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11:05 AM ET, October 1, 2012

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James Hohmann / Reuters:
Battleground Poll: Race still tight  —  The presidential race is tight enough nationally that a strong performance in Wednesday's debate by Mitt Romney could put him in the lead.  —  A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll of likely voters shows President Barack Obama ahead 49 percent …
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Washington Post:
Tight race nationally as first debate approaches  —  On the eve of the first presidential debate, President Obama leads or is at parity with Mitt Romney on virtually every major issue and attribute in what remains a competitive general election, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Obama Leads on Expectations - But the Race Itself Stays Close  —  Registered voters by 2-1 think Barack Obama will win the upcoming presidential debates and go on to prevail in the November election.  But expectations aside, the race remains close, with strengths and vulnerabilities for both candidates in the campaign ahead.
Mitt Romney / Wall Street Journal:
A New Course for the Middle East  —  Restore the three sinews of American influence: our economic strength, our military strength and the strength of our values.  —  Disturbing developments are sweeping across the greater Middle East.  In Syria, tens of thousands of innocent people have been slaughtered.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Real Referendum  —  Republicans came into this campaign believing that it would be a referendum on President Obama, and that still-high unemployment would hand them victory on a silver platter.  But given the usual caveats — a month can be a long time in politics, it's not over until …
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Kbh / Keith Hennessey:
The Washington Post's hatchet job on Paul Ryan
Glenn Thrush / Reuters:
Obama vs. Obama at debates  —  LAS VEGAS — President Barack Obama's most dangerous opponent in the trio of upcoming presidential debates isn't Mitt Romney.  —  It's himself.  —  The president has been working on blunting his barbs nearly as much as he's been trying to sharpen …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Aurora survivor offers debate topic
Discussion: CNN
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
White House Hack Attack  —  Hackers linked to China's government broke into one of the U.S. government's most sensitive computer networks, breaching a system used by the White House Military Office for nuclear commands, according to defense and intelligence officials familiar with the incident.
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Tim Mak / Politico:   White House confirms cyberattack
Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
White House shifts spin on Benghazi assassination, downplays focus on anti-Islam video
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and Hot Air
Reuters:
The parallel universe where Mitt leads all polls  —  To talk with any working Republican political operative these days is to hear the same tale of woe: a grim accounting of the past few weeks, a dash of gallows humor and a measure of hope that President Obama is still beatable.
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Reuters:
Mitt Romney advisers clash over Libya  —  Instead, the Republican ticket will leave calls for an investigation to Capitol Hill, where both Republicans and Democrats have complained about the briefings they have received.  “Let Congress do it: It's a bipartisan thing, and that's a better place for us to be,” a Romney adviser said.
Discussion: Guardian and NewsBusters.org blogs
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Michael A. Walsh / New York Post:   Wheels coming off
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NY Daily News:
Lindsay Lohan tussles with congressional staffer in Manhattan hotel room over cellphone photos, tells cops he choked her  —  California man Christian LaBella initially arrested and charged with assault and harassment in W Hotel Union Square scuffle, but now both of them are facing charges.
BuzzFeed:
How The Economy Collapsed (As a Political Issue)  —  Republicans and Democrats no longer have the same facts.  It's the perceptual bias, stupid.  —  Via: people-press.org  —  The big issue of the 2012 election — the American economy — has been settled.
Tim Cavanaugh / Hit & Run:
If Romney's Losing, Why Do the Media Act Like He's Already the President?  —  At Breitbart.com, Joel B. Pollak makes a powerful case that the media have “treated [Republican presidential candidate Mitt] Romney as the incumbent,” in the process overlooking any responsibility President Obama may have for the current state of the country.
Discussion: Instapundit
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Hugh Hewitt / Washington Examiner:
Obama's poker tells  —  Obama is scheduled to be in Henderson, Nevada through Wednesday preparing for his first presidential debate against Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (Photo by John Gurzinski/Getty Images)  —  President Obama has a number of …
Discussion: americanthinker.com
BBC:
Historian Eric Hobsbawm dies, aged 95  —  Eric Hobsbawm joined the Communist Party aged 14  —  Eric Hobsbawm, one of Britain's most eminent historians, has died at the age of 95, his family have confirmed.  —  He died in the early hours of Monday morning at the Royal Free Hospital in London …
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Esther Addley / Guardian:   Eric Hobsbawm dies, aged 95
Gallup:
Obama Beats Romney as Better for Middle-Income Americans  —  Candidates are tied in perceptions of who would most benefit small-business owners  —  PRINCETON, NJ — More Americans believe middle-income earners would be better off in four years if President Barack Obama is re-elected than if Mitt Romney wins, by 53% to 43%.
 
 
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Chris Wallace / Fox News:
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Sayed Salahuddin / Washington Post:
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Sheldon Alberts / Ballot Box:
The Hill Poll: Voters switch, saying Obama is set to win second term
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What will be this year's October surprise?
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
NBC's David Gregory Misquotes Obama, Falsely Claims President Said ‘Al Qaeda Has Been Defeated’
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and The Raw Story
Angela Couloumbis / Philly.com:
Pa. judge backs most of voter ID law
Discussion: Booman Tribune and The BRAD BLOG
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Philips pulls presidential debate sponsorship
Discussion: Say Anything
Helen Murphy / Reuters:
Chavez to Obama: I'd vote for you, and you for me