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11:00 AM ET, October 7, 2012

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
As More Vote by Mail, Faulty Ballots Could Impact Elections  —  An absentee ballot in Florida.  Almost 2 percent of mailed ballots are rejected, double the rate for in-person voting.  More Photos »  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On the morning of the primary here in August …
Discussion: Althouse
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Simon van Zuylen-Wood / Washington Monthly:
Real Live Voter Fraud  —  Jaded by relentless GOP vote suppression efforts directed towards phantom voter impersonators, it's easy to forget that real fraud actually happens.  Today Adam Liptak of the New York Times surveys some recent problems with absentee ballots, which now make up twenty percent of all votes.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Capitol Assets: Congress's wealthiest mostly shielded from effects of deep recession  —  If you could peer deeply into how the 535 members of Congress handle their money, what would you find?  —  You would see a diversity of investment strategies and results, from those who put their money into riskier …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Romney TV ad: Obama ‘not telling the truth’ about tax reform plans  —  Mitt Romney on Sunday unveiled a new TV ad pushing back on President Obama's claims the Republican challenger misrepresented the GOP ticket's tax reform plans in Wednesday's debate.  —  “President Obama continues …
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Elizabeth Titus / Politico:
Tech glitch hits Jon Stewart-Bill O'Reilly debate  —  Fans hoping to tune into the much-hyped mock debate between cable TV pundits Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly Saturday were left frustrated as the Internet livestream crashed.  —  The Comedy Central figure and the Fox News host met …
Discussion: Speakeasy, CNN and AllThingsD
Reuters:
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
Discussion: Blogs of War
Steven Shepard / NationalJournal.com:
Poll: Apparent Slide for Obama Following Debate  —  A one-day poll suggests the president's debate performance cost him.  —  A new poll shows a slight change in the presidential race immediately following Wednesday night's debate in Denver, with a 4-point lead for President Obama …
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Campaign surrogates Ayotte, O'Malley spar on job numbers, presidential debate  —  Surrogates for President Obama and Mitt Romney vied for the upper hand Sunday on the new jobless rate and what last week's debate means for the presidential race.  —  Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) …
Discussion: Politico
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Obamas Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary  —  President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are getting their anniversary date night after all — just a few days late during a busy re-election campaign.  —  The Obamas arrived at Bourbon Steak in the Georgetown section of Washington …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and CNN
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’
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.
Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
Congress to probe security flaws for Libya diplomats  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  (CBS News) WASHINGTON - CBS News has learned that congressional investigators have issued a subpoena to a former top security official at the US mission in Libya.  The official is Lt. Col. Andy Wood …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Once-reluctant Mitt Romney opens up on the campaign trail  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mitt Romney, his friends often say, is a private man in a public world.  But with just one month left until the election, he has calculated that to win the presidency he must do what for years he has been loath to …
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Thomas E. Ricks / New York Times:
Fear Factor  —  President Jacques Chirac of France …
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Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
California Struggles With High Gas Prices
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and GayPatriot
Daniel J. Mitchell / Townhall.com:
A Sign of the Apocalypse? The French and Italians Are More Fiscally Conservative than Americans!
Discussion: Power Line
Richard McGregor / Financial Times:
Mitt Romney: born to run?
Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette and CNN
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Citizens United poll claims tight race in Ohio
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
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