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11:05 PM ET, October 9, 2012

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Toby Harnden / Daily Mail:
Obama ‘believed he had BEATEN Romney’ in Denver debate - after ignoring advice of top aides on preparation  —  President Barack Obama did not take his debate preparation seriously, ignored the advice of senior aides and walked off the stage in Denver believing he had got the better of Mitt Romney …
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Sesame Workshop / The Sesame Workshop Blog:
Sesame Workshop Response to Campaign Ads  —  Sesame Workshop is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization and we do not endorse candidates or participate in political campaigns.  We have approved no campaign ads, and as is our general practice, have requested that the ad be taken down.
Donovan Slack / Politico:
Obama camp: Ad responds to ‘outcry’  —  While some have questioned the campaign's seriousness and intent to put money behind the ad in swing states, Psaki maintained that it is running on cable networks - albeit during comedy shows - that swing-state viewers watch.
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Obama Ad About Big Bird Cannot Find One Prominent Wall Street Criminal Prosecuted By Administration  —  This is an amusing ad by the Obama campaign, poking fun at Mitt Romney's comment in the first debate about eliminating funding for PBS and Big Bird.  President Obama has been getting …
CNN:
Romney on taxes: “I want high income people to continue to pay the same share they do today.”
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Sesame Street asks Obama campaign to take down attack ad featuring Big Bird
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Romney doubles down on Big Bird
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Team Obama Big Bird ad mocks Mitt
CNN:
Romney plucks Big Bird attack
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Romney 49%, Obama 47% Among Likely Voters  —  Registered voter trend suggests Obama is recovering from post-debate drop  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Mitt Romney holds a slight edge over Barack Obama — 49% to 47% — in Gallup's initial “likely voter” estimate, encompassing interviews from Oct. 2-8.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Race tightening up in battleground Ohio  —  (CNN) - On the day that both presidential candidates are campaigning in Ohio, a new poll indicates a close contest in the race for the Buckeye State's 18 electoral votes.  —  According to a CNN/ORC International poll (PDF) …
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Why The Gallup Poll Numbers Are Likely To Get Worse For Obama In The Next Two Days
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Romney says abortion legislation isn't part of his agenda  —  Mitt Romney today said no abortion legislation is part of his agenda, but he would prohibit federally-funded international nonprofits from providing abortions in other countries.  —  “There's no legislation with regards to abortion …
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Eric Kleefeld / Talking Points Memo:
Josh Romney: Dad ‘Learned How To Debate An Obstinate Child’
Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:   Mitt Romney Abortion Stance Changes, As Candidate Says He Won't Push To Restrict Access
Associated Press:
US OFFICIALS: WE DIDN'T LINK LIBYA ATTACK TO VIDEO  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about why the Obama administration used …
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
State Department: No video protest at the Benghazi consulate
Discussion: National Review and Pirate's Cove
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Before attack on U.S. mission in Libya, State Dept. concluded risk of violence was high
Discussion: Hot Air
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Security Officer in Libya Refers to Post Being Directed to “Normalize” Operations and Reduce U.S. Security Presence
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Stephen Gandel / Fortune:
Welch can't take the heat: I quit  —  The former top GE executive says he will no longer write for Fortune following coverage of his jobs conspiracy tweet.  —  FORTUNE — Jack Welch has left our building, metaphorically that is.  —  Welch said he will no longer contribute …
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Stephen Gandel / Fortune:
Obama trounces Welch's job record
Senator Charles E. Schumer:
IN SPEECH, SCHUMER CALLS FOR ‘SCRAPPING’ REAGAN-STYLE TAX REFORM MODEL USED BY SIMPSON-BOWLES—SAYS WITH HUGE DEFICIT, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOWER TOP RATE FOR WEALTHY  —  Simpson-Bowles, Gang of Six Both Adhered to '86 Model—Which Calls For Trimming Loopholes to Pay for Rate Reductions
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Schumer Speech on Taxes Shakes Up Deficit Talks
Kerry Picket / Washington Times:   New book shows U.S. top earners pay larger share of taxes than any other industrialized nation
Fox News:
AP publishes unflattering pic of Romney bending over  —  This photo of Mitt Romney posing with students of Fairfield Elementary School in Fairfield, Va., was published Monday by the Associated Press.AP  —  It was a news photo that, as Gawker quipped, was “ripe for captioning.”
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
No White House Press Briefing in Last 15 Days  —  The White House has not held a press briefing in the last 15 days, according to records on the White House's website.  The last one was held on September 24, 2012, by White House press secretary Jay Carney.  —  However, in that 15 day time period …
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iowahawk:
White House Scientists Struggle to Contain Outbreak of Scrutonium
Discussion: Instapundit and Naked DC
Brookings Institute:
Mitt Romney's Tax Proposals: Understanding the Debate  —  For months, Mitt Romney had been advocating tax cut proposals that would reduce revenues by about $5 trillion over the next decade, and that were heavily tilted toward the rich.  Yet he did not explain how he would pay for these cuts, just that he somehow would.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Math Responds to Romney
Ross Tuttle / The Nation:
Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F***king Mutt’ [VIDEO]  —  Exclusive audio obtained by The Nation of a stop-and-frisk carried out by the New York Police Department freshly reveals the discriminatory and unprofessional way in which this controversial policy is being implemented on the city's streets.
Justin Snow / Poliglot:
ACLJ Attorney Fired After Online Accusations of Gay Relationships  —  A conservative Christian legal group has fired one of its senior attorneys after reports surfaced on the Internet that he may have had romantic relationships with younger men.  —  The American Center for Law & Justice …
Yahoo! News:
Straws in the wind or canaries in the coal mines?  Warning signs the Obama campaign shouldn't ignore  —  Maybe it's because I was told there'd be no math when I got into politics, but there comes a point in every campaign when I run screaming from the torrent of poll numbers and go looking …
Discussion: Riehl World News
Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
The CEO Who Built Himself America's Largest House Just Threatened to Fire His Employees if Obama's Elected  —  David Siegel is the founder and CEO of Westgate Resorts, a huge national timeshare company and one of the largest resort developers in the world.  In 2007 he was a billionaire …
Nate Cohn / The New Republic:
Daily Breakdown: Pay Attention To Dates  —  If you missed yesterday's polls, check out this recap.  Long story short: the tracking polls initially suggested that Romney's bounce began to recede, then Pew Research pointed toward an extremely large bounce for Romney.
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Ohio asks to curb early voting (UPDATED)  —  UPDATED 4:55 pm Justice Kagan has asked for a response to the Ohio application, to be filed by 7 p.m. on Friday.  —  State officials in Ohio on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court for permission to close the voting booths to early voters …
Discussion: Washington Wire and Law Blog
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Dem pollster delivers wake-up call to Obama  —  Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg is not known for flinching from delivering bad news to Democratic politicians, and his new diagnosis of Obama's slippage in the polls is no exception.  —  Greenberg told me in an interview that his new research persuaded …
 
 
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Obama cultists' crack-up
Emma Barnett / Telegraph:
Julia Gillard's blistering attack on sexism was her best card
Discussion: Gawker and Newsy
Josh Eidelson / Salon:
Walmart strikes spread to more states
Discussion: Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Republican Candidate In Arkansas Says Parents Should Seek Death Penalty Against ‘Rebellious Children’
Jay P. Greene / Wall Street Journal:
Jay Greene: The Imaginary Teacher Shortage
Discussion: Cato @ Liberty
 Earlier Items: 
Matt Bai / New York Times:
Is There Life After Mitt?  —  Not long ago, David Winston …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and The Caucus
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life:
“Nones” on the Rise  —  One-in-Five Adults Have No Religious Affiliation
Politico:
Inside the campaign: The Romney rebellion