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Roger Simon / Politico:
Mitt Romney: King of comedy — It is time to cut Mitt Romney some slack. It is wrong to criticize him until you've walked a mile in his living room. — That last line was a joke that someone posted on Twitter. Jokes have power. When a politician makes a joke, he can make a point …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama campaign raises expectations for Romney in first debate — The Obama campaign on Friday previewed their plan to hammer Mitt Romney on “facts” during the upcoming presidential debates, at the same time raising the stakes for the GOP nominee's performance in the first debate Oct. 3.
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National Review
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
The Truth About The Obama Phone — On Thursday, the Drudge Report splashed a video of an undentified woman who claims to have recieved a free “Obama Phone.” — The video has captured the attention of the right online, who see it as proof that Obama supporters are dependent on government.
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Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:
Where do “Obama phones” come from? … This video of an Obama supporter bragging about having an “Obama phone” has gone viral on the web, but where do these “free cell phones” come from? — The program is called Lifeline, established in 1984 was originally created to subsidize landline phone service …
Elspeth Reeve / The Atlantic Wire:
Just How Racist Is the ‘Obama Phone’ Video?
Just How Racist Is the ‘Obama Phone’ Video?
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The Maddow Blog, Belmont Club, New York Magazine and The PJ Tatler
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Democrats to join call for more information on Libya terrorist attack — Senate Democrats on Thursday will join their Republican colleagues in pressing the administration for more information about the deadly attack that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi.
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The Daily Caller and americanthinker.com
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Attack on U.S. Consulate in Libya determined to be terrorism tied to al-Qaeda
Attack on U.S. Consulate in Libya determined to be terrorism tied to al-Qaeda
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Firedoglake, CNN and The Hill
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Dems join chorus questioning Obama on attack
Dems join chorus questioning Obama on attack
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Business Insider and Jammie Wearing Fools
Politico:
In the end, it's Mitt — It isn't the chair or the ho-hum convention. Or the leaked video. Or Stuart Stevens. Or the improving economy. Or media bias. Or distorted polls. Or the message. Or Mormonism. — It's Mitt. — With Republicans everywhere wondering what has happened …
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Washington Wire, Daily Kos, Poynter and National Review
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Shock Photos of Netanyahu at U.N. from AP, Reuters — Two shocking photos coming off the wire of Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the United Nations moments ago. — The first is from the Associated Press: — Associated PressAssociated Press — The second is from Reuters: — ReutersReuters
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Algemeiner.com, The Mahablog, The Lonely Conservative, The Daily Caller, Doug Ross, Weasel Zippers, Daily Mail and The Jawa Report
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Netanyahu, Romney to Speak Friday — THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has scheduled a phone call for late morning Friday with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. — President Obama refused to meet with Netanyahu on his trip to the United States …
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Christian Science Monitor and ABCNEWS
Stan Wilson / CNN:
Producer of inflammatory anti-Islam film arrested, ordered held without bail — Los Angeles (CNN) — Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man allegedly behind the inflammatory film “Innocence of Muslims,” was ordered held without bail Thursday after being arrested in California and accused of violating his probation.
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americanthinker.com, Outside the Beltway, San Diego Gay and Lesbian, Weasel Zippers and Hit & Run
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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Feds Arrest Producer Of Controversial Anti-Islam Film On Probation Violation Charge
Feds Arrest Producer Of Controversial Anti-Islam Film On Probation Violation Charge
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Hot Air, Pirate's Cove, Deadline.com, Instapundit, Walid Shoebat, The PJ Tatler, Jammie Wearing Fools and National Review
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Judge orders ‘Innocence of Muslims’ filmmaker to jail
Judge orders ‘Innocence of Muslims’ filmmaker to jail
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Wired and New York Magazine, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Dems Darken Image of Black Republican House Candidate — A printed mailer sent out by the Utah Democratic party features what appears to be a darkened photo of Republican House candidate Mia Love. Below is the image of the mailer: — Here's the original photograph, in color:
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americanthinker.com, Jammie Wearing Fools, Slate, About.com Conservative … and Politico
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Go large, Mitt — In mid-September 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed and the bottom fell out of the financial system. Barack Obama handled it coolly. John McCain did not. Obama won the presidency. (Given the country's condition, he would have won anyway. But this sealed it.)
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Mediaite, The Daily Caller, First Read and Instapundit
Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
Webb drops the hammer on Romney — Jim Webb's departures from party orthodoxy are frequent. As recently as last November, the retiring Virginia Democratic senator was reluctant to commit to campaigning for President Barack Obama. — So Webb's bladework today on Mitt Romney was as unexpected as it was memorable.
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The Maddow Blog, Election 2012 and The Reality-Based Community
Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
Todd Akin says McCaskill debated like a ‘wildcat,’ not as ‘ladylike’ — Republican Rep. Todd Akin speaks to reporters in the Missouri Capitol building rotunda as part of his Missouri Common Sense bus tour. (Ryan Henriksen / Columbia Daily Tribune / September 27, 2012)
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Hotline On Call, CNN, The Hinterland Gazette and Midwest Democracy
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Jason Hancock / Midwest Democracy:
Todd Akin says Claire McCaskill is not as ‘ladylike’ as 2006
Todd Akin says Claire McCaskill is not as ‘ladylike’ as 2006
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Mjmontone / CBS New York:
N.J. High School Students Planning Cafeteria Boycott To Protest Obama Guidelines — PARSIPPANY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Students at Parsippany Hills High School held a strategy session on Thursday to discuss a potential lunch strike, on Friday, over what they have called inadequately sized meals.
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The Heritage Foundation, Riehl World News and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Amy Bingham / ABCNEWS:
Snacks: The USDA's Solution To Student's Healthy Lunch Complaints
Snacks: The USDA's Solution To Student's Healthy Lunch Complaints
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The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller and NBC 10 Philadelphia
Reuters:
France taxes rich and business to slash deficit — (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande's Socialist government unveiled sharp tax hikes on business and the rich on Friday in a 2013 budget aimed at showing France has the fiscal rigor to remain at the core of the euro zone.
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Business Insider and Riehl World News
Paul Krugman:
Not The Election They Were Expecting — A brief, mostly subjective note: This really isn't looking like the election anyone expected. Obviously it's not the election Romney and the Republicans expected and wanted; but it's also looking very different from what Democrats expected.
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AMERICAblog and Balloon Juice
Xinhua News Agency:
CPC to convene 18th National Congress on Nov. 8 — The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is proposed to convene on Nov. 8 in Beijing. — The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee decided at a meeting on Friday to submit the proposal to the seventh plenary meeting …
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World and Business Insider
Emily Anne Epstein / Daily Mail:
Pictured: The ‘beautiful’ family slain hours after church by ‘mentally ill father tormented by the prospect of Obama winning the election’ — Albert, Kathleen, Mathew and Christopher Peterson were found dead Tuesday in their Herndon, Virginia home — A friend of the family …
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The Moderate Voice and LAWSONRY
Yoel Goldman / The Times of Israel:
Explosion rocks Jewish community center in Malmo — No injuries reported in Sweden's third-largest city; two suspects arrested — An explosive device detonated in front of a Jewish community center in Malmo, Sweden, early Friday morning. There were no injuries reported.
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Algemeiner.com and The Daily Beast