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national lead
Were there deadly delays in Dallas Ebola case?
(CNN) – The family of Thomas Eric Duncan is left with the sadness of losing a loved one, and with the uncertainty over whether Ebola could still strike them again.
Those who knew Duncan, the first Ebola patient to die in the United States, are also left with a lot of questions, like why did he have to die, when every other Ebola patient treated in the U.S. so far survived.
CNN senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen reports.
world lead
Where is Kim Jong Un?
(CNN) – The rumors surrounding North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have ranged from troubling to hilarious.
Does he have gout? Did his ankles crack? Is his little sister really in charge?
Imagine how crazy the headlines will get if the dear leader doesn't show up Friday to an important government meeting?
Do we really know what, if anything is wrong with Kim?
The Atlantic Council's Jamie Metzl, who served on President Clinton's National Security Council, joins CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" to discuss.
national lead
Pastor: Duncan family wants answers
(CNN) – The partner of Thomas Eric Duncan is simultaneously mourning his death, and dealing with the possibility that she, their son, and two of her nephews may have contracted the virus during Duncan's stay at her apartment.
"Louise and the three boys that are with her in quarantine are managing day-to-day, in fact I would say they're managing minute-to-minute," said Pastor George Mason, who has been counseling Louise Troh and her family through the ordeal.
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politics lead
Wild Kansas race could swing Senate
Kansas City, Kansas (CNN) - Republican groups from all corners of the party are reluctantly starting to pour money into this traditionally red state to try to save the incumbent GOP senator - and lock down their prospects of taking control of the Senate.
The Kansas-based Koch brothers, who have so far engaged minimally here, are poised to step up their efforts to help Sen. Pat Roberts, according to sources familiar with their plans.
Worried that Roberts could lose the GOP seat in their backyard, the Koch founded and funded group, Americans For Prosperity, plans to increase its activity in the last weeks of the campaign. Freedom Partners, another conservative group with ties to the Koch brothers, already spent nearly $1 million in television ads to help Roberts and plans another buy before election day.
politics lead
Are Democrats serious about trying to win South Dakota Senate seat?
(CNN) – Democrats thought South Dakota's Senate seat was gone, even Majority Leader Harry Reid had essentially written it off.
But now the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee plans to spend $1 million dollars there, to ensure the Republican candidate's defeat.
CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash discuss in the video above.
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