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6:50 PM ET, November 2, 2012

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New York Post:
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.
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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!
Ken Belson / New York Times:
New York City Marathon Will Not Be Held Sunday  —  After days of intensifying pressure from runners, politicians and the general public to cancel the New York City Marathon in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, city officials and the event's organizers decided Friday afternoon to cancel the race.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Byron Tau / Politico:
White House: NYC marathon a local issue (Updated)
Discussion: Associated Press
U.S. News:
New York Marathon canceled, Bloomberg says
Lynn Zinser / New York Times:
Should the Race Be Run?  —  O.K., let's see if we have this straight …
Discussion: Politicker
New York Times:
Patience Wears Thin as Region Cleans Up, With Toll Rising
Discussion: MarketBeat and Gawker.com
Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Romney: Elect Me Or House GOP Will Wreck The Economy  —  In what his campaign billed as his “closing argument,” Mitt Romney warned Americans that a second term for President Obama would have apocalyptic consequences for the economy in part because his own party would force a debt ceiling disaster.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Reid says he can't work with Romney  —  Five days before the election, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has ruled out trying to work with Mitt Romney should he win next week.  —  “Mitt Romney's fantasy that Senate Democrats will work with him to pass his ‘severely conservative’ agenda is laughable …
Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: How Far Obama Has Fallen
Discussion: Hot Air
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Reid: ‘Laughable’ For Romney To Say Dems Will Help Him Pass His Agenda
Discussion: Mediaite and Shakesville
The Fix:
The Obama defectors  —  Barring some kind of last-minute surge, President Obama is going to fall well shy of the 52.9 percent he won in the 2008 election.  It might still be good enough to win, but it won't be resounding.  —  But just who exactly has deserted Obama over the last four years?
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
In Shift, Romney Campaign Approaches Pennsylvania With a New Urgency
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Mitt Romney's Pennsylvania gamble
Discussion: Morning Call, Taylor Marsh and Hot Air
CNN:
TRENDING: Clinton to head to PA
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Employment Situation Summary  —  Transmission of material in this release is embargoed USDL-12-2164 until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, November 2, 2012  —  Technical information:  —  Household data: (202) 691-6378 * cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:   Why the October Jobs Report Is Even Better Than It Looks
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
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 …
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Going out on a limb: Romney beats Obama, handily
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama 50% - Romney 47% in Ohio  —  (CNN) - With four days to go until the presidential election, a new poll indicates the race for arguably the most important battleground state remains very close.  —  According to a CNN/ORC International survey released Friday …
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Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
New Details Discredit Fox News Reports On Benghazi Attacks  —  A slew of new reporting this morning debunks Fox News reports claiming that the Obama administration withheld assistance during the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya.  With these revelations …
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Jennifer Griffin / Fox News:
Sources, emails point to communication breakdown in Obama administration during Libya attack
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
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.
Paul Krugman:
Karl Rove's Mission Accomplished  —  The estimable Rick Perlstein has a fascinating essay about the seamless continuum from direct-mail marketing scams to direct-mail right-wing fundraising, and from there to the whole character of modern movement conservatism.  Go read.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden: 'There's Never Been A Day In The Last Four Years I've Been Proud To Be His Vice President'  —  Joe Biden, at a campaign event today said, “There's never been a day in the last four years I've been proud to be his vice president.”
Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
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.
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Noah Shachtman / Wired:
How Victoria's Secret Saved the National Guard From Hurricane Sandy  —  On Monday night, Hurricane Sandy hit the armory of the New York Army National Guard's 69th Infantry Regiment, leaving the soldiers without power, hot water, or anything but the most rudimentary means of communicating with the outside world.
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Agonist
Mark Thornhill / WAFF-TV:
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 …
 
 
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Food Stamp Growth 75X Greater than Job Creation
Rasmussen Reports:
An Unpredictable End to a Very Predictable Election
Discussion: Business Insider
Matthew Vadum / Front Page Magazine:
Benghazi Investigator Slams America and ‘Islamophobes’
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