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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
From video to terrorist attack: a definitive timeline of administration statements on the Libya attack — “We are still doing an investigation.” — In any kind of confused overseas event, initial reports are often wrong. But the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Libya Debacle — The more we learn, the more Benghazi looks like a gross security failure. — In his United Nations speech on Tuesday, President Obama talked about the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya and declared that “there should be no doubt that we will be relentless …
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, ABCNEWS and Weekly Standard
CNN:
Sources: FBI can't get to Benghazi — (CNN) — More than two weeks after four Americans — including the U.S. ambassador to Libya — were killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, FBI agents have not yet been granted access to investigate in the eastern Libyan city, and the crime scene has not been secured, sources said.
Fox News:
US officials knew Libya attack was terrorism within 24 hours, sources confirm — U.S. intelligence officials knew within 24 hours of the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya that it was a terrorist attack and suspected Al Qaeda-tied elements were involved, sources told Fox News …
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Power Line, Sister Toldjah, Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Blazing Cat Fur and Los Angeles Times
First Read:
First Thoughts: Obama's closing ad (with 40 days to go)
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Weekly Standard, The Fix, National Review, The Daily Caller and Taylor Marsh
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Did Obama lie about the embassy attacks?
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iOwnTheWorld.com, The Heritage Foundation, American Power, Mediaite and NewsBusters.org blogs
David Corn / Mother Jones:
NEW ROMNEY VIDEO: In 1985, He Said Bain Would “Harvest” Companies for Profits — This clip shows the young CEO focusing on businesses as targets for his investors, not as job creators or community stakeholders. — Campaigning for the presidency, Mitt Romney has pointed to his stint …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite, Addicting Info and The Daily Dish
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Jesse Drucker / Bloomberg:
Romney ‘I Dig It’ Trust Gives Heirs Triple Benefit — In January 1999, a trust set up by Mitt Romney for his children and grandchildren reaped a 1,000 percent return on the sale of shares in Internet advertising firm DoubleClick Inc. — If Romney had given the cash directly …
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Brad DeLong
CNBC:
Durable Goods Orders Sink Even as Jobless Claims Fall — New durable goods orders in August fell by the most since the recession and a separate reading on the broader U.S. economy came in much weaker than expected. But weekly jobless claims sank to a two-month low, in a hopeful sign for the labor market.
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The Gateway Pundit, Weekly Standard, GOP 12, Outside the Beltway and americanthinker.com
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Sam Ro / Business Insider:
Q2 GDP SLASHED TO 1.3%
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Weekly Standard, Wonkblog, Daily Kos, The Lonely Conservative and Jammie Wearing Fools
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Over the cliff: Durable goods orders drop 13.2% in August; Update: Q2 GDP downgraded from 1.7% to 1.3%
Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
US ECONOMY GREW 1.3 PERCENT IN SECOND QUARTER
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The Heritage Foundation
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
GDP collapse puts U.S. economy into recession red zone
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protein wisdom
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
6 Conservatives Who Think The Media Is Fixing The Polls For Obama — With six weeks until Election Day, new polling from Quinnipiac, the New York Times and CBS News shows President Obama leading in crucial swing states including Ohio, Florida and Iowa. As Obama's lead grows …
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Slate, New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, Taegan Goddard's …, Shakesville and Hot Air
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Romney Is Flailing in Ohio
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The Reaction, The Caucus and Reuters
Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
WATCH: Samuel L. Jackson debuts profanity-laced pro-Obama ad — He's hoping this scary bedtime story will make you run to the polls. — Samuel L. Jackson, whose video reading of the book “Go the F—k to Sleep” went viral on the Internet, is releasing a pro-Obama ad today in the spirit of Dr. Seuss …
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Business Insider, Jammie Wearing Fools, The Hinterland Gazette and Washington Examiner
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Adele Hampton / The Hill:
Samuel L. Jackson tells voters to ‘wake the f—k up’ in new ad
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CNN
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Obama's Brutal New ‘47 Percent’ Ad — In a new commercial airing heavily in swing states, the entire script is Romney's leaked comments about “entitled,” government-dependent “victims.” — CANTON, Ohio — The Obama campaign didn't put out a press release announcing this new TV ad Thursday …
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GOP 12 and The Caucus
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Brutal new Obama ad features Mitt Romney and the 47 percenters — The Obama campaign has not sent this ad to national reporters, but I'm told it will air in the seven key swing states. It is a brutal shot at Mitt Romney's videotaped remarks about the freeloading 47 percent …
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Ballot Box, Gothamist, Daily Kos and New York Magazine
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
CES Preliminary Benchmark Announcement — In accordance with usual practice, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is announcing the preliminary estimate of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey employment series. The final benchmark revision will be issued on February 1 …
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Economix, Business Insider, New York Magazine, The Maddow Blog, Calculated Risk and Mother Jones
Associated Press:
Refs due back Thursday night — NEW YORK — So long, replacement refs. The NFL's regular crews will be back on the field starting Thursday night. — After two days of marathon negotiations — and mounting frustration among coaches, players and fans — the NFL and the referees' union announced …
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Hot Air, Firedoglake, The Daily Caller, americanthinker.com, Taylor Marsh and Patterico's Pontifications
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Lateef Mungin / CNN:
Deal ends lockout, brings real refs back to the NFL
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The Monkey Cage, New York Times, The PJ Tatler, Washington Examiner and This Just In
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Obama's two-minute, direct-to-camera ad — In a new commercial that has the feeling of a closing argument, President Barack Obama outlines a four-point agenda to restore “economic patriotism,” moving to crystallize a positive economic message for the last weeks of the campaign.
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The Impolitic, Taylor Marsh and Israel Matzav
Bloomberg:
Why Undecided Voters Won't Be Deciding This Election — “It seems that more than 96 percent of voters have already made up their minds about this election,” the ad begins. — “Well, I guess some of us are just a little harder to please,” it continues. “We're not impressed by political spin and 30-second sound bites.
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Washington Monthly
The Fix:
Why Mitt Romney isn't going to get blown out — It's easy amid a slew of swing state and national polling that shows President Obama opening up a high single-digit lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to conclude that we could be witnessing an electoral blowout in the making.
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National Review, AEIdeas, The Daily Caller, Hotline On Call, Ballot Box and The Hill
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Election Will Decide Future of Interrogation Methods for Terrorism Suspects — WASHINGTON — Neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney has said much about torture as part of terror investigations during the 2012 general campaign. But the future of American government practices …
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The Agonist, Prairie Weather and Lawfare
BuzzFeed:
Romney's Supporters Reject His Soft Line On Obama — A failed golfer-president, not Che Guevera Lite? Shouts of “No!” in Toledo. — Image by Brian Snyder / Reuters — TOLEDO, Ohio — Mitt Romney covered a lot of territory Wednesday — rhetorically and geographically …
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GOP 12
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Netanyahu to aim fiery UN address at both Obama, Israeli public — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to deliver a fiery address to the United Nations Thursday calling on the international community to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
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Weekly Standard and Weasel Zippers
NY Daily News:
While Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad soaks up Manhattan high life, his underlings go on shopping spree at discount chains Payless, Costco, Walgreens and Duane Reade — Visiting delegation rack up on shampoo, soap and vitamins. One visitor debated dropping $40 for kids' shoes at Fifth Ave.
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The Lede, Algemeiner.com, New York Magazine and Althouse
William J. Bennett / CNN:
Why you shouldn't vote for Obama — Editor's note: William J. Bennett, a CNN contributor, is the author of “The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood.” He was U.S. secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 and director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George H.W. Bush.
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