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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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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.
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:
The Man Behind @ComfortablySmug, Hurricane Sandy's Worst Twitter Villain
The Man Behind @ComfortablySmug, Hurricane Sandy's Worst Twitter Villain
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AMERICAblog, New York Magazine, Poynter, Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars, BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed FWD, Hullabaloo and Wonkette, more at Mediagazer »
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Councilman Pushes For Charges Against Twitter User Who Spread Falsehoods
Councilman Pushes For Charges Against Twitter User Who Spread Falsehoods
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Balloon Juice and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »
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
Discussion:
Twitchy, Doug Ross, Weasel Zippers and Joe. My. God.
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?
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, Weekly Standard and Washington Examiner
Daily Mail:
Will global warming bring storm barriers to New York Harbor? …
Will global warming bring storm barriers to New York Harbor? …
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Weasel Zippers 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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naked capitalism, The Atlantic Online, Liberal Values, Dot Earth and Washington Examiner
Tyrel Linkhorn / Toledo Blade:
Chrysler CEO to employees: Jeep will remain in U.S. — Facebook Twitter Reddit Digg E-mail Print Rss — Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne circulated an e-mail to Chrysler Group LLC employees today strongly restating the automaker's promise that it will not move existing U.S. production of Jeeps to China.
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Politico, The Huffington Post, The Moderate Voice, BizzyBlog, NewsBusters.org and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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detroitnews.com:
Marchionne's letter on Jeep production in U.S.
Marchionne's letter on Jeep production in U.S.
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The Huffington Post, Firedoglake, PoliticusUSA, New York Times and The Maddow Blog
Craig Trudell / Bloomberg:
Chrysler CEO Reiterates Jeep Production Staying in U.S.
Chrysler CEO Reiterates Jeep Production Staying in U.S.
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Washington Post, Prairie Weather and BizzyBlog
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, Washington Post, msnbc.com, The Reaction and Dangerous Minds
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 …
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American Power, Weasel Zippers, Election 2012, Balloon Juice, New York Magazine, Taking Note, Addicting Info, Weekly Standard and Pat Dollard
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Jed Lewison / Daily Kos:
Romney lines everybody up to give him stuff the Red Cross says it doesn't want — So here's what things looked like at the donation table at Mitt Romney's “storm relief” event before he arrived: — And here's things nearly an hour later when Mitt Romney finally arrived: — At least he didn't wash clean dishes.
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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Ballot Box, Politico 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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Business Insider and msnbc.com
Stephen Battaglio / TVGuide.com:
The Biz: President Barack Obama Reveals His Favorite TV Shows — As Election Day approaches, President Barack Obama agreed to share with us his favorite television series and provide insight into some of his other pop-culture habits. Check out Governor Mitt Romney's picks here.
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Nicholas Ballasy / The Daily Caller:
Michelle Obama: 'I've had 10-year-olds who are on a phone bank' for Barack
Michelle Obama: 'I've had 10-year-olds who are on a phone bank' for Barack
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Weasel Zippers
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, New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway, Engadget, Guardian, Hot Air and AllThingsD, more at Mediagazer »
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Michael Cieply / Media Decoder:
Disney Buying Lucasfilm for $4 Billion
Disney Buying Lucasfilm for $4 Billion
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DealBook, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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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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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Odd couple Christie and Obama to tour devastated NJ shore — President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) will travel together on Wednesday to inspect the damage that Hurricane Sandy inflicted on the Garden State. — Obama and Christie make for an odd couple …
Discussion:
Politico, Capital Tonight and DealBook
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Rachel Weiner / Election 2012:
Chris Christie: Obama ‘outstanding’ in response to Hurricane Sandy
Chris Christie: Obama ‘outstanding’ in response to Hurricane Sandy
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Washington Post, The Fix, New York Times, Princeton Election Consortium, Salon and Towleroad News #gay
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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The Maddow Blog, Hullabaloo and BuzzFeed
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
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Lingering questions about Benghazi — The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi has become a political football in the presidential campaign, with all the grandstanding and misinformation that entails. But Fox News has raised some questions about the attack that deserve a clearer answer from the Obama administration.
Discussion:
Hot Air, Politico and National Review
Gallup:
Americans Still Give Obama Better Odds to Win Election — 54% of Americans think Obama will win; 34% predict Romney — WASHINGTON, D.C. — A majority of Americans continue to believe that Democratic President Barack Obama will win re-election Tuesday over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, by 54% to 34%.
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Reuters, Politico, PoliticusUSA, Examiner and Outside the Beltway
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The President's Insulting Campaign — It is a mercy that the suffragettes aren't around to see President Barack Obama's campaign for the women's vote. It would make them weep in dismay. — Almost a hundred years after passage of the 19th Amendment, the president is making perhaps the most superficial …
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Betsy's Page and alicublog
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Ryan ‘Packs’ Hurricane Relief Donations In During Wisconsin Photo-Op — Campaign operatives slowed down the packing to leave some for Republican Vice Presidential candidate to pose with. — HUDSON, Wis. — “Start Packing.” — The order was given by a campaign staffer about 20 minutes …