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9:50 AM ET, October 25, 2012

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CBS News:
Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  (CBS News) Former Secretary of State Colin Powell broke with the Republican party during the 2008 election, to endorse then-candidate Barack Obama for president, calling Obama a “transformational figure.”
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Colin Powell again endorses Obama  —  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday that he would again endorse President Obama, breaking from the Republican Party to support the incumbent president.  —  “You know I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012 and will vote …
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.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
In Defense of Richard Mourdock  —  It is his Democratic opponent who is engaging in Akin-style sophistry.  —  With less than two weeks to go before the election, the left is anxious to talk about abortion, and you can see why.  To be sure, Gallup found in May that Americans are considerably likelier …
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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 …
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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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 …
Discussion: americanthinker.com and Hot Air
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Bill Clinton — from savior to potential scapegoat in less than two months  —  If President Obama loses this election, the Democrats will need a scapegoat.  The obvious scapegoat would be Obama himself.  But he's been getting free passes all of his life, and the left-liberals who comprise …
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
AP poll: Romney leads Obama 47-45, tied among female voters  —  A new poll finds GOP challenger Mitt Romney erasing President Obama's lead among female voters and pulling ahead nationally with under two weeks to election day.  —  Romney holds 47 percent support from likely voters …
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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Alina Selyukh / Reuters:
Romney steals narrow lead from Obama as election nears
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters.org:
Chris Matthews, Who Used the Phrase ‘Shuck and Jive,’ Now Calls Sarah Palin Racist for Saying ‘Shuck and Jive’  —  Liberal cable anchor Chris Matthews, who in 2010 used the phrase “shuck and jive,” on Wednesday assailed Sarah Palin as racist for using the phrase “shuck and jive.”
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Jon.Ralston / Ralston Reports:
My column: Why Romney hasn't surrendered Nevada  —  Mitt Romney campaigned in Nevada today for the second consecutive day.  The question is: Why?  —  Any reasonable analysis of the early voting numbers so far shows that the Democratic machine is crushing the Republicans' Rube Goldberg contraption.
Discussion: Ross Douthat
Wall Street Journal:
Hassett and Mathur: Consumption and the Myths of Inequality  —  The standard of living has increased among all income groups over the past decade.  —  In multiple campaign speeches over the past week, President Obama has emphasized a theme central to Democratic campaigns across the country this year: inequality.
Discussion: Instapundit
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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Steven Pinker / Opinionator:
Why Are States So Red and Blue?  —  Regardless of who wins the presidential election, we already know now how most of the electoral map will be colored, which will be close to the way it has been colored for decades.  Broadly speaking, the Southern and Western desert and mountain states …
Discussion: normblog
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 …
Politico:
How Mitt Romney would govern  —  Mitt Romney's transition team — dubbed the “Readiness Project” — has stepped up its activities as the nominee has surged in the polls, planning a series of modest but quick accomplishments should he win and bracing for the likelihood Romney would butt heads …
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.
The New York Times Company:
The New York Times Company Reports 2012 Third-Quarter Results  —  The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced today a 2012 third-quarter diluted loss per share from continuing operations of $.02 compared with diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $.04 in the same period of 2011.
Discussion: New York Times and Poynter
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
GOP Rep Says Strike On Iran's Nuclear Facilities Would Not Be An Act Of War  —  Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said on CNN last night that neither he, nor the Iranians, would consider an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities an act of war.
Discussion: The Agonist
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
More Americans Feel Better Off Than Worse Off, Financially  —  The 38% feeling better off than a year ago is on par with 2004 and 1984  —  PRINCETON, NJ — For the first time in more than five years, slightly more Americans are feeling financially better off, rather than worse off, compared with a year ago, by 38% to 34%.
Discussion: Politico
Clive Crook / Bloomberg:
Obama's Blunder Was in Ceding Political Center to Romney  —  The third and final presidential debate did little to change the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, who are tied with just two weeks to go.  Even so, this week's inconsequential contest provides a key of sorts to understanding the election.
Mike Kramer / Associated Press:
Judge to release edited version of Rehberg boat crash report  —  HELENA - A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of an edited version of an investigative report into a 2009 boat crash involving U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg and former state Sen. Greg Barkus.  —  District Judge John McKeon …
Discussion: Ballot Box
 
 
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
For Clinton as Top Diplomat, Tumultuous Closing Chapter
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Dear Donald, It's Over
Discussion: Poynter, ABCNEWS, FIRST DRAFT and Reuters
Adrian F. Ward / Yahoo! News:
Men and Women Can't be ‘Just Friends’
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
WIFR-TV:
Rev. Jesse Jackson Arrested for Sensata Protest
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Labor unions, liberal groups fear lame-duck betrayal by Obama
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Firedoglake and Politico
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama counting on ground game
Discussion: CNN, Hullabaloo and Hot Air
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Major Cable Provider In Ohio Offering Anti-Obama Film For Free
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
The Emptiest Candidate in Presidential Election History
Discussion: Mother Jones
 

 
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Financial Times:
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