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8:35 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).
Foreign Policy:
‘Troubling’ Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack  —  Sensitive documents found amid the wreckage of the U.S. consulate shine new light on the Sept. 11 assault that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.  —  BENGHAZI, Libya — More than six weeks after the shocking assault …
Martha Raddatz / ABCNEWS:
New Detailed Account of Benghazi Attack Notes CIA's Quick Response  —  Intelligence officials have disclosed a new detailed timeline of the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, acknowledging the CIA played a greater role in responding to the attack than has previously been disclosed.
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.
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?
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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Economist:
Which one?  —  America could do better than Barack Obama; sadly, Mitt Romney does not fit the bill  —  FOUR years ago, The Economist endorsed Barack Obama for the White House with enthusiasm.  So did millions of voters.  Next week Americans will trudge to the polls far less hopefully.
Rep. Mike Honda / Reuters:
Sandy's lesson: Address climate change
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
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.”
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Sean M. Davis / The Daily Caller:
Is Nate Silver's value at risk?
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Brad DeLong
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
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN Poll: Tight race in Rocky Mountain battleground
Discussion: KDVR.com and Election 2012
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 …
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.
Colin Campbell / Politicker:
Staten Island Borough President: Don't Give Money to the Red Cross  —  At a press conference this morning on Staten Island, a host of local officials, including Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, gathered to highlight the needs of the hard-hit borough in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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John Moore / ABCNEWS:
‘We Need Food, We Need Clothing’: Staten Island Residents Plead for Help 3 Days After Sandy
Discussion: NY Daily News and Instapundit
Dan Hirschhorn / The Daily:
A Play for Pa.  —  Exclusive: Romney's heading to Pennsylvania as GOP drops millions on ads  —  Mitt Romney is set to make a last-minute campaign stop on Sunday in Pennsylvania, The Daily has learned.  —  Details are still being determined and with scheduling for the final days …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Withdrawal of a Congressional Research Report on Tax Rates Raises Questions  —  WASHINGTON — The Congressional Research Service has withdrawn an economic report that found no correlation between top tax rates and economic growth, a central tenet of conservative economy theory …
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
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.
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.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and National Review
 
 
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Secret Service agent commits suicide amid affair probe
Detroit Free Press:
Chrysler exec tweets that Donald Trump is ‘full of (expletive)’ over Jeep accusation
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
House Not Looking Good for Democrats
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The Fix:
Ohio moves back into the ‘tossup’ category on Fix electoral map
Sasha Issenberg / Slate:
Our Next Long National Nightmare: A North Dakota Recount
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy and Politico
Sam Wang / election.princeton.edu:
Ro-mentum watch: Karl Rove
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