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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 and Weekly Standard
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, The Daily Caller, Sister Toldjah, The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers, 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)
First Thoughts: Obama's closing ad (with 40 days to go)
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National Review, Weekly Standard, The Fix, The Daily Caller and Taylor Marsh
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Did Obama lie about the embassy attacks?
Did Obama lie about the embassy attacks?
Discussion:
iOwnTheWorld.com, The Heritage Foundation and American Power
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, New York Magazine, Gothamist, Business Insider, The Hinterland Gazette and Daily Kos
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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 …
Discussion:
GOP 12, Taylor Marsh, New York Magazine and The Caucus
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.
Discussion:
CNN, The Impolitic, Taylor Marsh and Israel Matzav
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Mitt Romney to ‘fact check’ Obama in debate — Mitt Romney plans to turn himself into a one-man truth squad during the first presidential debate next week, casting President Barack Obama as someone who can't be trusted to stick to the facts or keep his promises.
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Daily Kos
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Biggest Opponent Is the Truth
Obama's Biggest Opponent Is the Truth
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The Lonely Conservative
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 …
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Dish, ABCNEWS, The Impolitic, Mediaite, Taegan Goddard's …, Taylor Marsh, Addicting Info and Mother Jones
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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 …
Discussion:
Brad DeLong
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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CNN:
TRENDING: Samuel L. Jackson: ‘Wake the F*** up’ for Obama
TRENDING: Samuel L. Jackson: ‘Wake the F*** up’ for Obama
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Washington Wire, Politico and Macleans.ca
Adele Hampton / The Hill:
Samuel L. Jackson tells voters to ‘wake the f—k up’ in new ad
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 PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, GOP 12, Weekly Standard, americanthinker.com and Jammie Wearing Fools
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James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
GDP collapse puts U.S. economy into recession red zone
GDP collapse puts U.S. economy into recession red zone
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protein wisdom, Reuters and iOwnTheWorld.com
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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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Sept. 26: Could 2012 Be Like 2008? — There's no point in putting it gently: Mitt Romney had one of his worst polling days of the year on Wednesday. — It began with a series of polls from The New York Times, CBS News and Quinnipiac University, released early Wednesday morning …
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The Atlantic Online
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 …
Discussion:
The Impolitic, Outside the Beltway and GOP 12
William J. Bennett / CNN:
Why you shouldn't vote for Obama — The latest from the campaign trail … (CNN) — It has been said that a democratic republic such as ours is a do-it-yourself enterprise. People change the course of this country through conversation, debate and, eventually, consensus.
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National Review
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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AEIdeas, Hotline On Call, National Review, Ballot Box, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Jeffrey H. Anderson / Weekly Standard:
Obama's Approval Rating Mirrors 2010 — For all of the wishful thinking in the mainstream press about President Obama's positioning 40 days before this election, Obama's approval rating looks remarkably similar to what it was on this date in 2010 — shortly before his party lost a historic 63 House seats and 6 Senate seats.
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, Fausta's Blog, Algemeiner.com, New York Magazine and Althouse
Michael Putney / WPLG-TV:
Justin Lamar Sternad's wife douses Michael Putney — FBI investigates Sternad's relationship to US Congressman David Rivera — CUTLER BAY, Fla. - — When I knocked on Justin Lamar Sternad's door Wednesday, I noticed a sign warning, “Trespassers leave — or get wet.” I didn't leave and got wet.
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Riptide 2.0 and MiamiHerald.com
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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New York Magazine, Slate, The Daily Beast, Prairie Weather, Examiner and Shakesville
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.
Discussion:
Weekly Standard and Weasel Zippers
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
With more control over campaign cash, Obama gets more discounts on advertising — View Photo Gallery — #2012unfiltered: Instagram on the campaign trail: Washington Post reporters Felicia Sonmez, Philip Rucker, Amy Gardner and Ed O'Keefe and photographers Nikki Kahn …
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New York Magazine and Firedoglake
Alan Krueger / White House.gov Blog:
Today's Economic Data — More than the usual amount of economic statistics were released this morning. As a whole, today's economic news shows that while we are still fighting back from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, we are making progress.
Discussion:
ABCNEWS and Real Time Economics