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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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CNN and TheBlaze.com
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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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Rush Limbaugh
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Elspeth Reeve / The Atlantic Wire:
Just How Racist Is the ‘Obama Phone’ Video? — There was a video leading the Drudge Report on Thursday afternoon of a poor black woman with messed-up teeth saying she's voting for President Obama because he gave her a free phone, and perhaps you have some questions about it. Questions like: Is this video racist?
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The Maddow Blog, Belmont Club, New York Magazine and The PJ Tatler
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 …
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
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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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Dems join chorus questioning Obama on attack
Dems join chorus questioning Obama on attack
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The Lonely Conservative, Business Insider and Jammie Wearing Fools
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
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, San Diego Gay and Lesbian, Weasel Zippers, Hit & Run and Outside the Beltway
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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Jailed ‘Innocence of Muslims’ filmmaker faces 3 years in prison
Jailed ‘Innocence of Muslims’ filmmaker faces 3 years in prison
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Macleans.ca
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
Netanyahu, Romney to Speak Friday
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Christian Science Monitor and ABCNEWS
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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Washington Monthly, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, First Read and Instapundit
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 and About.com Conservative …
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, Politico, 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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Politico, The Huffington Post, The Fix, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider, The Moderate Voice, Election 2012, Wonkette, Hotline On Call, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, CNN, Taylor Marsh, BuzzFeed, New York Magazine, Mediaite, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, The Maddow Blog and The Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
The Voters Are Voting (The Note) — By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) — NOTABLES: — DEBATE EXPECTATIONS — FRIDAY MORNING EDITION: The campaigns are continuing to lower expectations before next week's first presidential debate, as ABC's David Muir reported on …
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Weasel Zippers and The Caucus
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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Jammie Wearing Fools, The Heritage Foundation and Riehl World News
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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
First Read:
Polls: Obama leads in N.H., tighter in Nev., N.C. — President Barack Obama leads Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, and the two are locked in tight contests in Nevada and North Carolina, according to a new series of NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls released Thursday.
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Ballot Box, The Iowa Republican and The Fix
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
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
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