington Post:
Transcript: Clinton testifies before House committee on Benghazi
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton enters Benghazi showdown on offense
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Lanny Davis / The Hill:
Three questions Benghazi Republicans should ask — and why they probably won't
Politico:
Trey Gowdy Benghazi hearing with Hillary Clinton transcript (full text)
Discussion: Bloomberg.com news and Hot Air
Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq  —  BAGHDAD — American and Kurdish commandos raided an Islamic State outpost near the northern Iraqi town of Hawija, freeing prisoners there and capturing some of the militants themselves, Iraqi officials said on Thursday.
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Washington Post:
First American soldier killed in Iraq since official end of combat in 2011  —  BAGHDAD —Elite American and Kurdish forces raided an Islamic State prison in northern Iraq on Thursday, freeing about 70 captives facing “mass execution” and leaving one U.S. commando dead, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
Fox News:
One US soldier killed in Iraq during rescue of more than 70 ISIS hostages  —  One U.S. soldier was killed in an operation that freed as many as 70 ISIS hostages in Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed.  —  The Arab hostages were freed from an ISIS prison in northern Iraq near Hawijah.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Carson surges past Trump in Iowa poll  —  <p>Ben Carson has surged past Donald Trump in Iowa, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely Republican caucus participants out Thursday. </p><p>The retired neurosurgeon leads the Republican field with 28 percent, while Trump has fallen behind with 20 percent.
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  BURLINGTON, Ia.  — A feisty Donald Trump expressed his enthusiasm here Wednesday night at the prospect of facing Hillary Clinton in the November 2016 general election, suggesting her bid for the Democratic nomination is sealed by Vice President Joe Biden's decision not run for president.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Angered by Trump and Cruz, Hispanic conservatives plan ‘unprecedented’ meeting
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Jeb Bush: Supergirl is ‘pretty hot’  —  North Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN)After nearly an hourlong discussion on serious policy, Jeb Bush was thrown a softball Wednesday night while speaking at an event in Las Vegas:  —  Who is your favorite Marvel superhero?  —  25 photos: Badass women of sci-fi
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rubio: Trump Lacks Basic “Understanding” Of 9/11, Clinton Not Bush Deserves Blame
Discussion: Mediaite
Holly Bailey / Yahoo:
What becomes of Joe Biden now?  —  Long before Vice President Joe Biden walked into the Rose Garden Wednesday and gave up his dream of one day being president, he knew he was at a crossroads.  Friends and associates of his say Biden had been grappling with the question of his future for more than a year.
Discussion: ABC News, CityLab and NPR
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Advisers Woo Biden Backers, but Resistance Lingers
Ann Coulter / Official:
SAVE US FROM PAUL RYAN AND THE KEMP BOYS  —  After Paul Ryan helped Mitt Romney lose the 2012 election by doing the impossible — losing a debate to Joe Biden — he went on an intimate tour of poverty.  It was a journey so personal, Ryan brought reporters, writers and documentary producers with him.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
‘Supermajority’ of House Freedom Caucus to back Paul Ryan's speaker bid
Daily Mail:
‘Right-wing’ killer stopped to pose with pupils who thought blood-soaked sword and mask was a prank... then continued his murder spree that left two dead at Swedish school with high ratio of migrant pupils  —  The 21-year-old man who launched a sword attack on a school in Sweden and stabbed …
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Beacon:
Gov. LePage says public campaign financing like “giving your wife your checkbook”  —  At a town hall meeting in Auburn on Wednesday night, Governor Paul LePage once again lashed out against Question 1, a citizen initiative to increase election transparency and strengthen Maine's Clean Elections Act.
Julia Carrie Wong / SFWeekly:
Airbnb Apologizes For Passive Aggressive Ads on Muni Shelters (UPDATED)  —  Less than two weeks before San Franciscans could vote to severely restrict Airbnb in the short-term rental company's hometown, new ads touting the benefits of the company's tax payments have popped up on Muni bus shelters.
Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
A Democrat's Proposal: In Exchange For Debt Ceiling Boost, Make It The House of Me  —  With congressional inaction threatening default on the national debt, one Democrat spotted an opening to leverage the “Jared Polis” agenda.  —  Rep. Jared Polis (D., Colo.) introduced his personal debt limit wish list …
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Pew Research Center / Pew Internet:
Religion and Science  —  Are science and religion at odds with each other?  A majority of the public says science and religion often conflict, with nearly six-in-ten adults (59%) expressing this view in newly released findings from a Pew Research Center survey.
 
 
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New York Times:
U.S. Set to Sell Fighter Jets to Pakistan, Balancing Pressure on Nawaz Sharif
Discussion: The Diplomat
Kim Bell / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fire set at seventh church in string of St. Louis-area arsons
Discussion: Raw Story, Guardian and NPR
Bernie Sanders / Washington Post:
Make college free for all  —  Bernie Sanders, an Independent …
Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Watch the House Benghazi Hearing
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals
 
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