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Elise Labott / CNN:
Clinton: ‘I take responsibility’ for security ahead of Benghazi attack — Lima, Peru (CNN) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the buck stops with her when it comes to who is to blame for security ahead of a deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
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Clinton: I'm responsible for diplomats' security — From Elise Labott, reporting from Lima, Peru — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday tried to douse a political firestorm around the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya, saying she is responsible for the security of American diplomatic outposts.
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BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton To Obama In 2008: “The Buck Stops In The Oval Office” — The Secretary of State took the fall for the lack of security in Benghazi Monday, but in 2008 told then Senator Obama the “buck stops in the Oval Office.” — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took “responsibility” …
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Clinton: ‘I take responsibility’ for events in Libya
Clinton: ‘I take responsibility’ for events in Libya
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USA Today:
Swing States poll: Women push Romney into lead — IN THE SWING STATES, THE POWER OF WOMEN — A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of the Swing States shows Mitt Romney with a lead among likely voters as he strengthens his standing with women in the nation's top battlegrounds.
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Poll: Romney surges ahead of Obama in the dozen swing states — Mitt Romney has opened a 5-percentage-point lead over President Obama in the 12 battleground states that are critical to determining the outcome of the 2012 election, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.
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Felicia Sonmez / Election 2012:
Charity president unhappy about Paul Ryan soup kitchen ‘photo op’ — Paul Ryan and his wife Janna wash pots at St. Vincent De Paul dining hall. (Associated Press) — The head of a northeast Ohio charity says that the Romney campaign last week “ramrodded their way” into the group's Youngstown soup kitchen …
Byron Tau / Politico:
FLOTUS: Reach out to ‘knuckleheads,’ tell them to vote — First lady Michelle Obama is encouraging supporters to reach out to the “knuckleheads” in their life to ask them to vote for President Obama. — Speaking in Delaware, Ohio, the first lady encouraged people to cast their net wide …
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Christopher Goins / CNSNews:
Michelle Obama: ‘We Are in the Midst of a Huge Recovery’
Michelle Obama: ‘We Are in the Midst of a Huge Recovery’
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Erika Johnsen / Hot Air:
We're “in the midst of a huge recovery,” says FLOTUS. Who knew?
Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:
Romney Is Attacked by His Father's Longtime Aide — A longtime aide to George W. Romney issued a harshly worded critique of Mitt Romney, accusing him of shifting political positions in “erratic and startling ways” and failing to live up to the distinguished record of his father, the former governor of Michigan.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Our Awful Economy, In One Chart — Michelle Obama says we are “in the midst of a huge recovery.” That claim is laughable to anyone who has lived through the last four years; this simple chart from the Senate Budget Committee highlights one of the central failings of Obamanomics …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
For Every Person Added to Labor Force, 10 Added to Those Not in Labor Force
For Every Person Added to Labor Force, 10 Added to Those Not in Labor Force
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Obama-Romney II: Prez needs to win by knockout — A worker walks past a sign in the media filing center for Tuesday's presidential debate. (AP Photo) — More Photos Popular in Politics — Judging by word coming from the Obama campaign, Tuesday night's second presidential debate …
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BuzzFeed:
Romney Camp: Obama Not Macho Enough For Latinos
Romney Camp: Obama Not Macho Enough For Latinos
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Biden To Appear On Network Morning Shows After Obama-Romney Debate
Biden To Appear On Network Morning Shows After Obama-Romney Debate
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Report: Bush takes up painting — Former President George W. Bush's low profile since leaving office has left the Texan with a lot of time on his hands — and he's using those hands to keep himself busy. — Bush has started painting, mostly portraits of dogs and arid Texas landscapes, according to New York Magazine.
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Bush in the Wilderness
Bush in the Wilderness
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Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
The Tea Party Will Win in the End — This is a nation that loathes government and always has. Liberals should not be deluded: The Goldwater revolution will ultimately triumph, regardless of what happens in November. — Were the 2012 campaign a Hitchcock movie, Mitt Romney would be the MacGuffin …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Tea Party Group Launches Racist ‘Obama Phone’ Ad
Tea Party Group Launches Racist ‘Obama Phone’ Ad
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David Stockman / The Daily Beast:
Mitt Romney: The Great Deformer — Is Romney really a job creator? Ronald Reagan's budget director, David Stockman, takes a scalpel to the claims. — Bain Capital is a product of the Great Deformation. It has garnered fabulous winnings through leveraged speculation in financial markets …
Michelle Malkin:
A reminder about the last plant-infested, CNN-run town hall debate — CNN's Candy Crowley will be moderating tomorrow night's second presidential debate. It will be a 90-minute town hall forum at Hofstra University on Long Island, east of New York City. Both the Obama and Romney campaigns signed a …
Vance Richards / Ricochet Conversations Feed:
“Would You Consider Voting for President Obama?” — A man rang my doorbell Saturday afternoon to ask me that question. I was busy working on a few projects at the time, so his question caught me off guard. The first thing that came out of my mouth was a very loud, “Absolutely not!
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Associated Press:
Ex-Sen. George McGovern, who lost presidency to Nixon in historic landslide, in hospice care — PIERRE, S.D. — Longtime former U.S. Sen. George McGovern, the Democratic presidential candidate who lost to President Richard Nixon in a historic landslide, has moved into hospice care near his home in South Dakota, his family said Monday.
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Matt Cover / CNSNews:
Obama: ‘We Got Back Every Dime’ of Bailout; CBO: Bailout Will Lose $24 Billion — (CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday that “we got back every dime we used to rescue the financial system.” — According to the Congressional Budget Office, however, the government will lose about $24 billion on the bailout.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
November 7th — Though their agendas are hidden, both Romney and Obama have plans to dramatically remake the size and character of American government. Very, very quickly. — If you ask Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, or merely wander in front of a television when they are speaking …
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Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Justice Seeks Dismissal of Fast & Furious Suit — The Justice Department on Monday night sought dismissal of a lawsuit by a Republican-led House committee demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Disappearing story lines: An extra boost for Obama — Around the time of the Republican National Convention, the single word on the lips of most of the press corps was “likability.” Mitt Romney did not have it. We have never elected someone with such a negative image. He was a stiff.
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Romney campaign files federal suit to ensure all military ballots count in Wisconsin — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign has filed a federal lawsuit in Wisconsin to extend the amount of time military and overseas absentee ballots can be returned.
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Aaron Blake / The Fix:
Why the early vote looks good for Democrats — It's still very early in the early voting process, but at least for now, Democrats can be optimistic that they are building a lead in the 2012 presidential race. — Absentee and early voting data from nine states that are generally viewed …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Las Vegas Groans Under Heap of Campaign Ads — LAS VEGAS — No one comes here expecting anything in moderation. But to turn on the television these days is to shatter even Vegas-size notions of excess. — More political commercials have been broadcast in this city than anywhere else …
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