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4:50 PM ET, October 18, 2012

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Tina Brown / The Daily Beast:
A TURN OF THE PAGE FOR NEWSWEEK  —  After 80 years in print, the newsmagazine adopts an all-digital format.  —  We are announcing this morning an important development at Newsweek and The Daily Beast.  Newsweek will transition to an all-digital format in early 2013.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down DOMA In Opinion By Republican-Appointed Judge  —  Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs is a very conservative judge.  He joined a court decision effectively declaring corporations immune to international human rights law — even when they “trade in or exploit slaves …
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BuzzFeed:
Federal Appeals Court: Marriage Recognition Ban Unconstitutional  —  “[W]e conclude that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act violates equal protection and is therefore unconstitutional.”  The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, out of New York, is the second federal court to hold …
Larry Neumeister / bigstory.ap.org:
NY APPEALS COURT NIXES DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT  —  You are here  —  Home » United States » NY appeals court nixes Defense of Marriage Act  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A divided federal appeals court in Manhattan struck down the Defense of Marriage Act Thursday as unconstitutional …
David Ariosto / CNN:
New York appeals court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act
Bruce Springsteen / The Official Bruce …:
A Message From Bruce  —  Dear Friends:  —  The election is coming up on all of us and we all have strong feelings about it.  I've been getting asked a lot about where I stand, so for those who are interested, here goes.  —  This presidential election is different than the last one because President Obama …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Clinton, Springsteen rock Ohio
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ann Romney: Mitt “absolutely” done with politics if he loses election on Nov. 6  —  Ann Romney, in her first appearance on ABC's “The View” on Thursday, sought to make amends with the five female hosts who Mitt Romney described as “sharp tongued” interviewers.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Right Scoop
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Ann Romney talks abortion on ‘The View’
Discussion: LifeNews.com
Associated Press:   Ann Romney: No more campaigns if they lose
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Soledad O'Brien: Obama ‘up 15’ in Virginia  —  Some CNN viewers may be under the impression that President Barack Obama is leading Gov. Mitt Romney by 15 points in Virginia.  —  This morning, CNN's Soledad O'Brien told Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell “pre-debate polling shows that the president was up 15 points in the state of Virginia.”
Discussion: Mediaite
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David Sessions / The Daily Beast:
D'Souza Resigns  —  D'SOUZA RESIGNS  —  Amid scandal over his engagement to a much younger woman and dissatisfaction with his tenure, the conservative has quit the presidency at King's College.  David Sessions reports.  —  Bruce Bennett / Getty Images  —  ABORTION PIVOT?  NO PROBLEM
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Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Report: Welfare government's single largest budget item in FY 2011 at approx. $1.03 trillion  —  The government spent approximately $1.03 trillion on 83 means-tested federal welfare programs in fiscal year 2011 alone — a price tag that makes welfare that year the government's largest expenditure …
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Jeffrey H. Anderson / Weekly Standard:
The 7-Eleven Presidency
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama, Romney tied nationally  —  Today PPP is releasing the first results from the daily tracking poll it will be running for the rest of the election, sponsored by Americans United for Change.  It will be based on a three day rolling average, with 400 interviews conducted each day.
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David Alliot / NewsMax.com:
NewsmaxZogby Poll: Obama Edges Out Romney in Florida, 47%-44%
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
VIRGINIA TEACHER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT: GIRL'S HAND CUT IN FORCED ‘ISLAMIC HAND SIGN’ DRILL (UPDATED)  —  An elementary school teacher in Chesapeake, Va. has been charged with simple assault after a parent claimed her daughter's hand was cut open as a result of the teacher yanking her arm aggressively …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Chris Matthews: Is challenging Obama unconstitutional?  —  Popular in Politics  —  On MSNBC's “Hardball” Wednesday evening, Chris Matthews discussed the theatrics of the presidential debate with James Lipton, longtime host of “Inside the Actor's Studio.”  Lipton offered some unremarkable observations …
BuzzFeed:
Why The Romney Campaign Stopped Talking About Libya  —  A quick reversal of spin-room bravado.  “You'd think an ‘offensive’ would include more than a web video,” snipes an Obama aide.  —  Image by Alex Brandon / AP  —  LEESBURG, Va. — In the post-debate spin room Tuesday night …
Politicker:
Meet Two of the Developers Behind the Internet ‘October Surprise’  —  A screengrab from the “October Surprise” site.  (Photo: OctSurprise.com)  —  Earlier, a mysterious website popped up online promising to reveal an election “October Surprise” document drop showing that one of the “presidential candidates isn't being honest.”
Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Should've Left That at Home, Teacher Is Told at Jury Duty  —  Damian Esteban was qualified to teach students at a specialized New York City high school, and had just been deemed reasonable enough to judge a man's fate in a murder trial.  —  But passing through the metal detectors …
Discussion: Gothamist and Runnin' Scared
Greg Palast / The Nation:
Mitt Romney's Bailout Bonanza  —  This article appeared in the November 5, 2012 edition of The Nation.  —  Recommended by 1  —     —  This investigation was supported by the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute and by the Puffin Foundation.  Elements of it appear in Palast's new book …
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Tagg Romney jokes about ‘swing’ at Obama  —  Mitt Romney's eldest son joked in a radio interview that he wanted to “take a swing” at President Barack Obama after Obama called his father a liar.  —  “Jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the stage and take a swing at him,” Tagg said, laughing.
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Hillary Clinton trashes whiners  —  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says in a new interview that she can't stand “whining” by women who are unhappy with the work and family choices they've made in life and complain that they have no options.  —  Clinton, in the interview with Marie Claire …
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Virginia GOP Caught Throwing Away Voter Registrations  —  You know how every time they're in control, Republicans grow the government and run into the ground to prove that government is inefficient and bloated?  Well, I think it's time to realize that the GOP is now determined to prove …
Stephania Jimenez / nbcconnecticut.com:
Hebron Woman Accused of Tearing Down Controversial Political Poster  —  In the midst of a heated political season and with the election just weeks away, you expect to see political signs everywhere; but a controversial sign in Hebron got a woman riled up, and arrested.
Discussion: Politico, NBC Bay Area, Gawker and theGrio
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Romney edge expands post-debate in Rasmussen tracking poll  —  The Left seemed pretty pleased with Barack Obama's performance in Tuesday night's debate, cheering his renewed energy and aggressiveness.  How did it play with voters overall?  The spot polls produced mixed results …
Carol Ross Joynt / Washingtonian:
BREAKING: Obama Daughters' School Evacuated Following Threat  —  Sidwell Friends, the school where President Obama's daughters Sasha and Malia attend, evacuated students and staff from its Wisconsin Avenue campus this morning following a phoned-in threat.  —  Sidwell Friends …
Virginia N. Sherry / Staten Island Advance:
Weird whistling noise that plagues Staten Island's East Shore is captured on video  —  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If noise is defined as unwanted sound, Ocean Breeze residents are enduring plenty of it these days as eerie “music” reverberates off the unsheathed, acoustic metal roof deck …
Discussion: New York Magazine and City Room
Politico:
GOP's problems exposed in struggle for Senate  —  In 2010, when Republicans stumbled on what had been a clear path to winning control of the Senate, GOP operatives comforted themselves with a defiant vow: Just wait 'til next time.  —  Now, next time is here — and the GOP is in danger …
 
 
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CNN:
Did the president hit delete on his national security stump speech?
Discussion: Daily Pundit
Reuters:
Google results, filed by mistake, miss; shares dive
Discussion: TPM IdeaLab and Betabeat
Bloomberg:
George W. Bush Haunts Mitt Romney
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
New Obama Ad Edits Debate Footage, Falsely Claims Romney Would Ban All Abortions
Rowan Atkinson / Telegraph:
we must be allowed to insult each other
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Associated Press:
Turkish pianist Fazil Say goes on trial accused of insulting Islam on Twitter
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Jihad Watch
 Earlier Items: 
Robert K. Kelner / Weekly Standard:
Early Voting Reform: A Ticking Time Bomb
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Won the Debate but Is Losing the Argument
Discussion: Hot Air, AEIdeas and GayPatriot
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Officials: Obama ready to veto a bill blocking ‘fiscal cliff’ without tax hike for rich
Discussion: First Read, ABCNEWS and Politico
Brendan McDermid / Jerusalem Post:
Iran: How long can debt-laden US remain world power?
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Report: Family says former Sen. McGovern ‘no longer responsive’