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Marital, personal ties link Obama
administration to Commission
on Presidential Debates

Daily Caller, by Josh Peterson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 1:02:39 AM Post Reply

The moderator of the lone October vice presidential debate was previously married to a top Obama official, an association both ABC News and the left-leaning Commission on Presidential Debates do not view as a conflict of interest. ABC Senior Foreign Correspondent Martha Raddatz, whose role as moderator was announced on August 13, was previously married to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski — an Obama appointee. (Snip) Genachowski and classmate Barack Obama worked together on the Harvard Law Review, Genachowski as notes editor and Obama as the publication’s president. They graduated in the same class.

ABC News scrambles to cover up
Barack Obama’s attendance
at VP debate moderator’s wedding

Daily Caller, by Josh Peterson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:57:53 AM Post Reply

President Barack Obama was a guest at the 1991 wedding of ABC senior foreign correspondent and vice presidential debate moderator Martha Raddatz, The Daily Caller has learned. Obama and groom Julius Genachowski, whom Obama would later tap to head the Federal Communications Commission, were Harvard Law School classmates at the time and members of the Harvard Law Review. After TheDC made preliminary inquiries Monday to confirm Obama’s attendance at the wedding, ABC leaked a pre-emptive statement to liberal-leaning news outlets including Politico and The Daily Beast Tuesday, revealing what may have been internal network pressure felt just days before Raddatz

Don't Just 'Do Something'

Foreign Policy [Washington, DC], by Micah Zenko Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:44:02 AM Post Reply

Because of the September 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans, Joint Special Operations Command and the CIA are reportedly developing "perhaps a dozen or more" target packages consisting of terrorist encampments and individuals suspected of being involved. A senior U.S. official said that "highly pre-decisional...options are being teed up," should President Obama request them (he reportedly has not), though the official warned, "[I] don't think that a final list of who was involved is solid." Given that U.S. surveillance drones were flying over Libya well before the Benghazi attack and have been conducting

Biden-Ryan debate highlights nation's
Catholic political divide - Thread Closed

Los Angeles Times, by Mitchell Landsberg Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:35:47 AM Post Reply

Dubuque, Iowa - Dr. Jack Dolehide remembers the trinity on display in his boyhood home in Chicago in the 1960s: There, in the center, was an iconic image of Jesus. On one side, Mayor Richard J. Daley, the city's legendary Democratic boss. On the other, President Kennedy. Then one day about 1969 or '70, the unthinkable occurred. Dolehide's father took down the politicians' portraits, ripped them into pieces and threw them away. He had become a Republican. Today, Jack Dolehide, 57, is a well-established physician in Dubuque and among many Catholics who plan to vote for Mitt Romney for president.

'Anti-Islam filmmaker'
back in US court

Agence France-Presse, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:30:29 AM Post Reply

The alleged filmmaker behind the video that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world is due to appear in court again on Wednesday in a separate case, officials say. They gave an amended name for him. Mark Basseley Youssef - who previously went by the name Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, among other pseudonyms - will appear in court in Los Angeles under tight security. Amid fears for his safety, media and the public will only be able to watch proceedings via videoconference from a separate building, as was the case when he first appeared in court last month.

Cancer patient embarrassed
by security pat-down

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:24:16 AM Post Reply

Seattle - A Michigan woman dying of leukemia says she hopes her embarrassment during a Seattle airport security pat-down might change the way the Transportation Security Administration treats travelers with medical conditions. (Snip) Dunaj said a female agent performed the pat-down and asked her to lift up her shirt after feeling the tubes going into Dunaj's chest and abdomen. Dunaj said her suggestion for a more private pat-down was dismissed. "I asked them if they thought that was an appropriate location, and they told me that everything was fine," she said. She said another agent punctured one of the saline

Mitt Romney Leads Chant of
‘Four More Weeks’ at Ohio Rally

ABC News, by Emily Friedman Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:21:36 AM Post Reply

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - Mitt Romney tonight unveiled a new rallying cry, getting a crowd of thousands here this evening to begin chanting “Four more weeks! Four more weeks!” as the Republican presidential candidate tried to build support in the crucial swing state. (Snip) “I know there’s greater and greater interest in this campaign across the country,” Romney said. “The fact that, I don’t know, 10,000 people or more are here this evening is a testament to how much people care about this election. I know people are focusing on how the country’s going to be led going forward and

State Dept. officials contradict
claims on deadly Libya attack

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Molly K. Hooper Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:19:22 AM Post Reply

Senior State Department officials on Tuesday refuted claims by administration members that the deadly attack in Libya on the 11th anniversary of Sept. 11 was provoked by an anti-Islam video. On the eve of a House hearing to investigate the security of American personnel in the tumultuous country, two senior State Department sources told reporters that attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi did not happen as a result of protests. An official explained, in detail, what happened on the night that U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed by an armed group of militants.

Biden-Ryan debate highlights
nation's Catholic political divide

Los Angeles Times, by Mitchell Landsberg Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/10/2012 12:02:03 AM Post Reply

Dubuque, Iowa — Dr. Jack Dolehide remembers the trinity on display in his boyhood home in Chicago in the 1960s: There, in the center, was an iconic image of Jesus. On one side, Mayor Richard J. Daley, the city's legendary Democratic boss. On the other, President Kennedy. Then one day about 1969 or '70, the unthinkable occurred. Dolehide's father took down the politicians' portraits, ripped them into pieces and threw them away. He had become a Republican. Today, Jack Dolehide, 57, is a well-established physician in Dubuque and among many Catholics who plan to vote for Mitt Romney

Skulls from Aztec
sacrificial ritual discovered

Discovery News, by Rossella Lorenzi Original Article

Posted By: STLstudent- 10/9/2012 11:51:01 PM Post Reply

Archaeologists have unearthed gruesome evidence of brutal Aztec rituals by uncovering 50 skulls and over 250 jaw bones at the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). Found at one sacrificial stone below a ceremonial platform called the "cuauhxicalco," the human remains date back more than 500 years and represent the largest number of skulls ever found in one offering. Used in rituals associated with the worship of Mictlantecuhtli, god of death, the skulls were unearthed in different locations: 45 appeared to have just been dumped on top of the stone, while the remaining five

I Was Right About That
Strange Jobs Report

Wall Street Journal, by Jack Welch Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/9/2012 11:32:57 PM Post Reply

Imagine a country where challenging the ruling authorities—questioning, say, a piece of data released by central headquarters—would result in mobs of administration sympathizers claiming you should feel "embarrassed" and labeling you a fool, or worse. Soviet Russia perhaps? Communist China? Nope, that would be the United States right now, when a person (like me, for instance) suggests that a certain government datum (like the September unemployment rate of 7.8%) doesn't make sense. Unfortunately for those who would like me to pipe down, the 7.8% unemployment figure released by the

Chavez slams Venezuelan
opposition after election victory

CNN, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/9/2012 11:15:24 PM Post Reply

Caracas, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sharply criticized his political opponents Tuesday and vowed to continue pushing his socialist programs in the oil-rich South American country. "The opposition has a catastrophic vision for the country," Chavez told reporters. "They deny everything the government achieves." The comments came a day after Chavez reached out to opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in what he had described in a Twitter post as a "pleasant phone conversation." "I invite National Unity, respecting our differences!" Chavez wrote.

Done with fundraising, President
Obama hits the homestretch

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Amie Parnes & Niall Stanage Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 11:08:28 PM Post Reply

President Obama will attend his last fundraiser of the 2012 campaign Thursday and then shift into top gear following his disastrous recent debate performance that vaporized his polling lead over challenger Mitt Romney. With momentum in the race flipping to the Republican, sources have told The Hill the president will spend the rest of the campaign at swing-state rallies or preparing for the next two debates instead of attending more private fundraisers. (Snip) A former administration official said Obama needed to address his debate performance and not ignore the “elephant in the room,” but added, “I think it’s expired.”

Stacey Dash on Romney:
‘I Chose Him Not By the
Color of His Skin But the
Content of His Character’

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/9/2012 11:05:59 PM Post Reply

As NewsBusters reported Monday, African-American actress Stacey Dash was thoroughly lambasted on Twitter for expressing her support for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. During an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan Tuesday, a defiant Dash marvelously said, "I chose him not by the color of his skin but the content of his character" (video follows with transcribed highlights): STACEY DASH: I just feel that as a country, this is my choice. This is the man I want to lead my country. It is my right as an American citizen. It’s my Constitutional right

Security Officer in Libya Refers
to Post Being Directed to
“Normalize” Operations and
Reduce U.S. Security Presence

ABC News, by Jake Tapper Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 11:04:58 PM Post Reply

Eric Nordstrom, the former Regional Security Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Libya, told congressional investigators looking into the murder of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, that the State Department was eager for the American diplomatic presence in Libya to reduce its American security footprint and to rely more on locals, sources tell ABC News. A senior State Department official denies the charge. In an email from Nordstrom from earlier this month obtained by ABC News, the former Regional Security Officer referred to a list of 230 security incidents in Libya that took place between June 2011

‘Fiscal cliff’ fight already
a drag on U.S. economy

Washington Times, by Patrice Hill Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/9/2012 11:01:14 PM Post Reply

Worries about the federal government’s “fiscal cliff” are taking their toll on the economy well ahead of the year-end deadline, which analysts say is looking like it may be more damaging in the run-up than in the reality. Businesses frequently cite uncertainty about what will happen with $600 billion in government spending cuts and expiring tax breaks scheduled to start taking effect Jan. 1 as their reason for refraining from hiring or spending on facilities and equipment. Reports make it clear that this uncertainty contributed significantly to the economic slowdown in

France, where people still
take Boris Johnson seriously

France 24, by Sophie Pilgrim Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 10:59:45 PM Post Reply

Boris Johnson’s party conference speech on Monday has had the British press in stitches these past 24 hours, but with so many jokes to choose from, they seem to have overlooked a jibe targeting French President François Hollande, who was labelled France’s “biggest tyrant since the revolution”. (Snip) Johnson made the remark during members’ talks at the annual Tory (Conservative) party conference in Birmingham. The subject of David Cameron’s open invitation to French citizens came up. (In June, Cameron said he would “lay out the red carpet” for talented French people wishing to escape newly elected Hollande’s tax-happy government.) Johnson,

Romney to build on debate boost

Washington Times, by Seth McLaughlin Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/9/2012 10:57:58 PM Post Reply

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — An energized Mitt Romney is looking to build on his new campaign momentum in the country’s swing states, including in Ohio, where he is deploying some of his heaviest political artillery and personalizing his message in his hunt for undecided voters. Capitalizing on his well-received debate performance, the Republican presidential nominee has dropped his busy fundraising schedule in favor of more traditional campaign stops. In fact, since his first faceoff with President Obama, Mr. Romney has held nearly a dozen events, including three stops in Florida and four in Virginia, compared with just one

Court probes barter of
seven girls ‘to end feud’

The Scotsman [Scotland], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 10:55:41 PM Post Reply

Pakistan’s High Court has ordered a probe into an alleged barter of seven girls to settle a blood feud in a remote south-western district. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry yesterday began proceedings into the allegations, which were first reported in local media. The alleged trade happened in the Dera Bugti district of Baluchistan between two sub-tribes of the Bugti tribe. A tribal council had ordered the barter in early September, district deputy commissioner Saeed Faisal told the court. He did not know the girls’ ages but local papers reported they were between four and 13. (Snip) The tradition of families exchanging

Why the high court should back
race-based college admissions

Washington Post, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/9/2012 10:55:34 PM Post Reply

THE SUPREME COURT will consider Wednesday its biggest affirmative action case in a decade when the justices examine the suit of Abigail Fisher, a woman denied admission to the University of Texas (UT) at Austin in 2008. Lawyers for Ms. Fisher, who is white, claim that she suffered unjustly by having to compete against African American and Hispanic applicants in a system that considers race. Ms. Fisher wants the court to deem the university’s inclusion of race in its admissions process unlawful, a request the justices should deny. The worry is that

Suffolk pollster: We’re not polling
Florida, Virginia, or North
Carolina anymore, because
Romney’s going to win them

Hot Air, by Allahpundit Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 10:51:45 PM Post Reply

Via Gateway Pundit, I’ll give you the RCP averages tonight and leave you to judge. They’ve got Romney by three points in NC (although the latest poll has him up nine), Romney by less than a point in FL, and Obama by less than half a point in VA. See Guy Benson for more good news in various state polls. Ohio and Pennsylvania are getting tighter.

Before attack on U.S. mission
in Libya, State Dept. concluded
risk of violence was high

Washington Post, by Anne Gearan Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/9/2012 10:49:06 PM Post Reply

Less than two months before the fatal attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, the State Department concluded that the risk of violence to diplomats and other Americans in Libya was high and that the weak U.S.-backed government in Tripoli could do little about it. “The risk of U.S. Mission personnel, private U.S. citizens and businesspersons encountering an isolating event as a result of militia or political violence is HIGH,” a State Department security assessment from July 22 concludes. The department approved a 30 percent “danger pay” bonus for Americans working in Libya during the summer,

Gang-rape trial shocks France and
sparks row over justice system

Guardian [UK], by Angelique Chrisafis Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 10:46:01 PM Post Reply

Paris - A harrowing trial over the alleged gang rape of teenage girls in the high-rise tower blocks of a poor Paris suburb has shocked France, exposed a culture of youth violence and threatens to spark a row over the justice system when verdicts are delivered this week. Nina and Stephanie – not their real names – said that for years they were too scared to speak out about what they allege were months of almost daily gang rapes when they were 15 and 16, growing up on rundown estates in Fontenay-sous-Bois outside Paris. In 2005, Nina was left unconscious

Benghazi attack may cloud
Clinton’s legacy

Washington Post, by Anne Gearan Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/9/2012 10:40:44 PM Post Reply

The fatal attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya last month has become a test of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s leadership and a threat to her much-admired legacy as America’s top diplomat just a few months before she plans to step down. Clinton was among the first Obama administration officials to publicly condemn the attack and mourn the deaths of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. But as the State Department has weathered Republican-led criticism that it misread warning signs before the Sept. 11 attack, Clinton has been far less visible.

Pressure on ABC's Martha
Raddatz to deliver at
vice presidential debate

New York Daily News, by David Hinckley Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/9/2012 10:39:05 PM Post Reply

Vice President Biden isn’t the only one who has to clean up a mess Thursday night. ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz, who will moderate the vice presidential debate between Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), needs to restore some luster herself — to the debate’s third chair. As off-key a performance as President Obama delivered last Wednesday in his first debate with Mitt Romney, moderator Jim Lehrer looked just as ragged. He outlined time limits and guidelines. The candidates ignored both. Lehrer, lacking a buzzer, an elephant tranquilizer gun or even a commanding voice

Romney up 2 in new national
poll from … Daily Kos?

Hot Air, by Ed Morrissey Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 10:32:45 PM Post Reply

I have to give Markos Moulitsas credit for posting this result. He could have taken the easy way out and had PPP release it independently. And looking within the depths of this poll result, you have to know how much it pained him to follow through on the likely-voter survey Markos commissioned (via Twitchy): The candidates for President are Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. If the election was today, who would you vote for?Obama 47 (49) Romney 49 (45)(Snip) The sample is a D+3, which is on its own a reasonable model for the turnout in four weeks,

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