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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Republicans increasingly see Mitt Romney as the ‘inevitable candidate’ — NASHUA, N.H. — Buoyed by a series of strong debate performances, Mitt Romney is suddenly attracting new support from major donors and elected officials, some of whom had resisted his previous entreaties …
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The Caucus, Daily Kos, ParaPundit, The Hill, Connecting.the.Dots and New York Magazine
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Alex Altman / Time:
TIME Poll: Obama Leads Head-to-Head Match-Ups with Republican Rivals — President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Forum on American Latino Heritage in Washington, Oct. 12, 2011. — Despite sweeping pessimism about the nation's fortunes and his own sliding approval ratings …
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Taegan Goddard's …, Hot Air, The Page, Swampland and The Political Carnival
Wall Street Journal:
Cain Vaults to Lead in Poll — Ex-Businessman Passes Perry, Romney Among GOP Voters — CONCORD, N.H.—Former restaurant-industry executive Herman Cain has catapulted to the lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, as GOP voters grow disenchanted with Texas Gov. Rick Perry …
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ poll: Cain now leads GOP pack — The pizza CEO's ascent, and Perry's decline — probably not the last shakeup — Below: — Deputy political director — updated 2011-10-12T22:28:08 — Fueled by Tea Party supporters, conservatives and high-interest GOP primary voters …
Quinnipiac University:
‘Jersey Shore’ Is Bad For Garden State, Voters Say 4-1, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds …
‘Jersey Shore’ Is Bad For Garden State, Voters Say 4-1, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds …
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The Politico and Hotline On Call
The Politico:
President Obama's campaign sets sights on Mitt Romney
President Obama's campaign sets sights on Mitt Romney
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msnbc.com, Ballot Box, NY Daily News, CNN, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, Pat Dollard, New York Magazine and Mediaite
David Corn / Mother Jones:
VIDEO: Mitt Heaps Praise on Romneycare “Parent” Ted Kennedy
VIDEO: Mitt Heaps Praise on Romneycare “Parent” Ted Kennedy
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ThinkProgress
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Cain 30, Romney 22, Gingrich 15, Perry 14
Oh my: Cain 30, Romney 22, Gingrich 15, Perry 14
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Associated Press, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller and Liberal Values
Bloomberg:
Buffett's Son Defends Occupy Wall Street — Howard Buffett, the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) director and son of Chairman Warren Buffett, said Wall Street protesters were provoked by abuses from corporations amid a widening disparity between rich and poor.
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Deal Journal
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Corky Siemaszko / NY Daily News:
Lech Walesa, former Polish president, to visit New York in support of Occupy Wall Street — Solidarity hero Lech Walesa is flying to New York to show his support for the Occupy Wall Street protesters. — “How could I not respond,” Walesa told a Polish newspaper Wednesday.
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Firedoglake and The New Republic
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Occupy Wall Street protester: I want my college tuition paid because that's what I want; Update …
Occupy Wall Street protester: I want my college tuition paid because that's what I want; Update …
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Reuters, NY1.com and The Lonely Conservative
Patricia Zengerle / Yahoo! News:
Most Americans aware of Wall Street protests: Reuters/Ipsos
Most Americans aware of Wall Street protests: Reuters/Ipsos
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Washington Post, CNN, Taegan Goddard's … and The Politico
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
OWS Protester Wants College Paid for Because That Is What He Wants
OWS Protester Wants College Paid for Because That Is What He Wants
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Michelle Malkin, Rasmussen Reports and Weasel Zippers
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama Surges Past Money-Making Goal — The Obama Campaign and Democratic National Committee raised a combined nearly $70 million for the 2012 campaign from July through September, the groups reported today in an email to supporters. — Obama for America brought in $42.8 million …
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Hot Air and Outside the Beltway
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama campaign reports raising $70 million in third quarter
Obama campaign reports raising $70 million in third quarter
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CNN, The Crawdad Hole and The 1600 Report
Associated Press:
Obama Raises More Than $70 Million
Obama Raises More Than $70 Million
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Business Insider, Balloon Juice and Daily Kos
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Obama gets win as Congress passes free-trade agreements — Congress resoundingly approved long-stalled trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama late Wednesday, authorizing the most significant expansion of trade relations in nearly two decades.
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ABCNEWS and Indecision Forever
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New York Times:
Congress Passes Trade Deals, Ending 5-Year Standoff
Congress Passes Trade Deals, Ending 5-Year Standoff
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ThinkProgress, Pajamas Media and Outside the Beltway
Seung Min Kim / The Politico:
Congress OKs 3 trade deals
Paul Krugman:
I Am Not Your Mirror Image — Russ Roberts tries to debunk my explanation of the reasons to believe in a broadly Keynesian view of the world — and reveals more than he intended. — First, a few points. Roberts treats my statement that we have a lot of evidence on the effects of monetary policy …
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Eschaton, The Enterprise Blog, DownWithTyranny! and Cafe Hayek
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Keynesianism And Big Government
Keynesianism And Big Government
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Cafe Hayek and Grasping Reality …
Alex Katz / Boston Globe:
Scott Brown web message mirrors 2002 Elizabeth Dole speech — WASHINGTON - A Democratic group has unearthed a bit of inspirational autobiography on Senator Scott Brown's official website that was lifted verbatim from a 2002 campaign speech by Elizabeth Dole.
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msnbc.com, Washington Monthly, ABCNEWS, The Politico, New York Magazine, Blue Mass Group, The Political Carnival and Gawker
Nicholas Ballasy / The Daily Caller:
Jackson, Jr: Obama should ‘declare a national emergency,’ add jobs with ‘extra-constitutional’ action — Illinois Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. told The Daily Caller on Wednesday that congressional opposition to the American Jobs Act is akin to the Confederate “states in rebellion.”
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Weasel Zippers and americanthinker.com
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Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
The Obamas Subtly Begin to Play Racial Politics
The Obamas Subtly Begin to Play Racial Politics
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Weasel Zippers
Jason Clayworth / Iowa Caucuses:
Five questions for Rick Perry — Perry spoke to a large crowd at the Des Moines Register Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair last month. (Justin Hayworth/The Des Moines Register) — 1. You've been criticized over the racial slur that a rock once bore outside the hunting camp you leased …
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Washington Post and GOP 12
Associated Press:
Nearly 8-in-10 Americans now see country on the wrong track — Somehow, 16% of likely American voters still believe the country is doing swell. — Rescue teams are out looking for them right now. — Sixteen percent is not much of a political base for President Obama to build a 2012 reelection campaign on.
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Weasel Zippers
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Ben Nelson's Ads May Break New Ground — WASHINGTON — A new series of political advertisements on behalf of an embattled Nebraska senator could open the door to a flood of similar ads financed by outside groups and even businesses working directly with political candidates — a sharp departure from past practice.
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Hotline On Call
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Japanese Government Nixed Idea of Obama Visiting, Apologizing for, Hiroshima* — In September 2009, US Ambassador to Japan John Roos reported to the Obama administration that the Japanese government did not think it was a good idea for President Obama to visit Hiroshima to apologize …
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Justice Dept. sues Transocean to force cooperation in Gulf rig blast probe — The Justice Department is suing Transocean - owner of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that blew up in the Gulf of Mexico last year - to force compliance with subpoenas issued by a federal agency probing the accident.
Discussion:
ThinkProgress and Wall Street Journal
Stephen Clark / Fox News:
Solar Firm That Received $1.2 Billion Federal Loan Plagued by Financial Problems — With the Solyndra scandal still swirling, the Obama administration is under pressure to reveal the financial condition of the solar companies that received $4.75 billion in similar federal loan guarantees on the last day of the program.
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Questions and Observations and Weasel Zippers
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
DCCC touts recruitment wins — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is circulating a list of 60 recruits it hopes can help retake the House next fall, reaching its stated recruitment goal. — Almost all of the candidates on the list have previously been announced.
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CNN
David Frum / FrumForum:
Conceding One to the Critics — As readers of this site have no doubt noticed, I'm not one who is greatly troubled by hostile criticism. — On the other hand, sometimes the critics make a valid point. When they do, I'm not too obstinate to concede. — For years, I've shared …
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Right Wing News, NewsBusters.org blogs, Campaign 2012 and The Daily Caller
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
Air Force Insists: Drone Cockpit Virus Just a ‘Nuisance’ — The U.S. Air Force revealed new details Wednesday about the virus that's been infecting the remote cockpits of its drone fleet — and insisted, despite reports from their own personnel, that the infection was properly and easily contained.
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Associated Press
Frank Newport / Gallup:
In U.S., Support for Death Penalty Falls to 39-Year Low — Fifty-two percent say the death penalty is applied fairly — PRINCETON, NJ — Sixty-one percent of Americans approve of using the death penalty for persons convicted of murder, down from 64% last year.
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The Raw Story and The Politico