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12:30 PM ET, October 21, 2012

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New York Times:
U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Agreed to Nuclear Talks  —  WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran have agreed for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, according to Obama administration officials, setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran.
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BuzzFeed:
Iran News Will Shift Debate Focus  —  “A gift for Mitt.”  —  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center is escorted by technicians during a tour of Tehran's research reactor centre.  —  Image by Iranian President's Office / AP  —  The New York Times report Saturday that the U.S …
Jerusalem Post:
White House denies US, Iran agreed to 1-on-1 talks  —  US says ‘Times’ report “not true,” administration will continue to work with UNSC members, Germany to resolve Iran nuke issue.  —  The White House on Saturday denied a report in the New York Times that said the Obama administration …
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Emanuel calls Issa release of Libya documents ‘reckless’  —  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sunday called House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) “reckless,” saying his release of diplomatic cables from the U.S. embassy in Libya put locals aiding the U.S. at risk.
Discussion: Politico
Jennifer Martinez / The Hill:
Sen. Graham: ‘Time for talking is over’ with Iran
Discussion: Politico
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
New poll: Egyptians turning toward Iran, want nuclear weapons
David E. Rosenbaum / New York Times:
George McGovern |  1922-2012: George McGovern, a Democratic Presidential Nominee and Liberal Stalwart, Dies at 90  —  George McGovern, the United States senator who won the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1972 as an opponent of the war in Vietnam and a champion of liberal causes …
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Richard E. Meyer / Los Angeles Times:
George McGovern, liberal standard-bearer against Nixon in '72, dies  —  Democrat George S. McGovern, a war hero who opposed the Vietnam War, was crushed by President Richard Nixon's Watergate-tainted campaign.  A die-hard idealist, McGovern inspired scores of budding politicians.
CNN:
George McGovern, an unabashed liberal voice, is dead
Discussion: Politico and Conservatives4Palin
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
George McGovern dies at 90
Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
George McGovern: Former US Senator from South Dakota Dead at 90
Discussion: msnbc.com
Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
George McGovern, proud liberal, dead at 90
Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Romney Surges to Tie Obama in National Poll  —  A late surge in support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has put him in a dead heat with President Barack Obama with just over two weeks to go before the election, according to a new nationwide Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released Sunday.
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First Read:
NBC/WSJ poll: Presidential contest now tied  —  Heading into Monday's final debate and with just over two weeks until Election Day, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are now tied nationally, according the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Ballot Box and Hot Air
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
PPP: Obama's Lead In Ohio Dwindles To 1
Walsten / RADAR:
Republicans Try To Stop Gloria Allred As Mitt Romney ‘October Surprise’ Drama Builds  —  The Republican party is bracing itself - and preparing to fight back - against Gloria Allred's rumored “October Surprise” on Republican presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
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Washington Times:
PICKET: Anti-Muslim filmmaker detained for almost a month...next court date three days after election  —  Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the 55-year-old filmmaker responsible for the anti-Muslim video that President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice initially …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Emerson Marcus / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Fluke takes center stage in Reno  —  Sandra Fluke, the woman at the center of a media firestorm earlier this year after Rush Limbaugh called her a “slut,” spoke Saturday in front of about 10 people at the Sak 'N Save in north Reno.  —  The speech was part of a daylong effort by Democrats …
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Cash Flood Allows Fight to the Finish for Electoral Votes  —  ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — At this late stage of the presidential race, President Obama and Mitt Romney are being spared one decision that has weighed heavily on many candidates in previous campaigns: choosing which hard-to-win battleground states to abandon.
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Matt Viser / The Boston Globe:
Presidential predictors puzzled by tossup states
Discussion: Politico
David Rose / Daily Mail:
CIA chiefs face arrest over horrific evidence of bloody ‘video-game’ sorties by drone pilots  —  The Mail on Sunday today reveals shocking new evidence of the full horrific impact of US drone attacks in Pakistan.  —  A damning dossier assembled from exhaustive research into the strikes' targets sets …
Discussion: Riehl World News
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Sen. Rubio: Obama has ‘given up’ on outlining second term agenda  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday charged President Obama with failing to present voters with any second term agenda.  —  “The most startling thing that has happened here the last month over this campaign is the president …
Discussion: Politico
Rachel Donadio / New York Times:
Amid the Echoes of an Economic Crash, the Sounds of Greek Society Being Torn  —  ATHENS — The cafes are full, the night life vibrant and the tourists still visiting in droves, but beneath the veneer of normalcy here Greece is unraveling.  In good times, money papered over some of the problems.
Discussion: Calculated Risk
 
 
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Jerusalem Post:
New FJP leader in Egypt calls for Sharia law
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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