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9:55 AM ET, November 5, 2015

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CBS News:
Ben Carson's unusual theory about pyramids  —  NAPLES, Florida — Ben Carson stood by his long-held belief about ancient pyramids in Egypt, that they were used to store grain, rather than to inter pharaohs.  —  Asked about this Wednesday, Carson told CBS News, “It's still my belief, yes.”
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Nate McDermott / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: Egyptian Pyramids Built For Grain Storage, Not By Aliens Or As Tombs  —  “...you know, it doesn't require an alien being when God is with you.”  —  View Video ›  —  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told graduates during a commencement address in the late '90s …
CNN:
A tale of two Carsons  — At the core of Ben Carson's narrative of spiritual redemption are his acts of violence as an angry young man  — But nine friends, classmates and neighbors who grew up with Carson told CNN they have no memory of the anger or violence the candidate has described
Discussion: Mediaite
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Carson Confirms He Believes Pyramids Were Built To Store Grain  —  Dr. Ben Carson on Wednesday night confirmed his belief that the pyramids in Egypt were built for grain storage by Joseph, the Biblical figure who helped the Egyptians survive famine, even though archaeologists have concluded …
Discussion: The Week
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Carson trips over US-Cuba policies  —  New GOP presidential front-runner Ben Carson had trouble Wednesday answering questions about U.S.-Cuba policies, a report Wednesday says.  —  Carson admitted during an interview that he was in the dark on policies toward those coming to the U.S. from the island nation …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Elder Bush Says His Son Was Served Badly by Aides  —  WASHINGTON — After years of holding back, former President George Bush has finally broken his public silence about some of the key figures in his son's administration, issuing scathing critiques of Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
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Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: HW Bush jabs at Cheney, Rumsfeld in new book
Discussion: Guardian, The Week and Mediaite
George HW Bush / Guardian:   ‘Iron-ass’ Cheney and ‘arrogant’ Rumsfeld damaged America, says George Bush Sr
Eric Walsh / Reuters:
Former President George H.W. Bush raps Cheney, Rumsfeld in biography: Fox News
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Bryan Cranston's First Amendment Crusade: On ‘Trumbo,’ Trump, and Why He Respects Fox News
Dr. Ben Carson / Facebook:
Tonight, going through all of your questions, I wanted to touch on a few issues that seem to be asked by many people.  —  I would like to deal with one question tonight in some detail.  The issue is experience.  Several people ask what they should tell their friends when people say “I like Carson but he has no political experience”.
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: GOP nomination race coming into focus, Trump holds edge  —  Is the race for the Republican nomination finally shaking out?  Four candidates get double-digit backing — and then there's a steep drop-off to the rest of the field.  —  The latest Fox News national poll …
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David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP's Primary Rules Might Doom Carson, Cruz And Trump
New York Times:
In Houston, Hate Trumped Fairness  —  Sometime in the near future, a transgender teenager in Texas will attempt suicide — and maybe succeed — because vilifying people for their gender identity remains politically acceptable in America.  —  The hateful rhetoric of leaders like Gov. Greg Abbott …
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders Takes Gloves Off Against Hillary Clinton in Interview  —  Democratic presidential candidate draws sharper distinctions with front-runner, casting her policy reversals as a character issue  —  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is drawing sharper distinctions …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Right-wing media aims at Rubio  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has a conservative media problem.  —  Rubio's past support for immigration reform infuriated some of the big-name conservative media personalities who backed his upstart Tea Party bid in 2010, and they're taking retribution now that he's rising in the presidential polls.
Discussion: Politico
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Jay Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Detects Flurry of Iranian Hacking  —  American officials say they believe cyberattacks tied to arrest in Tehran of Iranian-American businessman  —  Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard military force hacked email and social-media accounts of Obama administration officials in recent weeks …
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New York Times:
Iran President Pushes Back Over Anti-U.S. Crackdown
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Latino group offers $5K for calling Trump a racist on ‘SNL’  —  A Hispanic advocacy group is offering $5,000 to any audience member who calls GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump a “racist” on-air when he hosts the upcoming episode of “Saturday Night Live.”
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Raw Story
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ABC News:
Discussion: Politico and abc7chicago.com
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MSNBC:
Donald Trump releases his first ads
Discussion: Bloomberg.com news and OnPolitics
Sam Tanenhaus / Bloomberg.com news:
How Richard Nixon Created Hillary Clinton  —  Hillary Clinton's Benghazi testimony, in all its layered meaning, overpowers cogent analysis and even neutral description.  It was unsettling, strange, riveting—and without any true precedent: A front-runner for her party's presidential nomination …
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Reid suggests Dems will block defense spending bill  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned on Wednesday that Democrats will block a defense spending bill this week for a third time.  —  Reid said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was “wasting the Senate's time” …
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Reid mocks ‘Morning Joe’ interview of Kochs
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Hill
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Harry Reid Torches ‘Morning Joe’ From Senate Floor Over Its Koch Bros Interview
Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Analysis: Bevin Win in Kentucky Underscores Decimated Democratic Party Under Obama  —  Last night's off-year elections produced a number of noteworthy outcomes, none larger than Republican Matt Bevin's upset victory in Kentucky's gubernatorial race.  Bevin ran as a hard-charging outsider conservative, warts and all.
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CNN:
U.S. intelligence: Bomb likely brought down plane  —  The latest U.S. intelligence suggests that the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 was most likely caused by a bomb on the plane planted by ISIS or an ISIS affiliate, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Debate over Medicare, Social Security, other federal benefits divides GOP
Discussion: Mother Jones
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Rubio Defends Bernie Sanders: He's Honest and Upfront About Socialist Beliefs
Discussion: CNN
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