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11:20 AM ET, September 30, 2012

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Philip Sherwell / Telegraph:
Venezuela's marathon man looks to run down Chavez  —  Henrique Capriles, an opposition leader who runs marathons in his spare time, hopes to give Hugo Chavez a close race in elections next weekend, reports Philip Sherwell.  —  Henrique Capriles is hoping to give Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez a run for his money.
Washington Post:
Afghan troops get a lesson in American cultural ignorance  —  KABUL — During the Vietnam War, American soldiers shipped out armed with government-issued guides to the distant land and the mysterious people.  —  In Afghanistan, the U.S. military has tried training sessions, embedded cultural advisers …
Discussion: Power Line
Josh Gerstein / Reuters:
Supreme Court cases could stir 2012 race  —  As the presidential race heads into the home stretch, the Supreme Court is poised to wade into a series of contentious issues that neither President Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney seems eager to discuss.  —  The justices begin their next term on Monday.
Discussion: Althouse
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Faces Crucial Rulings in Coming Term
ABCNEWS:
On ‘This Week’: Gov. Chris Christie and David Plouffe  —  Chris Christie and David Plouffe on This Week (New Jersey State Governor's Office/ABC)  —  Days before the critical first presidential debate next week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and White House senior adviser David Plouffe join …
Discussion: Politico
Paul Ryan / CNN:
Ryan: 'I'm not counting on a gaffe' from Biden  —  (CNN) - GOP vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan said Sunday he's not counting on gaffes from Vice President Joe Biden when they debate on October 11.  —  “I don't think he will.  You know he doesn't do that in debates.
Discussion: Politico and Ballot Box
Kathie Obradovich / Des Moines Register:
Des Moines Register Iowa Poll: Obama leads Romney by 4 points  —  © Des Moines Register and Tribune Co.  —  President Barack Obama leads Republican nominee Mitt Romney 49 percent to 45 percent in the battleground state of Iowa, a new Des Moines Register Iowa Poll has found.
Des Moines Register:
Most voters have locked in choice  —  Thirty-seven days from Election Day, Iowa has few undecided voters left — just 2 percent.  —  But 10 percent of likely voters say they could still change their minds.  Of that group, more than half are independent voters.
Discussion: Politico
Boston Globe:
Elizabeth Warren appears to inch ahead of Scott Brown in new Globe poll, 43 - 38  —  But 18% of voters said they're still undecided  —  You are reading this article for FREE courtesy of BostonGlobe.com.  Get unlimited access.  —  With Elizabeth Warren and Senator Scott Brown preparing …
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
Dispatches From The War That Nobody Wants  —  As everybody knows, there is no such thing as a global war on terror anymore.  Instead we live in a harmonious world of interfaith comity with only the occasional criminal act that is quickly and competently handled by law enforcement officials.
Bryan Jacoutot / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
The attitude cultivated in America under one term of President Obama  —  Ignorance?  Apathy?  Mediocrity?  All of the above?  —  In a video taken outside a Romney rally, one Obama supporter shares why he won't vote for Romney.  Pay close attention, because this is what happens …
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Santorum plants seed for possible 2016 White House candidacy  —  Rick Santorum is positioning himself for a possible White House run in 2016.  —  The former Pennsylvania senator has thrown his support behind Mitt Romney, but it is clear he is mulling another White House bid down the road.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
In Libya, security was lax before attack that killed U.S. ambassador, officials say  —  On the eve of his death, U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was ebullient as he returned for the first time in his new role to Benghazi, the eastern Libyan city that embraced him as a savior during last year's civil war.
 
 
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats lay out second-term wish list for President Obama
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
The World We're Actually Living In
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Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
Over 1,000 rally against anti-Islam film in Dearborn; another protest planned today
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Is torturing “material witnesses” constitutional?
Discussion: New York Times
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Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
Defining moment eludes Mitt Romney
Decision Virginia:
Warner won't rule out bid for governor
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BBC:
Youngest inmate leaves Guantanamo
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Obama ‘saddened’ by death of former NYT publisher Sulzberger
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports Q3 digital subscribers hit 260K, for 11.9M in total, digital ad revenue rose 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic turned its first profit

Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

Ross Raihala / Twin Cities:
Q&A with Aaron Rupar on leaving Vox to start Public Notice on Substack, watching ~400 Trump rallies to share clips with his 989K followers on X, and more

 
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