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Conservative Party conference
hit by Borismania

Telegraph [UK], by James Kirkup Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/8/2012 9:11:20 PM Post Reply

The Mayor of London blew into its conference in Birmingham, a hurricane of blond hair, media attention and other people’s speculation about his prospects of one day taking David Cameron’s job. His reception – in a city not noted for its Tory support – was more suited to a rock star than a politician, with crowds of passengers chanting his name at New Street station. At the conference centre, he was surrounded by a scrum of cameramen and photographers so intense that one was thrown to the floor and required medical attention.

Homeowners win right to
use lethal force on burglars:
'Disproportionate levels of
violence' backed

Daily Mail[UK], by James Slack & James Chapman Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/8/2012 9:05:22 PM Post Reply

The long campaign to give householders the right to use maximum force against burglars will end in victory today. Chris Grayling will announce he is changing the law to allow people to use ‘disproportionate’ levels of violence to protect themselves and their families. The Justice Secretary said it would ‘dispel doubts once and for all’ over the right to fight back against intruders. The new rules could, in some cases, allow for lethal force. The move is designed to remove the threat of a burglary victim being arrested – let alone charged – if they use violence to

Voter registration down
in Chicago, Cook but up
in area counties

Chicago Tribune, by Bill Ruthhart Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/8/2012 8:44:14 PM Post Reply

Voter registration is down in Chicago and Cook County compared with four years ago, but has increased slightly in most of the suburban collar counties.The numbers from county to county may differ, but election officials agree on a few observations in advance of Tuesday's voter registration deadline: They don't expect the same unprecedented flood of last-minute registration forms as in 2008. They haven't seen teams of campaign workers scavenging for every last unregistered voter. And they don't sense the same level of sheer enthusiasm from voters. It's nothing like four years ago,"

Could Biden hit Ryan too hard?

Politico, by Erika Lovley Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/8/2012 8:39:32 PM Post Reply

Moderator: The pressure is mounting on Vice President Joe Biden as he prepares to debate Rep. Paul Ryan on Thursday. After a lackluster debate performance from President Obama, a strong showing from Biden could help put the Obama ticket back on track at a crucial point in the campaign. What should Biden do and not do during the upcoming debate? Does he risk coming out too hard against Paul Ryan? Former Rep. Philip English Former member of Congress (R-Pa.), Co-Chair of Government Relations at Arent Fox LLP : Joe Biden faces a similar, but even more difficult challenge than the

Military Times Poll:
Romney bests Obama, 2-1

Military Times, by Andrew Tilghman Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/8/2012 8:33:38 PM Post Reply

The professional core of the U.S. military overwhelmingly favors Mitt Romney over President Obama in the upcoming election — but not because of any particular military issues, according to a new poll of more than 3,100 active and reserve troops. Respondents rated the economy and the candidates’ character as their most important considerations and all but ignored the war in Afghanistan as an issue of concern. The Military Times Poll is a secure email survey of active-duty, National Guard and reserve members who are subscribers to the Military Times newspapers (see How We Did It,

Michigan poll has Romney
within 3 points of Obama

Detroit Free Press, by Paul Egan Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/8/2012 8:25:42 PM Post Reply

Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s strong performance in his first debate with President Barack Obama helped him trim Obama’s lead in Michigan to three percentage points, a poll released Monday to the Detroit Free Press shows. Obama’s 10 percentage point lead (47 percent to 37 percent ) in a poll conducted last month by EPIC-MRA of Lansing dropped to 3 points (48 percent to 45 percent), according to the poll of 600 likely voters conducted by EPIC-MRA of Lansing. The gap between Romney and Obama was within the poll’s margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

Pew Poll: Mitt Romney Storms
Into The Lead Over Obama

Business Insider, by Brett LoGiurato Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/8/2012 8:24:40 PM Post Reply

In a shocking one-month swing, Mitt Romney stormed into the lead over President Barack Obama in a new Pew Research poll conducted after Romney's consensus victory in the first presidential debate. The poll finds a 11-point swing among likely voters. In Pew's last poll, conducted in the middle of September, Obama led Romney 51-43 among likely voters. Now, Romney leads 49-46. The shift is due to Romney shoring up key areas of strength among likely voters and improving his overall image, much of which can be attributed to his strang debate performance. Sixty-six percent of voters thought

Plant that got $150M in taxpayer
money to make Volt
batteries furloughs workers

Fox News, by Perry Chiaramonte Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 8:24:25 PM Post Reply

President Obama touted it in 2010 as evidence "manufacturing jobs are coming back to the United States,” but two years later, a Michigan hybrid battery plant built with $150 million in taxpayer funds is putting workers on furlough before a single battery has been produced. Workers at the Compact Power manufacturing facilities in Holland, Mich., run by LG Chem, have been placed on rotating furloughs, working only three weeks per month based on lack of demand for lithium-ion cells. The facility, which was opened in July 2010 with a groundbreaking attended by Obama, has yet to produce a single battery

The scale of Obama's humiliation revealed:
Romney scores 52-point debate victory -
the Biggest in Gallup poll history

Daily Mail [UK], by Toby Harnden Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/8/2012 8:21:09 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney won the first presidential debate by a whopping 52-point margin according to Gallup - the most resounding margin since the polling giant began tracking debates 20 years ago. The stunning judgement on the debate came as a bombshell Pew national poll put Romney four points ahead of President Barack Obama by 49 to 45 points - a huge swing of 12 points from mid-September, when Pew found Obama leading by 51 to 43 points. In Gallup debate results published today, three times more people thought Romney did a better job

Ryan, Romney Double-Team
Obama on Foreign Policy

ABC News, by Shushannah Walshe Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 8:17:55 PM Post Reply

Swanton, Ohio - After three days of intensive debate prep, a crisper Paul Ryan focused on foreign policy emerged today, in lockstep with Mitt Romney on what the GOP challengers for the presidency claim are the Obama administration’s many purported failings overseas. Just minutes after his running mate finished his own foreign policy address, Ryan took the stage at an airplane hangar here and echoed many of the same points Mitt Romney made in his own speech in Virginia. (Snip) “Four Americans were murdered in a terrorist attack in Benghazi,” Ryan said. “The point is, in a Romney administration, when

Canada woos Irish
immigrants in search of jobs

Toronto Star, by Richard J. Brennan Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 8:14:06 PM Post Reply

Irish immigrants helped build Canada since its early days. They are now being asked to pitch in again. A job fair over the weekend in Dublin, at which Canada and Canadian companies were well represented, drew nearly 8,000 job-hungry Irish hoping to escape hard times on the Emerald Isle. (Snip) Canada is in hot competition with Australia and New Zealand — favoured destinations for Irish immigrants since the economic crash defanged the once-roaring Celtic Tiger. “We are trying to raise the profile of Canada because we have seen huge numbers of highly educated young Irish going to Australia,”

'Don't take good food out
of our school': students

The Local [Sweden], by Sanne Schim van der Loeff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 8:09:31 PM Post Reply

Students in central Sweden have taken to Facebook in a show of support for their school's head cook whose food was recently deemed "too good" by local authorities. “Let the students at Vikaskolan keep their good food. Stop Jante!” is the name of a Facebook group started at the weekend in support of Annica Eriksson, the head chef at a school in Falun. (Snip) While the project was meant to ensure minimum nutrition standards were met, an unintended consequence has been that food such as Eriksson's that exceeded the programme's goals was also frowned upon. The municipality's decision has left

Desperately seeking
the real Obama

Washington Post, by Richard Cohen Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/8/2012 8:08:40 PM Post Reply

Last week something notable happened. The Daily Caller, a conservative Web site, came up with a tape of President Obama speaking in the spring of 2007 to an audience of black ministers about matters of concern to black ministers and their black congregants. (snip)Some of us, in fact, think we know the real Barack Obama. He is a man of the center — or maybe a wee to the left of it — who is prudent in all things, dotes on his children and is loving to his wife.

Marineland stormed by protesters

Toronto Star, by Carys Mills Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 8:06:30 PM Post Reply

Niagara Falls, On. - The last day of Marineland’s operating season drew hundreds of protesters outside the Niagara tourist attraction’s gates on Sunday and escalated when about 150 people stormed inside, yelling “shut it down.” Organizers said they hadn’t planned to enter the park but set up a demonstration outside in hopes of keeping attention on sea mammal captivity in Canada, even after Marineland shuts down for the winter. The protest, which appeared to draw a crowd of at least 500 at its peak, follows a Star investigation that reported accounts by former trainers who blamed poor water quality and

Sarah Palin Slams Daughter
Bristol Palin’s ‘Haters’

ABC News, by Abby Phillip Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/8/2012 8:01:23 PM Post Reply

Sarah Palin has a message for the “haters” who sent daughter Bristol Palin threatening packages on the set of “Dancing With the Stars” last week: Don’t waste your time. The proud mom and former vice presidential candidate took to her Facebook account today and slammed whoever anonymously sent “mysterious white powder” to the “DWTS” all-star season set in California. The package reportedly contained a note threatening the “Dancing With the Stars” producers if Palin is not removed from the show. “These threats sure waste a lot of time, production and public resources; but do the haters really think

Romney looks to drive home
argument that Obama is weak

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Julian Pecquet & Justin Sink Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 7:48:32 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney’s foreign policy address Monday hammered home his argument that voters should oust an in-over-his-head President Obama. With 29 days to go before Election Day, Romney worked hard to capitalize on a strong debate performance last week that polls suggest has voters giving his candidacy a second look. A Pew Research poll released Monday afternoon showed Romney with a 4-point lead. (Snip) “Finally, Romney has a distinct — and I would say somewhat compelling — foreign policy message,” said Shadi Hamid, the director of research at the Brookings Institution's Doha Center. “I actually think this was a smart move

What?

Jewish World Review, by Paul Greenberg Original Article

Posted By: onashi- 10/8/2012 7:41:50 PM Post Reply

The best response to all that's strange, mysterious or just surprising may be a smile. But the news of late has reduced me to the one-word question and expletive favored by "Mad Men's" Don Draper whenever he's confronted by anything that doesn't make sense: What?! Take the sheer number of fabrications Barack Obama managed to pack into one response to a simple question on CBS' "60 Minutes." To swallow them all would require a boxcar of salt.

Obama looks to regroup;
Romney appears confident

Associated Press, by Julie Pace Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/8/2012 7:35:31 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON- As the White House race shows signs of tightening nationally, President Barack Obama's campaign is banking on a massive get-out-the-vote operation and state-by-state shades of economic improvement to maintain its apparent polling edge in battlegrounds from Ohio to Virginia. Republican Mitt Romney, re-energized by last week's debate, is flashing new confidence on the campaign trail and pressing toward the political center on both foreign and domestic issues. But aides have outlined no clear path to winning the 270 Electoral College votes required to gain the White House. "Things are going pretty good," the usually cautious Romney

How Much of Obama's $181 Million
September Haul Was Illegal?

Breitbart's Big Government, by Mike Flynn Original Article

Posted By: onashi- 10/8/2012 7:28:44 PM Post Reply

The Obama campaign released news on Saturday morning of a holiday weekend, that it had raised a massive $181 million in September. It's a staggering sum heading into the final month of campaigning. It almost equals his fundraising for July and August combined. But details about Obama's fundraising windfall and a new report this morning from the Government Accountability Institute (GAI) raise troubling questions. Specifically, how much of this fundraising was illegal? GAI found that Obama's donation page doesn't use any industry-standard credit card security measures.

Kid Rock to Introduce
Paul Ryan at Campaign Event
in Michigan Monday

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/8/2012 7:28:33 PM Post Reply

It appears Mitt Romney is intent on winning his home state of Michigan next month. On Monday, Kid Rock will introduce Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan at a campaign event in Rochester Hills ending months of speculation about the Detroit rocker's political support. According to a press release obtained by MLive.com, "Kid Rock is one of many award-winning, platinum-selling artists from a variety of genres who are supporting the Romney/Ryan ticket by performing at events and rallies around the country." There's been a lot of speculation the outspoken rocker was going to endorse the GOP ticket.

'Saudi weapons' seen at
Syria rebel base

BBC News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/8/2012 7:27:53 PM Post Reply

BBC News has uncovered evidence that weapons intended for the Saudi military have been diverted to Syrian rebels. Three crates from an arms manufacturer - addressed to Saudi Arabia - have been seen in a base being used by rebel fighters in the city of Aleppo. How the small crates reached Aleppo is unknown, and the BBC was not allowed to film their contents. Saudi Arabia has refused to comment on the matter. Meanwhile, a big blast has been heard in a suburb of the capital, Damascus. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, said

Andrea Mitchell Addresses
Her (Unapproved) Inclusion In
Obama Campaign Ad

Mediaite, by Alex Alvarez Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/8/2012 7:24:42 PM Post Reply

On Monday, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell took a moment to address her rather involuntary inclusion in a recent Obama campaign ad. “I want to move on to a point of personal privilege,” she said. “Some viewers might be understandably confused by the fact that the Obama campaign is airing a commercial right now including a video clip of me fact-checking Governor Romney after last week’s debate.” “You should know,” she continued, “that NBC has not granted either campaign permission to use our news material and immediately requested that the campaign refrain from using its material

8 takeaways from
the new Pew poll

Washington Post, by Chris Cillizza Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/8/2012 7:11:47 PM Post Reply

The latest Pew poll showing former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney ahead of President Obama among likely voters has the potential to rapidly re-orient conventional wisdom about the challenger’s chances of winning. Of course, this is a single poll — although Gallup’s latest tracking also shows movement toward Romney since last Wednesday’s debate — and, as such, should be taken cum grano salis. Still, it’s a major shot in the arm for a Romney campaign that 10 days ago was fighting off “Is it all over?” stories. While the topline numbers in the Pew survey are sexy — politically speaking,

Report: Obama.com solicits
foreign contributions for prez

Washington Examiner [DC], by Paul Bedard Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/8/2012 6:50:29 PM Post Reply

The independently owned website Obama.com, which steers users to the president's campaign donation website, gets most of its traffic from foreign countries, raising questions about the legality of tens of millions of small dollar donations to the campaign, according to a new report.(Snip) Secrets reported late Thursday that a TV network, national magazine and national website were working on the story but were being pressured by the Obama campaign to kill it. Sources said the story was still on hold today.

How are Romney, Obama
connected to the arts?

Chicago Tribune, by Roger Catlin Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/8/2012 6:41:39 PM Post Reply

Art hardly ever comes up as a campaign issue in presidential elections. But once voters decide, the artistic tastes of the first family become well known from the pieces they choose to adorn the White House. Barack Obama has long taken pride in his artistic interests, taking Michelle to the Art Institute of Chicago on their first date, where he impressed his future wife with his knowledge of both the old masters and modern art. When the couple moved into the White House, they selected bright, sharp, modern abstractions for the most part, from artists such as

Pew finds Romney with 4-point
post-debate lead over Obama

The Hill [Washington DC], by Daniel Strauss Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/8/2012 6:31:11 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney has taken the lead over President Obama in a new Pew Research poll released Monday. The poll was conducted last week after the candidates' first presidential debate, which observers widely agreed Romney won. The Republican nominee leads Obama 49 percent to 45 percent among likely voters who were asked who they would pick if the election were held today, the poll found. In September, the poll found Obama leading Romney among likely voters 51 percent to 43 percent.

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