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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Donald Trump mocked on Twitter — Twitter across the political spectrum skewered Donald Trump Wednesday after his long-awaited announcement about President Barack Obama — which he billed as a bombshell — turned out to be a bust. — He quickly became the subject of snark on Twitter …
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Taylor Marsh, The Atlantic Online, Daily Kos, CNN and The Raw Story
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Obama tells Leno: ‘Rape is rape’ — During an appearance on “The Tonight Show” taped Wednesday evening, President Obama slammed Richard Mourdock over the Republican Senate candidate's controversial comments about pregnancies resulting from rape. — Asked by host Jay Leno about Mourdock's comments …
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CNN, DownWithTyranny!, The Hill and Daily Kos
Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Richard Mourdock Rape Comment Reveals Stark Divide, Harsh Question For GOP
Richard Mourdock Rape Comment Reveals Stark Divide, Harsh Question For GOP
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CNN, Daily Kos, The Raw Story, Roll Call, Plunderbund and Truthdig
Alix Bryan / WTVR-TV:
Donald Trump's ‘big reveal’ against Pres. Barack Obama
Donald Trump's ‘big reveal’ against Pres. Barack Obama
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Wake up America, Scared Monkeys, Addicting Info, MyFOX8.com, The Impolitic, Althouse and The Gateway Pundit
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Romney stands by Mourdock, won't ask him to pull down ad
Romney stands by Mourdock, won't ask him to pull down ad
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Politico, CNN, Esquire, The Hill, Taylor Marsh, The Impolitic, Daily Kos, The Huffington Post, Mother Jones and Little Green Footballs
Politico:
Trump will donate for Obama records
Trump will donate for Obama records
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JustOneMinute, Weasel Zippers, CNN, theGrio, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Taegan Goddard's … and ABCNEWS
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
GOP's Mourdock: Pregnancy from rape is God's intent
GOP's Mourdock: Pregnancy from rape is God's intent
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BuzzFeed, CNN, National Review and The Maddow Blog
Alex Altman / Swampland:
TIME Poll: Obama Leads by 5 in Ohio — President Barack Obama, joined by Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during a campaign event at Triangle Park in Dayton, Ohio, on Oct. 23, 2012. — Buoyed by early voting in his favor, Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by five points in the pivotal state of Ohio, according to a new TIME poll.
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The Moderate Voice, Politico, Ballot Box, ABCNEWS, CNN, Plunderbund and The PJ Tatler
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama counting on ground game
Obama counting on ground game
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Hullabaloo, Hot Air and GOP 12
Mark Halperin / The Page:
The Latest View from One Prudential Plaza: Why the Obama Campaign Is (Still) So Confident About Beating Romney
The Latest View from One Prudential Plaza: Why the Obama Campaign Is (Still) So Confident About Beating Romney
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Guardian, Washington Monthly and GOP 12
TMZ.com:
Mitt Romney — Friend's Ex-Wife Claims Romney LIED to Screw Her in Divorce — Romney LIED to Screw Her in Divorce — EXCLUSIVE — We haven't heard back from the Romney campaign office — however Mitt's attorney was quoted about the Stemberg divorce in Time magazine, saying …
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Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Gloria Allred Met with Obama Before ‘October Surprise’ — DNC delegate and partisan Democrat lawyer Gloria Allred attended the “30 Days to Victory” Obama fundraiser at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on October 7th...featuring George Clooney and musical acts Katy Perry …
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The Gateway Pundit, The Lonely Conservative and TMZ.com
Matt Bai / The Caucus:
How Bill Clinton May Have Hurt the Obama Campaign — When the histories of the 2012 campaign are written, much will be made of Bill Clinton's re-emergence. His convention speech may well have marked the finest moment of President Obama's re-election campaign, and his ads on the president's behalf were memorable.
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Weasel Zippers, Rush Limbaugh, The Daily Beast and Washington Free Beacon
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Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
Dems Begin the Post-Obama Blame Game — Some Democrats are apparently not waiting for Barack Obama to lose the presidential election before starting the inevitable recriminations about whose fault it was. Whether writing strictly on his own hook or as a result of conversations with campaign officials …
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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Rep. Jim Moran's Son Resigns Over James O'Keefe Video — Patrick Moran, son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA), resigned from his father's campaign on Wednesday after conservative activist James O'Keefe released a video that appears to show him offering advice to an undercover videographer who claimed to want to commit voter fraud.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Rep. Moran's son resigns from father's campaign amid voter fraud scandal — Patrick Moran, the son of Virginia Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) and the field director for his father's reelection bid, resigned abruptly Wednesday after a video linked him to voter fraud.
The Fix:
Post-ABC tracking poll: Obama wins final debate, Romney changes minds — President Obama scored a modest win in the third presidential debate, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll, but it's Republican Mitt Romney who moved the needle among likely voters …
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Alina Selyukh / Reuters:
Romney steals narrow lead from Obama as election nears — (Reuters) - Republican candidate Mitt Romney was 1 percentage point ahead of President Barack Obama in Wednesday's Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll in a presidential race that is effectively a dead heat less than two weeks before the November 6 election.
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CNN, Hot Air and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
The Chart:
Post removed: Study looks at voting and hormones — A post previously published in this space regarding a study about how hormones may influence voting choices has been removed. — After further review it was determined that some elements of the story did not meet the editorial standards of CNN.
Des Moines Register:
After editor's blog, President Obama releases transcript of Register interview — Without comment, campaign officials for President Obama this morning released to the Des Moines Register a transcript of an interview he had Tuesday with Laura Hollingsworth, president and publisher of the Register …
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Obama's Shuck and Jive Ends With Benghazi Lies — As I mentioned on “On the Record” last night, there is breaking news that just two hours after the September 11th attacks on our consulate in Benghazi, the White House and State Department knew that an Islamic terrorist group with ties to al Qaeda claimed credit for the attack.
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NewsBusters.org, Sun-Times Politics, CNN, Conservatives4Palin, Rumproast, Eclectablog, Weasel Zippers, Gawker, Wonkette, The Hinterland Gazette and Balloon Juice
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
White House Responds to Release of Real-Time Emails About Benghazi Attack
White House Responds to Release of Real-Time Emails About Benghazi Attack
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The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, The Heritage Foundation, The PJ Tatler and American Power
David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
NETROOTS' UNHAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY — What began 10 years ago as network of progressive bloggers offering a voice they thought missing from the mainstream press has all but disappeared as a force in the Democratic Party, David Freelander reports. — Susie Madrak started blogging in 2001 …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
What David Freedlander's Report on Blogs Left Out — Google
What David Freedlander's Report on Blogs Left Out — Google
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Obama's Edge: The Ground Game That Could Put Him Over the Top — In a close election, the president's sophisticated organization — which Republicans don't seem to have matched — could make all the difference. — Reuters — STERLING, Virginia — A giant chalkboard takes up a wall …
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Liberal Values, National Review, The Reaction, American Prospect, Booman Tribune, Washington Monthly and Reuters
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Letterman ‘Upset’ and ‘Discouraged’ Obama Lied About Romney Wanting Detroit To Go Bankrupt — Stop the presses! Stop the presses! — One of Barack Obama's biggest fans in the media, David Letterman, said on Tuesday's Late Show that he was “upset” and “discouraged” the president during …
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Hot Air, Mediaite, National Review, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller and NewsBusters.org
Nick Gillespie / Reason:
Who's Getting Our Votes: Reason Writers' 2012 Presidential Picks — Plus: Which other races are most important and whether freedom is growing … 1. Which presidential candidate are you voting for and why? Gary Johnson, because I agree with him more than any other past or present presidential candidate I can think of.
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American Glob, Hit & Run and The Volokh Conspiracy
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Bryan Myrick / NW Daily Marker:
JZ Knight's Anti-Catholic Rant Prompts Call for State Democrats to Return $60K in Campaign Cash - Knight Also Gave $61K to DNC, Obama Campaign — Democrats on the bottom of the ticket in Washington state all the way to the very top are caught in a pickle. Stand against religious bigotry …
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Michelle Malkin, Bellingham Herald, Creative Minority Report and Weasel Zippers
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Major Cable Provider In Ohio Offering Anti-Obama Film For Free — A major cable provider is offering a notorious anti-Obama movie to all its subscribers for free. The company, Armstrong Cable, operates in six states including Pennsylvania and the critical swing state of Ohio.
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Wake up America, Suburban Guerrilla, Deadline.com and theGrio