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David Sessions / The Daily Beast:
D'Souza Resigns — D'SOUZA RESIGNS — Amid scandal over his engagement to a much younger woman and dissatisfaction with his tenure, the conservative has quit the presidency at King's College. David Sessions reports. — Bruce Bennett / Getty Images — ABORTION PIVOT? NO PROBLEM
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
D'Souza's Hard Fall — That didn't take long. Dinesh D'Souza spends most of his time purveying hate and nonsense and obsessing about the failings of black people in addition to producing the anti-Obama (anti-colonial Kenyan mentality) movie showing in theaters around the country this season.
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Crooks and Liars
Josh Glasstetter / Right Wing Watch:
Big Love at King's College: D'Souza's Mistress Was Also Married — On the heels of a sex scandal, Dinesh D'Souza announced his resignation today as president of King's College in New York. D'Souza, star of the nonsensical anti-Obama film 2016: Obama's America and defender of traditional marriage …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Atlantic Wire, The Empire State Tribune and Balloon Juice
Dinesh D'Souza / Fox News:
'2016: Obama's America' filmmaker — I am not having an affair
'2016: Obama's America' filmmaker — I am not having an affair
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CNN, Christianity Today, The Daily Beast, The Empire State Tribune and Roger Ailes
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Dinesh D'Souza resigns as college head
Dinesh D'Souza resigns as college head
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ABCNEWS and The Empire State Tribune
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down DOMA In Opinion By Republican-Appointed Judge — Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs is a very conservative judge. He joined a court decision effectively declaring corporations immune to international human rights law — even when they “trade in or exploit slaves …
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David Ariosto / CNN:
New York appeals court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act
New York appeals court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act
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protein wisdom, This Just In, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Herald News and Shakesville
Larry Neumeister / bigstory.ap.org:
NY APPEALS COURT NIXES DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT
NY APPEALS COURT NIXES DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT
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The Political Carnival, The Raw Story, U.S. and LGBT News
Tina Brown / The Daily Beast:
A TURN OF THE PAGE FOR NEWSWEEK — After 80 years in print, the newsmagazine adopts an all-digital format. — We are announcing this morning an important development at Newsweek and The Daily Beast. Newsweek will transition to an all-digital format in early 2013.
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Romney campaign begins shifting out of North Carolina — Middleburg Heights, Ohio (CNN) - In a clear sign the campaign is confident about putting North Carolina back in the Republican column this year, Mitt Romney's campaign is moving its spokesman out of the state and plans to shift more staffers out in the coming days.
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Robchristensen / Raleigh News & Observer:
Romney campaign begins moving staff out of NC, confident of victory
Romney campaign begins moving staff out of NC, confident of victory
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Politico, Washington Examiner and Election 2012
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Republicans point to early vote gains in Ohio
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama on Benghazi attack: 'When four Americans get killed, it's not optimal' — President Obama vowed Thursday to fix any problems that contributed to the deaths of four American foreign service personnel during last month's attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, saying that “when four Americans get killed, it's not optimal.”
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Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Obama: 'When four Americans get killed, it's not optimal'
Obama: 'When four Americans get killed, it's not optimal'
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Jammie Wearing Fools
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Hillary Clinton trashes whiners — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says in a new interview that she can't stand “whining” by women who are unhappy with the work and family choices they've made in life and complain that they have no options. — Clinton, in the interview with Marie Claire …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ann Romney: Mitt “absolutely” done with politics if he loses election on Nov. 6 — Ann Romney, in her first appearance on ABC's “The View” on Thursday, sought to make amends with the five female hosts who Mitt Romney described as “sharp tongued” interviewers.
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Politico, The Right Scoop and Mediaite
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Poll shows Romney leading in blue Pennsylvania … A new poll shows Republican Mitt Romney leading in Pennsylvania, a state that Republicans had all but written off just weeks ago but which is now listed as a toss up by the Real Clear Politics website. — Susquehanna Polling and Research provided …
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Power Line, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Maggie's Farm, Jammie Wearing Fools and Battleground Watch
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama, Romney tied nationally — Today PPP is releasing the first results from the daily tracking poll it will be running for the rest of the election, sponsored by Americans United for Change. It will be based on a three day rolling average, with 400 interviews conducted each day.
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CBS News, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway and Washington Post
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David Alliot / NewsMax.com:
NewsmaxZogby Poll: Obama Edges Out Romney in Florida, 47%-44%
NewsmaxZogby Poll: Obama Edges Out Romney in Florida, 47%-44%
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Ballot Box and The Political Carnival
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
VIRGINIA TEACHER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT: GIRL'S HAND CUT IN FORCED ‘ISLAMIC HAND SIGN’ DRILL (UPDATED) — An elementary school teacher in Chesapeake, Va. has been charged with simple assault after a parent claimed her daughter's hand was cut open as a result of the teacher yanking her arm aggressively …
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The Jawa Report, Examiner, Riehl World News, Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
Mark Levin / Facebook:
I HAVE NO QUESTION OBAMA USES BINDERS OR THE EQUIVALENT TOO — Folks, I was an Associate Director of Presidential Personnel for a little over a year in the Reagan administration. We would gather resumes of individuals interested in non-career positions throughout the administration …
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The Right Scoop, Rush Limbaugh and The Spectacle Blog
Politicker:
Meet Two of the Developers Behind the Internet ‘October Surprise’ — A screengrab from the “October Surprise” site. (Photo: OctSurprise.com) — Earlier, a mysterious website popped up online promising to reveal an election “October Surprise” document drop showing that one of the “presidential candidates isn't being honest.”
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BuzzFeed, CANNONFIRE, Gawker, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Nice Deb, New York Magazine and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Greg Palast / The Nation:
Mitt Romney's Bailout Bonanza — This article appeared in the November 5, 2012 edition of The Nation. — Recommended by 1 — — This investigation was supported by the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute and by the Puffin Foundation. Elements of it appear in Palast's new book …
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The Political Carnival, Firedoglake, Truthdig, Hullabaloo and Dependable Renegade
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Chris Matthews: Is challenging Obama unconstitutional? — Popular in Politics — On MSNBC's “Hardball” Wednesday evening, Chris Matthews discussed the theatrics of the presidential debate with James Lipton, longtime host of “Inside the Actor's Studio.” Lipton offered some unremarkable observations …
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Twitchy, Michelle Malkin, Jammie Wearing Fools, The Right Scoop, Althouse, Pirate's Cove, The PJ Tatler and New York Magazine
BuzzFeed:
Why The Romney Campaign Stopped Talking About Libya — A quick reversal of spin-room bravado. “You'd think an ‘offensive’ would include more than a web video,” snipes an Obama aide. — Image by Alex Brandon / AP — LEESBURG, Va. — In the post-debate spin room Tuesday night …
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American Prospect, Daily Kos and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Stephania Jimenez / nbcconnecticut.com:
Hebron Woman Accused of Tearing Down Controversial Political Poster — In the midst of a heated political season and with the election just weeks away, you expect to see political signs everywhere; but a controversial sign in Hebron got a woman riled up, and arrested.
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Politico, NBC Bay Area, Gawker and theGrio
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Report: Welfare government's single largest budget item in FY 2011 at approx. $1.03 trillion — The government spent approximately $1.03 trillion on 83 means-tested federal welfare programs in fiscal year 2011 alone — a price tag that makes welfare that year the government's largest expenditure …
Gregory J. Krieg / ABCNEWS:
Romney Runs Up Lead in Gallup Poll — Mitt Romney's post-Denver debate rise in the polls took an even steeper climb today when Gallup released a new survey showing the Republican candidate with a seven-point national lead over President Obama, 52-45 percent. — The tracking poll surveyed likely voters, Gallup said.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Soledad O'Brien: Obama ‘up 15’ in Virginia — Some CNN viewers may be under the impression that President Barack Obama is leading Gov. Mitt Romney by 15 points in Virginia. — This morning, CNN's Soledad O'Brien told Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell “pre-debate polling shows that the president was up 15 points in the state of Virginia.”
Kathryn A. Wolfe / Politico:
Grant aims to help police tag texting drivers in the act — Checking your text messages behind the wheel? Look up — the police might be checking on you, from an overpass or street corner. — Earlier this week, the Department of Transportation announced a $550,000 grant for …
Reuters:
Google results, filed by mistake, miss; shares dive — (Reuters) - Google Inc's quarterly results fell well short of Wall Street expectations after its core advertising business slowed, stunning investors used to consistently solid growth from the Internet giant and wiping more than 9 percent off its market value.
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