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1:50 PM ET, October 12, 2010

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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
For Democrats, Even ‘Safe’ Seats Are Shaky  —  ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Republicans are expanding the battle for the House into districts that Democrats had once considered relatively safe, while Democrats began a strategy of triage on Monday to fortify candidates who they believe stand the best chance of survival.
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ABCNEWS:
Foreign Money Flowing Into Campaign?  —  President Obama, Democrats Say There's Foreign Influence in Election, Scant Evidence to Prove Claims  —  To many Democrats, the accusation by President Obama and other party leaders that foreign money might be bank rolling some pro-Republican political …
The Politico:
White House ‘out of the fetal position’
CNN:
CNN Poll: Americans like Obama but disagree with him on issues
Discussion: The Page
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Sharron Angle raised $14 million in 3rd quarter  —  Former Nevada state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle raised $14 million over the last three months for her race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.  AP Photo/Cathleen Allison  —  Former Nevada state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle (R) …
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Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Fox News Polls: GOP Sees Senate Chances Improve  —  The race for the Senate continues to heat up as Republicans lead for two seats currently held by Democrats — Nevada and Washington — while another Republican has closed into striking distance for an open seat in Connecticut.
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama Loses Support in Poll as Joblessness Prompts Growing U.S. Discontent  —  Hope has turned to doubt and disenchantment for almost half of President Barack Obama's supporters.  —  More than 4 of 10 likely voters who say they once considered themselves Obama backers now are either less supportive …
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Nearly half of Obama's supporters have now given up on him: poll  —  Nearly half the people who once considered themselves supporters of President Barack Obama don't anymore.  —  Other than that, his virtually nonstop cross-country campaigning for embattled Democrats in the Nov. 2 election is working perfectly.
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Republicans Prove Unpopular With Voters Against Obama in Poll
Discussion: GayPatriot
Laura Rozen / The Politico:
Researcher: Suicide terrorism linked to military occupation  —  Robert Pape, a University of Chicago political science professor and former Air Force lecturer, will present findings on Capitol Hill Tuesday that argue that the majority of suicide terrorism around the world since 1980 has had a common cause: military occupation.
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Left in the West
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:   They hate us for our occupations
Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Pay: A Record $144 Billion  —  Financial Overhaul Has Affected Structure but Not Level; Revenue-to-Compensation Ratio Stays Flat  —  Pay on Wall Street is on pace to break a record high for a second consecutive year, according to a study conducted by The Wall Street Journal.
The Huffington Post:
Ken Buck Explained To Alleged Rape Victim Why He Wouldn't Take Her Case (AUDIO)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  A five-year-old rape case that was never prosecuted is suddenly causing major ripples in the Colorado Senate race and headaches for Republican candidate Ken Buck.
Peter Baker / The Caucus:
White House to Lift Ban on Deep-Water Drilling  —  The Obama administration on Tuesday plans to announce that it is lifting the moratorium on deep-water oil drilling, after putting in place new rules intended to tighten safety.  —  President Obama imposed the moratorium after the blowout …
CNN:
Congressional candidate defends wearing Nazi outfit for re-enactment  —  (CNN) — A Republican candidate running for U.S. Congress says his past donning of a Nazi outfit was part of a historical lesson — and defended his background in military re-enactments.
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Richard Gabai / Rich Iott for Congress:
Below is a statement from Richard Gabai, a friend of Rich Iott and his family
New York Times:
Offering Donors Secrecy, and Going on Attack  —  The American Future Fund, a conservative organization based in Iowa, has been one of the more active players in this fall's campaigns, spending millions of dollars on ads attacking Democrats across the country.
Jane Novak / The Jawa Report:
The 10th Anniversary of the USS Cole Bombing  —  In remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the USS Cole bombing, I am reprinting my article from 2007.  And little has changed since it was written.  Primary plotters Al Quso and al Badawi were both released in Yemen.
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Michael Isikoff / msnbc.com:
USS Cole: ‘Rock solid’ evidence, no retaliation
Discussion: This ain't Hell …
Matthew L. Wald / New York Times:
Offshore Wind Power Line Wins Backing  —  Correction Appended  —  WASHINGTON — Google and a New York financial firm have each agreed to invest heavily in a proposed $5 billion transmission backbone for future offshore wind farms along the Atlantic Seaboard that could ultimately transform the region's electrical map.
Ezra Klein:
The irrelevance of the liberal ‘brand’  —  There is perhaps no surer signal that Democrats are about to suffer a terrific defeat than to see liberals begin discussing how to define, redefine, or otherwise burnish their “brand.”  So far as I'm concerned, this falls firmly in the “doesn't matter” category of American politics.
Bill Estep / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Bill Clinton blasts Rand Paul, GOP tactics at UK rally for Conway  —  Former President Bill Clinton campaigned for Attorney General Jack Conway in Lexington on Monday, delivering a hard-nosed repudiation of Republican Rand Paul's “radical ideas” to cut government spending.
Scott / Power Line:
The Stanford Daily's Two Minute Hate  —  Victor Davis Hanson recently noted some of the ironies and absurdities of the regime of affirmative action enforced in American institutions of higher learning.  The rationale of the affirmative action regime is of course “diversity.”  Regarding this rationale, Hanson wrote:
Tony Perkins / Washington Post:
Christian compassion requires the truth about harms of homosexuality  —  The media has recently been filled with reports of several recent suicides by teenagers who are reported to have been victims of “anti-gay” bullying.  Some homosexual activist groups lay blame at the feet …
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Unrepentant, Paladino Calls Gay Parades ‘Disgusting’  —  Despite an uproar over his remarks about gays, Carl P. Paladino appeared on national television on Monday and expressed revulsion at gay pride parades.  —  Mr. Paladino restated his criticism of Andrew M. Cuomo, his Democratic opponent …
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama hits road hard for midterms  —  President Obama will spend most of next week on the road in a furious effort to boost Democrats with just three weeks before the midterm elections.  —  Obama will be barnstorming through eight states and from coast to coast to raise funds …
Chris Ciarlo / KTVN-TV:
Woman Says She Worked for Sandoval Illegally  —  Ana Padilla used to be go by her middle name, Maritza.  She told us that was when she first came to the United States illegally.  —  “I come from Guatemala City in 1986,” said Padilla.  —  She told us after working in the States for about ten years …
Wall Street Journal:
The 2010 Spending Record  —  In two years, a 21.4% increase.  —  Perhaps you missed it, but then so did the Washington press corps.  Late last week the Congressional Budget Office released its preliminary budget tallies for fiscal year 2010, and the news is that the U.S. government had another fabulous year—in spending your money.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
VFW battles VFW PAC over endorsements  —  Yesterday, the political world scratched its head over the endorsement of Barbara Boxer — “Senator Ma'am” — by the VFW's political action committee.  It turns out that veterans weren't very happy about it, either.
Jim VandeHei / The Politico:
The race that says it all  —  OSHKOSH, WI.  — Until last fall, Ron Johnson was just an intensely private guy with a good business and a nice house on Lake Winnebago.  He kept a stack of Wall Street Journals next to his bed, folded just right so he wouldn't forget to read columnist Dan Henninger on this or Paul Gigot on that.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Sarah Palin raised $1.2 million in last quarter  —  Sarah Palin had by far her best three months of fundraising since her star turn as the GOP's 2008 vice presidential candidate, pulling in more than $1.2 million from July through the end of last month.  —  That total — which is nearly 50 percent …
Discussion: Ballot Box
Dan Klein / Tablet Magazine:
Jews in the Senior Chamber  —  Democratic politicians are bracing for big losses three weeks from today.  According to election-predicting honcho Nate Silver (to whom many apologies), eight senators are likely to turnover their seats.  According to The Scroll, three are Members of the Tribe …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Commentary
Brad / Think Progress:
Pat Toomey: Global Warming Pollution Is ‘Very Much Disputed’  —  Pat Toomey, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, agrees with Christine O'Donnell about global warming.  Like O'Donnell and the rest of the GOP Senate candidates, Toomey questions the overwhelming scientific evidence …
Glen Bolger / Public Opinion Strategies:
The Myth of the Democrat Surge  —  At the entrance to the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina is a sign that reads, “The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.”  Well, the noise you hear right now is the sound of Democrats whistling past the graveyard, with various claims …
Discussion: Ballot Box
Ed Lavandera / CNN:
Woman, 101, to become U.S. citizen with help of 69-year-old document  —  Brownsville, Texas (CNN) — Eulalia Garcia Maturey has outlived two husbands, her two children and decades of bygone immigration laws.  At 101, Maturey will become a U.S. citizen on the 101st anniversary of her crossing into the United States from Mexico.
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Miller vows silence on background until election  —  Republican Senate nominee Joe Miller said this afternoon that he will not be answering any more questions about his personal background for the remainder of the campaign.  —  “We've drawn a line in the sand.
 
 
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