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9:35 AM ET, November 2, 2012

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Wall Street Journal:
CIA Takes Heat for Role in Libya  —  When the bodies of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya, arrived at Andrews Air Force Base after the Sept. 11 attack, they were greeted by the president, the vice president and the secretaries of state and defense.
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Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
Sources: Key task force not convened during Benghazi consulate attack  —  CBS News has learned that during the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Mission in Benghazi, the Obama Administration did not convene its top interagency counterterrorism resource: the Counterterrorism Security Group, (CSG).
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Benghazi blunder: Obama unworthy commander-in-chief  —  U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans died in a well-planned military assault on their diplomatic mission in Benghazi seven weeks ago, the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  So why are details surfacing, piecemeal, only now?
Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
New Details on Benghazi  —  Two U.S. officials tell Eli Lake that the State Department never requested military backup the night of the attack.  —  On the night of the 9/11 anniversary assault at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, the Americans defending the compound and a nearby CIA annex were severely outmanned.
Martha Raddatz / ABCNEWS:
New Detailed Account of Benghazi Attack Notes CIA's Quick Response
Foreign Policy:
‘Troubling’ Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
C.I.A. Played Major Role Fighting Militants in Libya Attack
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
A Vote for a President to Lead on Climate Change  —  The devastation that Hurricane Sandy brought to New York City and much of the Northeast — in lost lives, lost homes and lost business — brought the stakes of Tuesday's presidential election into sharp relief.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The choice  —  “Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America …
Rep. Mike Honda / Reuters:
Sandy's lesson: Address climate change
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
Barack Obama / CNN:
President Barack Obama: My vision for America  —  Editor's note: Barack Obama is president of the United States.  —  (CNN) — For the past few days, all of us have been properly focused on one of the worst storms of our lifetimes.  We mourn those who were lost.
Discussion: Poynter
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Mitt Romney / CNN:   My vision for America  —  TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 31 …
Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
White House race tight in 4 key states; Obama up in Virginia: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is very close in four of the critical battleground states expected to decide next week's election, but Obama has built a small lead in Virginia …
Discussion: Ballot Box and News Desk
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Jon Cohen / The Fix:
WaPo-ABC tracking poll: Presidential contest as close as close can be
Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
Under Attack, Nate Silver Picks the Wrong Defense  —  “Anybody that thinks that this race is anything but a tossup right now is such an ideologue, they should be kept away from typewriters, computers, laptops and microphones for the next 10 days, because they're jokes.”
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
In Shift, Romney Campaign Approaches Pennsylvania With a New Urgency  —  PHILADELPHIA — First there was quiet.  Then came the “super PACs.”  Now the candidate is on his way.  —  In a striking last-minute shift, the Romney campaign has decided to invest its most precious resource …
Discussion: GOP 12 and The Caucus
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Dan Hirschhorn / The Daily:
A Play for Pa.  —  Exclusive: Romney's heading to Pennsylvania …
Sarah Parnass / ABCNEWS:
Errant Email to Newt Gingrich Supporters Says ‘Obama Is Going to Win’  —  An email message mistakenly sent to Newt Gingrich's list serve this morning told subscribers that President Obama would no doubt win in 2012 and that they should be more worried about Obama's winning in 2016.
Kristen A. Lee / NY Daily News:
Trump takes $5M offer to President Obama off the table after deadline expires  —  The Donald promised to pay the money to a charity of the President's choosing in exchange for him releasing his college records and other paperwork.  Obama steered clear of accepting Trump's proposal.
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Detroit Free Press:
Chrysler exec tweets that Donald Trump is ‘full of (expletive)’ over Jeep accusation
Carrie Budoff Brown / Politico:
Liberals fear grand bargain betrayal if Obama wins  —  Labor unions and liberal interest groups are going all-out for President Barack Obama's reelection — but they're just as ready to turn that firepower back on him if he betrays them with a grand bargain.
Discussion: New York Times
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Campaign Is Over, But The Election Isn't  —  The storm, the jobs numbers, and the last decisions.  —  Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama wait in the stands at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1, 2012.  —  LAS VEGAS, NV — The presidential campaigns effectively ended Monday …
Discussion: Marbury
John Moore / ABCNEWS:
‘We Need Food, We Need Clothing’: Staten Island Residents Plead for Help 3 Days After Sandy  —  The residents of Staten Island are pleading for help from elected officials, begging for gasoline, food and clothing three days after Sandy slammed the New York City borough.  —  “We're going to die!
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Journalism.org:
WINNING THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN 2012  —  BOTH CANDIDATES RECEIVED MORE NEGATIVE THAN POSITIVE COVERAGE IN MAINSTREAM NEWS, BUT SOCIAL MEDIA WAS EVEN HARSHER  —  From the conventions to the eve of the final presidential debate, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both received more negative …
Eline Gordts / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney's Italy Comments Spark Anger … FOLLOW:  —  Italy, Video, Mitt Romney Italy, Mitt Romney Italy Comments, Mitt Romney Italy Economy, Romney Europe Economy, Romney Italy, Romney Italy Comments, Romney Italy Economy, Romney Spain, World News  —  After riling Londoners over the summer …
Discussion: Guardian and AMERICAblog
Terry Baynes / Reuters:
Judge backs Catholic firm over contraception mandate  —  (Reuters) - A Catholic-owned family business in Michigan does not have to comply with the provision of the new U.S. healthcare law that requires private employers to provide employees with health insurance that covers birth control, a federal judge in Detroit has ruled.
 
 
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Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Secret Service agent commits suicide amid affair probe
Sasha Issenberg / Slate:
Our Next Long National Nightmare: A North Dakota Recount
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Withdrawal of a Congressional Research Report on Tax Rates Raises Questions
 

 
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