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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.
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.
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 …
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Crooks and Liars and Hullabaloo
Stuef / BuzzFeed FWD:
Shashank Tripathi, Last Night's Twitter Villain @ComfortablySmug — This post is now <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ jackstuef/the-man-behind-comfortablysmu g- hurricane-sandys">available on BuzzFeed FWD</a>, which was down for a time due to Sandy. — During the storm last night …
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The Raw Story and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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Politico, The Hill, Weasel Zippers and NewsBusters.org
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 …
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Christie praises Obama, doesn't ‘give a damn’ about Romney photo op
Christie praises Obama, doesn't ‘give a damn’ about Romney photo op
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Addicting Info, CNN, Politico, Balloon Juice and Wonkette
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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Politico
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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Wonkblog, Pat Dollard, WorldViews, Weasel Zippers, Pirate's Cove, PoliticusUSA, The PJ Tatler and Taylor Marsh
New York Times:
A Big Storm Requires Big Government
A Big Storm Requires Big Government
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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
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Crooks and Liars, CNN, Slate, The Daily Beast, The Raw Story, Election 2012, Daily Kos, Washington Post and AMERICAblog
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Hurricane Sandy 2012: Chris Christie heaps praise on Obama
Hurricane Sandy 2012: Chris Christie heaps praise on Obama
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The Caucus, Wall Street Journal and The Daily Dish
Geneva Sands / The Hill:
Christie: I don't give ‘a damn’ about presidential politics right now
Christie: I don't give ‘a damn’ about presidential politics right now
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Politico and Jammie Wearing Fools
Mark Fischetti / Scientific American Blog Network:
Did Climate Change Cause Hurricane Sandy?
Did Climate Change Cause Hurricane Sandy?
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Dot Earth and Washington Examiner
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, Power Line, ABCNEWS, BuzzFeed, Associated Press, PoliticsPA and The PJ Tatler
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Romney starts reserving time in Pennsylvania for last two days of race (Updated)
Romney starts reserving time in Pennsylvania for last two days of race (Updated)
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Talking Points Memo, Philly.com, msnbc.com and ABCNEWS
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 …
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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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The Maddow Blog, Mother Jones, msnbc.com and Daily Kos
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney expands false Jeep-to-China ad campaign
Romney expands false Jeep-to-China ad campaign
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Washington Monthly, Mother Jones, The Maddow Blog, Economist's View and Daily Kos
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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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Politico: Looks like a draw on early voting
Politico: Looks like a draw on early voting
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BREITBART.COM and Babalú Blog
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Clinton: Romney Wrong to Hit Obama for Promising ‘to Turn Back the Seas’ — Former President Bill Clinton, using the backdrop of Hurricane Sandy, blasted Mitt Romney for criticizing Barack Obama's unkept promise of “turn[ing] back the seas”: — “I was actually listening closely …
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Felicia Sonmez / Election 2012:
Romney Ohio campaign event turns into storm relief effort
Romney Ohio campaign event turns into storm relief effort
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Weasel Zippers, New York Magazine and Jammie Wearing Fools
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney and Ryan announce ‘storm relief’ efforts for Tuesday
Romney and Ryan announce ‘storm relief’ efforts for Tuesday
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NPR:
NPR Poll Finds Presidential Race Too Close To Call … The latest and last NPR Battleground Poll for 2012 shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holding the narrowest of leads in the national sample, but trailing President Obama in the dozen states that will decide the election.
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Firedoglake, Politico, The Political Carnival, National Review and Booman Tribune
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
NPR: 8-point swing puts Romney in front
NPR: 8-point swing puts Romney in front
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Michelle Malkin and Weasel Zippers
Jennifer Maloney / Metropolis:
Dozens of Homes Destroyed in Breezy Point … At least 80 flooded homes were destroyed by fire Monday night in Breezy Point, a neighborhood on the tip of New York's Rockaway Peninsula. Hundreds of homes in this Queens neighborhood suffered flood damage and at least five houses were swept off …
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The Daily Caller
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Chris Bragg / Crain's New York Business:
The Insider: Rep. Bob Turner's home lost to fire
The Insider: Rep. Bob Turner's home lost to fire
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Politico, Influence Alley, Capital Tonight and National Review
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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BuzzFeed, Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, The Raw Story and The Maddow Blog
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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Ben Domenech / Real Clear Politics:
Are We Looking at an Undertow Election? — The nature of elections is to surprise. Candidates who are thought to be safe lose races where they insufficiently recognized potential threats. Incumbents with enormous built-in advantages squander their opportunities to define the opposition.
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Vodkapundit
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.
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
The president who seems not to care — One of the more melancholy moments of the presidential campaign occurred for me in a screening room. The film was Rory Kennedy's documentary about her mother, Ethel — the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Much of it consisted of Kennedy-family home movies …
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GayPatriot, Instapundit, Betsy's Page, The Greenroom and National Review