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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Obama's ‘60 Minutes’ wipeout — Once is a bad day, but twice in a row should worry Democrats. President Obama followed his gaffe-ridden Univision interview with an outing on Sunday on “60 Minutes” that is destined to wind up in a series of Mitt Romney ads.
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New York Times:
Deadly Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts — WASHINGTON — The attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans has dealt the Central Intelligence Agency a major setback in its intelligence-gathering efforts at a time of increasing instability in the North African nation.
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CNN:
TRENDING: Obama: I bear ‘full responsibility for everything’ — (CNN) - President Barack Obama discussed his frustration with gridlock in Washington, saying his “biggest disappointment” in his nearly four years in office has been the failure to oversee change in the nation's political climate.
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Agence France Presse:
Obama brushes off Israeli pressure over Iran
Obama brushes off Israeli pressure over Iran
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama and Romney Offer a Possible Preview of Their First Debate
Obama and Romney Offer a Possible Preview of Their First Debate
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Los Angeles Times, Newsy, Power Line and The Caucus
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Romney, Obama duel on ‘60 Minutes’
Romney, Obama duel on ‘60 Minutes’
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Althouse, New York Magazine and First Read
James Hohmann / Politico:
President Obama pulls ahead of Mitt Romney — President Barack Obama has opened a national lead in a tight race that's been static for much of the year. — A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll of likely voters finds little good news for Mitt Romney but a race that remains competitive.
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The Moderate Voice, American Prospect, First Read, Cincinnati.com, Althouse, Hot Air and Da Tech Guy's Blog
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Politico:
GOP analysis: Mitt winning in middle — In early August, with our Republican analysis of the POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll, we wrote “... this election will remain close until the final weeks of the campaign. There will be ups and downs for both campaigns throughout …
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David Morgan / Reuters:
Analysis: For Romney, some troubling signs among older voters — (Reuters) - Even before his running mate was booed by a lobbying group for older Americans on Friday, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was losing support among such voters, whose backing is crucial to his hopes of winning the November 6 election.
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Macleans.ca, Booman Tribune and Outside the Beltway
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Craig Gilbert / JSOnline:
Ryan: 'We're going to beat him' — By Craig Gilbert of the Journal Sentinel — Talking at length about a Republican campaign that has been feverishly second-guessed, Paul Ryan professed all will be well in the end. — “We're going to beat him,” he said of President Barack Obama.
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Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Washington Post and Election 2012
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Beast:
President Obama: The Democrats' Ronald Reagan — With his first term behind him, Obama is poised to be as significant a president as Reagan—tackling the deficit, spearheading immigration reform, and jolting the GOP back to sanity. — As the fall has turned crisper, a second term for Barack Obama has gotten likelier.
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
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Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Mother Jones, Feministing, Daily Kos, Gawker, The Stranger … and Balloon Juice
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Elizabeth Warren's law license problem — The debate last Thursday night between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren covered ground mostly known to voters. — But there was one subject most people watching probably did not know about, Elizabeth Warren's private legal representation …
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The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, The PJ Tatler, americanthinker.com and Jammie Wearing Fools
E.J. Schultz / AdAge:
Ad Age Picks the Top 10 Female Ad Icons of All Time — From the Morton Salt Umbrella Girl to Progressive's Flo, We Choose the Most Memorable Women of the Last 100 Years … Morton Salt Umbrella Girl — This venerable ad icon was originally an afterthought, one of three substitute ideas …
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Thomas B. Edsall / Campaign Stops:
What's Wrong With Pennsylvania? — On June 30, 2011, an enthusiastic Mitt Romney arrived here in the heart of the Lehigh Valley determined to make Pennsylvania a presidential battleground state. — Standing before the closed Allentown Metal Works, Romney told reporters …
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Washington Monthly, American Prospect, Public Religion Research …, Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
BuzzFeed:
Paul Ryan: Cayman Islands “The Place You Hide Your Money” — Democrats often hit Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for having an offshore bank account in the Cayman Islands. In 2010, during a speech to the Chamber of Commerce, his running mate Paul Ryan called the Cayman Islands …
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Guardian, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Daily Kos
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
CBS Doesn't Air Obama Admitting Mistakes in Campaign Ads — Tonight, CBS aired a 60 Minutes interview with President Obama. But curiously enough, the news magazine show did not air a clip of Obama admitting to interviewer Steve Kroft that some of his campaign ads contain mistakes and that some even “go overboard.”
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Scared Monkeys and Mediaite
New York Post:
Speaker Silver's male staffer defended boss with online posts from ‘female’ supporter — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has a strong female voice defending him against allegations he improperly funneled hush money to two of Assemblyman Vito Lopez's sex-harassment accusers.
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The Lonely Conservative, New York Magazine, Politicker, Runnin' Scared and Jammie Wearing Fools
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama up 6 in Colorado — PPP's newest Colorado poll finds Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney 51-45 in the state. That represents a three point improvement for Obama since Labor Day weekend when he had a 49-46 advantage. — The key for Obama in Colorado is that he's neutralizing or even holding …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama leads by 4 in Florida
Obama leads by 4 in Florida
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Politico, Forbes, Ballot Box and Tampa Bay Times
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
MEDIA PUT 18,000 IN NOT-QUITE-FULL 5,000-SEAT ARENA FOR OBAMA IN WISCONSIN — President Barack Obama is having trouble drawing large crowds on the campaign trail. At the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, his campaign was forced to move his acceptance speech from the 74,000-seat Bank …
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NewsBusters.org blogs and Politico
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