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2:35 PM 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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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
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Ben Carson believes Joseph built Egypt's pyramids to store grain — and it just might get him some votes  —  On Wednesday, a 17-year-old video surfaced of Ben Carson claiming that the Old Testament figure Joseph built the Egyptian pyramids to store food.  —  “My own personal theory …
Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Carson Best-Liked of All Presidential Candidates  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Political novice Ben Carson retains his formidable edge in popularity over his Republican presidential rivals, with a net favorable score of +59 among Republicans nationwide.  But Carson is popular not only with Republicans …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Plans On Mentioning Carson's Pyramid Theory: It's ‘A Strange Deal’  —  Donald Trump enjoyed learning about Dr. Ben Carson's theory that the Egyptian pyramids were built to serve as grain silos on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” Thursday morning, noting that he will likely start mentioning Carson's beliefs on the campaign trail.
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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George HW Bush / Guardian:   ‘Iron-ass’ Cheney and ‘arrogant’ Rumsfeld damaged America, says George Bush Sr
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Carson running rap ad to reach young, black voters
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 …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Said to Have Reached Out to the Megadonor Sheldon Adelson
Discussion: Fox News, The Week, Hot Air and Politico
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.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:   Can We Trust Rubio on Immigration?
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Debate over Medicare, Social Security, other federal benefits divides GOP
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mother Jones
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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”.
Daily Mail:
UC Merced stabbing suspect identified as Faisal Mohammad after he was shot dead  —  A student who stabbed four people inside a classroom at the University of California, Merced, before he was killed by police has been identified.  —  Faisal Mohammad, a freshman from Santa Clara who majored …
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 …
Center for Public Integrity / The Daily Beast:
Pentagon Farmed Out Its Coding to Russia  —  By Patrick Malone, Center for Public Integrity  —  The Pentagon was tipped off in 2011 by a longtime Army contractor that Russian computer programmers were helping to write computer software for sensitive U.S. military communications systems …
Discussion: RedState and VodkaPundit
ncdc.noaa.gov:
Explaining Extreme Events of 2014  —  Human activities, such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use, influenced specific extreme weather and climate events in 2014, including tropical cyclones in the central Pacific, heavy rainfall in Europe, drought in East Africa, and stifling heat waves in Australia …
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: Washington Post and ABC News
Bloomberg Business:
House Passes Highway Bill Under New Speaker Paul Ryan  —  Measure would revive Export-Import Bank that expired June 30  —  Bill may become first multiyear highway law since 2012  —  The House passed a long-term U.S. highway funding plan Thursday, handing new Speaker Paul Ryan a legislative victory …
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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