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8:15 AM ET, October 25, 2012

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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Obama tells Leno: ‘Rape is rape’  —  During an appearance on “The Tonight Show” taped Wednesday evening, President Obama slammed Richard Mourdock over the Republican Senate candidate's controversial comments about pregnancies resulting from rape.  —  Asked by host Jay Leno about Mourdock's comments …
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Daily Kos
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Donald Trump mocked on Twitter  —  Twitter across the political spectrum skewered Donald Trump Wednesday after his long-awaited announcement about President Barack Obama — which he billed as a bombshell — turned out to be a bust.  —  He quickly became the subject of snark on Twitter …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
In Defense of Richard Mourdock
Discussion: The Fix, Hot Air, alicublog and Ballot Box
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
GOP's Mourdock: Pregnancy from rape is God's intent
Matt Bai / The Caucus:
How Bill Clinton May Have Hurt the Obama Campaign  —  When the histories of the 2012 campaign are written, much will be made of Bill Clinton's re-emergence.  His convention speech may well have marked the finest moment of President Obama's re-election campaign, and his ads on the president's behalf were memorable.
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Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
Dems Begin the Post-Obama Blame Game  —  Some Democrats are apparently not waiting for Barack Obama to lose the presidential election before starting the inevitable recriminations about whose fault it was.  Whether writing strictly on his own hook or as a result of conversations with campaign officials …
Discussion: Hot Air
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Bill Clinton — from savior to potential scapegoat in less than two months  —  If President Obama loses this election, the Democrats will need a scapegoat.  The obvious scapegoat would be Obama himself.  But he's been getting free passes all of his life, and the left-liberals who comprise …
Alex Altman / Swampland:
TIME Poll: Obama Leads by 5 in Ohio  —  President Barack Obama, joined by Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during a campaign event at Triangle Park in Dayton, Ohio, on Oct. 23, 2012.  —  Buoyed by early voting in his favor, Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by five points in the pivotal state of Ohio, according to a new TIME poll.
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama counting on ground game  —  President Barack Obama's campaign is confident that its ground game will produce the winning margin in November — but while they're well ahead of Mitt Romney, things are a lot tougher than they were in 2008.  —  The race is tighter.  Enthusiasm is lower.
Discussion: CNN, Hullabaloo, Hot Air and GOP 12
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Major Cable Provider In Ohio Offering Anti-Obama Film For Free
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Rep. Jim Moran's Son Resigns Over James O'Keefe Video  —  Patrick Moran, son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA), resigned from his father's campaign on Wednesday after conservative activist James O'Keefe released a video that appears to show him offering advice to an undercover videographer who claimed to want to commit voter fraud.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Rep. Moran's son resigns from father's campaign amid voter fraud scandal  —  Patrick Moran, the son of Virginia Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) and the field director for his father's reelection bid, resigned abruptly Wednesday after a video linked him to voter fraud.
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Gloria Allred Met with Obama Before ‘October Surprise’  —  DNC delegate and partisan Democrat lawyer Gloria Allred attended the “30 Days to Victory” Obama fundraiser at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on October 7th...featuring George Clooney and musical acts Katy Perry …
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TMZ.com:
Mitt Romney — Friend's Ex-Wife Claims Romney LIED to Screw Her in Divorce
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Obama's Shuck and Jive Ends With Benghazi Lies  —  As I mentioned on “On the Record” last night, there is breaking news that just two hours after the September 11th attacks on our consulate in Benghazi, the White House and State Department knew that an Islamic terrorist group with ties to al Qaeda claimed credit for the attack.
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The Chart:
Post removed: Study looks at voting and hormones  —  A post previously published in this space regarding a study about how hormones may influence voting choices has been removed.  —  After further review it was determined that some elements of the story did not meet the editorial standards of CNN.
The Fix:
Post-ABC tracking poll: Obama wins final debate, Romney changes minds  —  President Obama scored a modest win in the third presidential debate, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll, but it's Republican Mitt Romney who moved the needle among likely voters …
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Alina Selyukh / Reuters:
Romney steals narrow lead from Obama as election nears
Clive Crook / Bloomberg:
Obama's Blunder Was in Ceding Political Center to Romney  —  The third and final presidential debate did little to change the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, who are tied with just two weeks to go.  Even so, this week's inconsequential contest provides a key of sorts to understanding the election.
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
GOP Rep Says Strike On Iran's Nuclear Facilities Would Not Be An Act Of War  —  Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said on CNN last night that neither he, nor the Iranians, would consider an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities an act of war.
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Agonist
WIFR-TV:
Rev. Jesse Jackson Arrested for Sensata Protest  —  FREEPORT (WIFR) — Today at Freeport's Sensata Technologies plant, civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson returned to rally with with soon-to-be out of work employees.  —  Jackson spent most of the afternoon in “Bainport” …
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Letterman ‘Upset’ and ‘Discouraged’ Obama Lied About Romney Wanting Detroit To Go Bankrupt  —  Stop the presses!  Stop the presses!  —  One of Barack Obama's biggest fans in the media, David Letterman, said on Tuesday's Late Show that he was “upset” and “discouraged” the president during …
Bryan Myrick / NW Daily Marker:
JZ Knight's Anti-Catholic Rant Prompts Call for State Democrats to Return $60K in Campaign Cash - Knight Also Gave $61K to DNC, Obama Campaign  —  Democrats on the bottom of the ticket in Washington state all the way to the very top are caught in a pickle.  Stand against religious bigotry …
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Obama's Edge: The Ground Game That Could Put Him Over the Top  —  In a close election, the president's sophisticated organization — which Republicans don't seem to have matched — could make all the difference.  —  Reuters  —  STERLING, Virginia — A giant chalkboard takes up a wall …
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
ENDA was focus of Log Cabin meeting with Romney  — Stumble upon something good?  Share it on StumbleUpon  — Send via Email  — Send this page to Print Friendly  —  Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney (center) with Log Cabin's R. Clarke Cooper (left) and former U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe (photo courtesy Log Cabin)
 
 
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Adrian F. Ward / Yahoo! News:
Men and Women Can't be ‘Just Friends’
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Labor unions, liberal groups fear lame-duck betrayal by Obama
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Firedoglake and Politico
Nick Gillespie / Reason:
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Paul Ryan in Ohio: 'In this war on poverty, poverty's winning'
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
The Emptiest Candidate in Presidential Election History
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 Earlier Items: 
BuzzFeed:
Obama Says To Look At “Videotape” For His Flip-Flops
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and AEIdeas
Donovan Slack / Politico:
Biden and the gushing women...
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Strident Anti-Obama Messages Flood Key States
Mark Halperin / The Page:
The Latest View from One Prudential Plaza: Why the Obama Campaign Is (Still) So Confident About Beating Romney
Discussion: Guardian, Washington Monthly and GOP 12
Des Moines Register:
After editor's blog, President Obama releases transcript of Register interview