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U.S. intelligence hurt when
Libya base was abandoned

Reuters, by Mark Hosenball Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/14/2012 12:06:17 AM Post Reply

WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence efforts in Libya have suffered a significant setback due to the abandonment and exposure of a facility in Benghazi, Libya identified by a newspaper as a "CIA base" following a congressional hearing this week, according to U.S. government sources.(Snip) The publication of satellite photos showing the site's location and layout have made it difficult, if not impossible, for intelligence agencies to reoccupy the site, according to government sources, speaking on condition of anonymity. The post had been a base for, among other things, collecting information on the proliferation of weaponry looted from Libyan government arsenals,

Romney camp smiling
over Biden's debate smirks

Washington Examiner, by Brian Hughes Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 12:03:33 AM Post Reply

The defining image of the 2012 vice presidential debate was Joe Biden's smirk -- and that's just fine with Republicans. For months, Mitt Romney has been attempting to convince voters he is the adult needed to clean up the mess President Obama has made of the economy. (Snip) "We're confident that the more people see the debate, the more voters are going to view Biden as a petulant clown," a Romney campaign official told The Washington Examiner. "Our side looks serious and focused on the nation's problems. The crazy uncle may be entertaining, but it's the opposite of presidential."

Is Obama Running Out of
Ammunition Against Romney?

Breitbart's Big Government, by Mike Flynn Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/14/2012 12:02:07 AM Post Reply

On October 3rd, Mitt Romney gave an epic performance at the first presidential debate in Denver. According to Gallup, Americans, by a 52-point margin--the most ever recorded--said Romney won the debate against Obama. In the aftermath, Romney has taken a steady lead in most national and state polls. There is no need to dissect here the details of the debate or the candidates' performance. More interesting to me is what didn't happen after the debate. There wasn't the usual push-back from the Obama campaign. This is highly unusual. Since the first campaign in 2008, in the face of any setback

Hillary Clinton reveals what REALLY
led to Benghazi massacre - and
demolishes White House claim it
was triggered by anti-Islam film

Daily Mail [UK], by Toby Harnden Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/13/2012 11:28:25 PM Post Reply

The State Department has said that it never believed the September 11th attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was the result of a protest over an anti-Islam movie - directly contracting the rest of the Obama administration. By trying to distance her department from the inept and deceptive handling of the Benghazi attack, which left U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three other American officials dead, Hillary Clinton could help herself politically for a 2016 presidential run. A dramatic new account by the State Department reveals that Stevens was locked inside a 'safe room' choking to death

Stratfor: Egypt Is Prepared To Bomb All
Ethiopia's Nile Dams And Water Facilities

Business Insider, by Michael Kelley & Robert Johnson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 11:14:07 PM Post Reply

In 2010 Egypt discussed taking military action in cooperation with Sudan against Ethiopia to protect their stake in Nile River, according to internal emails from the U.S. private-security firm Stratfor. Egypt and Sudan get 90 percent of the river’s water under colonial-era accords while upstream countries including Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia have been clamoring for a new deal during more than a decade of talks. (Snip) Ethiopia became an even bigger threat a month after the Egyptian Revolution toppled President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011 when they announced

New Obama ad: Few presidents
have faced so many challenges

Hot Air, by Erika Johnsen Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 11:11:03 PM Post Reply

The Obama campaign released a new ad this morning in which we’re treated to an epical presentation of President Obama’s hard-fought achievements — because nothing says “historic” like a classic Morgan Freeman narration. (Snip) So… other presidents have faced 9/11, the Cold War, WWII, the Great Depression, WWI, the various other recessions of the 20th century, and etcetera… but we’re to understand that few presidents have faced challenges on par with those “inherited” by The One. Huh. That doesn’t reek of hubris at all. There’s no question that every era, every generation,

Endeavour draws festival of
admirers as it inches home

CNN, by Michael Martinez Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/13/2012 10:54:58 PM Post Reply

Los Angeles- Move over, Oscars. Take a seat, Disney. And forget the televised car chase. The space shuttle Endeavour is conquering a new frontier -- the entertainment capital of the world -- and it's getting royal parade treatment. Like a king carried in a chariot, the Endeavour is lumbering through the streets of Los Angeles on its way to retirement in a local museum. Earthlings are taking their first close-up view of the shuttle's heft and girth as it saunters 12 miles over two days at 2 mph (most humans walk 3 mph), with several rests.

Obama campaign says it
surpasses 4 million donors

Associated Press, by Julie Pace Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/13/2012 10:42:21 PM Post Reply

WILLIAMSBURG, Va.— President Barack Obama's campaign says it has surpassed 4 million donors, a record for a presidential campaign. The president's field director Jeremy Bird announced the total in an email to supporters Saturday night. Obama's campaign has relied on small donors to boost its fundraising totals through the summer and fall. The campaign raised $181 million in September, its biggest haul of the cycle. Republican Mitt Romney's campaign has not yet announced its September

He's one of the least
principled politicians I've
met. But I believe Mitt
Romney might just save America

Daily Mail (UK), by Piers Morgan Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/13/2012 10:32:11 PM Post Reply

An extraordinary political earthquake struck America this week. Mitt Romney, widely assumed to be the ‘best of a weak bunch’ of Republican candidates, suddenly overtook Barack Obama in election polls. Remarkably for someone with a reputation as Mr Dullard, it was his brilliant performance on October 3 at the first of three presidential debates, where he scored the biggest win ever over an oddly downcast Obama, that propelled him into the favourite’s chair. Should Romney now win on November 6, America will not only have replaced its first black President with its first Mormon President.

Connecticut Dem Jokes About Corruption

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: BaseballFan- 10/13/2012 10:29:39 PM Post Reply

Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch is at it again. The Democrat who presided over a 2010 vote casting and counting scandal in the tight race for governor was caught on video Friday guaranteeing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Christopher Murphy a big result in the state’s largest city–even if it takes days to count. Bridgeport provided a crucial and dubious margin of victory to Democratic and Working Families Governor Dannel P. Malloy in 2010 amidst unprecedented chaos at the city’s polling places. The 2010 Bridgeport assault on democracy included photocopied ballots, altered hours at polling

Lieberman Jumps Into
Benghazi Probe Fray

Roll Call, by Niels Lesniewski Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/13/2012 10:09:45 PM Post Reply

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee announced late Friday that it will investigate the events surrounding the death of four Americans in Libya, including the U.S. ambassador. Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and ranking member Susan Collins (R-Maine) made the announcement in a joint statement. “We intend to examine the circumstances before, during, and after the attack, including threat awareness, U.S. security needs for diplomatic personnel in Benghazi and Libya, and communications among the intelligence community, the State Department,

NAACP Sees 'Soft Bigotry Of Low
Expectations' in FL Race-Based
Education Goals

Breitbart's Big Government, by Wynton Hall Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/13/2012 10:03:05 PM Post Reply

The Florida State Board of Education recently announced that its K-12 academic achievement goals for math and reading will vary depending on a student's race. By 2018, the Florida BOE hopes to see the following reading outcomes: (Snip) But Washington Bureau director of the NAACP Hilary Shelton sees it differently. Mr. Shelton says the lower standards for minorities reflect what President George W. Bush once dubbed the "soft bigotry of low expectations": "It's, what do they say? 'Soft bigotry of low expectations," said Shelton. "They're really letting the educators off the hook

And the war came.
And the president demurred.

Washington Post Writers Group, by Michael Gerson Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/13/2012 9:57:37 PM Post Reply

The beginning of congressional hearings on the Benghazi debacle revealed an administration with much to explain and perhaps something to hide. At a minimum, the State Department did not take adequate precautions in reaction to mounting threats after urgent requests by officials on the ground. This was a failure of judgment. It was followed by a failure of candor.(Snip) It is impossible for me to imagine U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice or Secretary of State Hillary Clinton freelancing the false claim that the Benghazi attack was the spontaneous response to a YouTube video instead of being a terrorist attack.

Morgan Freeman Narrates Obama Ad:
'Every President Inherits Challenges -
Few Have Faced So Many'

NewsBusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/13/2012 9:52:26 PM Post Reply

The Obama campaign released a new ad Saturday, this one narrated by Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman. It began, "Every president inherits challenges. Few have faced so many" (video follows with transcript and commentary): Every president inherits challenges. Few have faced so many. Four years later, our enemies have been brought to justice. Our heroes are coming home. Assembly lines are humming again. There are still challenges to meet, children to educate, a middle class to rebuild, but the last thing we should do is turn back now. Few have faced so many? George W. Bush faced less

Obama: If people read
transcript, they’ll
think I won last debate

Washington Examiner, by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/13/2012 9:32:02 PM Post Reply

President Obama told a Miami radio host yesterday that he never thought, during last week’s presidential debate, that Mitt Romney got the better of him. “That’s not actually how I thought about it,” Obama said on the Michael YO! Show when asked if there was a moment when he knew he was losing last week. “I do think that on television it was clear that I was being too restrained when Mr. Romney was telling his tall tales. But the truth is, when you read the transcript, everything I said was true and a

Barack Obama's presidency 'has not
helped cause of black people in US'

The Observer [UK], by Paul Harris Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/13/2012 9:09:41 PM Post Reply

New York - Barack Obama's election win in 2008 was hailed by some as ushering in a post-racial age in the US. However, recent books and surveys have shown that black American progress has often either halted or declined. From increasing segregation in the workplace, to hundreds of thousands of young black men in prison, to stuttering levels of black voting and a black middle class sent into reverse by the recession, the election of America's first black president – and his fight to win a second term – seem to have had little impact on any of this. Some of the most shocking revelations

Navy cruiser, submarine collide off
East Coast; no injuries reported

NBC News, by Jim Miklaszewski & Courtney Kube Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 8:03:57 PM Post Reply

A U.S. Navy submarine and an Aegis cruiser collided during routine training off the U.S. East Coast about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, NBC News has learned. No personnel aboard either the USS Montpelier or USS San Jacinto were injured, Pentagon officials told NBC News. Both ships continued to operate under their own power. The incident remained under investigation Saturday evening.

Fox News Wins Big in
VP Debate Ratings

Breitbart Big Journalism, by Warner Todd Huston Original Article

Posted By: whiskey- 10/13/2012 7:20:01 PM Post Reply

Fox News Channel won the race during the vice presidential debate this week -- the ratings race. Fox brought in more than twice as many viewers as MSNBC and CNN separately, therefore beating the two networks combined. Not only that, but Fox even drew more viewers than each of the big three networks individually.

Staff has corrected headline.

Romney promises jobs
to struggling region

Columbus Dispatch [OH], by Joe Hallett Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/13/2012 7:17:05 PM Post Reply

PORTSMOUTH — His voice slightly hoarse after three days of Ohio oration, Mitt Romney pledged today to provide jobs to a portion of the state still struggling to recover from the Great Recession. The Republican presidential nominee, on the tail end of an Ohio-focused week, spoke of promises that resonate in culturally-conservative southern Ohio, pledging to develop coal and nuclear energy, cut taxes, and maintain a strong military. Romney delighted a crowd of several thousand gathered under a warm autumn sun on the banks of the Ohio River

Obama, Romney face
a truly crucial week

Washington Post, by Dan Balz Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/13/2012 7:05:59 PM Post Reply

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Every week after Labor Day is touted as a critical week in presidential politics. The coming week may actually live up to that characterization. During the next eight days, President Obama and Mitt Romney will meet for their final two debates — Tuesday night at Hofstra University on Long Island and the following Monday in Florida. At that point, it should be clear whether the momentum that Romney picked up from the first debate in Denver has stalled or whether he continues to gain ground against the president. In the meantime

'This is a flip of the coin you guys':
How President Obama told top
security advisers that raid that
killed bin Laden was a gamble

Daily Mail [UK], by Helen Pow Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/13/2012 6:53:24 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama has admitted that giving the green light to the raid that killed Osama bin Laden was 'a flip of the coin' decision. The president revealed he was only 50 per cent confident that the man spotted by the C.I.A. living in an Abbottabad compound was the world's most wanted terrorist, according to a new book that weaves together accounts from Obama and top decision-makers on the events leading up to the daring operation and it's aftermath. 'This is 50–50,' Obama said, silencing the small group of senior officials gathered in the situation room.

What Happened In Benghazi

Power Line, by John Hinderaker Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/13/2012 6:43:35 PM Post Reply

The State Department has released a transcript of a briefing that two high-ranking department officials gave to a number of reporters via conference call on October 9 (Tuesday). I am not certain about this, but I believe the transcript was only made public today. You should read it in its entirety; it is the most detailed description I have seen of the events in Benghazi on September 11. While this is by no means clear, it appears that the State Department may have released the transcript as part of the escalating

'We're ready to walk out on Europe':
Prime Minister's closest ally Michael
Gove sparks EU furore
with dramatic admission

Daily Mail [UK], by Simon Walters Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/13/2012 6:39:46 PM Post Reply

The chances of Britain leaving the EU rose dramatically last night after it emerged that one of David Cameron’s closest Cabinet allies believes it is time to tell Brussels bluntly: ‘We are ready to quit.’ Education Secretary Michael Gove has told friends that, if there was a referendum today on whether the UK should cut its ties with Brussels, he would vote to leave. He wants Britain to give other EU nations an ultimatum: ‘Give us back our sovereignty or we will walk out.’ Mr Gove insists the UK could thrive as a free trading nation on its own, like other non-EU nations in Europe such as Norway and Switzerland.

Do black people support
Obama because he's black?

Associated Press, by Jesse Washington Original Article

Posted By: STLstudent- 10/13/2012 6:10:44 PM Post Reply

Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has become prejudice in the form of blind loyalty to President Barack Obama. Are black people supporting Obama mainly because he's black? If race is just one factor in blacks' support of Obama, does that make them racist? Can blacks' support for Obama be compared with white voters who may favor his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, because he's white? These questions have long animated conservatives who are frustrated by claims that white

Announcing the Winners of the
Inaugural Walter Duranty Prize

PJ Media, by Roger L Simon Original Article

Posted By: PLPointer67- 10/13/2012 6:00:15 PM Post Reply

Why a Duranty Prize? What are we doing here? A couple of years ago Roger Kimball and I came up with the idea that The New Criterion and PJ Media should join forces to give an annual prize in honor — or dishonor, as the case may be — of the somewhat notorious Moscow bureau chief of the New York Times between 1922 and 1936, Walter Duranty. I say “somewhat notorious” because not too many people outside the insular media world know who he was — but they should. (snip) for some fourteen years Walter Duranty, then the

Romney scoffs at Biden's
scrappy debate performance

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 5:41:28 PM Post Reply

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is dismissing Democrat Joe Biden's performance during Thursday night's debate between the two running mates in Danville, Ky., suggesting he was combative without offering anything of substance. (Snip) And Romney seemed to suggest he didn't think much of Biden's reaction to many of Ryan's answers, with the vice president responding on television's split screens with dismissive chuckles and eye rolls when his rival was speaking. "There was one person on stage last night who was thoughtful and respectful and steady and poised, the kind of person you'd want to turn to in a crisis," Romney

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