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4:35 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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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 …
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
George McGovern, RIP
Discussion: Fox News
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
CNN:
George McGovern, an unabashed liberal voice, is dead
Discussion: Politico and Conservatives4Palin
Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
George McGovern, proud liberal, dead at 90
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
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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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
BuzzFeed:
Iran News Will Shift Debate Focus
Discussion: The Caucus, Hot Air and Israpundit
New York Times:
U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Agreed to Nuclear Talks
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.
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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Georgia Pabst / JSOnline:
7 people shot at Azana Spa, across from Brookfield Mall; suspect still at large  —  By Georgia Pabst, Don Walker, John Fauber and Meg Jones of the Journal Sentinel  —  Brookfield - Seven people were shot late Sunday morning at a spa near the Brookfield Square Mall - apparently none fatally …
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CNN:
Shooting at Wisconsin spa; 7 injured  —  [Updated 2:24 p.m.] FBI and ATF agents are among the authorities at the scene, CNN affiliate WISN reports.  —  [Updated 2:07 p.m.] The nearby mall and some other buildings are on lockdown, CNN affiliates report.  —  [Updated 1:56 p.m.] …
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.
Dana Davidsen / CNN:
Campaigns debate Big Bird, binders and Romnesia  —  (CNN) - The two presidential campaigns clashed Sunday over Big Bird, “binders full of women,” and the latest phrase gone viral on the campaign trail - “Romnesia.”  —  Romney senior adviser Kevin Madden said President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has …
Discussion: Politico
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Richardson, Gingrich spar over candidates' foreign policy strengths
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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.
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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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Emanuel calls Issa release of Libya documents ‘reckless’
Discussion: Politico
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Sen. Rubio: Obama has ‘given up’ on outlining second term agenda
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Politico
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
For President, a Complex Calculus of Race and Politics
Washington Times:
PICKET: Anti-Muslim filmmaker detained for almost a month...next court date three days after election
Discussion: Power Line and The Jawa Report
 Earlier Items: 
Rachel Donadio / New York Times:
Amid the Echoes of an Economic Crash, the Sounds of Greek Society Being Torn
Discussion: Calculated Risk
David Rose / Daily Mail:
CIA chiefs face arrest over horrific evidence of bloody ‘video-game’ sorties by drone pilots
Discussion: Riehl World News
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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Financial Times:
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