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1:40 AM ET, October 15, 2012

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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Fear-Chucker: Fox Contributor Mark Sanford Says Obama To ‘Throw A Lot Of Spears’ At Debate  —  Former South Carolina Governor and Fox News contributor Mark Sanford wandered off the Appalachian Trail again Sunday morning when, in yet another completely isolated example of a Republican …
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Mark Sanford: Obama will ‘throw a lot of spears’ at next debate  —  The disgraced former Republican governor of South Carolina on Sunday used a racially-coded term in his prediction that the nation's first African-American president would go on attack and “throw a lot of spears” at Tuesday's town hall debate.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Arlen Specter dies; he was Pennsylvania's longest-serving senator  —  View Photo Gallery — Former senator Arlen Specter dies: Specter, who represented Pennsylvania in the Senate from 1981 to 2011, died Sunday at his home in Philadelphia from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.  He was 82.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Senator, Is Dead at 82
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Arlen Specter, former Pa. senator, dies at 82
Discussion: Politico, ABCNEWS and Newsy
Jonathan Amos / BBC:
Skydiver surpasses speed of sound  —  Highlights from Felix Baumgartner's leap into the record books  —  Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 833.9mph (1,342km/h).  —  In jumping out of a balloon 128,100ft …
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John Tierney / New York Times:
Felix Baumgartner Was Just Thinking About Coming Home  —  ROSWELL, N.M. — Felix Baumgartner, the professional daredevil, said he was not thinking about setting records or collecting scientific data in the moments before he jumped from a capsule more than 24 miles high.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Wisconsin Senate Candidate's Son Says We “Have The Opportunity” To Send Obama Back To Kenya  —  Jason Thompson, the son of former Governor and Wisconson Senate candidate Tommy Thompson, speaking this morning at a brunch attended RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said that “we have the opportunity …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Questions on Benghazi  —  Where is CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus?  He seems to be the missing man in the unfolding Benghazi debacle.  It is his agency, among others, which is being fingered by the White House for getting the Libya attack wrong.  However, we know that within a very short …
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Times
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Ed Henry / Fox News:
Obama camp tips hand on debate, hints president will attack Romney on Bain
BREITBART.COM:
MORGAN FOR MITT: CNN STAR SAYS ROMNEY ‘MIGHT JUST SAVE AMERICA’  —  Watch “America's Got Talent” judge turned CNN talker Piers Morgan and you can't help but notice how he badgers conservatives while hurling softballs at left-of-center guests.  —  That hardly makes him unusual in mainstream media circles.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jennifer O'Mahony / Telegraph:
Muslims protest ‘age of mockery’ as thousands descend on Google HQ  —  Thousands of Muslims have pledged a series of protests against Google HQ for a “hateful and offensive” anti-Islam video, saying they now live in an “age of mockery”.  —  A protest by 10,000 Muslims outside the offices …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Another CEO Threatens To Fire Employees If Obama Wins  —  Last week, billionaire CEO David Siegel, who runs a timeshare empire, threatened to fire employees if President Obama is reelected in November, saying in an email, “the economy doesn't currently pose a threat to your job.
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David Rose / Daily Mail:
Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it  — The figures reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012 there was no discernible rise in aggregate global temperatures  — This means that the 'pause …
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Moderator Role Under Scrutiny - Before the Debate  —  In a rare example of political unity, both the Romney and the Obama campaigns have expressed concern to the Commission on Presidential Debates about how the moderator of the Tuesday town hall has publicly described her role, TIME has learned.
 
 
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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Axelrod Refuses to Say Whether Obama Met with Nat'l Security Team Before Heading to Las Vegas
Discussion: Power Line, Doug Ross and Betsy's Page
Egypt Independent:
Jama'a al-Islamiya: We will fight for Sharia, even if blood is shed
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Jilian Fama / Yahoo! News:
Obama witch doctor to stay, creator vows
Discussion: The Impolitic and Riehl World News
CBS News:
“Face the Nation” transcripts, October 14, 2012: Sen. Graham, Rep. Issa, Rep. Cummings
Discussion: Althouse and Instapundit
Heather Stewart / Guardian:
George Osborne's austerity is costing UK an extra £76bn, says IMF
Discussion: AMERICAblog
BBC:
Turkey bans all Syrian flights over its territory
Discussion: Newsy
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
GOP Senator Denies Indisputable Facts On Obama's Employment Record
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Ohio voting dispute makes its way to the Supreme Court
 Earlier Items: 
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Sen. Rob Portman: Romney ‘Probably’ Could Win Election Without Winning Ohio
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Obama grabs wide lead among those who have already voted: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Mercury News:
California's retiring state workers cash in vacation for big bucks
Discussion: Doug Ross
Keith Laing / Ballot Box:
Gibbs: Obama will explain why Romney policies ‘bad for this country’
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
SNL's VP Debate: Belligerent Biden, Tough Gal Raddatz, And Water-Guzzling Ryan
New York Times:
Strauss-Kahn Says Sex Parties Went Too Far, but Lust Is No Crime
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Romney's plan to dump Bernanke sparking anxiety on Wall Street
Discussion: bustardblog and Prairie Weather
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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