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usccb.org:
USCCB Responds To Inaccurate Statement Of Fact On HHS Mandate Made During Vice Presidential Debate — WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following statement, October 12. Full text follows: — Last night, the following statement was made during …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
How Biden could become Romney's VP … It might be hard to believe after his assault on Mitt Romney in last night's debate, but there's a scenario under which Joe Biden could serve as Mitt Romney's vice president. — As noted in an earlier post, there are plausible scenarios under …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Nielsen: 51.4 million watched VP debate
Nielsen: 51.4 million watched VP debate
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
In Biden's Debate, Aides See Inspiration but Don't Expect Imitation
In Biden's Debate, Aides See Inspiration but Don't Expect Imitation
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The Caucus, The Huffington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, CNN, BuzzFeed and Reuters
Alex Wong / Rolling Stone:
The Vice Presidential Debate: Joe Biden Was Right to Laugh
The Vice Presidential Debate: Joe Biden Was Right to Laugh
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National Review, Washington Post and Balloon Juice
BuzzFeed:
Why Did Mitt Romney Pick Paul Ryan, Again?
Why Did Mitt Romney Pick Paul Ryan, Again?
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Washington Monthly, Guardian, Slate and The Monkey Cage
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Biden rattles Ryan
Biden rattles Ryan
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
TiVo: ‘47 percent’ exchange most-watched
TiVo: ‘47 percent’ exchange most-watched
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Piers Morgan, News Desk and CNN
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Generation War
The Generation War
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Amy Davidson / News Desk:
The Abortion Debate: Biden's Faith, Ryan's Extremism
The Abortion Debate: Biden's Faith, Ryan's Extremism
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The Daily Beast, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh, Religion Dispatches, PolicyMic and The Daily Dish
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Author Ed Klein: As Benghazi blame nears Hillary, Clintons grow furious — With tensions between President Obama and the Clintons at a new low, former President Bill Clinton is moving fast to develop a contingency plan for how his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton …
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
White House: Obama and Biden were never aware of requests for more Benghazi security
White House: Obama and Biden were never aware of requests for more Benghazi security
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Dana Hughes / ABCNEWS:
Clinton: ‘To This Day We Do Not Have A Complete Picture’
Clinton: ‘To This Day We Do Not Have A Complete Picture’
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Bloomberg:
The Final Word on Mitt Romney's Tax Plan — Mitt Romney's campaign says I'm full of it. I said Romney's tax plan is mathematically impossible: he can't simultaneously keep his pledges to cut tax rates 20 percent and repeal the estate tax and alternative minimum tax; broaden the tax base enough …
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Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:
The 6 Studies Paul Ryan Cited Prove Mitt Romney's Tax Plan Is Impossible
The 6 Studies Paul Ryan Cited Prove Mitt Romney's Tax Plan Is Impossible
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John Ingold / Denver Post:
Shot fired at Obama campaign field office in Denver — Police say someone fired a shot at an Obama campaign field office in Denver on Friday afternoon. — No one was injured, though people were inside the offices when the incident occurred, said Denver police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez.
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Marc Caputo / MiamiHerald.com:
Poll: Strong presidential debate helps Mitt Romney move ahead of President Obama by 7 points among Florida voters — With a dramatic shift among Florida voters, Mitt Romney moves past President Barack Obama, according to new poll. The key factor: Romney's debate performance. — MCAPUTO@MIAMIHERALD.COM
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Oct. 11: Obama's Swing State ‘Firewall’ Has Brittle Foundation
Oct. 11: Obama's Swing State ‘Firewall’ Has Brittle Foundation
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Adrian Chen / Gawker:
Unmasking Reddit's Violentacrez, The Biggest Troll on the Web — Last Wednesday afternoon I called Michael Brutsch. He was at the office of the Texas financial services company where he works as a programmer and he was having a bad day. I had just told him, on Gchat …
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Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
“Million Muppet March” planned to defend U.S. backing for PBS — (Reuters) - Plans to save Big Bird, the fuzzy yellow character on U.S. public television's “Sesame Street,” from possible extinction are taking shape in the form of a puppet-based protest next month dubbed the “Million Muppet March.”
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Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
Florida GOP Group Uses Image Of Dead Ambassador's Body In Obama Attack Ad — A Florida chapter of the pro-gay Log Cabin Republicans has published an attack ad against the Obama administration that prominently features a picture of slain Ambassador Chris Stevens, who was killed in an attack …
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Bil Browning / The Bilerico Project:
FL Log Cabin Chapter's Attack Ad Features Body of Slain American Ambassador
FL Log Cabin Chapter's Attack Ad Features Body of Slain American Ambassador
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Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Friday Night Lights’ Creator Accuses Mitt Romney of Plagiarism in Threatening Letter (Exclusive) — “Your politics and campaign are clearly not aligned with the themes we portrayed in our series,” Berg writes in the letter, challenging the GOP contender's use of “Clear Eyes. Full Hearts.
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Paul Ryan Stimulus Funds Requests Show VP Nominee Asked For More Than Previously Reported [READ] … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Paul Ryan, Video, Environmental Protection Agency, Epa Paul Ryan, Government Money, Paul Ryan Epa, Paul Ryan Government Spending, Paul Ryan Stimulus, Ryan Epa …
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Reuters:
Egypt's liberals and Islamists clash; 110 injured — Opponents, supporters of Presidnet Morsi clash in 1st street violence between rival factions since the Islamist leader took office. — CAIRO - Opponents and supporters of Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi clashed in Cairo on Friday …
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Amanda Peterson Beadle / ThinkProgress:
Todd Akin: No ‘Science’ Behind Evolution — Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) has had trouble with facts about reproduction. He said in August that women cannot get pregnant from “legitimate rape” because “the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down.” And in 2008, Akin claimed that it is …
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Michael P. McDonald / The Huffington Post:
Early Voting Rising … North Carolina , Elections 2012 , Iowa Voters , Early Voting , Early Voting Ohio , Iowa , Maine , Maine Voters , Ohio , Ohio Voters , Pollster Analysis , Voting , Politics News — More than 800,000 people have already voted in the 2012 general election.
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