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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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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
George McGovern, RIP — Everyone who knew George McGovern will tell you—I heard this first from George Will many years ago—that McGovern was one of the most gentle, decent persons you'd ever encounter in American politics. “He comes on like Muzak,” James Jackson Kilpatrick wrote of him, “which descendeth like the gentle dew.”
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Joan Walsh / Salon:
George McGovern: He deserved better — In 1972 the populist war hero was destroyed by Richard Nixon's dirty tricks and Democrats' self-destructive fear — Sen. George McGovern accepts the Democratic presidential nomination at the closing session of the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach …
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Richard E. Meyer / Los Angeles Times:
George McGovern, liberal standard-bearer against Nixon in '72, dies
George McGovern, liberal standard-bearer against Nixon in '72, dies
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
George McGovern dies at 90
George McGovern dies at 90
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CNN:
George McGovern, an unabashed liberal voice, is dead
George McGovern, an unabashed liberal voice, is dead
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Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
George McGovern: Former US Senator from South Dakota Dead at 90
George McGovern: Former US Senator from South Dakota Dead at 90
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Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
George McGovern, proud liberal, dead at 90
George McGovern, proud liberal, dead at 90
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Top GOP Senator: ‘The Time For Talking’ With Iran ‘Is Over’ — On Fox News Sunday this morning, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that the United States should end talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear program. The South Carolina Republican was responding to a question from host Chris Wallace …
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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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Jerusalem Post:
White House denies US, Iran agreed to 1-on-1 talks
White House denies US, Iran agreed to 1-on-1 talks
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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Emanuel calls Issa release of Libya documents ‘reckless’
Emanuel calls Issa release of Libya documents ‘reckless’
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Politico
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.
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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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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Romney, Obama tied in new NBC/WSJ poll — One of the last pollsters to catch up to Mitt Romney's momentum in the presidential race has been the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll conducted by Marist, which just got done insisting that Obama has a large lead in Iowa — the only pollster to find one in October.
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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 …
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New York Post:
Obama campaign accepted foreign Web donation — and may be hiding more — The Obama re-election campaign has accepted at least one foreign donation in violation of the law — and does nothing to check on the provenance of millions of dollars in other contributions, a watchdog group alleges.
Tim Perone / New York Post:
US ‘too slow’ to act as drone's cam captured Libya horror — The United States had an unmanned Predator drone over its consulate in Benghazi during the attack that slaughtered four Americans — which should have led to a quicker military response, it was revealed yesterday.
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Patrick O'Donnell / Plain Dealer:
Voter fraud billboards that drew complaints of racism and intimidation will come down, Clear Channel says — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Clear Channel Outdoor will remove 30 billboards across the city that drew complaints of racism and intimidation with their message of “Voter fraud is a felony,” the company said Saturday night.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Top Romney Surrogate Says Pay Equity Legislation Is ‘Nothing But An Effort To Help Trial Lawyers’ — Mitt Romney's campaign won't say if the GOP presidential candidate would have signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, but on Sunday Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) — a top campaign surrogate …
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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
Presidential predictors puzzled by tossup states
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