A.M. Links: U.S. Airstrikes Hit Kunduz, Joe Biden Tops New Poll, Who Will Replace Boehner?
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Credit: White House / Flickr.com 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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