Afternoon Lede Check - 10.20.14

From WaPo to WJLA, here are the stories that are leading your homepages today, after the jump…

The Washington Post: 57,000 federal workers are paid for long absences

USA Today: Apple rings up big results thanks to iPhone sales

POLITICO: The passion of the ‘kissing congressman’

The Hill: Court weighs gun rights of felons

Roll Call: Michelle Nunn’s Big Challenge: Breaking 50%

Daily Caller: ‘We Can’t Pay A Lot More’ – Socialist Party Demanding $20 Minimum Wage Insists It Should Not Be Subject To $20 Minimum Wage

The Washington Times: Ted Cruz outlines 10 priorities for a GOP-led Congress: ‘We should lead boldly’

National Journal: Why Washington Power Players Are Flocking to Seminary School

Washington Examiner: Government has paid millions of dollars for workers to stay home

Huffington Post Politics: NOT SO FAST – SENATE CONTROL LIKELY WON’T BE DECIDED IN NOVEMBER

WTOP: Matthew indicted in 2005 sex assault

ABC 7: Jesse Matthew indicted in 2005 Fairfax case with rape, abduction and attempted murder

NBC 4: Graham Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder in 2005 Case

CBS 9: UVa. suspect Jesse Matthew indicted for attempted murder

Fox 5: Abduction suspect Jesse Matthew charged in 2005 Fairfax rape