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Rania El Gamal / Reuters:
Gaddafi captured and wounded near Sirte: NTC official — (Reuters) - Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was captured and wounded in both legs near his hometown of Sirte at dawn on Thursday, National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid said. — Majid reported the capture …
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Aljazeera:
Muammar Gaddafi killed in gun battle — NTC military chief says toppled leader died of wounds following capture near his hometown of Sirte. — Abdul Hakim Belhaj, a NTC military chief, has confirmed that Muammar Gaddafi has died of his wounds after being captured near Sirte.
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Kareem Fahim / New York Times:
Qaddafi is Dead, Libyan Officials Say — TRIPOLI, Libya — The head of the Libyan military council said that Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi was killed Thursday as fighters battling the vestiges of his fallen regime wrested control of his hometown of Surt after a prolonged struggle.
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BBC:
Libyan forces ‘capture Gaddafi’ — The BBC's Caroline Hawley in Tripoli: “We've heard quite a lot of celebratory gunfire” (Still shoto shows NTC troops celebrating the capture of Sirte) — Commanders for Libya's transitional authorities say they have captured ousted leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
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Telegraph:
Libya live: Muammar Gaddafi ‘killed’ as Sirte falls — Live rolling coverage from Libya as rebels claim to have killed ousted dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, following the fall of his stronghold Sirte. — Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi … 13:44 Official confirmation from NATO on an attack …
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Guardian:
Gaddafi ‘captured’ after fall of Sirte — • Picture purportedly shows arrest of Gaddafi — • ‘Sirte has been liberated’, a commander claims — • Jibril hints he may resign today as interim leader — • Read a summary of today's key events • Watch Reuters footage from Tripoli below
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Fox News:
Conflicting Reports Say Libyan Dictator Muammar Qaddafi Has Been Captured or Killed — SIRTE, LIBYA - Conflicting reports emerged on Thursday that Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi has been captured or killed. — “Qaddafi is dead. He is absolutely dead ... he was shot in both legs and in the head.
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Obama still flush with cash from financial sector despite frosty relations — View Photo Gallery — President Obama's reelection campaign and DNC together raised $70 million in the third quarter of 2011. Outside of fundraising, the president is ramping up support for his reelection …
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Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Herman Cain Tells Piers Morgan That He Is Anti-Abortion, Yet Pro-Choice? — Tonight, Herman Cain sat down with CNN's Piers Morgan to discuss his stance on a variety of issues. And it would appear that, where abortion is concerned, Cain is “anti-abortion in all cases,” yet “pro-choice.”
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New York Times:
Romney and Perry Have History of Clashes — WASHINGTON — The hostilities flaring between Mitt Romney and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas have been steadily rising inside both camps and may signal a new, more combative phase in the Republican presidential campaign.
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Misfire: Romney Ad Targets Rick Perry's Jobs Record
Misfire: Romney Ad Targets Rick Perry's Jobs Record
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Charles Babington / Associated Press:
AP-GfK Poll: Public unsettled on Obama challenger
AP-GfK Poll: Public unsettled on Obama challenger
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Mitt Romney aide: He stood up to ‘bully’ Rick Perry at debate
Mitt Romney aide: He stood up to ‘bully’ Rick Perry at debate
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Jason Mattera / Human Events:
All Huffy, Joe Biden Stands By Rape Reference to GOP — Vice President Joe Biden now says he didn't make a reference to rape, and got testy with HUMAN EVENTS when we asked if he would like to retract his comments that the number of sexual assaults would increase if Republicans don't sign on to Barack Obama's latest “jobs” proposal.
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Ron Scherer / CNBC:
A Long, Steep Drop for Americans' Standard of Living — Think life is not as good as it used to be, at least in terms of your wallet? You'd be right about that. The standard of living for Americans has fallen longer and more steeply over the past three years than at any time since …
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Anjeanette Damon / Las Vegas Sun:
Pressure building for Nevada GOP to give up its early caucus date — Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, in Las Vegas for the Western Republican Leadership Conference, is reportedly pushing hard to broker an early-state compromise that would push Nevada's caucus date back to Feb. 4.
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
Perry proposes flat-tax ahead of economy speech
Perry proposes flat-tax ahead of economy speech
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Adam Nagourney / The Caucus:
Perry to Propose a National Flat Tax
Perry to Propose a National Flat Tax
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Moment of Candor From Harry Reid — Every once in a while a liberal says what he really thinks. Today Harry Reid explained why the Democrats prefer funding public sector jobs rather than permitting private sector job creation: … Yes, the private sector is doing just great.
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Mj Lee / The Politico:
Hillary Clinton and Hamid Karzai chuckle over Herman Cain — Secretary of State Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai put international diplomacy aside Thursday during their meeting in Kabul to have a few laughs at Herman Cain's expense. — According to the Associated Press …
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Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
GOP Senator Pushes Radical Bill To Restrict Discussion Of Abortion Over The Internet — Instead of focusing on job creation, congressional Republicans have spent their time passing socially conservative legislation like the “Let Women Die” bill that would allow hospitals that receive federal funds …
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Eamon Javers / CNBC:
Energy Department Altered Loan-Related Releases — Someone affiliated with the Department of Energy has been going back to make changes to press releases posted on the Internet weeks and months ago, CNBC has found. — The changes occurred in two press releases from the Department …
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Ryan Cooper / Washington Monthly:
Herman Cain and Health Care for Small Business — Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious — In a surprising swing in the Republican presidential field, Herman Cain has rocketed to second place, just behind Mitt Romney. Like all the other candidates, he has promised to repeal …
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Karina Bland / Arizona Republic:
Latest chapter for Gabrielle Giffords: Narrating her audio memoir — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords reads aloud the final chapter in the audio edition of the memoir she penned with her husband, allowing people for the first time to hear for themselves how she is recovering.
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Paul Krugman:
Getting Nominal — “Market monetarists” like Scott Sumner and David Beckworth are crowing about the new respectability of nominal GDP targeting. And they have a right to be happy. — My beef with market monetarism early on was that its proponents seemed to be saying that the Fed …
Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Obama ends bus tour with pitch to subdued crowd — President Obama visits Chesterfield's Fire Station 9 in North Chesterfield, Va. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Eva Russo / October 18, 2011) — Reporting from North Chesterfield, Va.— Closing out his bus tour on a low-key note …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Comments on Immigration Alienate Some Hispanics — Today, Republican candidates are competing over who can talk the toughest about illegal immigration — who will erect the most impenetrable border defense; who will turn off “magnets” like college tuition benefits.
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