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EXCLUSIVE: CIA operators were denied request for help during Benghazi attack, sources say — Fox News has learned from sources who were on the ground in Benghazi that an urgent request from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the U.S. Consulate and subsequent attack several hours later …
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Obama: Election ‘has nothing to do’ with Libya deaths — President Obama again on Friday defended his administration's handling of the attack that killed four Americans in Libya, and said he's not holding back information ahead of Election Day. — “The election has nothing …
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AC-130U Gunship was On-Scene in Benghazi, Obama Admin Refused to Let It Fire (Updated) — If you don't get torches-and-pitchforks irate about this, you are not an American: … There were two AC-130Us deployed to Libya in March as part of Operation Unified Protector.
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Hurricane Sandy may be unprecedented in East Coast storm history — European model simulation for Hurricane Sandy - on its approach to the mid-Atlantic - with a minimum pressure of 934 mb. (Weatherbell.com) With computer models locked in on the eventuality of a punishing blow for East Coast …
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Forecasters Predict East Coast Landfall for Storm
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Dying Satellites Could Lead to Shaky Weather Forecasts
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Hurricane Sandy on collision course with mid-Atlantic and Northeast
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Petraeus Throws Obama Under the Bus — Breaking news on Benghazi: the CIA spokesman, presumably at the direction of CIA director David Petraeus, has put out this statement: “No one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate. ”
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Senator Harry Reid hospitalized after crash in Las Vegas — Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) — Senator Harry Reid was hospitalized after a crash on Interstate 15 Friday. — The crash happened just after 1 p.m. on I-15 northbound near Sahara, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
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Sen. Reid taken to UMC for minor rib injuries following car accident
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'He's OK'; Reid's motorcade involved in five-vehicle accident
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Live Polls Show Obama With Bigger Leads In Ohio (CHART) — How tight is the presidential race in Ohio? It depends who's polling. — Surveys of the Buckeye State have been all over the board in recent weeks as the election draws near. While most show President Obama with the lead …
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CNN Poll: Obama 50%-Romney 46% in Ohio — (CNN) - With a week and a half to go until Election Day, a new poll indicates the race for arguably the most important battleground state remains very close. — According to a CNN/ORC International survey released Friday, President Barack Obama holds …
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Romney economic speech at company that received stimulus funds
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Ronald Reagan Made A ‘First Time’ Voting Joke 32 Years Before Lena Dunham Did — Some conservative were outraged Thursday, when the Obama campaign posted a Web ad starring Lena Dunham, creator of the TV show “Girls,” in which she speaks about her “first time” voting, using innuendo to compare it to a girl losing her virginity.
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Oct. 25: The State of the States — Thursday was a busy day for the polls, with some bright spots for each candidate. But it made clear that Barack Obama maintains a narrow lead in the polling averages in states that would get him to 270 electoral votes. Mr. Obama also remains roughly tied …
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Dem's amendment would give 29 more electoral votes to popular vote winner
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Romney Campaign Exaggerates Size Of Nevada Event With Altered Image — At best, the official Romney Instagram account posted a really bad panorama. — Zeke Miller — a half hour ago — 61 responses
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9NEWS questions President Obama on Libya attack — KUSA - President Barack Obama would not directly address questions from 9NEWS on whether Americans under attack in Libya were denied requests for assistance during the September 11th terror attack. — President Obama discussed the situation …
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Obama's Ground Game Advantage May Not Be As Big As It Looks — The chart below has been making the rounds over the past couple of days. It shows how many field offices each campaign has in the top ten swing states, and it's pretty stunning. Obama has twice as many offices as Romney in Virginia.
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Romney: 'Some Gays Are Actually Having Children. It's Not Right on Paper. It's Not Right in Fact.' … LGBT , Civil Rights , Mitt Romney , Elections 2012 , Gay Marriage , Politics , Gay Marriage , Boston Globe , Gay Voices News , Mitt Romney Lgbt Rights , Murray Waas , Romney For President …
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Man Gets Romney ‘R’ Tattooed On His Face For $15,000 — Some say that campaign ads are getting just ridiculous. But now it's taken a turn to the truly bizarre. An Indiana man has auctioned off space on the side of his head, where he tattooed Mitt Romney's presidential campaign “R” logo in a 5-by-2-inch spot for a bid of $15, 000.
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Clinton asked for more security in Benghazi, Obama said no — Last night, it was revealed that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had ordered more security at the U.S. mission in Benghazi before it was attacked where four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens were murdered …
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Father of Slain Former SEAL, New Report, Raise Questions About Response to Benghazi Attack*
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