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WHDH-TV:
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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Libby Denkmann / MyNorthwest.com:
Romney's emotional story remembered very differently by friend of fallen SEAL — Listen: Romney's emotional story remembered very differently by friend of fallen SEAL — On the stump in Iowa Tuesday, Mitt Romney got emotional when he revealed that he met former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty at a holiday party some years ago.
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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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Politicker, The Hill and Booman Tribune
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, The Powers That Be and Planet Washington
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
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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Sister Toldjah
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Erika Johnsen / Hot Air:
Tapper to WH on Benghazi: So, wouldn't it be President Obama who shot first and aimed later? — If you'll recall, in the immediate wake of the breaking news of the riots in Cairo and Benghazi in September, the biggest question on the mainstream media's collective mind was not anything in the vein of …
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Mediaite, Babalú Blog and The Looking Spoon Blog
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Security Officer on State Department Blocking Requests: ‘For Me the Taliban Is Inside the Building’ — Libyans walk on the grounds of the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.
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Weekly Standard, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler and Babalú Blog
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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
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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NewsBusters.org
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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The Atlantic Wire, ABCNEWS, Politico, The Other McCain, National Review and The Lonely Conservative
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Forget Big Bird. What about the Snuffleupagus in the room?
Forget Big Bird. What about the Snuffleupagus in the room?
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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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Washington Wire, PolicyMic, Business Insider, Planet Washington, Washington Examiner, Althouse and Election 2012
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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 Planet Washington
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
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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Washington Wire, Daily Kos and Mediaite
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Angst grows among Obama supporters
Angst grows among Obama supporters
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CNN, Election 2012, Riehl World News and Taegan Goddard's …
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 …
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Anti-Abortion Activists Call Romney's New Comments A Gaffe, Not A Change Of Heart — Anti-abortion groups are thoroughly convinced Mitt Romney is still one of them, despite his remarks Tuesday in Iowa that abortion would not be a part of his legislative agenda if elected.
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Politico, BuzzFeed, Guardian, Daily Kos, PolicyMic, National Review, CNN and First Read
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Douglas Johnson / nrlc.org:
Biden-Ryan Versus Obama on Abortion Policy
Biden-Ryan Versus Obama on Abortion Policy
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Hot Air, Weekly Standard and Instapundit
Declan Walsh / New York Times:
Pakistan Angry Over Taliban Shooting of Schoolgirl — KARACHI, Pakistan — Doctors on Wednesday removed a bullet from a Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, as Pakistanis from across the political and religious spectrum united in revulsion at the attack on the 14-year-old education rights campaigner.
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William J. Dobson / Slate:
Why the Taliban Fears Teenage Girls
Why the Taliban Fears Teenage Girls
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BBC, New York Times, Guardian and The Daily Dish
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.
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
I watched the debate again... and I didn't think Obama was that bad. — Last night — between sleeps — I found the debate in my iPhone and watched it straight through (except for the closing statements). Last week, watching the debate live, I did not think Obama was especially bad …
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Maggie's Farm and Instapundit
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Billionaire CEO Threatens To Fire Employees If Obama Wins — The CEO of a massive timeshare company sent an email about the upcoming election to his employees yesterday, threatening to fire some of them if President Obama wins re-election. — David Siegel, who owns Florida-based Westgate Resorts …
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The Daily Beast, Hullabaloo, Cognitive Dissonance and Mediaite
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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Althouse, Maggie's Farm and ACS Blog
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Changed Court Revisits Affirmative Action in College Admissions
A Changed Court Revisits Affirmative Action in College Admissions
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USA Today, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast, Democracy in America and The Week
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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The Impolitic, The Maddow Blog, Daily Kos, The Hinterland Gazette and Taylor Marsh
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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New York Magazine, The Agonist, City Desk, DCist, Washington Examiner, Riehl World News and Gothamist
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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Mediaite, JIMROMENESKO.COM and New York Magazine
Bloomberg:
Facebook Fought SEC to Keep Mobile Risks Hidden Before IPO — When Facebook Inc. (FB) filed its proposal Feb. 1 to go public, it touted the effectiveness of ads linked to customers' friends, citing research from Nielsen, the audience-counting company. — Barbara Jacobs, an assistant director …
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