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9:40 AM ET, October 10, 2012

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Associated Press:
US OFFICIALS: WE DIDN'T LINK LIBYA ATTACK TO VIDEO  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about why the Obama administration used …
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Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Rep. Issa closes in on Clinton  —  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is setting his sights on his biggest political target yet: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  —  Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is treading more carefully than he did with his investigation …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney interview  —  In a Tuesday evening phone interview with Right Turn, Mitt Romney called out the White House for “misrepresenting” events in Libya and brushed off the post-debate attacks on him as ineffective.  He also gave a friendly warning to running mate Paul Ryan …
Discussion: ABCNEWS and CNN
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Benghazi attack may cloud Clinton's legacy
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Romney says abortion legislation isn't part of his agenda  —  Mitt Romney today said no abortion legislation is part of his agenda, but he would prohibit federally-funded international nonprofits from providing abortions in other countries.  —  “There's no legislation with regards to abortion …
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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Abortion Stance Changes, As Candidate Says He Won't Push To Restrict Access … FOLLOW:  —  Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Abortion, Elections 2012, Video, Mitt Romney Des Moines Register, Mitt Romney Abortion, Mitt Romney 2012, Women's News, Politics News
Kaili Joy Gray / Daily Kos:
Romney: Abortion is not ‘part of my agenda.’ Romney campaign: Oh yes it is.  —  There really isn't a position on abortion that Mitt Romney hasn't taken.  He has promised to support Roe v. Wade.  He has promised to support a constitutional amendment defining an egg as a person.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Roger Simon / Politico:
Eat crow and pray for Joe  —  When Barack Obama was up by 4 percentage points in the polls, the media said the race was a dead heat.  —  Now that Obama is down by 4 percentage points in the polls, the media say he is dead meat.  —  The media giveth, and the media taketh away.  Fickle be the name of the media.
Discussion: CNN
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Team Romney looking for knockout by Ryan  —  Republicans believe a strong performance by Paul Ryan at Thursday's vice presidential debate could keep the reeling Obama campaign from regaining its footing.  —  The party is riding high after a series of new polls showed a dramatic swing …
Discussion: Politico and GOP 12
Talking Points Memo:
Ryan: Dems' Strategy Is To ‘Call Us Liars’
Discussion: Mother Jones
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Paul Ryan: ‘Inner City’ People Need To Be Taught ‘Good Discipline, Good Character’
Discussion: Racialicious and theGrio
Arlette Saenz / ABCNEWS:
Biden To Answer Questions at Vice Presidential Debate After Months of No National TV Interviews
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gibbs: Big Bird ad raised ‘important point’  —  Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs on Wednesday defended an ad using Sesame Street character Big Bird to attack GOP candidate Mitt Romney, saying it raised an “important point.”  —  “The ad and the president have an important point on this,” said Gibbs on NBC's “Today” show.
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
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Toby Harnden / Daily Mail:
Obama ‘believed he had BEATEN Romney’ in Denver debate - after ignoring advice of top aides on preparation
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Romney doubles down on Big Bird
Discussion: CNN, Ballot Box and The Hill
CNN:
Romney on taxes: “I want high income people to continue to pay the same share they do today.”
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Jack Welch / Wall Street Journal:
I Was Right About That Strange Jobs Report  —  The economy would need to be growing at breakneck speed for unemployment to drop to 7.8% from 8.3% in the course of two months.  —  Imagine a country where challenging the ruling authorities—questioning, say, a piece of data released by central headquarters …
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Angst grows among Obama supporters  —  First came the nausea.  Then came the anxiety.  —  After months of watching Mitt Romney twist in the media glare, a growing number of President Barack Obama's supporters — though confined for now to a noisy minority of liberals …
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Yahoo! News:
Straws in the wind or canaries in the coal mines? Warning signs the Obama campaign shouldn't ignore
Discussion: Riehl World News
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Oct. 9: Romney Erases Obama's Convention Bounce in Forecast  —  Following another day of strong polling on Tuesday, Mitt Romney advanced into the best position in the FiveThirtyEight forecast since the party conventions.  His chances of winning the Electoral College are now 28.8 percent in the forecast, his highest since Aug. 29.
Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
State Dept reveals new details of Benghazi attack  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — All was quiet outside the U.S. Consulate as evening fell on Benghazi and President Barack Obama's envoy to Libya was retiring after a day of diplomatic meetings.  —  There was no indication of the harrowing events …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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BuzzFeed:
Romney Son, Tagg, Takes Charge  —  The eldest is “the most trusted individual in Mitt's life,” after Mom.  The family versus the advisers.  —  Tagg Romney (left) with his parents and consultants Eric Fehrnstrom (right) and Stuart Stevens.  —  Image by Reuters/Brian Snyder / Reuters
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Sarah Palin Says She's Writing a Fitness Book  —  New photos of Sarah Palin looking very thin have caused a stir online, and now the former Alaska governor and 2008 VP nominee tells PEOPLE she's just fine and is, in fact, working with her family on a new fitness book.
Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: The State of the Race, Four Weeks Out  —  So where are we, four weeks out?  Romney suddenly finds himself with a lead in the polls, making liberals panicked and conservatives jubilant — an interesting change of pace.  —  But I actually see more continuity than change here.
Discussion: Hot Air and Real Clear Politics
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
House, Senate campaigns welcome lobbyists shunned by Team Obama  —  Democratic lobbyists shunned by President Obama's campaign are turning their attention to Senate and House races in a bid for relevance as the fall's action shifts to battleground states.  —  Lobbyists and other senior K …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Paul Krugman, Then and Now  —  In the Democrats' effort to brand Mitt Romney a “liar,” former economist Paul Krugman has taken a leading role, as I noted here.  Krugman, as a full-time shill for the Obama administration, has tried to put a positive face on Obama's dismal economic record.
Stephen Gandel / Fortune:
Obama trounces Welch's job record  —  Jack Welch's hiring history isn't much to tweet about.  —  FORTUNE — Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, has attacked the notion that President Obama and his policies are creating jobs.  On Friday, Welch in a message sent through Twitter accused …
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David Jackson / Associated Press:
Did Obama make an O.J. Simpson joke?
Discussion: Althouse
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Discussion: Business Insider
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U.S. Ties Legislator's Ex-Associate to Mob
Associated Press:
Pennsylvania foundations draw cheers, protests for supporting fracking studies
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ACLJ Attorney Fired After Online Accusations of Gay Relationships
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Ohio asks to curb early voting (UPDATED)
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Walmart strikes spread to more states
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Dem pollster delivers wake-up call to Obama
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