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national lead
Two patients in D.C.-area under evaluation for Ebola
(CNN) – Two separate cases in the Washington, D.C., area are under evaluation after patients presented Ebola-like symptoms with a matching travel history.
CNN's Erin McPike reports.
pop lead
'McSteamy' sets sail: Actor Eric Dane headlines new show 'The Last Ship'
(CNN) – Actor Eric Dane is the captain of TNT's new series "The Last Ship."
TNT is owned by Time Warner, the parent company of CNN.
The show's premise is a worldwide pandemic decimating the population. Who better than Dane, a former TV doctor, to helm the planet's last safe haven?
Dane played "Dr. Mark Sloan" on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," but many fans remember him best as "McSteamy," a moniker the actor says doesn't bother him.
"It got me where I am today," Dane tells CNN.
Now, the 41-year-old actor is moving on to the type of role he says every actor ultimately wants to play: A hero bringing people together in order to save the world.
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world lead
Clinton campaigns in Kentucky race, stumping for McConnell's foe
(CNN) – Former President Bill clinton's favorite season is starting: campaign time.
Clinton made his 2014 trail debut in Louisville, Kentucky to help – who else? – an old friend: Alison Lundergan Grimes, daughter of donor and former Kentucky Democratic chair Jerry Lundergan.
CNN's Erin McPike reports.
politics lead
Which first lady ranked best in history?
Washington (CNN) – This weekend, a definitive ranking of Americans was announced to the world. The competition was fierce, with new contenders vying for spots held by longtime favorites, while one star outshone them all.
C-SPAN and Siena college released their expert survey of American first ladies Saturday.
Thirty nine first ladies were judged by historians and scholars in ten categories, including public image, value to the president, being her own woman, and of course, value to the country.
For the fifth time since the survey began in 1982, Eleanor Roosevelt clenched the top spot solo, and with husband Franklin Delano as part of the survey's top ranked couple.
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politics lead
Who is Bridget Anne Kelly?
(CNN) - Ever since the e-mails incriminating Gov. Chris Christie's then- deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly came out on Wednesday, no one's heard a peep from her.
And that includes Christie, who was apparently so angry, he didn't want to hear her side of the story before showing her the door Thursday.
Christie and Kelly go back way before he landed in the governor's mansion. CNN's Erin McPike reports.
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