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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
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
Josh Glasstetter / Right Wing Watch:
Big Love at King's College: D'Souza's Mistress Was Also Married
Big Love at King's College: D'Souza's Mistress Was Also Married
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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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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Federal Appeals Court: Marriage Recognition Ban Unconstitutional — “[W]e conclude that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act violates equal protection and is therefore unconstitutional.” The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, out of New York, is the second federal court to hold …
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Balloon Juice, Taylor Marsh, Freedom to Marry Blog, New York Magazine, msnbc.com and Towleroad News #gay
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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Little Green Footballs, The Political Carnival, The Raw Story, U.S. and LGBT News
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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This Just In, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Shakesville
Timothy Williams / New York Times:
2nd Appeals Court Rules Against Federal Marriage Act
2nd Appeals Court Rules Against Federal Marriage Act
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Taking Note, Althouse and Prairie Weather
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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The PJ Tatler, Hot Air and National Review
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Bruce Springsteen / The Official Bruce …:
A Message From Bruce
A Message From Bruce
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Washington Wire, Talking Points Memo, ABCNEWS, ABCNEWS, The Fix, msnbc.com, Election 2012, New York Magazine, Taylor Marsh and The Caucus
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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The Atlantic Online, CNN, Taylor Marsh, Outside the Beltway and Rush Limbaugh
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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 …
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Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, Washington Monthly, The PJ Tatler, The Lonely Conservative and Fausta's Blog
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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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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
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, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Daily Kos
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, The Right Scoop, Jammie Wearing Fools, Althouse, Pirate's Cove, New York Magazine and The PJ Tatler
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Virginia GOP Caught Throwing Away Voter Registrations — You know how every time they're in control, Republicans grow the government and run into the ground to prove that government is inefficient and bloated? Well, I think it's time to realize that the GOP is now determined to prove …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Not Larry Sabato
Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Should've Left That at Home, Teacher Is Told at Jury Duty — Damian Esteban was qualified to teach students at a specialized New York City high school, and had just been deemed reasonable enough to judge a man's fate in a murder trial. — But passing through the metal detectors …
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Gothamist and Runnin' Scared
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.”
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
Daniel Strauss / Ballot Box:
Biden says GOP Young Guns' bullets aimed at middle class — Vice President Biden warned a crowd during a stump speech on Thursday that policies supported by Republican “Young Guns” like vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan would hurt middle-class Americans.
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Tagg Romney jokes about ‘swing’ at Obama — Mitt Romney's eldest son joked in a radio interview that he wanted to “take a swing” at President Barack Obama after Obama called his father a liar. — “Jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the stage and take a swing at him,” Tagg said, laughing.