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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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars and BuzzFeed FWD
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.
Associated Press:
At least 48 dead, millions without power in Sandy's aftermath — Wreckage and power outages could take days or weeks to sort out. — NEW YORK - The misery of superstorm Sandy's devastation grew Tuesday as millions along the U.S. East Coast faced life without power or mass transit for days …
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Twitchy, Gothamist, This Just In, Bloomberg, Sister Toldjah, Pat Dollard, Guardian, Fox News Insider, The Atlantic Online and Firedoglake
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gov. Christie praises Obama response to Hurricane Sandy as ‘outstanding’
Gov. Christie praises Obama response to Hurricane Sandy as ‘outstanding’
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The Raw Story, The Hill, CNN, Esquire, Slate, Politico, Democracy in America, No More Mister Nice Blog, Addicting Info, GOP 12, The Reality-Based Community, Piers Morgan, Wonkette, Taylor Marsh, Firedoglake, The PJ Tatler, The Hinterland Gazette, Jammie Wearing Fools, Outside the Beltway, Little Green Footballs and AMERICAblog
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Refuses To Talk About FEMA After Hurricane Sandy Event
Mitt Romney Refuses To Talk About FEMA After Hurricane Sandy Event
Bill Cameron / wlsam.com:
LISTEN: What will Chicago do to help with Hurricane Sandy relief?
LISTEN: What will Chicago do to help with Hurricane Sandy relief?
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Weasel Zippers, Weekly Standard and Washington Examiner
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos:
Romney lines everybody up to give him stuff the Red Cross says it doesn't want
Romney lines everybody up to give him stuff the Red Cross says it doesn't want
Lynne Peeples / The Huffington Post:
Hurricane Sandy Could Displace Rats, Spread Infectious Disease
Hurricane Sandy Could Displace Rats, Spread Infectious Disease
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LewRockwell.com Blog, New York Magazine and Firedoglake
BuzzFeed:
Bill Clinton: Maybe Mitt Romney Shouldn't Be Making Fun Of Global Warming
Bill Clinton: Maybe Mitt Romney Shouldn't Be Making Fun Of Global Warming
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Liberal Values, Hot Air, About.com US Liberal Politics, Washington Examiner and Politico
Stuef / BuzzFeed FWD:
Shashank Tripathi, Last Night's Twitter Villain @ComfortablySmug
Shashank Tripathi, Last Night's Twitter Villain @ComfortablySmug
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The New Republic, Poynter and The Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Mark Fischetti / Scientific American Blog Network:
Did Climate Change Cause Hurricane Sandy?
Did Climate Change Cause Hurricane Sandy?
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The Atlantic Online, Newsy, Dot Earth and Washington Examiner
Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Shocker of the day: Al Gore blames Hurricane Sandy on man made climate change
Shocker of the day: Al Gore blames Hurricane Sandy on man made climate change
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Doug Ross, Weasel Zippers and Wonkblog
Stewart Bell / National Post:
Hurricane Sandy a ‘divine slap on the face of U.S. arrogance,’ Toronto Islamist website declares
Hurricane Sandy a ‘divine slap on the face of U.S. arrogance,’ Toronto Islamist website declares
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Weasel Zippers
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Meghan McCain to GOP after Sandy: Do you still doubt climate change?
Meghan McCain to GOP after Sandy: Do you still doubt climate change?
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National Review, Pat Dollard, Wonkblog, PoliticusUSA, WorldViews, Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler, Guardian, CNN and The Powers That Be
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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Firedoglake, Addicting Info, New York Times, Economist's View, The Maddow Blog, msnbc.com and Mother Jones
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Detroit Free Press:
New Romney ad: Did Obama's rescue of GM create more jobs in China?
New Romney ad: Did Obama's rescue of GM create more jobs in China?
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Politico and The Raw Story
Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Camp Going Off The Fact Checking Rails In Ohio
Romney Camp Going Off The Fact Checking Rails In Ohio
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The Huffington Post, Associated Press, msnbc.com and Dangerous Minds
Tyrel Linkhorn / Toledo Blade:
Chrysler CEO to employees: Jeep will remain in U.S.
Chrysler CEO to employees: Jeep will remain in U.S.
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Politico, NewsBusters.org and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney's astonishingly dishonest Jeep-to-China radio ad
Romney's astonishingly dishonest Jeep-to-China radio ad
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The Caucus, Politifact.com Truth …, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, PoliticusUSA, Mother Jones and Daily Kos
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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Forbes, Outside the Beltway, Engadget, New York Magazine, Guardian, Newsy, Hot Air and AllThingsD, more at Mediagazer »
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ComingSoon.net:
Breaking: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 Coming in 2015!
Breaking: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 Coming in 2015!
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The PJ Tatler and The Jawa Report
Michael Cieply / Media Decoder:
Disney Buying Lucasfilm for $4 Billion
Disney Buying Lucasfilm for $4 Billion
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DealBook and Death and Taxes, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Race Narrows as Campaign Enters Its Final Week — COLUMBUS, Ohio — President Obama and Mitt Romney enter the closing week of the campaign in an exceedingly narrow race, according to the latest poll by The New York Times and CBS News, with more voters now viewing Mr. Romney as a stronger leader …
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Politico, Hot Air, Taegan Goddard's … and The Caucus
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Jon Cohen / The Fix:
WaPo-ABC tracking poll: Popular vote > electoral college
WaPo-ABC tracking poll: Popular vote > electoral college
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msnbc.com and Business Insider
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
Mitt Romney Vetoed Flood Prep Funding In 2004, Blamed For Subsequent Flooding
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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.
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA ON HURRICANE: ‘WE LEAVE NOBODY BEHIND’ — Today, during a non-campaign campaign stop at the Red Cross, President Obama told the nation something his administration obviously didn't believe during the seven-hour attack on our consulate in Benghazi (and a nearby annex) on the night of September 11 …
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The Gateway Pundit, Nice Deb, The PJ Tatler and Instapundit
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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 …
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Talking Points Memo, Philly.com, Associated Press, Politico, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS, Guardian, PoliticsPA, The Strata-Sphere, Power Line, msnbc.com, The PJ Tatler and BuzzFeed
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.
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 …
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Election 2012, BuzzFeed, Addicting Info, Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, msnbc.com, The Raw Story and The Maddow Blog
Richard Dunham / Texas on the Potomac:
The Morning After: First storm-related anti-Obama attack ad appears — A friend of ours in northern Virginia received this flier delivered to her apartment's front door this morning: — The ad, attacking President Obama, declared, “WE'VE SEEN STORMS IN VIRGINIA, BUT NONE LIKE THIS...”
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BuzzFeed and Hullabaloo
Hunter Schwarz / BuzzFeed:
Romney Camp Says They Don't Make Hats In China — This photo comparing a Romney cap made in China and an Obama cap made in the U.S. is going viral online. — Source: facebook.com — Except Andrea Saul, a spokesperson for the Romney campaign, told BuzzFeed all of its merchandise is made in the U.S.
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Crooks and Liars, Weasel Zippers and The New Civil Rights Movement