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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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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
U.S. Security Official in Libya Tells Congressional Investigators About ‘Inappropriately Low’ Security at Benghazi Post — ABC News has learned that Eric Nordstrom, the former Regional Security Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Libya, has told congressional investigators that security …
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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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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker launches PR offensive on eve of hearing on Libya Consulate attack
GOP lawmaker launches PR offensive on eve of hearing on Libya Consulate attack
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Benghazi attack may cloud Clinton's legacy
Benghazi attack may cloud Clinton's legacy
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
State Department: No video protest at the Benghazi consulate
State Department: No video protest at the Benghazi consulate
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Roger Simon / Politico:
Eat crow and pray for Joe — When Barack Obama was up by 4 percentage points in the polls, the media said the race was a dead heat. — Now that Obama is down by 4 percentage points in the polls, the media say he is dead meat. — The media giveth, and the media taketh away. Fickle be the name of the media.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Big stakes for Biden and Ryan in VP debate
Big stakes for Biden and Ryan in VP debate
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Paul Ryan: ‘Inner City’ People Need To Be Taught ‘Good Discipline, Good Character’
Paul Ryan: ‘Inner City’ People Need To Be Taught ‘Good Discipline, Good Character’
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Arlette Saenz / ABCNEWS:
Biden To Answer Questions at Vice Presidential Debate After Months of No National TV Interviews
Biden To Answer Questions at Vice Presidential Debate After Months of No National TV Interviews
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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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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Abortion Stance Changes, As Candidate Says He Won't Push To Restrict Access … FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Abortion, Elections 2012, Video, Mitt Romney Des Moines Register, Mitt Romney Abortion, Mitt Romney 2012, Women's News, Politics News
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Kaili Joy Gray / Daily Kos:
Romney: Abortion is not ‘part of my agenda.’ Romney campaign: Oh yes it is.
Romney: Abortion is not ‘part of my agenda.’ Romney campaign: Oh yes it is.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney interview — In a Tuesday evening phone interview with Right Turn, Mitt Romney called out the White House for “misrepresenting” events in Libya and brushed off the post-debate attacks on him as ineffective. He also gave a friendly warning to running mate Paul Ryan …
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gibbs: Big Bird ad raised ‘important point’
Gibbs: Big Bird ad raised ‘important point’
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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
Obama ‘believed he had BEATEN Romney’ in Denver debate - after ignoring advice of top aides on preparation
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Tears of a Clown — Obama's torpor sends Andrew Sullivan into a heartbroken rage.
Tears of a Clown — Obama's torpor sends Andrew Sullivan into a heartbroken rage.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Romney doubles down on Big Bird
Romney doubles down on Big Bird
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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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Jack Welch / Wall Street Journal:
I Was Right About That Strange Jobs Report — The economy would need to be growing at breakneck speed for unemployment to drop to 7.8% from 8.3% in the course of two months. — Imagine a country where challenging the ruling authorities—questioning, say, a piece of data released by central headquarters …
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Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
State Dept reveals new details of Benghazi attack — WASHINGTON (AP) — All was quiet outside the U.S. Consulate as evening fell on Benghazi and President Barack Obama's envoy to Libya was retiring after a day of diplomatic meetings. — There was no indication of the harrowing events …
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Dana Hughes / ABCNEWS:
Attack on Benghazi Consulate ‘Unprecedented,’ State Department Official Says — The size and “lethality” of the attack on the U.S. consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, that left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead was “unprecedented,” a senior State Department official said today.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Oct. 9: Romney Erases Obama's Convention Bounce in Forecast — Following another day of strong polling on Tuesday, Mitt Romney advanced into the best position in the FiveThirtyEight forecast since the party conventions. His chances of winning the Electoral College are now 28.8 percent in the forecast, his highest since Aug. 29.
BuzzFeed:
Romney Son, Tagg, Takes Charge — The eldest is “the most trusted individual in Mitt's life,” after Mom. The family versus the advisers. — Tagg Romney (left) with his parents and consultants Eric Fehrnstrom (right) and Stuart Stevens. — Image by Reuters/Brian Snyder / Reuters
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Sarah Palin Says She's Writing a Fitness Book — New photos of Sarah Palin looking very thin have caused a stir online, and now the former Alaska governor and 2008 VP nominee tells PEOPLE she's just fine and is, in fact, working with her family on a new fitness book.
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Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: The State of the Race, Four Weeks Out — So where are we, four weeks out? Romney suddenly finds himself with a lead in the polls, making liberals panicked and conservatives jubilant — an interesting change of pace. — But I actually see more continuity than change here.
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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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
House, Senate campaigns welcome lobbyists shunned by Team Obama — Democratic lobbyists shunned by President Obama's campaign are turning their attention to Senate and House races in a bid for relevance as the fall's action shifts to battleground states. — Lobbyists and other senior K …
Stephen Gandel / Fortune:
Obama trounces Welch's job record — Jack Welch's hiring history isn't much to tweet about. — FORTUNE — Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, has attacked the notion that President Obama and his policies are creating jobs. On Friday, Welch in a message sent through Twitter accused …
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Stephen Gandel / Fortune:
Welch can't take the heat: I quit
Welch can't take the heat: I quit
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