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2:50 AM ET, October 22, 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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Associated Press:
GEORGE MCGOVERN DIES; LOST 1972 PRESIDENTIAL BID
Discussion: Firedoglake
Joan Walsh / Salon:
George McGovern: He deserved better
Steven Hayward / Power Line:   George McGovern, RIP
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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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Campaign Boils Down to Door-to-Door Voter Drives  —  When Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. visited Orlando on Saturday, he skipped a public rally in favor of dropping in on a campaign office, where he urged volunteers to canvass their neighborhoods — “the thing that matters the most.”
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Romney, Obama tied in new NBC/WSJ poll
Discussion: ABCNEWS, First Read and GayPatriot
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.”
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
‘Gender Gap’ Near Historic Highs  —  If only women voted, President Obama would be on track for a landslide re-election, equaling or exceeding his margin of victory over John McCain in 2008.  Mr. Obama would be an overwhelming favorite in Ohio, Florida, Virginia and most every other place …
Discussion: The Raw Story and The Mahablog
Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
A Football Draw for Romney's Staff and the Press  —  DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Mitt Romney will be participating in his own political version of Monday Night Football when he faces off against President Obama in their final debate of the campaign cycle.  But on Sunday morning …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Steve King Won't Say If He Believes Contraception Should Be Legal  —  Iowa Congressman Steve King (R) pointedly refused to say whether he believes contraception should be sold legally in the United States.  King, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, criticized the seminal Supreme Court decision …
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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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 …
Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu / Arutz Sheva:
Iranian Media: Romney Will Steal Election, Riots Expected  —  Iran's government mouthpiece Press TV panics over US polls and warns that race riots will occur if Romney rigs vote.  —  Iran's government mouthpiece Press TV is panicking over the prospect of a defeat for President Barack Obama …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
McCaskill continues to lead by 6  —  PPP's newest poll of the Missouri Senate race finds little change from three weeks ago.  Claire McCaskill leads Todd Akin 46-40.  The only shift is Libertarian Jonathan Dine's support dropping from 9% to 6% with those folks moving into the undecided column.
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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.
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 …
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: Politico and CNN
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
BREITBART.COM:
LESS THAN DOZEN SHOW FOR SANDRA FLUKE'S OBAMA ‘RALLY’ 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.
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Emerson Marcus / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Fluke takes center stage in Reno
 
 
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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
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Political Perceptions: Makings of a Split 2012 Outcome
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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’
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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: Politico and JustOneMinute
David Rose / Daily Mail:
CIA chiefs face arrest over horrific evidence of bloody ‘video-game’ sorties by drone pilots
Discussion: Riehl World News
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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