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Mother of Navy Seal killed in Libya speaks out — BOSTON (WHDH) — The attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya became a major issue on the campaign trail and the mother of a Navy Seal killed in the violence is voicing her anger that Mitt Romney is speaking about her son on the campaign trail.
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BuzzFeed:
Mother Of Slain SEAL Tells Romney To Stop Talking About Her Son — After telling the story one last time in Ohio, the campaign says it will be removed from the stump speech. — MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — At a town hall here Wednesday, Mitt Romney re-told a story he first revealed earlier …
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ABCNEWS:
Romney Drops SEAL Story After Mother Complains — ABC News' Michael Falcone and Emily Friedman report: — Mitt Romney's campaign said today he will stop citing his meeting with a former Navy Seal killed in last month's terror attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya after the victim's mother protested his use of her son's death.
CNN:
Romney dropping ex-SEAL story after family complaint
Romney dropping ex-SEAL story after family complaint
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Libby Denkmann / MyNorthwest.com:
Romney's emotional story remembered very differently by friend of fallen SEAL
Romney's emotional story remembered very differently by friend of fallen SEAL
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Business Insider
Josh Peterson / The Daily Caller:
ABC News scrambles to cover up Barack Obama's attendance at VP debate moderator's wedding — President Barack Obama was a guest at the 1991 wedding of ABC senior foreign correspondent and vice presidential debate moderator Martha Raddatz, The Daily Caller has learned.
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ABCNEWS:
Obama Says He Was ‘Just Too Polite’ at Debate — Conceding that he failed to deliver at last week's debate, President Obama says he was “just too polite” and that voters should expect “a little more activity” next week in round two. — In a radio interview on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show …
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Black America Web:
‘The Big Chief’ Calls Home
‘The Big Chief’ Calls Home
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Weekly Standard, The Hill, Planet Washington and The Powers That Be
Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
ABC News Pushes Back At Daily Caller For Martha Raddatz Bias Accusation
ABC News Pushes Back At Daily Caller For Martha Raddatz Bias Accusation
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Politico, The Week and The Daily Caller
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Forget Big Bird. What about the Snuffleupagus in the room? — The Obama campaign's new ad ruffles my feathers. — It's not the message per se. The Big Bird spot fairly points out that Mitt Romney seems more interested in cracking down on “Sesame Street” than on Wall Street.
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
U.S. Security Official in Libya Tells Congressional Investigators About ‘Inappropriately Low’ Security at Benghazi Post
U.S. Security Official in Libya Tells Congressional Investigators About ‘Inappropriately Low’ Security at Benghazi Post
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
State Dept. officials contradict claims on deadly Libya attack
State Dept. officials contradict claims on deadly Libya attack
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
What Happened In Benghazi — Today's Q's for O's WH — 10/10/12
What Happened In Benghazi — Today's Q's for O's WH — 10/10/12
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Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog:
The GOP's embassy security problem
The GOP's embassy security problem
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Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Rep. Issa closes in on Clinton — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is setting his sights on his biggest political target yet: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. — Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is treading more carefully than he did with his investigation …
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BuzzFeed:
Brutal Ad Hits White House On Libya Timeline Contradictions — Though it runs a little long, the Heritage Foundation's excellently crafted new video is worth a watch for anybody who's a fan of political attack ads. — Dorsey Shaw — a half hour ago — respond
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BuzzFeed:
White House Press Secretary In A Bind On Libya — Jay Carney said Wednesday that he “never said we don't know if it's terrorism,” but dodged in September when asked directly if it was a terrorist attack — 10/10: “I never said, I never said we don't know if it's terrorism.” — Source: youtube.com
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Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
President Obama Insists ‘Fundamentals’ of Election Favor Him Despite ‘Bad Night’ at Debate — WASHINGTON - President Obama says the “fundamentals” of the 2012 presidential race remain unchanged following a weak debate performance in Denver that rattled his supporters and gave fresh momentum to Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Angst grows among Obama supporters — First came the nausea. Then came the anxiety. — After months of watching Mitt Romney twist in the media glare, a growing number of President Barack Obama's supporters — though confined for now to a noisy minority of liberals …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Anti-Abortion Activists Call Romney's New Comments A Gaffe, Not A Change Of Heart
Anti-Abortion Activists Call Romney's New Comments A Gaffe, Not A Change Of Heart
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Gov. Rick Perry backs Mitt Romney on abortion
Gov. Rick Perry backs Mitt Romney on abortion
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Biden Viewed Unfavorably, Divided Opinions about Ryan — No Clear Winner Expected in VP Debate — OVERVIEW — Ahead of Thursday's vice presidential debate, more voters view Joe Biden unfavorably than favorably, while opinions about Paul Ryan are more evenly divided.
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Joe Biden / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: How Ryan sharpens debate skills
CNN Exclusive: How Ryan sharpens debate skills
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Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill and Election 2012
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Ryan: Romney and I are ‘unified’ on abortion
Ryan: Romney and I are ‘unified’ on abortion
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CNN, First Read and Election 2012
Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Scott DesJarlais, Pro-Life Republican Congressman And Doctor, Pressured Mistress Patient To Get Abortion … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Abortion, Elections 2012, Video, Scott DesJarlais, Scott DesJarlais Abortion, Scott DesJarlais Patient, Susan DesJarlais, Scott Desjarlais Divorce …
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
New O'Keefe video: Obama campaign staffer caught helping activist vote twice — Videographer James O'Keefe's Project Veritas caught an official for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign helping who she thought was an Obama supporter set herself up to vote more than once in November.
Deborah Charles / Reuters:
Romney takes slight lead over Obama in presidential race: Reuters/Ipsos poll — (Reuters) - Republican challenger Mitt Romney has pulled ahead of President Barack Obama in the race for the White House for the first time in more than a month and leads 45 percent to 44 percent among likely voters …
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Business Insider
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Romney ahead in polls for first time, gains ground with women voters
Romney ahead in polls for first time, gains ground with women voters
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The Caucus, WMUR, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and The Moderate Voice
BuzzFeed:
Romney Son, Tagg, Takes Charge
Romney Son, Tagg, Takes Charge
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Kevin Russell / SCOTUSblog:
Halftime report at Fisher oral argument — The attorney representing the student challenging the use of race in admissions at the University of Texas just sat down. Nothing terribly surprising. The liberals dominated the questioning and were unsurprisingly skeptical.
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Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Immediate post-argument recap
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
New York S**tty — After two full weeks of moving to and living in New York City, I just got back to DC for ten days (doctor's appointments, etc.). All I can say is: what a relief. — Moving is never easy; moving to New York City even harder. Moving to New York while blogging an election …
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Bill Clinton works Las Vegas crowd, mocking Mitt Romney — Speaking on President Obama's behalf, he characterizes the Republican's moderate talk during the debate as hypocritical in hopes of holding on to Nevada's electoral votes. — Former President Clinton campaigns for President Obama at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas.
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Pollster pulls out of Fla., NC and Va., says Obama can't win there — Suffolk University pollster David Paleologos, whose polls are aggregated into mainstream averages to show where the presidential race stands in the swing states, said he's finished polling in Florida …
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New York Magazine
David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
AP: We ‘Fell Short’ By Not Providing Full Explanation Of Photo Of Romney Bent Over — AP senior vice president and executive editor Kathleen Carroll said in a statement Wednesday the news organization “fell short” by not providing the full context in an image of Mitt Romney bent over in front of a surprised looking girl:
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