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10:00 AM ET, October 22, 2012

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James Hohmann / Politico:
Battleground Tracking Poll: Mitt Romney takes lead  —  DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Mitt Romney has taken a narrow national lead, tightened the gender gap and expanded his edge over President Barack Obama on who would best grow the economy.  —  A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Tracking Poll …
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Marjorie Connelly / The Caucus:
Ohio Race Tightens in New Poll  —  The contest in Ohio between President Obama and Mitt Romney has tightened, according to a Quinnipiac University/CBS News poll.  —  Mr. Obama has a 5-point advantage over his opponent among likely voters, with 50 percent to 45 percent for Mr. Romney.
Wall Street Journal:
The Iran Talks Gambit  —  Someone seems to be playing politics with national security.  —  'This is my last election.  After my election I have more flexibility.  " That's what President Obama was overheard telling then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in March on an open microphone when he thought he was speaking privately.
Discussion: Instapundit
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Cutter: Libya response has been a ‘very transparent process’
Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
Afghan security force's rapid expansion comes at a cost as readiness lags
Discussion: emptywheel and The Agonist
Politico:
Obama vs. Romney: How they plan to win  —  It's momentum vs. the map.  —  With a little more than two weeks left until judgment day, Barack Obama's campaign is embracing a fundamentally defensive strategy centered on winning Ohio at all costs — while unleashing a new barrage of blistering attacks …
Discussion: Telegraph
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
‘Gender Gap’ Near Historic Highs  —  If only women voted, President Obama would be on track for a landslide re-election, equaling or exceeding his margin of victory over John McCain in 2008.  Mr. Obama would be an overwhelming favorite in Ohio, Florida, Virginia and most every other place …
Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Obama makes late push for black voters  —  Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images / SF  —  As we roll into the final presidential debate, the polls show a very tight race.  One thing they don't show, however, is how race is a factor in the election.  —  By my estimate, you have to build …
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Obama campaign denies Willie Brown's claim of Obama-Wright outreach conference call
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Bob Dole / Washington Post:
George McGovern, the man who never gave up  —  Bob Dole, a Republican from Kansas, was the Senate majority leader from 1985 to 1987 and 1995 to 1996 and the Republican nominee for president in 1996.  —  When I learned that George McGovern was nearing the end of his remarkable life …
Discussion: National Review and The PJ Tatler
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Nick Gillespie / Bloomberg:
George McGovern, Libertarian Hero
Associated Press:
GEORGE MCGOVERN DIES; LOST 1972 PRESIDENTIAL BID
New Yorker:
THE CHOICE  —  The morning was cold and the sky was bright.  Aretha Franklin wore a large and interesting hat.  Yo-Yo Ma urged his frozen fingers to play the cello, and the Reverend Joseph E. Lowery, a civil-rights comrade of Martin Luther King, Jr.,'s, read a benediction that began with …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Molly Ball / Associated Press:
Revenge of the Soccer Moms: Why Are Women Abandoning Obama?  —  CHANTILLY, Virginia — Remember the War on Women?  —  A few months ago, it seemed like the battle for women's votes was one Democrats had decisively won.  While (male) Republican politicians talked about transvaginal ultrasounds …
Robert Samuelson / Real Clear Politics:
ObamaCare: Rhetoric Vs. Reality  —  WASHINGTON — Just recently, the Internal Revenue Service issued an 18-page, single-spaced notice explaining how to distinguish between full-time and part-time workers under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare").  The difference matters …
Discussion: Power Line
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Steve King Won't Say If He Believes Contraception Should Be Legal  —  Iowa Congressman Steve King (R) pointedly refused to say whether he believes contraception should be sold legally in the United States.  King, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, criticized the seminal Supreme Court decision …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Secret of Our Non-Success  —  The U.S. economy finally seems to be recovering in earnest, with housing on the rebound and job creation outpacing growth in the working-age population.  But the news is good, not great — it will still take years to restore full employment — and it has been a very long time coming.
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
UN WARNS AMERICANS: DO NOT ELECT MITT ROMNEY  —  The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights has warned Americans not to elect Republican Mitt Romney in next month's presidential election, saying that doing so would be “a democratic mandate for torture.”
Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu / Arutz Sheva:
Iranian Media: Romney Will Steal Election, Riots Expected  —  Iran's government mouthpiece Press TV panics over US polls and warns that race riots will occur if Romney rigs vote.  —  Iran's government mouthpiece Press TV is panicking over the prospect of a defeat for President Barack Obama …
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Rubio Develops ‘Romnesia’ While Trying To Explain Romney's Position On Contraception  —  Last week, President Obama joked that some Romney surrogates are suffering from “Romnesia” — an ability to forget the candidate's old positions on major campaign issues, in favor of his new positions.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
McCaskill continues to lead by 6  —  PPP's newest poll of the Missouri Senate race finds little change from three weeks ago.  Claire McCaskill leads Todd Akin 46-40.  The only shift is Libertarian Jonathan Dine's support dropping from 9% to 6% with those folks moving into the undecided column.
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Steve Gutterman / Reuters:
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
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Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
Candidates Seek Foreign Policy Edge in 3rd Debate
Discussion: CNN and Politico
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Campaign Boils Down to Door-to-Door Voter Drives
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Gay Republican candidate anticipates a few GOP ‘knuckleheads’ in Congress
Rick Ungar / Forbes:
Romney Family Investment Ties To Voting Machine Company That Could Decide The Election Causing Concern
Dana Davidsen / CNN:
Campaigns debate Big Bird, binders and Romnesia
Discussion: New York Magazine and Politico
New York Post:
Obama campaign accepted foreign Web donation — and may be hiding more