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11:40 PM ET, October 23, 2012

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Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
Donald Trump to reveal ‘divorce papers of Michelle and Barack Obama’, claims respected financial pundit  —  Donald Trump is to claim that he has unearthed divorce papers of Michelle Obama and the President, according to a respected financial pundit with links to the tycoon.
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Doug / RADAR:
Trumped-Up Charges?  Republicans Rejected Man's Claims That Obama Sold Cocaine In College  —  A man claiming to be a close pal to President Obama during college made contact with Republican operatives recently, ready to go public with claims that Obama used and sold cocaine in college, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Trump adviser knocks down speculation that Obama revelation is about cocaine
Discussion: Hot Air, National Review and Mediaite
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Romney Says He's Winning — It's a Bluff  —  In recent days, the vibe emanating from Mitt Romney's campaign has grown downright giddy.  Despite a lack of any evident positive momentum over the last week — indeed, in the face of a slight decline from its post-Denver high …
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Charlie Cook / The Atlantic Online:
Despite a Strong Debate Campaign, Romney's Path to 270 Remains Steep
Discussion: New York Times
Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
The Liberal Media, in Love With Our Narrative
Tom LoBianco / Associated Press:
Mourdock: God at Work When Rape Leads to Pregnancy  —  Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said Tuesday when a woman is impregnated during a rape, “it's something God intended.”  —  Mourdock was asked during the final minutes of a debate whether abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest.
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Aaron Blake / The Fix:
Mourdock: Pregnancy from rape can be ‘something that God intended to happen’  —  Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said Tuesday that pregnancy that results from rape can be “something that God intended to happen.”  —  “I struggled with it myself for a long time …
Discussion: BuzzFeed and AMERICAblog
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Mourdock: Pregnancy from rape can be ‘something God intended to happen’  —  Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said Tuesday night that pregnancy caused by rape can be “something God intended to happen.”  —  “I struggled with it myself a long time but I came to realize that life is a gift from God …
Discussion: American Spectator
Julian E. Barnes / Washington Wire:
Not to Be a Stickler on Bayonets, But ...  From the department of picayune fact-checking: The U.S. Army has 419,155 bayonets in its inventory.  The Marine Corps has about 195,334 bayonets (and has plans to acquire 175,061 more).  —  President Barack Obama said Monday night that the U.S …
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David Martosko / The Daily Caller:
Obama line about horses, bayonets fails fact-check
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails  —  (Reuters) - Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official emails show.
Peter Hamby / CNN:
First on CNN: Romney super PAC buys TV time in ... Maine  —  Boca Raton, Florida (CNN) - Restore Our Future, the Super PAC supporting Mitt Romney, has reserved television airtime in Maine beginning later this week, according to a Republican source tracking media buys.
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Obama super-PAC debuts new ad targeting Romney's Bain tenure
Discussion: CNN, Politico and Taylor Marsh
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Obama holds narrow edge two weeks ahead of election: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pulled slightly ahead of Republican Mitt Romney in a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll on Tuesday, but the race remained essentially tied with two weeks to go until the November 6 election.
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Jon Cohen / The Fix:
Post-ABC tracking poll: Romney 49 percent, Obama 48
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Obama debate win unlikely to shift race: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: Ballot Box
TMZ.com:
Barack Obama RIPPED By Bayonet Company — We're Still Relevant, Dammit!  —  RIPPED By Bayonet Co.  —  We're Still Relevant!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  President Barack Obama has offended the bayonet community ... TMZ has learned.  —  TMZ spoke with multiple people in the bayonet industry …
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Kevin McDermott / Todd Akin for Senate:
Post-Dispatch Story  —  Claire McCaskill has a current sexual harassment suit filed against  —  her flagship company Sugar Creek realty.  The court date is October  —  30. So the the Post-Dispatch is going to cover something that  —  happened quarter century ago over something that is relevant now.
Ben Adler / thenation.com/blogs/163272:
Romney's Private Promises to the Log Cabin Republicans  —  President Obama has been the most pro-gay rights president in US history.  He has allowed gays to serve openly in the military, refused to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court, endorsed gay marriage and pledged to sign …
Brooks Jackson / Yahoo! News:
Obama's Inflated Jobs Claim  —  In a new TV ad, President Obama makes an inflated claim to have added 5.2 million new jobs.  The total added during his time in office is actually about 325,000.  —  In the ad, the president says “over 5 million new jobs” while the figure “5.2 million” appears on screen.
Adam Gopnik / News Desk:
Romnography: Syria's March to the Sea  —  By now, everybody has heard something about Mitt Romney's geography lesson last night—the one he was (explicitly) trying to give, and the one that he was (implicitly) given.  “Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world, ” he announced ominously at one point in the debate.
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John Cook / Gawker:
2008 Called.  It Wants to Know What Happened to Barack Obama.  —  One of the many little thrills of being a part of the Obama campaign four years ago was a deep and abiding sense that, finally, a political leader had come along who could live up to our highest aspirations.
John / Ellisblog!:
The Map  —  Here's my take on what the electoral college looks like now:  —  When I posted this on Twitter, there was some disagreement (as you might expect).  Here's my reasoning/analysis:  —  1. The great story of this election is Obama's collapsing support among non-Latino whites.
Discussion: AEIdeas
Leigh Munsil / Politico:
Bob Woodward: Obama ‘mistaken’ on sequester  —  Bob Woodward says President Barack Obama got some of his facts wrong on sequester at Monday night's debate.  —  Woodward's book, “The Price of Politics,” has been the go-to fact check source for the president's answer, in which he claimed …
Discussion: Power Line
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Signs and Omens: Obama's Fading Hope and the Graveyard Whistling Choir  —  Nate Silver continues to lead the Democrat Graveyard Whistling Choir, raising Obama to a 70.3% likelihood of victory based on . . . what?  —  I dunno.  I'm not an expert with a New York Times column or anything …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The myth of the myth of apologies  —  President Obama is right that fact-checkers routinely declare it to be a “myth” that he has apologized for America.  The fact-checkers are wrong, however.  The variance from reality is so great on this one that you realize how potent is the information bubble …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Can the Democrats Sink Any Lower?  —  Sure they can.  Hey, there are two weeks to go until the election!  The party of slavery, Jim Crow and corruption is just getting warmed up.  Gloria Allred has not yet been heard from, which I guess is another way of saying that the fat lady has not yet sung.
Discussion: Hot Dish Politics
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Megyn Kelly: Media in spin room laughed and applauded at Obama's “bayonets” line  —  Via Mediaite.  I take it the defense here will be that they weren't rooting for Obama, just grooving on a righteous zinger expertly dealt even though it was incorrect on the merits.  But maybe I'm wrong; maybe there'll be no defense.
 
 
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
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David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
McCaskill Cancels Campaigning to Be With Ill Mom
Discussion: Politico
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Nielsen: 59.2 million watched last debate
Discussion: Nielsen Wire, The Hill and Hullabaloo
Kenneth Quinnell / aflcio.org:
Florida Leads Race to the Bottom on Unemployment Compensation
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Cavan Sieczkowski / The Huffington Post:
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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
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Discussion: Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Indiana Planned Parenthood Ruling: Federal Appeals Court Says State Can't Cut Funding Over Abortions
Discussion: Addicting Info
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama: ‘Michelle and I Will Be Fine No Matter What Happens’ in the Election
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh and Hot Air
 Earlier Items: 
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Feds to probe possible voter fraud in Florida
Michael Knox Beran / National Review:
Obama Unnerved — by Ohio?
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Letter Shows Michelle Obama Backing Partial-Birth Abortion
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Daniel Yergin / Wall Street Journal:
The Real Stimulus: Low-Cost Natural Gas
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
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