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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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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 …
CNN:
First on CNN: Romney memo seeks to lower debate expectations — Washington (CNN) - If it wasn't already clear that Mitt Romney and his allies are trying to lower expectations heading into next Wednesday's debate against President Obama in Denver, the campaign is now making it official.
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The Reaction, Politico, Israel Matzav and Taylor Marsh
National Review:
Out of the Bushes — Mitt Romney has recently been arguing …
Out of the Bushes — Mitt Romney has recently been arguing …
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Politico, LewRockwell.com Blog and Reuters
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Mitt Romney to ‘fact check’ Obama in debate
Mitt Romney to ‘fact check’ Obama in debate
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Wonkette, Rumproast, Daily Kos, White House Dossier and Washington Wire
CNN:
Samuel L. Jackson: ‘Wake the F*** up’ for Obama
Samuel L. Jackson: ‘Wake the F*** up’ for Obama
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Michelle Malkin, Washington Wire and Macleans.ca
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Biggest Opponent Is the Truth
Obama's Biggest Opponent Is the Truth
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Politico, Washington Post, his vorpal sword, Hot Air and The Lonely Conservative
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 …
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The Lonely Conservative, The Daily Caller, Conservatives4Palin and Jammie Wearing Fools
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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Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, The Jawa Report and Doug Ross
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Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
Clinton Talks Iran With World Powers, Then Israel
Clinton Talks Iran With World Powers, Then Israel
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Politico
Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Feds Arrest Producer Of Controversial Anti-Islam Film On Probation Violation Charge — Buster — The producer of the controversial anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims” has been arrested for violating terms of his probation and is set for an appearance this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
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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
Kimi Yoshino / L.A. NOW:
‘Innocence of Muslims’ filmmaker arrested on probation violation
‘Innocence of Muslims’ filmmaker arrested on probation violation
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Deadline.com, Business Insider and The Raw Story
ACLU:
New Justice Department Documents Show Huge Increase in Warrantless Electronic Surveillance — Justice Department documents released today by the ACLU reveal that federal law enforcement agencies are increasingly monitoring Americans' electronic communications, and doing so without warrants …
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Michael Isikoff / First Read:
RNC cuts ties with firm over voter registration allegations — The Republican National Committee has fired a controversial consulting firm it was paying millions of dollars to conduct voter registration in five battleground states, NBC News has learned. — The move came after the Palm Beach County …
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@NCCapitol, The Raw Story, The BRAD BLOG and AMERICAblog
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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Cuts Off Firm Over Voter Registration Fraud Allegations
RNC Cuts Off Firm Over Voter Registration Fraud Allegations
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Addicting Info and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Jason Hancock / Midwest Democracy:
Todd Akin says Claire McCaskill is not as ‘ladylike’ as 2006 — JEFFERSON CITY - More than a month after his comments about “legitimate rape” nearly derailed his campaign for U.S. Senate, Republican Todd Akin said Thursday that it has become clear to him that he will triumph over Democratic incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill this fall.
Sorourke / nation.foxnews.com:
Ann Coulter Causes Mass Hysteria on ‘The View,’ Whoopi Bleeped... “The View” co-hosts get into heated discussion with Coulter, the author of “Mugged.” — Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. — The conservative commentator makes the case in her new book, “Mugged” …
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The Other McCain
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
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Obama Takes Advantage of Romney's Lack of Details — The Obama campaign has run advertisements charging that Mitt Romney's Medicare plan “could raise seniors' costs up to $6,400 a year” and that his tax proposal “would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle-class families by up to $2,000 a year.”
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 …
David Kirby / Cato @ Liberty:
Poll Shows Romney Winning High Water Mark for Libertarian Vote — In a recent article on TheBlaze, Reason's Matt Welch, FreedomWork's Matt Kibbe, and David Boaz, speculated whether Romney can win over libertarians. As we've shown in previous studies, libertarians represent a key swing vote that decides elections.
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Poll: Libertarians Are, In Fact, Voting For Romney
Poll: Libertarians Are, In Fact, Voting For Romney
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Catholic bishop: Voting for Obama jeopardizes the ‘eternal salvation of your own soul’ — A Catholic bishop from Springfield, Illinois is warning that the stakes for the 2012 election are even higher than most people think because voting for President Barack Obama could damn “you own soul” to hell.
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Firedoglake, The New Republic and Booman Tribune
BuzzFeed:
Bibi And Bomb — The Israeli Prime Minister goes viral. A “red line” on Iran. — Zeke Miller — a half hour ago — 8 responses
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New York Times, FP Passport, New York Magazine and Taylor Marsh
Hotline On Call:
The Politics of Beer: Stay Nonpartisan, My Friends — Americans who most often drink Dos Equis are in the middle-of-the-road while drinkers of Heineken's flagship brand are strongly Democratic. Samuel Adams drinkers are strongly Republican, and more likely to vote.
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Hot Air, Hit & Run, ABCNEWS and Washington Examiner
Robert Stacy McCain / American Spectator:
Are We Doomed Yet? — TOLEDO, Ohio — The line to get into Mitt Romney's “victory rally” here Wednesday stretched up Jefferson Avenue to Huron Street and around the corner nearly to Monroe Avenue. People stood in a drizzling rain to get into the event and, by the time Romney took the stage …
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The Lonely Conservative
Nicholas Confessore / The Caucus:
Reversing Course, Soros to Give $1 Million to a Pro-Obama ‘Super PAC’ — Updated The billionaire George Soros is committing $1 million to Priorities USA Action, the “super PAC” supporting President Obama, two people with knowledge of the matter said Thursday, a significant donation …
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