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12:30 PM ET, October 30, 2012

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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.
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New York Times:
A Big Storm Requires Big Government  —  Most Americans have never heard of the National Response Coordination Center, but they're lucky it exists on days of lethal winds and flood tides.  The center is the war room of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where officials gather to decide …
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Hurricane Sandy 2012: Chris Christie heaps praise on Obama  —  In TV interviews and on Twitter, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a staunch backer of Mitt Romney, was effusive in his praise on Tuesday for President Barack Obama's handling of Hurricane Sandy.  —  “It's been very good working …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney and Ryan announce ‘storm relief’ efforts for Tuesday  —  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan scheduled “storm relief” events Tuesday after previously canceling planned campaign rallies.  —  Romney will attend an event in Kettering, Ohio …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Romney would pass the buck on disasters
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Daily Kos
CNN:
TRENDING: Romney speaks with FEMA
Discussion: The Mahablog, The Fix and First Read
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
GOP strategist: Romney is right, close FEMA, nobody cares about it
New York Times:
Storm Barrels Through Region, Leaving Battered Path  —  As Hurricane Sandy churned inland as a downgraded storm, residents up and down the battered mid-Atlantic region woke on Tuesday to lingering waters, darkened homes and the daunting task of cleaning up from once-in-a-generation storm surges and their devastating effects.
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Bloomberg:
Hurricane Sandy Threatens $20 Billion in Economic Damage  —  Sandy's Destruction: What $20B of Damage Looks Like  —  Hurricane Sandy's economic toll is poised to exceed $20 billion after the biggest Atlantic storm slammed into the Eastern U.S., damaging homes and offices and flooding subways in America's most populated city.
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
Nature and Nature's God  —  While the lights went out across Manhattan tonight, and the city that calls itself the capital of the world was cut off from the mainland as flood waters thundered through its streets, many people around the world watched the spectacle and were reminded just how fragile …
Discussion: The Daily Dish
ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
New York City public schools closed again Wednesday
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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John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
GALLUP SHOCK: ROMNEY UP 52-45% AMONG EARLY VOTERS
Luis Martinez / ABCNEWS:
Soldiers Guard the Tomb of Unknowns During Hurricane Sandy  —  A photo of soldiers guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from September that went viral on the Internet today, as Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast.  (Karin Markert/OldGuard/Facebook)  —  An inspirational picture making …
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L.V. Anderson / Slate:
Could Hurricane Sandy Delay the Election?
Patrick Gavin / Politico:
Jennifer Granholm: Hurricane Sandy linked with climate change
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 …
Discussion: The Raw Story
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Surrogate Reassures Ohio Voters: Roe v. Wade Safe Under Romney  —  In the frenetic push to win all-important Ohio, Mitt Romney's campaign is saying a lot of things to a lot of people.  And on Monday, a top Romney surrogate told a group of Jewish voters in the Buckeye State …
Plain Dealer:
Flailing in Ohio, Romney rolls out Jeep ploy: editorial  —  Mitt Romney is desperate to convince Ohio voters that he's the candidate most committed to the U.S. auto industry — no matter how much confusion he must sow to do it.  —  Last week, Romney recklessly told a large audience in Defiance …
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.
Katie Cotton / Apple:
Apple Announces Changes to Increase Collaboration Across Hardware, Software & Services  —  Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi Add Responsibilities to Their Roles  —  Apple® today announced executive management changes that will encourage even more collaboration between …
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Israelis favor Romney over Obama by wide margin in latest poll  —  Israelis prefer Mitt Romney over President Obama by a wide margin, according to the latest polling from the Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University.  —  The Republican candidate leads Obama 57 percent to 22 percent …
Discussion: Power Line
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Benghazi — no mere ‘October surprise’  —  A conservative's challenge to the so-called mainstream media: Where is the feeding frenzy on the Libya story?  —  David Gregory is seen interviewing President Obama in 2009.  (Pete Souza / White House / Bloomberg)
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Sasha Issenberg / Slate:
Obama Does It Better  —  When it comes to targeting and persuading voters, the Democrats have a bigger advantage over the GOP than either party has ever had in the modern campaign era.  —  A few weeks ago, two Washington Post journalists who barely three months before Republicans lost control …
Bill McKibben / Guardian:
Hurricane Sandy has drowned the New York I love  —  The subway is more than mass transit - it's the city's very roots.  The idea of the metro swamped by cold, salt water is unbearable  —  New York is the city I love best, and I'm trying to imagine it from a distance tonight.
Jeff Mapes / Oregonian:
Obama leads in Oregon thanks to support from women; but marijuana measure failing on opposition from women (2012 Oregonian poll)  —  President Barack Obama holds a relatively narrow lead of six points over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Oregon, according to a new poll conducted for The Oregonian.
Discussion: Hot Air and The Page
 
 
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NPR:
NPR Poll Finds Presidential Race Too Close To Call
Politico:
The return of Bain Capital
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Prosperity Is in Decline
Al Arabiya / Alarabiya.net English:
Egyptians who vote for draft constitution will go to ‘hell:’ Salafi leader
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
GOP super-PAC spending $420,000 on Nebraska Senate race
Discussion: CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
With week to go, Team Romney is upbeat about Ohio
Mike Allen / Politico:
SANDY STRIKE: Superstorm plays havoc with final week …
Discussion: New York Times and Mediaite
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Congresswoman Accuses Obama Of ‘Harming’ Auto Company That Went Defunct In 1988
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Report: Fast and Furious a product of DOJ ‘deliberate strategy’ laid out by Eric Holder, other senior Obama officials
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Ann Romney: We Need To ‘Throw Out’ The Public Education System
Discussion: Wonkette and Addicting Info
Laura / Democracy Corps:
Cell phones: why we think Obama will win the popular vote, too
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Nate Silver: One-term celebrity?
 

 
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Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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