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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
CIA documents supported Susan Rice's description of Benghazi attacks — The Romney campaign may have misfired with its suggestion that statements by President Obama and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice about the Benghazi attack last month weren't supported by intelligence, according to documents provided …
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Issa's Benghazi document dump exposes several Libyans working with the U.S. — House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) compromised the identities of several Libyans working with the U.S. government and placed their lives in danger when he released reams of State Department …
Los Angeles Times:
No evidence found of Al Qaeda role in Libya attack — U.S. intelligence agencies and witnesses paint a picture of an assault carried out with little planning at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi. — A Libyan man shows bloodstains at the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
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Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
President Obama's Closing Act: An Epic Collapse — The ongoing collapse of President Obama's campaign may lead to some extraordinary stunts during Monday's last debate, but no matter what he tries, it is very unlikely that the president can reverse the enormous momentum behind Mitt Romney's campaign.
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Romney as a Manager: Unhurried and Socratic — BOSTON — As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney could not resist burrowing into the bureaucratic weeds: He once took the statewide math and reading test for 10th graders, then startled his education commissioner by calling to say, “I like No. 14” and rattling off the answer.
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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Stephen Colbert may be waiting for his own ‘October surprise’ — Don't count comedian Stephen Colbert out just yet. — With less than three weeks to go until Election Day, campaign finance reports filed on Saturday show that Colbert's super-PAC - Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow - is holding tightly to nearly $1 million.
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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
The remarkable, unfathomable ignorance of Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Glenn Greenwald — The Chair of the Democratic National Committee is completely unaware of one of the biggest stories of the Obama years — On 29 May 2012, the New York Times published a remarkable 6,000-word story …
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Benny Johnson / TheBlaze.com:
JOE BIDEN INTERRUPTS FLORIDA WOMAN'S BREAST CANCER STORY WITH ON-STAGE SQUATTING CHARADES — At a campaign event Friday afternoon in Florida, Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bill Nelson took the stage to a cheering crowd. They were being introduced by a Florida resident named Barbra …
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Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Campaign Borrows $15M from Bank of America — Obama For America took out a $15 million loan from Bank of America last month, according to the campaign's October monthly FEC report. The loan was incurred on September 4 and is due November 14, eight days after the election.
James Rosen / Wall Street Journal:
The Three Benghazi Timelines We Need Answers About — Every White House sooner or later succumbs to the temptation to cover up an embarrassment. — 'I do not think," Nixon campaign aide Jeb Magruder told the Senate Watergate committee in the spring of 1973, “there was ever any discussion that there would not be a coverup.
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New York Times:
Anita Dunn, Both Insider and Outsider in Obama Camp — WASHINGTON — In the rarefied world of political consultants who straddle the line between campaign adviser and corporate strategist, Anita Dunn has few peers. — As a confidante of President Obama and a senior campaign adviser …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Support for Obama Dips in Ohio — October 3: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama wave to the audience during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver in Denver.AP2012 — Despite a dip in support, Barack Obama retains …
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