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10:30 PM ET, October 6, 2012

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Israeli air force shoots down drone aircraft — The Israeli air force shot down a drone after it crossed into southern Israel on Saturday, the military ...more — JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli air force shot down a drone after it crossed into southern Israel on Saturday, the military said …

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Yaakov Lappin / Jerusalem Post:

IAF shoots down UAV in northern Negev — UAV enters Israel's airspace from Mediterranean, shot down by F-16s; origin of craft unknown, IDF believes sent to gather intel. — The Israel Air Force on Saturday shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that had crossed into Israel's airspace …

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Nick Coltrainupdated / Athens Daily News:

Broun: Evolution, big bang theory are “lies straight from the pit of hell” — Evolution and the big bang theory are “lies to keep me and all the folks who are taught that from understanding that they need a savior,” U.S. Rep. Paul Broun said in a recently released video.

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Associated Press:

Pol: Evolution lie from ‘hell’ — ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are “lies straight from the pit of hell” meant to convince people that they do not need a savior. — The Republican lawmaker …

Jennifer Epstein / Politico:

Obama nears $1 billion after raising $181 million in Sept. … President Barack Obama's re-election effort raked $181 million in contributions in September, his campaign said Saturday, bringing the total raised during this election cycle to nearly $950 million with a month to go until Election Day.

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CNN:

Obama raises $181 million in September, campaign says — (CNN) - President Barack Obama's campaign raised $181 million in September, out-raising by far its previous monthly record, the campaign said in online posts Saturday. — CNN reported earlier this week that a Democratic source …

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Wall Street Journal:
Romney Gets a Post-Debate Jolt

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CNN:
Obama, Romney wrangle over economy in weekly addresses

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Obama lead down to 2 in Wisconsin — PPP's newest Wisconsin poll finds a big debate bump for Mitt Romney in the state. Two weeks ago he trailed Barack Obama by 7 points there, 52-45. Now he's pulled to within two points, with Obama's lead now just 49-47.

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Daniel J. Mitchell / Townhall.com:

A Sign of the Apocalypse? The French and Italians Are More Fiscally Conservative than Americans! — When I first saw this polling data, I thought we had some great news. After all, it shows that Americans - by a margin of more than 4-to-1 - want to reduce the burden of government spending.

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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Bill Maher Rips Obama's Debate Performance: ‘Looked Like He Took My Million And Spent It All On Weed’ — During his opening monologue tonight, Bill Maher admitted he was not happy with how President Obama did during his first big debate this week. He told his audience that Obama undeniably …

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Richard McGregor / Financial Times:

Mitt Romney: born to run? — Mitt Romney's campaign was faltering until his debate with Barack Obama this week. The Republican candidate's supporters yearn for the ‘real’ Romney. But who is he really, and can he turn his story around? By Richard McGregor

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John Celock / The Huffington Post:

Jon Hubbard, Arkansas Legislator, Says Slavery May ‘Have Been A Blessing’ In New Book … FOLLOW: — Immigration, Video, Arkansas Republicans, Arkansas Politics, Arkansas-Legislature, Hitler, Integration, Jon Hubbard, Nazis, Slavery, Politics News — Jon Hubbard, a Republican member …

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Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Citizens United poll claims tight race in Ohio — The Republican-leaning outside group Citizens United is releasing a poll showing a tight presidential race and a tight Senate contest in Ohio, the key battleground where Mitt Romney has consistently been behind in public and private polls.

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