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7:25 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.
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.
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Letter Shows Michelle Obama Backing Partial-Birth Abortion
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Reality vs. “Reality”  —  Today may be the most important single day of the campaign.  Obama won the debate.  Everyone this side of Charles Krauthammer agrees that Romney was general and platitudinous and not that engaged.  That makes two out of three.  You might think that would mean momentum.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Oct. 22: Ohio Has 50-50 Chance of Deciding Election  —  The supposition that Ohio is the most important state in presidential elections is not always true.  The decisive state in the 2000 election, of course, was Florida.  (Al Gore also could have won by carrying New Hampshire or Missouri …
Charlie Cook / The Atlantic Online:
Despite a Strong Debate Campaign, Romney's Path to 270 Remains Steep  —  National polls show a tight race, but the campaign has stabilized and the map still favors Obama.  —  Getty Images  —  While not quite a Luddite, I do find myself averse to any more technology than is necessary to get through life and do my job.
Discussion: New York Times
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Obama super-PAC debuts new ad targeting Romney's Bain tenure  —  Priorities USA, the super-PAC supporting President Obama, released a new ad Tuesday slamming GOP challenger Mitt Romney over his tenure at private equity giant Bain Capital.  —  The ad features former workers who lost their jobs after Bain took over their company.
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Taylor Marsh
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BBC:
BBC poll: Rest of world favours Obama  —  A BBC World Service opinion poll has found sharply higher overseas approval ratings for US President Barack Obama than Republican challenger Mitt Romney.  —  An average of 50% favoured Mr Obama, with 9% for Mr Romney, in the survey of 21,797 people in 21 countries.
CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for October 23, 2012  — n. a pause to assess the state, progress or condition of the political news cycle  —  DEVELOPING... ELECTION A JUMP BALL: CNN's Peter Hamby scores some key inside acknowledgements in his new story filed from Boca Raton:
Peter Hamby / CNN:
First on CNN: Romney super PAC buys TV time in ... Maine
Discussion: Politico and Ballot Box
David Martosko / The Daily Caller:
Obama line about horses, bayonets fails fact-check  —  In a debate exchange Monday night that set Twitter on fire, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney crossed swords over the kinds of equipment and materials the U.S. military uses for modern warfare.
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Fred Barbash / Reuters:
Republicans surprised at Obama comment on spending cuts
New York Times:
Transcript of the Third Presidential Debate  —  The following is a complete transcript of President Obama and Mitt Romney's remarks from the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla., on Oct. 22, 2012.  (Transcript courtesy of Federal News Service).  —  BOB SCHIEFFER: Good evening …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Nothing Is Foreign to the Liar Willard Romney Anymore: A Report from the Flippy-Floppy Final Debate of 2012
New York Times:
The Final Debate  —  Mitt Romney has nothing really coherent …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Schieffer: 'I don't think I'll do it again'
Discussion: Mediaite and Poynter
Donovan Slack / Politico:
Voter tells Biden he's a ‘good guy’ but bad VP  —  TOLEDO, Ohio — Vice President Joe Biden got an earful from a voter during an unscripted moment at Schmucker's Restaurant here in Ohio.  —  Making an unexpected stop after a campaign rally, Biden stopped in the diner …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   Ohio Man to Biden: ‘Enjoy’ Your ‘Last Couple of Months’ as Vice President
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 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.
Discussion: Guardian, The Caucus and Politico
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 …
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 …
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Philip Ewing / Politico:
D.C. caught off guard by Obama sequester vow
Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
Glenn Kessler / Election 2012:
Fact Check: Iran's ‘route to the sea’  —  Mitt Romney repeated his contention that Syria is Iran's route to the sea.  This is a puzzling claim, considering that Syria shares no border with Iran — Iraq and Turkey are in the way — and that Iran has about 1,500 miles of coastline along …
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Saeed Kamali Dehghan / Guardian:
Romney gaffe: 'Syria is Iran's route to the sea'
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Did the ‘Neocon Puppet Masters’ Get Outflanked by Romney?  —  I'm on the road, with only intermittent access to reader e-mail, so sorry for the delay, but I've gotten a bunch of questions (and assertions!) from Goldbloggers who are wondering if the neocons were somehow outflanked by Romney in last night's foreign policy debate.
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama: ‘Michelle and I Will Be Fine No Matter What Happens’ in the Election  —  In his latest fundraising email to supporters, President Barack Obama says, “Michelle and I will be fine no matter what happens” in the election.  Instead, Obama's trying to win the contest “for our country and middle-class families.”
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh and Hot Air
Shaun Chaiyabhat / clickorlando.com:
Feds to probe possible voter fraud in Florida  —  Residents receiving false letters questioning citizenship, officials say … Officials in Florida have issued a statewide warning about a new trick trying to prevent voters from going to the polls.  —  Voters are getting letters that look …
CBS News:
Poll: Decisive win for Obama in final debate  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  President Obama scored a clear two-to-one victory against Mitt Romney during the final presidential debate Monday night, according to a CBS News instant poll of uncommitted voters.  —  Immediately after it wrapped …
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Indiana Planned Parenthood Ruling: Federal Appeals Court Says State Can't Cut Funding Over Abortions … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Mitch Daniels, Planned Parenthood, Health Care, Video, Chicago, Indiana, Indiana Planned Parenthood Ruling, Indiana-Planned-Parenthood, Planned Parenthood Funding …
Discussion: Addicting Info
Cavan Sieczkowski / The Huffington Post:
Sharmeka Moffitt, Louisiana Woman, Set On Fire And Confronted With ‘KKK’ Slur In Race-Related Attack (VIDEO) (UPDATED) … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Video, Kkk Attack, Louisiana Race Attack, Prayers For Sharmeka Moffitt, Sharmeka Moffitt, Sharmeka Moffitt Attack, Sharmeka Moffitt Fire …
 
 
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David McGrath Schwartz / Las Vegas Sun News:
Reid calls himself a ‘one-man wrecking crew’ aimed at Romney
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Joe Klein's sociopathic defense of drone killings of children | Glenn Greenwald
Discussion: Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Obama debate win unlikely to shift race: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: Ballot Box
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
What If Mitt Romney Inherits Obama's Killer Drone Fleet?
Michael Knox Beran / National Review:
Obama Unnerved — by Ohio?
Daniel Yergin / Wall Street Journal:
The Real Stimulus: Low-Cost Natural Gas
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
MSNBC audience boos 9-year-old girl for saying she thinks Romney should win the election [VIDEO]
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Obama Unlikely to Get Big Debate Bounce, but a Small One Could Matter
 

 
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