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12:45 PM ET, October 30, 2015

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Exclusive: GOP campaigns plot revolt against RNC  —  Republican presidential campaigns are planning to gather in Washington, D.C., on Sunday evening to plot how to alter their party's messy debate process — and how to remove power from the hands of the Republican National Committee.
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David Catanese / US News:
A 112-page internal document provided to U.S. News includes more dirt on Marco Rubio, Iowa vote goals and a January advertising plan.  —  Jeb Bush looks on during the third Republican debate on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.  —  Even before Jeb Bush's uninspiring debate performance Wednesday night …
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Yes, Marco Rubio's Finances Are a Big Deal  —  We'll send you a reminder.  —  Your reminder will be sent  —  The big post-debate story is about the media.  CNBC is being pilloried by Republicans for the way it conducted last night's event, in Boulder, Colorado.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney alum rebuts Bush whispers: Rubio passed our vetting  —  A longtime top aide to Mitt Romney is pushing back against charges from the Jeb Bush campaign that Romney came across unflattering information about Marco Rubio when he was vetted for the VP slot in 2012.
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush  —  Like Scott Walker, Jeb couldn't rise to the demands of the national stage.  —  We'll begin with what went wrong with the Republican debate in Boulder, Colo., then look at what went wrong with Jeb Bush.  —  CNBC's debate moderators have famously come under fire …
Discussion: Fox News and New York Times
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
How To Fix the GOP Debates
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Instapundit
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook, presented by Comcast …
The Hill:
Bush supporters pick up the pieces after disappointing debate
Discussion: Instapundit
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Carson calls for change in debate format
NBC News:
U.S. to Deploy Special Operations Forces in Syria: Officials  —  The U.S. will send a small number of U.S. special operations forces into Syria as part of a shift in its strategy against ISIS, officials said Friday.  —  A senior administration official confirmed that President Barack Obama …
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NBC News:
U.S. to Deploy Special Operations Forces in Syria: Official  —  The White House will announce Friday that a small number of U.S. special operations forces will be sent into Syria, according to a senior U.S. official.  —  The senior U.S. official said that the forces will be stationed …
John Parkinson / ABC News:
Obama to Send Troops to Syria
Discussion: The Federalist
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Send Special Forces to Syria
Discussion: Politico
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Policy and Character  —  David Brooks writes a pro-Marco-Rubio column, and in passing says this: … It won't surprise you to learn that I disagree deeply.  My experience is that the best way to figure out a candidate's true priorities — and his or her character — is to look hard at policy proposals.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio Moment  —  So after all the meshugas on the right over the past few years, the Republicans could wind up with two new leaders going into this election, Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan.  That's a pretty excellent outcome for a party that has shown an amazing tendency to inflict self-harm.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate approves two-year budget deal in 3 a.m. vote  —  The Senate passed a two-year budget deal that raises the debt ceiling early Friday morning, sending the agreement to President Obama's desk.  —  The deal was approved in a 64-35 vote after 3 a.m. after a late speech by Sen. Rand Paul …
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Senate approves two-year bipartisan budget agreement
Discussion: Hot Air
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
There's No Evidence In Clinton White House Documents For Clintons' Story On Anti-Gay Law  —  WASHINGTON — Over the past few years, some Democrats — including the Clintons — have offered a new explanation for why they supported the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996.
Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze.com:
College Dean Accuses Texas Officers of Stopping Her for ‘Walking While Black’ — Police Claim Dashcam Video Tells a Different Story  —  Dorothy Bland, dean of the journalism school at the University of North Texas, is used to taking a walk at daybreak.  But rain delayed her exercise regimen …
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Bill de Blasio endorses Hillary Clinton  —  New York Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on Friday.  —  “She has said what she believes in.  This is a very sharp progressive platform.  I believe she will follow through on it,” de Blasio said during an interview with MSNBC's …
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and The Week
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Sanders: Aide's remark about Clinton for VP was ‘inappropriate’
Discussion: Shakesville
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
High-Profile New York Charter School Kept List of Kids It Wanted to Force Into Quitting  —  Charter schools!  They're controversial.  Some think they are the future of public education.  Others believe that by separating themselves from “normal” public schools, charters undermine the idea of public education itself.
KPNX:
Storm gusts blow giant, inflatable pumpkin through Peoria  —  Halloween came early for drivers and pedestrians as a giant, inflatable pumpkin emerged from a group of trees before bouncing through a Peoria intersection and down the roadway in video captured on Thursday.
Discussion: Daily Mail, USA Today and WCDC-TV
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Top Staffer Acknowledges Ben Carson Had ‘Contract’ With Supplement Maker (VIDEO)  —  Dr. Ben Carson's business manager acknowledged Thursday that the Republican presidential candidate did have a “contract” with a medical supplement company at some point.  —  Armstrong Williams told CNN's Jake Tapper …
 
 
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Cuomo Planning Role in National Gun Control Campaign
Discussion: New York Post and Political Wire
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Another Iranian American arrested and imprisoned in Tehran
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Sentenced to Be Crucified  —  Any day now, our Saudi Arabian allies …
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Clinton on scandals: ‘Go back and read the history’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
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