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9:55 PM ET, October 30, 2012

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BuzzFeed Politics:
How One Well-Connected Pseudonymous Twitter Spread Fake News About Hurricane Sandy  —  The twitter user @comfortablysmug is one of a handful of pseudonymous Manhattan professionals who keep their widely-followed Twitter voices separate from their careers.  His bio describes him as “My Interests …
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Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
Bush's FEMA Director During Katrina Criticizes Obama For Responding To Sandy Too Quickly  —  Former FEMA Director Michael Brown offered criticism of President Obama's early responses to Hurricane Sandy yesterday, including a dig at the administration's response to last month's attack in Libya.
Sam Levin / The Latest Word:
Michael Brown, ex-FEMA head, has advice, criticism for Obama about Hurricane Sandy  —  Colorado is not facing any danger from Hurricane Sandy, but the effects of the storm can still be felt here, with the Obama and Romney camps canceling scheduled rallies.  Today, we decided to check …
BuzzFeed:
The Man Behind @ComfortablySmug, Hurricane Sandy's Worst Twitter Villain  —  He's a hedge fund analyst, Republican political consultant, and deliberate spreader of false information.  —  During the storm last night, user @comfortablysmug was the source of a load of frightening but false information …
Al Gore / Al's Journal:
Statement on Hurricane Sandy  —  This week, our nation has anxiously watched as Hurricane Sandy lashed the East Coast and caused widespread damage—affecting millions.  Now more than ever, our neighbors need our help.  Please consider donating or volunteering for your local aid organizations.
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gov. Christie praises Obama response to Hurricane Sandy as ‘outstanding’  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) praised President Obama's work to help states battered by Hurricane Sandy as “outstanding” Tuesday, but cautioned that the recovery would be a prolonged effort.
Bill Cameron / wlsam.com:
LISTEN: What will Chicago do to help with Hurricane Sandy relief?  —  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel / Photo by Bill Cameron  —  CHICAGO (WLS) - What will Chicago do to help with Hurricane Sandy relief?  —  Mayor Emanuel was happy to point out that even New Jersey Governor Chris Christie …
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Refuses To Talk About FEMA After Hurricane Sandy Event
Mark Fischetti / Scientific American Blog Network:
Did Climate Change Cause Hurricane Sandy?
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
POWER FAIL: WHITE HOUSE DIRECTS STORM VICTIMS TO ... THE INTERNET
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Morning Plum: Romney's Jeep-to-China lie earns brutal headlines in Ohio  —  As David Plouffe wrote in his memoir of Campaign 2008, the Obama team has long thought that one of the most effective ways to influence independents and undecided voters is via local media in key battleground states.
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Detroit Free Press:
New Romney ad: Did Obama's rescue of GM create more jobs in China?
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
MSNBC Ridicules Romney for Collecting Food and Supplies for Sandy Victims  —  This one is really hard to believe, even for the most biased so-called “news network” in the nation.  —  MSNBC on Tuesday totally trashed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for collecting food and supplies …
Discussion: Election 2012 and Pat Dollard
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Obama and Christie to Assess Damage in New Jersey
Paul Santos / The Walt Disney Company Press Releases:
DISNEY TO ACQUIRE LUCASFILM LTD.  —  An investor conference call will take place at approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT / 1:30 p.m. PDT today, October 30, 2012.  Details for the call are listed in the release.  —  Global leader in high-quality family entertainment agrees to acquire world-renowned Lucasfilm Ltd …
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ComingSoon.net:
Breaking: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 Coming in 2015!
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and The Jawa Report
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Governor Romney After the (2006) Flood: Not Good  —  PHOTO BY JIM DAVIS/THE BOSTON GLOBE VIA GETTY IMAGES  —  Now that he's again decided to mention (obliquely) that he was our governor once, and we're all up here in the Commonwealth (God save it!) being awakened by the sweet sounds …
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Jason Cherkis / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Vetoed Flood Prep Funding In 2004, Blamed For Subsequent Flooding
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
The Birth Certificate 4-Step  —  It's a trap!  The most paranoid scenario: I'm assuming the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the October employment statistics on schedule.  The paranoia that would accompany a delay (this close to the election) would be too destructive, even if the delay was justifiable.
Discussion: Hot Air, Reuters and Newsy
Rich Beeson / mittromney.com:
Memo: Pennsylvania  —  Rendell: ‘Startling upset’ for Romney ‘a possibility’ in Pennsylvania  —  When Governor Ed Rendell made these comments last week, he was clearly sending a desperate call to Chicago for help in the Keystone State.  At the time, his comments were met with derision …
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE: Romney Campaign Training Poll Watchers To Mislead Voters In Wisconsin  —  Mitt Romney's campaign has been training poll watchers in Wisconsin with highly misleading — and sometimes downright false — information about voters' rights.  —  Documents from a recent Romney poll watcher …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Upside of Opportunism  —  Let's try to imagine what the world would look like if President Obama is re-elected.  —  Washington over the next four years would probably look much as it has over the last two: Obama running the White House, Republicans controlling the House and Democrats managing the Senate.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
In U.S., 15% of Registered Voters Have Already Cast Ballots  —  Early voting highest in the West and among seniors; similar by party ID  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Fifteen percent of registered voters nationwide have already cast their ballots in this year's election, according to Gallup Daily tracking for the week ending Oct. 28.
 
 
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Hunter Schwarz / BuzzFeed:
Romney Camp Says They Don't Make Hats In China
NBC's Andrew Rafferty / First Read:
McCain rips Obama on Libya at relief event
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Nicholas Ballasy / The Daily Caller:
Michelle Obama: 'I've had 10-year-olds who are on a phone bank' for Barack
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA: ‘WE LEAVE NOBODY BEHIND’
Ariane Devogue / ABCNEWS:
Could Election Day Be Postponed?
Discussion: Politico and ABCNEWS
Jon Cohen / The Fix:
WaPo-ABC tracking poll: Popular vote > electoral college
Discussion: msnbc.com and Business Insider
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Clinton: Romney Wrong to Hit Obama for Promising ‘to Turn Back the Seas’
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Democrats Are Right to Politicize Sandy
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Barone / Financial Times:
Either way, the vote will end the New Deal
Ben Domenech / Real Clear Politics:
Are We Looking at an Undertow Election?
Discussion: Vodkapundit and Babalú Blog
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
NPR: 8-point swing puts Romney in front
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Michelle Malkin
Jennifer Maloney / Metropolis:
Dozens of Homes Destroyed in Breezy Point
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Halperin: Democrats now on defense in blue states
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
The president who seems not to care
Jeff Mapes / Oregonian:
Obama leads in Oregon thanks to support from women; but marijuana measure failing on opposition …
 

 
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