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4:40 AM ET, September 20, 2012

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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Obama Ahead with Stronger Support, Better Image and Lead on Most Issues  —  Democrats Narrow Engagement Gap  —  OVERVIEW  —  At this stage in the campaign, Barack Obama is in a strong position compared with past victorious presidential candidates.  With an eight-point lead …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Romney at Univision: I'm about the ‘100 percent of America’  —  CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Mitt Romney, recognizing the damage to his campaign, Wednesday night backed off his statement from earlier this year that he wouldn't contend for the support of the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay income taxes.
Bloomberg:
What Mitt Romney Doesn't Get About Responsibility  —  “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what,” Mitt Romney told a room full of donors.  —  “All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Really Bad News For Mitt From Pew  —  It's hardly the kind of definitive evidence we need to conclude Mitt Romney's in the process of burying his presidential prospects, but there's just no way for anyone to spin the new national Pew Research poll as anything other than really bad news for the GOP nominee.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Voters' Reaction to Romney's “47%” Comments Tilts Negative  —  Independent voters, by 29% to 15%, also more negative than positive  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans have a more negative than positive immediate reaction to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's comments, secretly caught on video …
Mario Trujillo / Ballot Box:
Thompson's lead dissolves in Wisconsin
Discussion: Politico, CNN, The Hill, The Caucus and GOP 12
Associated Press:   Romney Comments Bring Battleground-States Debate
CNN:
Romney promises to ‘help the 100%’
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Fox News:
Al Qaeda, ex-Gitmo detainee involved in consulate attack, intelligence sources say  —  Intelligence sources tell Fox News they are convinced the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was directly tied to Al Qaeda — with a former Guantanamo detainee involved.
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Fox News Insider:
FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Intel Sources Say Libya Attack Tied to Al Qaeda and Ex-Gitmo Detainee Sufyan Ben Qumu  —  On tonight's Special Report, Bret Baier reported on an exclusive breaking news alert: intelligence sources are convinced the Mideast attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was directly tied to Al Qaeda.
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Obama official: Benghazi was a terrorist attack
Washington Examiner:
The Obama you don't know  —  Few if any of his predecessors took the oath of office with higher public hopes for his success than President Obama on Jan. 20, 2009.  —  Millions of Americans hailed his election as an end to partisanship, a renewal of the spirit of compromise and a reinvigoration …
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Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
Report Blows HUGE Hole In Obama's Fake Biography  —  The Washington Examiner has investigated the narrative given to us by Barack Obama and the Democratic party and found it filled with lies.  The truth is the president had a privileged up-bringing, went to the best schools throughout his life.
Discussion: The Rightnewz
ZIP / Weasel Zippers:
Obama's Campaign Manager Tweets Out Super Creepy Pic Of Himself - Update: Make Your Own Jim Messina Meme...  Would you let this man within a hundred feet of your children?  —  Update: Messina is now officially a meme.  I made this one.  You can make yours here.
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Stephanie Cutter / Twitchy:
ForAll cult fail: Cutter, Natalie Portman, Leto kick off; Jim Messina's pic creeps everyone out … Oh, no. Will they never learn?  Lying liar who lies (and Chinese propaganda fan), Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter, kicked off the creepy cultism.  All that is needed is to add #DearLeader to the #ForAll part.
CBO's Publications:
Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Affordable Care Act  —  Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act (comprising Public Law 111-148 and the health care provisions of P.L. 111-152) requires most legal residents of the United States to either obtain health insurance or pay a penalty tax.
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
Tax penalty to hit nearly 6M uninsured people
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
GOP blocks veterans jobs bill with budget vote  —  Senate Republicans stopped the veterans jobs bill Wednesday by forcing a budget point of order vote.  —  Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (R-Ill.) requested a motion to waive the budget point of order, which was raised by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.).
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ABCNEWS:   Sen. Coburn Says He Can't Face Cowardly Congress
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Senate Republicans Kill Veterans' Jobs Bill
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Toes Conservative Line On Immigration, Refers To ‘Illegal Aliens’  —  At a Univision candidate forum in Florida Wednesday, Mitt Romney squirmed under a barrage of questions on his immigration policy, mostly sticking to his conservative positions.  He even used the hot-button term …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:   NEWS FLASH  —  ASKED 4 TIMES, ROMNEY WON'T SAY IF HE'LL MAINTAIN …
James Taylor / Forbes:
Antarctic Sea Ice Sets Another Record  —  Antarctic Iceberg (Photo credit: NOAA's National Ocean Service)  —  Antarctic sea ice set another record this past week, with the most amount of ice ever recorded on day 256 of the calendar year (September 12 of this leap year).
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Obama has edge over Romney in three battleground states  —  President Barack Obama has the edge over Republican Mitt Romney in three potentially decisive states in the presidential election.  —  Obama tops Romney by seven percentage points among likely voters in both Ohio (49-42 percent) and Virginia (50-43 percent).
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Netanyahu ad to debut in Florida  —  Bibi Netanyahu is not running a campaign in the US - it just looks that way in this new ad.  —  A spot featuring only the Israeli prime minister talking about Iran is set to hit the airwaves in select Florida markets tomorrow, a media tracking source confirms.
Byron York / Twitchy:
Obama campaign now selling its version of American flag, complete with ‘O’ logo … In the wake of Mitt Romney's divisive “caught on tape” comments, the president would like you to know that he believes in one nation under Obama, and he has the flag to prove it.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Is Barack Obama America's Most Dishonest Politician?  —  A lot of politicians are dishonest, but Barack Obama may be in a league by himself.  He appeared on the David Letterman show last night, and Letterman asked him about the national debt (somewhat surprisingly).  Obama's answer was a masterpiece of prevarication.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Tape Leaves Senate GOP Leaders Speechless  —  Senate Republican leaders fled their weekly press conference after delivering prepared remarks Wednesday without taking a single question from reporters eagerly seeking their thoughts on their presidential nominee's newly unearthed remarks dismissing nearly half of American voters.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Technically, Romney said peace was possible  —  Mitt Romney's remarks about the Mideast conflict at the May fundraiser in Boca Raton, Fla., have put him in hot water, as the national press reports that the candidate does not believe peace in the Middle East is possible.
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Robert Evans / Reuters:
Islamic states to reopen quest for global blasphemy law  —  (Reuters) - A leading Islamic organization signaled on Wednesday that it will revive long-standing attempts to make insults against religions an international criminal offence.  —  The bid follows uproar across the Muslim world …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
 
 
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Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Harrington Goes After Wasserman Schultz's Base, Ambushes Democrat Party Meeting
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Offers Full-Throated Attack On Obama's ‘Redistribution’
USA Today:
Front porches making a big comeback
Discussion: Gawker and Philly.com
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Cindy Lee Garcia sues anti-Muslim filmmaker Nakoula Basseley Nakoula
Discussion: Associated Press
BuzzFeed:
Chick-Fil-A Promises Not To Fund “Anti-Gay Groups,” Advocates Claim
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Gawker
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Michelle Obama: Barack “Has Been Struggling With Us”
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Brown's office reiterates senator's support for Romney
Lydia Warren / Daily Mail:
Monica's revenge: Lewinsky 'to publish secret love letters to Clinton revealing his insatiable desire …
 

 
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