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9:30 PM ET, October 21, 2012

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David E. Rosenbaum / New York Times:
George McGovern |  1922-2012: George McGovern, a Liberal Trounced but Not Silenced, 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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Nick Gillespie / Bloomberg:
George McGovern, Libertarian Hero  —  The venerable former senator and failed presidential candidate George McGovern, who died today at 90, is being remembered by many friends and foes alike as the archetypal ultraliberal.  —  McGovern, they say, effectively turned the Democratic Party …
Summer Anne Burton / BuzzFeed:   Five Idealistic Quotes From George McGovern
Joan Walsh / Salon:
George McGovern: He deserved better
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
George McGovern, RIP
Discussion: Fox News and JOSHUAPUNDIT
Richard E. Meyer / Los Angeles Times:
George McGovern, liberal standard-bearer against Nixon in '72, dies
Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
George McGovern: Former US Senator from South Dakota Dead at 90
Discussion: msnbc.com
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
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Political Perceptions: Makings of a Split 2012 Outcome
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Romney, Obama tied in new NBC/WSJ poll
Journal / JSOnline:
Gunman kills 3 women, wounds 4 others, then commits suicide at Azana Spa in Brookfield  —  Brookfield - Three women were killed and four wounded in a domestic violence shooting rampage late Sunday morning at the Azana Salon & Spa, across the street from Brookfield Square Mall.
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CNN:
Shooting at Wisconsin spa; 7 injured
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
UN WARNS AMERICANS: DO NOT ELECT MITT ROMNEY  —  The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights has warned Americans not to elect Republican Mitt Romney in next month's presidential election, saying that doing so would be “a democratic mandate for torture.”
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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Rick Ungar / Forbes:
Romney Family Investment Ties To Voting Machine Company That Could Decide The Election Causing Concern  —  (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)  —  It's 3:00 a.m. on November 7, 2012.  —  With the painfully close presidential election now down to who wins the battleground state of Ohio …
Discussion: Seeing the Forest
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
Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Obama makes late push for black voters  —  Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images / SF  —  As we roll into the final presidential debate, the polls show a very tight race.  One thing they don't show, however, is how race is a factor in the election.  —  By my estimate, you have to build …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:
Bloomberg Raises ‘Socialism’ Label in Discussing Warren  —  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has just started a new “super PAC,” did not reserve his strong words to President Obama and Mitt Romney during his 40-minute interview with The New York Times on Friday.
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: New York Magazine and Politico
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Richardson, Gingrich spar over candidates' foreign policy strengths
Discussion: Politico
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.
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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Russell Berman / Ballot Box:
Gay Republican candidate anticipates a few GOP ‘knuckleheads’ in Congress
Jeff Sommer / New York Times:
Wall St. May Not Cheer, but Obama's Been Good for Stocks
Manu Raju / Politico:
Republicans find new hope in Pennsylvania
Discussion: New York Magazine
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Top Romney Surrogate Says Pay Equity Legislation Is ‘Nothing But An Effort To Help Trial Lawyers’
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Emanuel calls Issa release of Libya documents ‘reckless’
Discussion: Politico
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Sen. Rubio: Obama has ‘given up’ on outlining second term agenda
Discussion: Politico and JustOneMinute
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
For President, a Complex Calculus of Race and Politics
David Rose / Daily Mail:
CIA chiefs face arrest over horrific evidence of bloody ‘video-game’ sorties by drone pilots
Discussion: Riehl World News
Penny Starr / CNSNews:
Libya Grand Mufti: Remove References to Democracy and Religious Freedom From School Textbooks
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 

 
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Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
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