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9:05 AM ET, September 19, 2012

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Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:
A Mood of Gloom Afflicts the Romney Campaign  —  SALT LAKE CITY - Mitt Romney's traveling press secretary walked to the back of the candidate's plane midflight on Tuesday and teasingly asked a pair of journalists in an exit row if they were “willing and able to assist in case of an emergency.”
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David Corn / MoJo Articles:
WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser  —  Mitt Romney wanted the full tape.  Here it is.  —  On Monday and Tuesday Mother Jones published exclusive video that captured Mitt Romney speaking to donors at a May 17 fundraiser, which was held at the home of private equity mogul Mark Leder.
Benny Johnson / TheBlaze.com:
IS THE SECRET VIDEO OF ROMNEY AT FUNDRAISER REALLY UNEDITED?  WE MAY HAVE PROOF OTHERWISE  —  Tuesday afternoon, the site Mother Jones released what was described as the “full,” “raw and uncut” video of Mitt Romney's comments at a private campaign fundraiser, which has drawn immense criticism from both sides.
Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Romney's missteps could cost party the Senate, strategists say  —  Republicans believe Mitt Romney's mistakes could prevent them from winning back the Senate.  —  Romney's failure to close the gap with President Obama less than 50 days before the election, as well as a variety of high-profile gaffes …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Reuters:
Romney woes jangle GOP nerves  —  If political campaigns have nine lives, nervous Republicans feel Mitt Romney has used up at least eight.  —  While insisting the party is still short of full-fledged panic, the video of Romney disparaging Americans who don't pay income taxes …
Discussion: TheBlaze.com
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Sen. Brown denounces Romney comments
Mark Murray / First Read:
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama leads Romney nationally by 5 points  —  Fueled by increased optimism about the economy and nation's direction, President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by 5 points among likely voters and now sees his job-approval rating reaching the 50 percent threshold for the first time since March …
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CBS News:
Poll: Obama leads in Virginia, Wisconsin; Tight in Colorado  —  (CBS News) President Obama holds a narrow lead over Mitt Romney in the key swing states of Virginia, Wisconsin and Colorado, according to a new Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times survey.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Massachusetts Miscellany  —PPP's newest Massachusetts poll …
Discussion: Politico and Weekly Standard
James Taranto / Peggy Noonan's Blog:
Time for an Intervention  —  What should Mitt Romney do now?  He should peer deep into the abyss.  He should look straight into the heart of darkness where lies a Republican defeat in a year the Republican presidential candidate almost couldn't lose.  He should imagine what it will mean for the country …
Investor's Business Daily:
Romney's Right—Palestinians Have Rejected Peace  —  Mideast: Maybe you heard the kerfuffle over Mitt Romney's comments about those who don't pay taxes.  But you likely didn't hear his other remarks — that Palestinians don't really want peace.  He was right about that, too.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama 48%, Romney 46% in Swing States  —  Twenty-two percent of swing-state voters could change their vote preference  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Registered voters in key 2012 election swing states remain closely divided in their presidential vote preferences, with 48% supporting President Barack Obama and 46% Mitt Romney.
Discussion: Politico and americanthinker.com
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: In 2-point presidential race, Romney trips over 47%
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Romney Has Support Among Lowest Income Voters
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama to Romney: ‘You have to work for everyone’ as president  —  President Obama on Tuesday lectured Mitt Romney for “writing off a big chunk of the country” in his first remarks about the GOP presidential nominee's controversial statements at a closed-door fundraiser.
Discussion: Pat Dollard
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama: 'There's More Than Enough Blame to Spread Around'
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Fred Thys / WBUR:
WBUR Senate Poll: Warren Leads Brown By 5  —  BOSTON — A WBUR poll of 507 likely Massachusetts voters (PDFs — topline, crosstabs) finds Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren leading Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, 45 percent to 40 percent.  The survey has a 4.4 percent margin of error.
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Mitt Romney's ‘Severe Conservatism’  —  “I was a severely conservative Republican governor,” Mitt Romney told the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2012.  —  Severely conservative?  —  Conservatives snickered.  “I may be a little giddy here,” Rush Limbaugh said.
Mitt Romney / USA Today:
I'll deliver recovery, not dependency  —  Since our founding, America has promoted personal responsibility, the dignity of work and the value of education.  Those values made our nation the hope of the earth and our economy the envy of the world.  —  Efforts that promote hard work …
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Election 2012
Rosalind Rossi / Chicago Sun Times:
Chicago Public Schools teachers' strike over  —  The Chicago teachers' strike is over.  —  The Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates voted Tuesday to end its strike after seven days, meaning classes will be in session Wednesday for 350,000 Chicago Public Schools students.
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Talking Points Memo:
Mary Matalin: Thanks To Romney, We Can Single Out ‘Parasites’  —  Conservative commentator Mary Matalin hailed Mitt Romney's “47 percent” line on CNN as good news for Republicans.  —  “There are makers and takers, there are producers and there are parasites,” she said.
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Arctic Resources, Exposed by Warming, Set Off Competition  —  NUUK, Greenland — With Arctic ice melting at record pace, the world's superpowers are increasingly jockeying for political influence and economic position in outposts like this one, previously regarded as barren wastelands.
Discussion: World and American Power
BuzzFeed:
Romney Defends Leaked Comments, Hits Obama For 1998 “Redistribution” Line  —  On Fox News Tuesday, the Republican presidential nominee hit the president for a recently uncovered clip in which he says he “actually likes redistribution.”  Romney also defended his comments about 47% of Americans who he says will vote for Obama.
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Obama's first term is like FDR's dismal second
BuzzFeed:
Ann Romney: Mitt Doesn't Disdain The Poor
Discussion: Swampland
James Kirkup / Telegraph:
Inheritance tax could be scrapped in exchange for resurrection of mansion tax
Discussion: Guardian and Spectator
Gilbert R. Boucher II / Daily Herald:
Durbin: Republicans will keep majority in House, Dems in Senate
Discussion: Election 2012
David Lev / Arutz Sheva:
Abbas Proposes Canceling Oslo Accords
Discussion: Israpundit and The Gateway Pundit
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Reporters haven't asked about Sebelius breaking law in W.H. briefings
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Olivier Knox / Reuters:
White House: Libya attack may have been planned
Discussion: Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
NEWSPAPER AD REVENUES COLLAPSE TO 1950 LEVELS
Discussion: Power Line and Nice Deb
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner / Energy & Environment:
EPA's four-gallon minimum mandate
Discussion: Mother Jones and National Review
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
FiveThirtyEight Forecast: G.O.P. Senate Hopes Slipping