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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 …
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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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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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
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) and Sen. Kelly Ayotte …
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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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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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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 …
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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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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 …
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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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