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8:00 PM ET, October 22, 2015

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New York Times:
At Benghazi Hearing, Shouting Match Over Hillary Clinton's Emails  —  WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers sharply questioned Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday, seeking to build a case that the former secretary of state had been derelict in her duty to secure the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi …
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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.
Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton's Long-Awaited Benghazi Hearing Marked by Testy Exchanges
Select Committee on Benghazi:
Chairman Gowdy's Opening Statement
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Advisers Woo Biden Backers, but Resistance Lingers
New York Daily News:
Yes, the Benghazi hearings are political. So what?
Discussion: Mediaite
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton enters Benghazi showdown on offense
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan offers concession to House Freedom Caucus  —  <p>Rep. Paul Ryan has agreed to delay a discussion about reforming the procedural motion used to remove a House speaker, a major concession to the House Freedom Caucus.</p><p>The Wisconsin Republican, now the presumptive next speaker of the House …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan: I'm ‘ready and eager’ to be House speaker
Discussion: Weekly Standard and PoliticusUSA
Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:   A Democrat's Proposal: In Exchange For Debt Ceiling Boost, Make It The House of Me
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Obama vetoes $612 billion defense bill in rebuke to GOP  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill Wednesday in a rebuke to congressional Republicans, and insisted they send him a better version that doesn't tie his hands on some of his top priorities.
Discussion: Erick on the Radio
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Roxana Tiron / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Veto of Defense Bill Opening Shot in Budget Showdown  —  Veto comes amid funding fight between White House and Congress  —  Administration says the defense bill depends on a ‘slush fund’  —  President Barack Obama's veto of an annual defense policy bill is the opening shot in a battle …
Discussion: Politico
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama to hold photo op to veto defense bill
Discussion: Independent Journal and Daily Wire
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Angered by Trump and Cruz, Hispanic conservatives plan ‘unprecedented’ meeting  —  Months since Donald Trump sparked outrage with his comments about Mexican immigrants, about two dozen of the nation's top Hispanic conservative activists are joining forces to respond and issue a warning to the Republican Party.
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  BURLINGTON, Ia.  — A feisty Donald Trump expressed …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Alyssa Roenigk / ESPN:
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
Fox News:
One US soldier killed in Iraq during rescue of more than 70 ISIS hostages
Discussion: Daily Mail
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rubio: Trump Lacks Basic “Understanding” Of 9/11, Clinton Not Bush Deserves Blame  —  “The truth is that President George W. Bush inherited all sorts of things from the Clinton administration, including intelligence agencies and others who weren't doing a very good job that were not sharing information across agencies.
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
It's Getting Embarrassing  —  Listening to the questions from Republicans questioning Hillary Clinton, it's hard not to step back and ask what it is they're even trying to prove or what their point is.  The lines of questions are disjointed and they're pressing points she either freely concedes …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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.
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service officers found asleep on job; watchdog to warn of overworked staff  —  A federal watchdog plans to send the U.S. Secret Service a formal warning Thursday about the security risks of overworking its employees — after discovering two Secret Service officers asleep at their posts …
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.
The Conversation / Raw Story:
Iran could be the next country to legalize marijuana — and opium  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  After Uruguay courageously legalised the use of cannabis under a new drug policy, could Iran be the next country to make it legal?  From the outside, the image of Iran as retrograde …
 
 
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