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9:30 AM ET, November 6, 2015

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Jennifer Shutt / Politico:
Trump whacks Carson as neurosurgeon under fire for past remarks  —  Donald Trump is fully on the attack against Ben Carson, his top Republican rival in the polls, as reporting has called into question the retired neurosurgeon's anecdotes about his violent past.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 of the stupidest things said this campaign season  —  The gaffe-phobic script of modern American politics has been shredded, stomped on and set ablaze in 2016 — especially on the Republican side.  The GOP base wants passion in its candidates, and the media has grown accustomed to the Trump treatment …
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Discussion: abc7chicago.com and Political Wire
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:   Ben Carson: Trans People Don't Deserve ‘Extra Rights,’ Like Using Bathroom
Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Two-Page Handwritten Manifesto Found on Body of UC Merced Attacker — Here's What It Said, and Who He Praised  —  The man who went on a stabbing rampage Wednesday at the University of California, Merced, praised Allah in a two-page manifesto recovered from his body, the Merced County Sheriff said Thursday.
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Fox Business debate: Christie, Huckabee bumped from main stage  —  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee have failed to qualify for the prime time Republican debate on November 10, making them the first top-tier candidates to be relegated to the undercard round …
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Politico:
Christie fails to make main stage at Fox Business debate
Stacie Sherman / Bloomberg Business:
Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee Miss Cut for Next Prime-Time Debate
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
The Path to a Wild GOP Convention
Hollywood Reporter:
“And a lot of it is going to be driven by Tarantino, who is nothing if not predictable.”  —  In a veiled threat, the largest police union in the country says it has a “surprise” in store for Quentin Tarantino.  —  Jim Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Bush's Rubio attack plan backfires  —  Jeb Bush's decision to attack old friend and new rival Marco Rubio is backfiring, pushing important supporters to criticize the campaign's tactics and driving one of Florida's top fundraisers to officially quit and signal a shift in allegiance to the senator.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
First President George Bush Swings at Son's Aides, Rattling Clan  —  WASHINGTON — Former President George Bush's unusually sharp indictment of his son's presidential advisers touched off a round of recriminations on Thursday that exposed rifts within America's leading political dynasty …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Bill O'Reilly slanders Ronald Reagan  —  Donald Trump is just one symptom of today's cultural pathology of self-validating vehemence with blustery certitudes substituting for evidence.  Another is the fact that the book atop the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list is a tissue of unsubstantiated assertions.
Discussion: Power Line, The PJ Tatler and Mediaite
WGN Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Sources: Gliniewicz family orchestrated sham marriage to boost son's military benefits  —  Share Update:  —  The Gliniewicz family reportedly took part in a sham marriage to boost the military benefits to the lieutenant's son.  —  Sources tell WGN Investigates that officials were briefed …
Discussion: Daily Mail and FOX6Now.com
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Obama administration concedes that Mideast peace is beyond reach on his watch  —  President Obama has concluded that a peace deal between Israel and Palestinians is beyond reach during his presidency and will press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take steps to preserve …
Discussion: Hot Air, Political Wire and Fox News
New York Times:
Exxon Mobil Investigated for Possible Climate Change Lies by New York Attorney General  —  The New York attorney general has begun a sweeping investigation of Exxon Mobil to determine whether the company lied to the public about the risks of climate change or to investors about how those risks might hurt the oil business.
Lachlan Markay / Washington Free Beacon:
House Rejects Measure to Bar Ex-Im Financing for Terrorism Sponsors  —  Taxpayers could end up footing the bill for Iran's purchase of American-manufactured planes thanks to legislation passed on Thursday that critics say facilitates U.S. support for an Iranian commercial airline sector frequently used …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Don't laugh: The Jeb Bush victory scenario  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  The conventional wisdom that Jeb Bush is dead has become so unanimous it's only natural to suspect it's wrong.  —  Yes, the polls are atrocious.  Bush, now seeking traction with a New Hampshire tour …
Discussion: Hot Air
The Conversation / Raw Story:
Native-born Canadian Ted Cruz has a birther problem  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Ted Cruz is on a roll.  —  The right wing Texas senator gave a strong performance in last week's GOP presidential debate and he is now rapidly lining up key conservative endorsements before the Iowa caucuses.
Discussion: Liberaland
Peter JamisonContact / Los Angeles Times:
Whoops!  L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti's Clinton endorsement was issued ‘in error’  —  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's attempt to endorse Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign quickly devolved into an embarrassment for the mayor Thursday afternoon.
Krishnadev Calamur / The Atlantic:
What Happened in Kunduz?  —  On October 3, the U.S. bombed a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders, (MSF), the Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian group, in Kunduz, Afghanistan, killing at least 30 people.  In the aftermath of the bombing, MSF called for a never-before-used mechanism …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mark Maremont / Wall Street Journal:
Ben Carson States, Wrongly, That Founding Fathers ‘Had No Elected Office Experience’  —  Ben Carson tried to compare his own lack of political experience to that of the Founding Fathers.  The trouble is, he got his history wrong.  —  In a Facebook post late Wednesday, Mr. Carson …
 
 
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Houston has a problem with bigotry
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Garrett Pelican / WJXX-TV:
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Edward Morrissey / The Fiscal Times:
Collapsing Obamacare Co-ops Signal Big Trouble to Come
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Hot Air
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