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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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Middle Earth Journal, Business Insider and Balloon Juice
ABCNEWS:
Romney Drops SEAL Story After Mother Complains
Romney Drops SEAL Story After Mother Complains
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Hot Air, Mediaite and Washington Free Beacon
CNN:
Romney dropping ex-SEAL story after family complaint
Romney dropping ex-SEAL story after family complaint
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WCVB.com and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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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Doug Ross, CANNONFIRE, Washington Wire, Vodkapundit, Mediaite, The Political Carnival, Moe Lane, theGrio, The Gateway Pundit, Jammie Wearing Fools and Gawker
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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Hot Air, Weekly Standard, The Other McCain, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The PJ Tatler and Weasel Zippers
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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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NewsBusters.org
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
State Dept. acknowledges rejecting requests for more security in Benghazi
State Dept. acknowledges rejecting requests for more security in Benghazi
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ABCNEWS, Reuters and Outside the Beltway
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
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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Newsy, 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, Election 2012, Planet Washington and The Hill
Craig Bannister / CNSNews:
Biden Complains People ‘Can Barely Pay To Fill Their Gas Tank’ - Back In '08 Debate
Biden Complains People ‘Can Barely Pay To Fill Their Gas Tank’ - Back In '08 Debate
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protein wisdom, Instapundit, Jammie Wearing Fools and Washington Post
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 …
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, Cognitive Dissonance, Hullabaloo and Mediaite
BuzzFeed:
Mysterious Building In Obama Campaign “Big Bird” Ad Is Bosnian Hotel — The headquarters of “evil genius” Big Bird appears to be the Radon Plaza Hotel, a five star hotel in Sarajevo,Bosnia Herzegovina. Why? Who knows — an Obama campaign spokesman declined to comment. — Andrew Kaczynski
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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New York Times, Guardian, BBC and The Daily Dish
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
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, ACS Blog and Maggie's Farm
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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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Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Daily Beast, The Week and Democracy in America
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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BuzzFeed, Politico, Guardian, Daily Kos, PolicyMic, First Read, CNN and Shakesville
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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.
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, alicublog, City Desk, The Agonist, DCist, Washington Examiner, Riehl World News and Gothamist
Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
The Grieving Widow Behind Romney's Personal Story — Jane Horton, 26, picture with Mitt and Ann Romney. Horton's husband, Chris Horton, is featured in Romney's stump speech. — Jane Horton began crying on the other end of the phone when she learned that Mitt Romney had been using the story …
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Weasel Zippers and AEIdeas
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, The Hinterland Gazette, Taylor Marsh and Daily Kos
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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Mashable! and MarketBeat
David Catanese / Politico:
Brown, Warren spar on substance in 3rd debate — Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren drew bright contrasts on taxes, spending and regulations Wednesday night during a high-paced Massachusetts Senate debate that focused mostly on fiscal issues.
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CNN