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3:20 AM ET, October 21, 2012

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New York Times:
U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Agreed to Nuclear Talks  —  WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran have agreed for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, according to Obama administration officials, setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran.
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BuzzFeed:
Iran News Will Shift Debate Focus  —  “A gift for Mitt.”  —  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center is escorted by technicians during a tour of Tehran's research reactor centre.  —  Image by Iranian President's Office / AP  —  The New York Times report Saturday that the U.S …
Discussion: Israpundit and The Agonist
Matt Viser / The Boston Globe:
Presidential predictors puzzled by tossup states  —  WASHINGTON — With just over two weeks before voters head to the polls, the presidential campaigns are bearing down on the same swing states that have been the focus for the past year, but they are using different prescriptions for several battlegrounds.
Discussion: Politico
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Cash Flood Allows Fight to the Finish for Electoral Votes  —  ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — At this late stage of the presidential race, President Obama and Mitt Romney are being spared one decision that has weighed heavily on many candidates in previous campaigns: choosing which hard-to-win battleground states to abandon.
Michael P. McDonald / The Huffington Post:
Early Voting Spinning
Daily Mail:
Republicans bracing for ‘October surprise’ as Gloria Allred ‘prepares for Romney revelation’  —  Republicans are bracing themselves for Gloria Allred to make a potentially damaging revelation about Mitt Romney, just weeks before the election.  —  The pro-President Obama lawyer is rumoured …
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
PPP: Obama's Lead In Ohio Dwindles To 1  —  President Barack Obama's lead in Ohio is down to a point, a survey from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling on Saturday showed.  —  According to the poll, Obama leads Romney among likely Buckeye State voters 49 percent to 48 percent.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Support for Obama Dips in Ohio
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Battleground Watch and Hot Air
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: FOX News Contributor & HuffPo Loon Ryan Clayton Frogmarched From “Hating Breitbart” Premier  —  BREAKING REPORT:  —  Last night at the premier of Hating Breitbart in Washington DC, FOX News contributor and Huffington Post writer Ryan Clayton was escorted from the theater.
Plain Dealer:
On the basis of sound leadership, re-elect Obama: endorsement editorial  —  Four years ago, this newspaper's editorial board enthusiastically endorsed Barack Obama, then a young senator from Illinois, for president of the United States.  As much as we admired the long and courageous service …
Discussion: CNN and The Hinterland Gazette
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Bloomberg Has Tough Criticism for Obama and Romney  —  President Obama and Mitt Romney have courted his endorsement covetously, with a White House lunch invitation here (Mr. Obama) and a pilgrimage to the Upper East Side there (Mr. Romney), through intensive back-channel outreach and effusive public praise.
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Clarifies, Still Supports Federal Marriage Amendment  —  UPDATED: Senior campaign adviser Bay Buchanan said last week that the candidate supports states' choices.  This afternoon, though, she told BuzzFeed he still supports the amendment proposal.  —  Image by Shannon Stapleton / Reuters
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
International monitors at US polling places draw criticism  —  Liberal-leaning civil rights groups met with monitors to raise fears about what they say are efforts to suppress minority voters.  —  United Nations-affiliated election monitors from Europe and central Asia will be at polling places around …
Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. headed back to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota  —  Jesse Jackson Jr. in 2008.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)  —  U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is heading back to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. — and was reportedly en route Friday evening.
Discussion: The Other McCain
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James Rosen / Wall Street Journal:
The Three Benghazi Timelines We Need Answers About
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Power Line
 
 
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
New poll: Egyptians turning toward Iran, want nuclear weapons
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
An Assassination in Beirut  —  Yesterday a car bomb in Beirut killed …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
When desperation strikes incumbents
Discussion: GayPatriot and Instapundit
Dustin Weaver / The Hill:
Obama under pressure to spell out his agenda for a second term
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Stephen Colbert may be waiting for his own ‘October surprise’
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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
The remarkable, unfathomable ignorance of Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Glenn Greenwald
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New York Times:
Anita Dunn, Both Insider and Outsider in Obama Camp
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
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Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
President Obama's Closing Act: An Epic Collapse
 

 
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Alyson Krueger / New York Times:
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