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Poll: Romney gains 5 points
to take Fla. lead

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Meghashyam Mali Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 10:50:13 PM Post Reply

A new survey from Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows Mitt Romney with a 1-point lead in Florida thanks to strong gains among independent voters. The poll from the Democratic-affiliated firm finds Romney leading President Obama with 49 percent support to 48 among likely voters. (Snip) Voters now rate Romney positively at 50 percent favorable and 47 unfavorable, a shift from the last poll when he was negative at 44-51. The last poll put Obama at 51 favorable to 47 unfavorable, and those figures have shifted to 48 positive, 50 negative.

Obama’s Prep Session Goal:
Don’t Repeat Mistakes of Last Debate

New York Times, by Helene Cooper Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/14/2012 10:37:21 PM Post Reply

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — To prepare for the second round of the presidential debates, President Obama retreated here this weekend — to the environs of this historic village where actors in 18th century garb wander about spouting off in colonial diction.(snip) This time, instead of focusing on the nuts and bolts of debate facts — no one thinks the president needs to bone up on American troop withdrawals from Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, for instance — Mr. Obama is practicing how to challenge Mr. Romney, something he inexplicably shied away from in Denver

Colonel’s class on radical
Islam leaves career in limbo

Washington Times, by Rowan Scarborough Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/14/2012 10:21:16 PM Post Reply

When ArmyLt. Col. Matthew Dooley last year began teaching a class to fellow officers on the dangers of radical Islam, he seemed to have landed in a perfect spot. A highly rated armor officer who saw combat in Iraq, Col. Dooley planned to instruct for several years at the Joint Forces Staff College within the National Defense University, then seek command of a combat battalion – a ticket to better postings and higher rank. Today, Col. Dooley finds himself at a dead end while being targeted for criticism by American Islamic groups

Care? No, this is a
pathway to killing people
that doctors deem worthless

Daily Mail[UK], by Melanie Phillips Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/14/2012 10:20:37 PM Post Reply

For relatives anxious about a frail loved one in hospital, few things could surely sound more reassuring than a ‘care pathway’. It sounds like a well-worked-out schedule for providing the best possible approach to treating a patient. Accordingly, when relatives have been asked to sign up to the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), that’s precisely what they thought they were agreeing to.(Snip) In practice, however, the LCP has turned into something quite different. For while in some cases it has been used properly as intended, with numerous others it has become, instead, a backdoor form of euthanasia.

Obama Team Promises
‘Interesting Debate’

ABC News, by Nehemiah Mekonnen & David Kerley Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 10:01:03 PM Post Reply

President Obama is once again engaged in intense debate preparation at his resort in Williamsburg, Va., getting ready for his rematch with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. “I’m not going to get into details about strategic changes that he might make. But I just encourage you to watch and show up. I think it will be an interesting debate,” Obama senior campaign strategist David Axelrod said. The president is under pressure to make a strong showing in the rematch, especially after polls are beginning to show Romney edging closer to Obama in the swing states.

An Irish Catholic Wake-Up

New York Times, by Maureen Dowd Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/14/2012 9:41:45 PM Post Reply

Now you know what Thanksgiving with my family is like.(Snip)The loser of the vice-presidential debate was, of course, Barack Obama. In contrast to the pair on the undercard slugging it out, the president’s limp performance the other night was even more inexplicable and inexcusable. The president was no doubt warned not to sigh, but his entire demeanor was a sigh. The fact that one diffident debate by the president could throw his whole race into crisis shows that nobody madly loves Obama anymore. With his aloof presidency, he shook off the deep attachments from 2008, and now his support

Obama Says Debate Prep
‘Going Great’

Wall Street Journal, by Carol E. Lee Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 9:29:19 PM Post Reply

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – President Barack Obama is developing a bit of debate prep repetition, publicly at least. Mr. Obama took a break Sunday from studying and engaging in mock sessions with his staff at a five-star waterfront resort here to deliver pizzas to one of his nearby campaign offices and make a couple phone calls to supporters, just as he did while preparing for his first debate in Henderson, Nev., two weeks ago. (Snip) He then took a seat between two women and picked up the phone. “I’m gonna do my work,” he said, adding: “Everybody’s so serious!”

Largely hidden away, Obama
reports debate prep
'going great'

CNN, by Alexander Mooney Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 9:24:48 PM Post Reply

Williamsburg, Virginia– Amid a picture-perfect autumn weekend at an expansive Virginia resort and golf club, President Barack Obama spent much of Sunday sequestered indoors as he and his aides prepared for a pivotal second debate with rival Mitt Romney. In his one public appearance of the day – a quick trip to a local campaign field office to greet supporters – Obama reported his debate practice "is going great" but declined to elaborate further.Campaign aides are also revealing few details about the debate preparations to the dozen or so reporters who have followed Obama to the Kingsmill Resort

Pants On Fire: Obama
Scrambles For Cover As
Benghazi Lie Explodes

Forbes Magazine, by Larry Bell Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/14/2012 9:20:19 PM Post Reply

The carefully coordinated and heavily armed September 11th strike upon the American Consulate in Libya contradicted President Obama’s repeated narrative that, thanks to his tough policies and actions, al-Qaeda has been defeated. And although misrepresented by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as a “spontaneous” outbreak” of violence provoked by a “hateful” movie denigrating Muslim prophet Muhammad, he and other high members of his administration knew full well and early on that this was patently untrue. Congressional testimony reveals that the White House had been informed on day one that al-Qaeda terrorists were responsible for the murders of U.S. Ambassador

Yes, Blacks Do Support
Romney--Because They Care
About America's Future,
Not One Man's Ego

Breitbart Big Government, by Sonnie Johnson Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 9:17:07 PM Post Reply

Last week, Sherrilyn Ifill, Maryland School of Law professor and Chairwoman of the U.S. Programs Board of George Soros's Open Society Foundations, penned an op-ed for CNN entitled, "Why black voters reject [Mitt] Romney." In the article, Ifill states: It’s not enough to say that blacks are voting for President Obama because he’s black and that racial solidarity trumps politics. Ifill uses a NBC/Wall Street Journal poll taken early in the summer that put black support for Romney at 0% to back her claims of black hatred of the Romney/Ryan Republican ticket.

USA Today Shocker:
'Obama, Romney Nearly
Tied in Electoral College'

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 9:11:13 PM Post Reply

If you've been paying attention to the Drudge Report lately, you've seen headlines linking to Real Clear Politics data showing how the presidential race has tightened since President Obama and Mitt Romney debated in Denver. Rather surprisingly, the folks at USA Today not only noticed, but also published an article Sunday with the shocking headline, "Obama, Romney Nearly Tied in Electoral College'': Obama leads in states with 201 electoral votes, according to state polling averages compiled by the RealClearPolitics website. Romney leads in states with 191 electoral votes. [...]

How Obama bungled
the Syrian revolution

Washington Post, by Jackson Diehl Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/14/2012 8:43:16 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans are doing their best to portray the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya and its aftermath as a signal foreign policy disaster for Barack Obama. But my bet is that when historians look back on Obama’s mistakes in the last four years, they will focus on something entirely different: his catastrophic mishandling of the revolution in Syria.(snip)Obama’s Syria policy began in 2009 with the misguided idea of reaching out to the dictator. Within a month of his inauguration, Obama reversed the Bush administration’s approach of isolating Assad.

The endless contradictions
of Arlen Specter

Politico, by John Bresnahan & Manu Raju Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 8:24:50 PM Post Reply

Arlen Specter was one of a kind, a walking contradiction who could infuriate his colleagues one day and earn their admiration the next. He was brilliant, irascible, dignified and coarse, alternately a rabid partisan — ask Anita Hill — and an aisle-crossing defector — ask Robert Bork — who cast big votes boosting presidents from both parties during his Senate tenure, which stretched from 1980 to 2010. He was often referred to as “Snarlin’ Arlen” for his combative style, but never to his face. He would fight bitterly with fellow senators on the floor, yet when they were ensnared in

That Bus Is Rolling . . .
Hillary's Headed Under?

Townhall, by Carol Platt Liebau Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/14/2012 8:21:28 PM Post Reply

As Eliana Johnson points out over at NRO, this morning, David Axelrod continued to throw Hillary Clinton and the State Department under the bus, doubling down on the story that Joe Biden's royal "we" at the veep debate referred only to a party of two -- himself and the President -- not knowing about the requests for enhanced security at Benghazi. Apparently, in the Obama presidency, the buck doesn't stop with the President . . . it stops with, in Axelrod's words, "the security folks at the State Department."

Timeline of Libya Consulate attack
reveals administration contradictions

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

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 8:21:15 PM Post Reply

The timeline of events leading up to last month’s deadly attack in Benghazi and the administration’s shifting explanations have become a major problem for Democrats less than a month before Election Day. Already under criticism for linking the assault on the U.S. consulate to an anti-Islam video, the administration raised even more eyebrows Thursday when Vice President Biden said he didn’t know about the U.S. mission’s request for more security (Snip) The following is a detailed timeline of events leading to the Sept. 11 attack and what the Obama administration has said since then. • April 5, 2011: Special envoy

A lonely death on the
'care' pathway: MPs demand
action after another patient
is chosen to die without
doctors telling family

Daily Mail[UK], by John Stevens & Daniel Martin Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/14/2012 8:11:18 PM Post Reply

An elderly woman died alone after doctors failed to tell relatives they were ending her life on the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway. Olive Goom, 85, passed away with no one by her side after medics neglected to consult with her family about her treatment at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Last night MPs, including Labour health spokesman Andy Burnham, called for an urgent review into the way the pathway operates.(Snip) As Miss Goom lay dying alone, staff reassured relatives on the phone just hours before her death that there was no urgent need to visit – even though doctors had already

Offensive 'Put the White Back
in the White House' T-Shirt
spotted at Romney rally

News Limited Network [AU], by Simon Crerar Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 8:10:29 PM Post Reply

A spokesman for Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has condemned a racist t-shirt seen at a Romney/Ryan campaign event in Ohio. A crowd of more than 8000 supporters came to greet Romney at Lancaster, Ohio on Friday, including one man who seemed proud to demonstrate his racist side. An unidentified bald man was photographed inside the rally wearing a t-shirt with the slogan "Put The White Back in the White House". (Snip) Conservative commentator Robert Stacy McCain hit back, claiming that the man in the photo "is not in fact a Republican, but rather is a plant sent out by

Convicted criminals recruited
as carers for elderly

Telegraph [UK], by John BIngham Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 8:07:48 PM Post Reply

Frail and vulnerable elderly people are being forced to rely on care in their homes from workers with convictions for theft and violence, an investigation has found. Private care agencies, fulfilling contracts for councils across the country, have been employing convicted criminals to work in elderly people’s homes. In some cases, the criminals have been sent in without police checks or risk assessments being carried out, publicly available records show. One agency in Birmingham hired 23 people with criminal records, including assault and theft.

After incursion into Israel
airspace, Iran unveils
new self-made drone

Haaretz [Israel], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 7:58:48 PM Post Reply

Iran developed a new class of drones, able to conduct reconnaissance and bombardment missions, a top Iranian military official said on Sunday, hours after Tehran's defense minister lauded Hezbollah for sending an unmanned aircraft into Israeli airspace. (Snip) Commenting on the incident earlier Sunday, Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahid applauded Hezbollah's efforts against Israel, saying it proved Iran's military capabilities Vahidi said Iran believed Hezbollah had the right to launch the drone into Israeli airspace since Israel's warplanes repeatedly violate Lebanese airspace". Iran has said the incursion exposed the weakness of Israeli air defence, indicating that Israel's Iron Dome

Too big to maintain?

Human Events, by George Will Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 7:55:08 PM Post Reply

Dallas - If in four weeks a president-elect Mitt Romney is seeking a Treasury secretary, he should look here, to Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Candidate Romney can enhance his chance of having this choice to make by embracing a simple proposition from Fisher: Systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs), meaning too-big-to-fail (TBTF) banks, are “too dangerous to permit.” Romney almost did this in the first debate when he said Dodd-Frank’s designation of TBTF banks makes them “effectively guaranteed by the federal government” and constitutes “the biggest kiss that’s been given to — to New York

Romney pays own
freight in the Falls

Akron Beacon Journal [OH], by Bob Dyer Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/14/2012 7:51:22 PM Post Reply

nteresting contrast. As I reported in August, Copley Township is still owed $10,549 for the expenses it incurred during a 2008 campaign stop by then-vice presidential hopeful Joe Biden. Copley’s fiscal officer, Janice Marshall, sent a bill to the “Obama for America” campaign but never received a penny. And Fairlawn rang up $34,146 in police overtime and other expenses this summer when President Barack Obama brought his re-election campaign to town and spent the night at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn.(Snip) Now along comes Mitt Romney, dishing out his own election patter in Cuyahoga Falls on a Tuesday night in October. Same deal? Far from it.

Ohio Coal Miners Condemn
Obama’s 'Absolute lies'
and Sherrod Brown, too

Breitbart's Big Government, by William Bigelow Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 7:49:33 PM Post Reply

The coal miners of Ohio, unlike some workers who are intimidated by their unions, are unafraid of standing tall and confronting the Obama Administration head-on. Last Wednesday, more than 500 coal miners who work at the Beallsville, Ohio Century Mine, operated by Murray Energy, held a rally to condemn the Obama Administration’s despicable ad claiming the miners were coerced into attending a rally for Mitt Romney on August 14. They also charged Obama with waging a war on coal. (Snip) Mitch Miracle, speaking for the miners, read aloud the two letters they had written and signed. The letter to Obama

Ryan, Romney blast
White House on China
currency manipulation

CBS News, by Rebecca Kaplan & Sarah Huisenga Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/14/2012 7:46:50 PM Post Reply

Stressing the importance of manufacturing in a state with many blue-collar workers, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan used separate appearances in Ohio on Saturday to fault the Obama administration for failing to label China a "currency manipulator" by delaying a currency report until after the Nov. 6 election. Administration officials announced Friday they would be delaying the release of a currency report due Oct. 15 that could have labeled China a country that purposely devalues its money to gain a competitive advantage in its trade practices. Romney has repeatedly highlighted the China currency issue during the campaign.

Australian cycling legend
'witnessed Armstrong bribe'

ABC News [Australia], by Quentin McDermott & Clay Hichens Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 10/14/2012 7:45:11 PM Post Reply

Australian cycling legend Phil Anderson has been caught up in the fallout from the Lance Armstrong affair. The ABC's Four Corners program has uncovered evidence given in a United States court case suggesting that Anderson was present when Armstrong offered a member of an opposing team a $50,000 bribe to help fix a series of three races which carried a $1 million bonus for any rider who won them all. Armstrong won all three races and the bribe - it is alleged - was paid to the opposing team in cash. Armstrong has denied the allegation, and Anderson has told

NHS and US health system
'should share ideas'

BBC News [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/14/2012 7:32:24 PM Post Reply

The US health system and the NHS have much to learn from each other, experts say. The academics - from Harvard University in the US and the UK-based Nuffield Trust think tank - suggested the two systems should share ideas as they were both going through major reforms. Their Lancet review acknowledged there were a lot of differences. But in terms of finance, organisation and IT there was also some common ground they could learn from, it added. For instance, the experts point out that the NHS, which is in the middle of a £20bn savings drive in England, could

Obama White House Sharpens
Blade Upon The Neck Of
Clinton State Department

Ulsterman Report, by Ulsterman Original Article

Posted By: Emerson- 10/14/2012 7:28:42 PM Post Reply

A highly defensive and finger pointing David Axelrod pushed off claims President Obama knew the real story of the Benghazi Massacre before the president and his administration repeatedly told the American people and members of Congress otherwise. The question now appears to be who within the State Department will be given up as the sacrificial lamb – all in the effort to insulate Barack Obama himself from any and all responsibility for the deaths of four Americans - including the first U.S. ambassador to be killed since the Carter administration. During on interview with Fox News

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