A.M. Links: U.S. Airstrikes Hit Kunduz, Joe Biden Tops New Poll, Who Will Replace Boehner?

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  Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy will seek to succeed John Boehner as speaker of the House of Representatives.

• Rand Paul is taking a break from his presidential campaign to do some fundraising for his Senate reelection campaign.

• "Liberal feminists ponder friends, foes and Carly Fiorina."

• According to a new poll, Joe Biden would become the presidential frontrunner if he entered the race today.

• U.S. forces have launched airstrikes on the Afghan city of Kunduz as part of a campaign to retake the city from the Taliban.

• Today is National Coffee Day.

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