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3:15 PM ET, October 21, 2012

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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.”
Discussion: Fox News
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 …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
George McGovern dies at 90
CNN:
George McGovern, an unabashed liberal voice, is dead
Discussion: Politico and Conservatives4Palin
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
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Raw Story
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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.
Jennifer Martinez / The Hill:
Sen. Graham: ‘Time for talking is over’ with Iran
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Jerusalem Post:
White House denies US, Iran agreed to 1-on-1 talks
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Emanuel calls Issa release of Libya documents ‘reckless’
Discussion: Politico
BuzzFeed:
Iran News Will Shift Debate Focus
Discussion: Hot Air, Israpundit and The Agonist
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.
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.
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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BREITBART.COM:
LESS THAN DOZEN SHOW FOR SANDRA FLUKE'S OBAMA ‘RALLY’ IN RENO
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Althouse
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Matt Viser / The Boston Globe:
Presidential predictors puzzled by tossup states
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Sen. Rubio: Obama has ‘given up’ on outlining second term agenda
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Richardson, Gingrich spar over candidates' foreign policy strengths
Discussion: Politico
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Washington Times:
PICKET: Anti-Muslim filmmaker detained for almost a month...next court date three days after election
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Jerusalem Post:
New FJP leader in Egypt calls for Sharia law
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Penny Starr / CNSNews:
Libya Grand Mufti: Remove References to Democracy and Religious Freedom From School Textbooks
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Carlo Muñoz / The Hill:
Military voters still face trouble at polls
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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