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1:05 PM ET, October 7, 2012

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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 …
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Gibbs: Mitt Romney delivered ‘dishonest’ debate performance  —  Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs on Sunday accused Mitt Romney of delivering a “fundamentally dishonest” performance during last week's first presidential debate.  —  Gibbs said President Obama ended up debating against …
Discussion: Politico
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
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
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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
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 …
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Priebus lowers VP debate expectations, describes Biden as ‘gifted orator’  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus expressed optimism that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) would do well in Thursday night's vice presidential debate, but sought to downplay expectations, describing Vice President Joe Biden as a “gifted orator.”
Discussion: CNN, Politico and The Other McCain
Rasmussen Reports:
Ohio Senate: Brown (D) 46%, Mandel (R) 46%  —  The U.S. Senate race in Ohio is now a tie.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Ohio Voters finds incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown and his Republican challenger Josh Mandel each earning 46% support.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
It Could Be His Party  —  IN countries with parliamentary systems, political parties rarely lack for formal leadership.  When the British Tories or Canadian Liberals are out of power, they have an official prime minister-in-waiting standing by, and a “shadow cabinet” as well.
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: The Daily Caller, AllThingsD and CNN
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Mitt Romney is worth $250 million.  Why so little? … The article then goes through his listed assets, suggesting that Romney might be understating his wealth, based on... well, nothing, really.  —  It then tries to dream up reasons why Romney shouldn't be richer.  It doesn't credit any of them for being true.
Kevin Baker / New York Times:
Opinion: Republicans to Cities: Drop Dead  —  A LEADING Republican columnist, trying to re-stoke her candidate's faltering campaign before the first presidential debate, felt so desperate that she advised him to turn to cities.  —  “Wade into the crowd, wade into the fray …
 
 
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Two Presidents, Smoking and Scheming
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
After debate, Obama looks to move on
Charlie Neibergall / Rolling Stone:
Presidential Debate Aftermath: Mitt Romney Wins All-Important BS Contest
Discussion: Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Once-reluctant Mitt Romney opens up on the campaign trail
Discussion: New York Times
Thomas E. Ricks / New York Times:
Fear Factor  —  President Jacques Chirac of France …
Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
Congress to probe security flaws for Libya diplomats
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Obamas Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and CNN
Steven Shepard / NationalJournal.com:
Poll: Apparent Slide for Obama Following Debate
 Earlier Items: 
Daniel J. Mitchell / Townhall.com:
A Sign of the Apocalypse? The French and Italians Are More Fiscally Conservative than Americans!
Discussion: Power Line
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama lead down to 2 in Wisconsin
Richard McGregor / Financial Times:
Mitt Romney: born to run?
Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette and CNN
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Citizens United poll claims tight race in Ohio
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Associated Press:
Pol: Evolution lie from ‘hell’
Reuters:
Israeli air force shoots down drone aircraft
 

 
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Athena Stavrou / The Independent:
More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt quits as a contributing columnist at WaPo, after abruptly leaving a Post live video event hosted by Jonathan Capehart

Devin Gordon / New York Times:
AI in Hollywood is a tech leap with a vast impact but remains a tool, not a replacement, for creatives; its speed, quality, and cost allow for VFX breakthroughs

 
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