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10:25 PM ET, October 24, 2018

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Ben Collins / NBC News:
Explosive device sent to CNN featured parody ISIS flag, ‘Get Er Done’ inscription  —  An image on the explosive device sent to former CIA Director John Brennan on Tuesday appears to be a parody of an ISIS flag taken from a meme that has been circulating on right-wing corners of the internet since 2014.
Discussion: Grabien News, RT and The Gateway Pundit
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Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Statement on the FBI's Investigation of Suspicious Packages  —  Between October 22 and 24, 2018, suspicious packages were received at multiple locations in the New York and Washington, D.C., areas and Florida.  The packages are being sent for analysis at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Allies Insist Bomb Threats Against Clinton, Obama, CNN Are ‘Pure BS,’ a ‘False Flag’  —  Following bomb threats against two former presidents and other public figures, the far right began screaming that it was all a liberal plot to gain sympathy for the Democrats.
Alexander Soros / New York Times:
The Hate That Is Consuming Us  —  Bombs sent to my father, George Soros, and to former President Obama and Hillary Clinton are a result of our politics of demonizing opponents.  —  Mr. Soros is the deputy chairman of the Open Society Foundations.  —  On Monday afternoon an explosive device …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
House Republicans Launch New Anti-Soros Ad After Bomb Attempt on Billionaire Democrat Donor  —  The GOP is still portraying Soros as a shadowy figure who “owns” Democrats, even after a bomb was discovered in his mailbox.  —  House Republicans' campaign committee released …
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Explosive Device Found in Mail Sent to the Clintons  —  An explosive device was found on Wednesday morning by a technician who screens mail for Bill and Hillary Clinton, who live in a suburb of New York City, a law enforcement official said.  —  The official said the device was similar …
David French / National Review:
It's Going to Get Worse  —  In the aftermath of the attempted bombings of George Soros, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Brennan, I'm going to be pessimistic on an already-dark day.  We've seen this movie before.  We know what's going to happen next, and none of it is good.
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
NBC News:
Suspicious packages sent to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, CNN's New York City office  —  The first package was recovered on Tuesday in Westchester County, New York, and a second in Washington, D.C., the FBI and Secret Service said in a statement.  —  Pete Williams explains contents of suspicious packages sent to Clinton, Obama
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
This isn't fake news: CNN president Zucker blasts Trump for attacks on the media  —  The scathing statement came after the president commented about pipe bombs sent to Democratic leaders.  —  The president of CNN strongly criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for his anti-media rhetoric …
Josh Margolin / ABC News:
Explosive devices addressed to Hillary Clinton, Obama intercepted; CNN evacuated after suspicious package found  —  Explosive devices addressed to Hillary Clinton's home and the house of former President Barack Obama were intercepted, and the Time Warner Center that is home to CNN in New York City …
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Pipe Bombs Sent to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and CNN Offices
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:   After joke about Beto sharing a cell with Hillary, Cruz denounces overheated rhetoric and mail bombs
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Amid incendiary rhetoric, targets of Trump's words become targets of bombs
Discussion: CNN, Fox News Insider, ThinkProgress and Vox
Washington Post:
‘Potential explosive devices’ sent to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton intercepted by Secret Service
New York Times:
When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese Listen and Learn  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump calls old friends on one of his iPhones to gossip, gripe or solicit their latest take on how he is doing, American intelligence reports indicate that Chinese spies are often listening …
Washington Post:
CIA director listens to audio of journalist's alleged murder  —  CIA Director Gina Haspel listened to audio purportedly capturing the interrogation and killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, giving a key member of President Trump's Cabinet access to the evidence used by Turkey to accuse Saudi Arabia of premeditated murder.
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:   The Saudi royal family circles its wagons in the Khashoggi crisis
Washington Post:   A young Saudi woman is facing execution — for taking part in nonviolent protests
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Big Bet on Saudis Now Poses a Bigger Dilemma
Discussion: CNN and The American Conservative
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Abrams and Kemp virtually tied in Georgia governor's race  —  In a head-to-head contest among likely voters, it's 49 percent for Republican Brian Kemp and 47 percent for Democrat Stacey Abrams  —  WASHINGTON — The closely watched governor's race in Georgia is essentially tied …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, CNBC and Political Wire
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Judge orders Ga. officials to stop tossing absentee ballots over signatures
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
USA Today:
Federal judge blocks Georgia from throwing out absentee ballots based on signature mismatches
Discussion: Raw Story and Common Dreams
Online NewsHour:   Georgia's rejection of mail ballots over mismatched signatures halted by judge
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Veronica Rocha / CNN:
Trump blames opponents and media  —  President Donald Trump pointed the finger Wednesday night at Democrats and the news media for the turbulent national political environment, on the same day explosive devices were mailed to the Obamas, the Clintons, CNN and other public officials.
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Veronica Rocha / CNN:
Follow President Trump's rally in Wisconsin
Discussion: FOX2now.com
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Trump after newsroom bomb threat: Media should ‘stop the endless hostility’
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow tumbles 500 points, erases gains for the year as October swoon continues  —  Stocks fell sharply in volatile trading on Wednesday as losses in tech and AT&T shares outweighed a post-earnings bounce in Boeing.  —  The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 450 points as United Technologies and Caterpillar lagged.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Matt Phillips / New York Times:   Slumping Stock Market Enters Negative Territory for the Year
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Caravan Is Real  —  The last thing the left wants prior to the midterms is an image dramatizing the weakness of our southern border.  —  So the caravan of thousands of migrants, emanating from Honduras and headed toward the United States, is considered an illegitimate story …
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Todd Starnes:
Gohmert: Trump Could Declare Martial Law Along Border
Discussion: HuffPost and Washington Post
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Asked about conspiracies, Trump admits, 'There's no proof of anything'
Discussion: NBC News
Bloomberg Law:
DOJ: Businesses Can Discriminate Against Transgender Workers  —  The Justice Department today told the U.S. Supreme Court that businesses can discriminate against workers based on their gender identity without violating federal law.  —  Solicitor General Noel Francisco told the high court …
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
The View's Meghan McCain compares bombs targeting Dems to Republicans getting ‘heckled at restaurants’  —  Federal authorities are investigating a string of suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats and CNN, and “The View” co-host said those threats were similar to heckling faced …
Los Angeles Times:
Hazmat to examine suspicious envelopes mailed to Los Angeles Times newsroom  —  Authorities responded to the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on Wednesday after four suspicious envelopes were delivered to the building.  —  Times security called police about 11:15 a.m. after a mail room employee discovered …
Discussion: Urban Hollywood 411, Raw Story and KTLA
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Lyndsay Winkley / sandiegouniontribune.com:
San Diego Union-Tribune staff, others evacuate after suspicious package spotted
Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
In Two New Books, Unhappy Conservatives Ask: What Now?  —  To hear Max Boot tell it, he feels as forlorn as the despondent, battered elephant on the cover of his new book, “The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right.”  Boot minutely describes a disillusionment that wasn't only “painful and prolonged” but “existential.”
New York Times:
F.B.I. Arrests White Nationalist Who Fled the Country  —  The F.B.I. has arrested the leader of a violent California neo-Nazi gang on a federal conspiracy charge after he apparently fled to Central America earlier this month.  —  Robert Paul Rundo, 28, a resident of Huntington Beach, Calif. …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The 2018 Democratic ‘Blue Wave’ May Be a Dud  —  Making the click-through worthwhile: Some big media voices sound the alarm that the 2018 “blue wave” of Democratic victories is dissipating; Democratic candidates suddenly lose their voices when the conversation focuses on the caravan in Mexico …
Discussion: Bloomberg
 
 
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Breitbart Prepares to Sue Sleeping Giants Over Lost Advertisers
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Joe Eskenazi / Mission Local:
Prop.  C: In liberal San Francisco, government leaders fight a measure to fund homeless services …
Brett T. / twitchy.com:
Civility: New York Times now printing fantasies of President Trump being assassinated with help of Secret Service
TMZ.com:
Skater Neal Hendrix Accused of Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old
George Yancy / New York Times:
IAmSexist  —  It's time that we men take responsibility …
Discussion: Althouse
Saeed Kamali Dehghan / The Guardian:
Iran charges five wildlife activists with capital offences
Houston Chronicle:
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 Earlier Items: 
MRG / Marketing Resource Group:
Democrat Candidates Maintain Lead in U.S. Senate, Secretary of State and Attorney General Races
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
ICE Misled A Federal Court About Why Iraqi Detainees Couldn't Be Sent Home, Documents Show
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Hudson Valley Dem's Israel gaffe at debate could prove costly
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Fox News expert claims mail bombs could be sent by liberals ‘trying to get the Democratic vote out’
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Daily Beast
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Rep. Steve King Spent $18,000 in Taxpayer Money on Food and Drinks at Private Club
Discussion: Boing Boing
Dana Ferguson / Argus Leader:
Argus Leader-KELO TV poll: Noem, Sutton in dead heat for South Dakota governor
Discussion: Breitbart, Daily Kos and Political Wire
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
‘Fox & Friends’ co-host Kilmeade says he mistakenly made contribution to Trump campaign