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9:50 AM ET, October 3, 2012

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Exclusive: In heated '07 speech, Obama lavishes praise on Wright, says feds 'don't care' about New Orleans [VIDEO] — In a video obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama tells an audience of black ministers, including the Rev. Jeremiah Wright …

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

Is This The Video Drudge Is Teasing? — It's from an Obama speech at Hampton University. It has been online since 2007, and was widely circulated in the conservative blogosphere at the time. — Source: youtube.com — The YouTube clip above is not complete.

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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:

Obama campaign: Video touted on Drudge Report a ‘desperate attack’ — The Obama campaign called a video touted by conservative news aggregator Drudge Report as a potentially explosive development in the election a “transparent attempt to change the subject” from Mitt Romney's comments, made by his “allies.”

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette and Election 2012

Dan / Riehl World News:

Obama's incredibly weak response to newly released audio — From a report by Jake Tapper at ABC. Given how much time they had to prepare, you'd think Team Obama could craft something akin to a response to the newly reported video. — Evidently all they can do is be non-responsive and go on the attack.

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Weasel Zippers

Mary Bruce / ABCNEWS:

Full 2007 Video of Obama Emerges of Then-Senator Obama Claiming Federal Discrimination Against New Orleans — On the eve of the first presidential debate, the conservative website The Daily Caller Tuesday circulated previously unreported clips of a five-year-old speech in which then-Senator …

Discussion: americanthinker.com, The Daily Caller, Weasel Zippers, Riehl World News, Balloon Juice, “The Lid”, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite

BuzzFeed:

Romney Campaign Denies Involvement In Obama Video — Gitcho unsure of whether the speech being touted in conservative media contains anything newsworthy. — DENVER, Colo. — As conservative media buzzes about newly resurfaced footage of then-Senator Barack Obama delivering a 2007 speech …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite and Business Insider

Tucker Carlson / The Daily Caller:

Exclusive: In heated '07 speech, Obama lavishes praise on Wright, says feds 'don't care' about New Orleans [VIDEO] … As the speech continues, Obama makes repeated and all-but-explicit appeals to racial solidarity, referring to “our” people and “our neighborhoods,” as distinct from the white majority.

Discussion: theGrio, Power Line and Instapundit

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
In New ‘Bombshell’ Video, Obama Criticizes Federal Response To Hurricane Katrina

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Gawker

Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:

Paul Ryan: 30 Percent ‘Want Their Welfare State,’ 70 Percent ‘Want The American Dream’ (VIDEO) … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Paul Ryan, Video, 30 Percent, We Are The 47 Percent, We Are The 47 Percent, We Are The 47 Percent, Mitt Romney 2012 …

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CNN:

CNN Poll: Big shifts on role of government — Denver (CNN) - Hours before the first debate between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney, a showdown that will focus on domestic issues, a new national survey indicates that Americans have undergone some major changes …

Discussion: Politico

Mike Allen / Politico:

DEBATE DAY! 34 days to Nov. 6, 90 days to fiscal cliff — DEBATE KEYS: first 30 min.; first to mention Bill Clinton; Obama on Libya; Romney on 47% — Jake Tapper book sneak peek — ROMNEY REBOUND? After weeks of taking a beating in the media and from Republicans, Mitt Romney is finally catching …

Joe Biden / CNN:
Air Force Two aborts landing twice in one day

Discussion: New York Magazine and Politico

Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Joe Biden: Sex symbol?

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CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama at 70% among Latino voters

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Politico

Fox News:
Biden says middle class ‘buried’ the last 4 years, Republicans pounce

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and The Gateway Pundit

Joe Biden / CNN:
Romney camp seizes on ‘stunning admission’ by Biden

Discussion: Politico and The PJ Tatler

Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Hillary to Issa: You should reserve judgment about Benghazi until ... November; Update: Feds received “about a dozen” intel reports pointing to terrorism within hours of attack — Via Powerline, I think this is her version of a compromise. Deep down, she'd prefer that he held off until November 2016.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Washington Post, Betsy's Page, Reuters, The Lonely Conservative and New York Times

Reuters:

U.S. had early indications Libya attack tied to organized militants — (Reuters) - Within hours of last month's attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, President Barack Obama's administration received about a dozen intelligence reports suggesting militants connected to al Qaeda …

Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools

Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Clinton promises answers on Benghazi attack

Discussion: Right Wing News, Power Line, Guardian, GayPatriot, ABCNEWS, The Daily Beast, NewsBusters.org blogs, Weasel Zippers, Taylor Marsh, Wired and Villainous Company

Con Coughlin / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Did the White House order a cover-up over the murder of Libya's US Ambassador?

Discussion: Belmont Club, protein wisdom and Wall Street Journal

Domenico Montanaro / First Read:

NBC/WSJ poll: Obama holds lead in Ohio; statistical tie in Va., Fla. — Slideshow: On the campaign trail — In the final push in the 2012 presidential election, candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama make their last appeals to voters. — Launch slideshow

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and Election 2012

Roanoke College:
Roanoke College Poll: Obama opens significant lead over Romney; Kaine outpolls Allen in Senate race

Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Argo Journal

Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:

Obama, Romney Tied Among Likely Voters — President Obama and Mitt Romney are deadlocked among likely voters as they prepare to square off in their first presidential debate, according to the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll.

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Catherine Rampell / Economix:

The Math on the Romney-Ryan Tax Plan — On Fox News Sunday, Paul Ryan said that he didn't have time to explain the math behind his tax proposal. Fortunately I have a few minutes to spare, so I thought I'd pitch in. — Mr. Ryan and Mitt Romney have proposed a tax plan that would lower everyone's tax rates by 20 percent.

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Magazine, ThinkProgress, Ballot Box, Firedoglake, Liberal Values, Mother Jones, Hullabaloo, The Hill, The Maddow Blog, Washington Monthly and Daily Kos

Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Mitt Romney Floats $17,000 Limit On Tax Deductions

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Gregory J. Krieg / ABCNEWS:
Romney Talks Tax Break Before Debate

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Wonkblog, Slate, New York Times, A plain blog about politics and Daily Kos

Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:

Wary of Israel, Iran Is Said to Err in Strikes — The Iranian military was so apprehensive about the threat of an Israeli airstrike on its nuclear installations in 2007 and 2008 that it mistakenly fired on civilian airliners and, in one instance, on one of its own military aircraft …

Discussion: Israel Matzav and The Times of Israel

Shaun Waterman / Washington Times:

New software uses smartphone camera for spying — Researchers from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center have developed malicious software that can remotely seize control of the camera on an infected smartphone and employ it to spy on the phone's user. — The malware, dubbed “PlaceRaider …

Obama for America:

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