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This is no way to get us up & running  —  Generators should give power to people — not marathon  —  As hundreds of thousands of Big Apple residents suffer in homes left without power by Hurricane Sandy, two massive generators are being run 24/7 in Central Park — to juice a media tent for Sunday's New York City Marathon.

Who's Really Winning Early Voting?  —  With both parties spinning early-vote totals, here's the bottom line: Republicans are significantly improving on 2008 in several big early-voting states.  —  Reuters  —  If you're following the presidential election closely, you know that Election …

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.

Morning Jay: Why Romney Is Likely to Win  —  When I started making election predictions eight years ago, I had a very different perspective than I do today.  I knew relatively little about the history of presidential elections or the geography of American politics.  I had a good background in political science and statistics.

Nonunion Ala. crews turned away from Sandy recovery  —  The hurricane-ravaged east coast has been receiving north Alabama help, but crews from Huntsville Utilities learned they'll be doing work in Long Island, New York instead of in New Jersey.  —  Crews from Huntsville …

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.

Indiana election poll: Joe Donnelly builds lead over Richard Mourdock in Senate race  —  Democratic Senate nominee U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly has built a significant lead in the race for Senate, according to a new Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll.  —  The poll, released this morning …

Nov. 1: The Simple Case for Saying Obama Is the Favorite  —  If you are following some of the same people that I do on Twitter, you may have noticed some pushback about our contention that Barack Obama is a favorite (and certainly not a lock) to be re-elected.

Benghazi Investigator Slams America and ‘Islamophobes’  —  America is a seething hotbed of “Islamophobia,” filled with ignorant racist rubes who irrationally fear the benign Muslim religion, according to the Obama administration's lead investigator into the Benghazi atrocities.

The choice  —  “Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not.”  That was Barack Obama in 2008.  And he was right.  Reagan was an ideological inflection point, ending a 50-year liberal ascendancy and beginning a 30-year conservative ascendancy.

Tribune poll: Matheson trails Love 52 percent to 40 percent  —  Tribune poll » Utah's lone Democrat in Congress says it's a close race that he can win.  —  | The Salt Lake Tribune  —  First Published 7 hours ago  —  For 12 years, Jim Matheson has been a political escape artist …

Two drivers in Sen. Harry Reid's caravan cited in crash … Two drivers who were part of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's caravan caused the multi-vehicle highway crash last week that sent the 72-year-old Democrat from Nevada to the hospital with minor injuries.

Liberals fear grand bargain betrayal if President 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.

An Unpredictable End to a Very Predictable Election  —  A Commentary By Scott Rasmussen  —  Election 2012 has had few surprises.  So it's somewhat surprising that heading into the final weekend of the election season, we are unable to confidently project who is likely to win the White House.

'LET'S WIN THIS MOTHERFU**ER!':  SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT DELIVERS SHOCK SPEECH AT DNC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS  —  In a speech to a packed room of Obama for America phone bank volunteers at the Democratic National Committee headquarters Thursday night in Washington, D.C. …

NEW POLL GIVES PRESIDENT OBAMA SOME DAYLIGHT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE  —  NEC Poll Also Shows Clear Leaders in NH Congressional Races  —  Henniker, NH- With just a few days to go until voters head to the polls, the latest New England College Poll gives the President a slight, but clear lead in the battleground state of New Hampshire.

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 …

Obama tries to run over Romney's auto claims  —  Hilliard, Ohio (CNN) - In auto manufacturing heavy Ohio Friday, President Barack Obama took on recent attacks from Mitt Romney over his efforts toward that industry, saying the charges prove the former governor is attempting to scare Americans into supporting him.