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Dems Memo: Obama
Needs Vision for Future

National Journal, by Ronald Brownstein Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 10/15/2012 5:27:38 PM Post Reply

In a stark warning on the eve of the second presidential debate, veteran Democratic strategists Stanley B. Greenberg and James Carville write in a newly released memo that the campaign “has reached a tipping point” that could cost President Obama reelection if he does not present a more compelling vision for the next four years. “The first debate really did disrupt the race and presents a painful real-time test of what happens when the president tries to convince people of progress and offer[s] a very modest vision of future change,”

The City that Works?

Weekly Standard, by Geoffrey Norman Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 10/15/2012 5:21:08 PM Post Reply

Chicago's weekend body count has become a depressingly routine story: Two teenagers were killed and 24 others were wounded across Chicago Saturday night through Sunday morning. The pathology of gang violence is not the only crisis facing Chicago and its mayor, Rahm Emanuel. There is also the matter of how to meet pension obligations which “could reach $1.2 billion by 2015, the mayor's office says. That's equal to 22 percent of the city's annual budget, or about the amount spent each year on salaries for the entire police department.

Here's How The Undecided Voters
Were Selected To Ask Obama And
Romney Questions At Tomorrow's Debate

Business Insider, by Brett LoGIurato Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 5:13:24 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney will answer to a pool of about 100 undecided voters in Wednesday's town-hall style presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y. The voters were selected by the Gallup Organization, which has been tracking the Obama-Romney matchup on a daily basis throughout the general election. This is the 20th anniversary of Gallup's partnering with the Commission on Presidential Debates for a town-hall style debate. In 1992, Gallup editor in chief Frank Newport said, no one had any idea what questions would be asked, and moderator Carole Simpson moved through the crowd of voters at random.

White House mulls how to
strike over Libya attack - Thread Closed

Associated Press, by Kimberly Dozierrukmini Callimachi Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 5:08:11 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali — if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group responsible for the death of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya. But officials say the administration, with weeks until the presidential election, is weighing whether the short-term payoff of exacting retribution on al-Qaida is worth the risk that such strikes could elevate the group's profile in the region, alienate governments

White House mulls how
to strike over Libya attack

Associated Press, by Kimberley Dozier & Rukmini Callimachi Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 5:07:44 PM Post Reply

Washington - The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali - if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group responsible for the death of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya. But officials say the administration, with weeks until the presidential election, is weighing whether the short-term payoff of exacting retribution on al-Qaida is worth the risk that such strikes could elevate the group's profile in the region, alienate governments the U.S. needs to fight it in the future

Romney campaign banked
$170 million in September

Daily Caller, by Alex Pappas Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 10/15/2012 5:05:08 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney announced Monday that he banked $170.4 million in September for his campaign’s coffers. That means Romney has about $191 million cash on hand with three weeks before the election. “With less than one month left, we will continue the hard work of raising the resources to ensure that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan can win in November and bring real change to the American people,” Romney Victory National Finance Chairman Spencer Zwick said in a Monday statement. The $170 million figure consists of money raised by Romney for President, Romney Victory, and the Republican National Committee.

The heart-stopping moment U.S. Navy
SEALS prepare to storm Osama bin
Laden's compound featured in new
trailer for controversial movie on
the hunt for al-Qaeda chief

Daily Mail [UK], by James Nye Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/15/2012 4:55:00 PM Post Reply

The second trailer for 'Zero Dark Thirty' the hotly anticipated movie about the mission to kill Osama bin Laden has been released offering tantalising glimpses of Hollywood's version of 'the greatest manhunt in history.' Starring Jessica Chastain as a 'Homeland' style CIA operative gathering intelligence and the Soprano's James Gandolfini as then CIA chief Leon Panetta, the movie is the latest work from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. While the first trailer released in August gave away little, this one offers up heavy clues about the film's storyline, culminating in a breathless approach by Navy SEAL Team 6 to bin Laden's

An odd Obama success

USA Today, by Glenn Harlan Reynolds Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/15/2012 4:31:03 PM Post Reply

When SpaceX's "Dragon" capsule docked with the International Space Station last week there was a lot of interest. One angle was surprisingly underplayed: The SpaceX success is also a success for the Obama administration's space policy. Since Barack Obama took office in 2008, U.S. space policy has shifted in a surprisingly free-market direction. Despite the Obama crowd's general enthusiasm for big government, where space policy is concerned they've taken a decidedly different approach: Instead of building its own rockets as a replacement for the now-retired space shuttle, the federal government is now buying launch services

It's scary, how much the New
York Times is in the tank
for Obama over Libya

FoxNews, by Patrick Caddell Original Article

Posted By: Calvinesq- 10/15/2012 4:14:26 PM Post Reply

Radio talk show host and Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham was right when she confronted New York Times political reporter Jeff Zeleny on the set of "Fox News Sunday" this weekend: "I would hope that the New York Times, as they camped outside of Scooter Libby’s house during the whole Valerie Plame thing -- are you guys camped out of the Susan Rice residence?” She said, “This is ridiculous and I think the press is partly culpable here.” And she wasn’t alone in voicing that sentiment. Fox News' Brit Hume agreed with Ingraham

Obama visits Britain
(George Obama, that is)

Channel 4 News (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/15/2012 4:11:23 PM Post Reply

Barack Obama's half-brother George is in Britain to promote a play about his experiences as a Kenyan gangster who turned his life around. Obama, the Mamba - President of the Slums tells the story of a man whose privileged upbringing came to an end when his mother and step-father split up, leading to a life of crime on the streets and in the ghetto. Based on George's memoirs, Brother, it is being staged at the Curve Theatre, in Leicester, and the Lowry, in Salford, from 12-20 October.

Tinseltown is Turning on Bam

New York Post, by Andrea Peyser Original Article

Posted By: mitzi- 10/15/2012 4:06:29 PM Post Reply

Look out. Hollywood is having a Republican crisis. Once America’s most dependable bastion of liberal blather, the land of make believe has gone rogue. Each week, the new movie season brings another defection to Camp Romney, a place where taxes are less punishing, foreign policy is reliably pro-Israel, and stupid movies like “Innocence of Muslims’’ are not blamed for costing American lives. It’s the terrorists, stupid. You can see this sea change in the new Ben Affleck-directed movie, “Argo.” Once an ardent Obama-phile, the disaffected Hollywood hunk has chosen this election season to take on

For Most in EU, Life
Is Not Improving

Gallup, by Anna Manchin Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 3:58:29 PM Post Reply

Brussels -- As the European Union struggles with a continuing economic crisis, residents' life evaluation ratings show little or no improvement, and in some countries, they have worsened further. Life ratings have declined the most in Cyprus, Spain, and France in 2012 compared with last year. In the handful of countries where life ratings have increased -- Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, and Portugal -- the percentage who are "thriving" is still among the lowest in Europe. An average of 37% of EU residents are thriving in 2012, while the majority continue to be "struggling" (54%), and 10% are "suffering." EU residents

Mitt Romney Won’t Face
‘Sharp-Tongued’ Women
of ‘The View’

ABC News, by Emily Friedman Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/15/2012 3:58:14 PM Post Reply

WALTHAM, Mass. — Ann Romney will visit the women of ABC’s “The View” solo Thursday, her husband no longer available to appear on the show he once referred to as “high risk.” Co-host Barbara Walters announced on the show this morning that she was told over the weekend Mitt Romney could no longer make the appearance. “Governor Romney was supposed to be on with us this Thursday with Ann Romney,” Walters said. “We were looking forward to it. Over the weekend, his people have said that he had scheduling problems, and would not be coming on with us, nor

51% Think Ambassador’s Murder
Will Hurt Obama At the Polls

Rasmussen Reports, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 3:56:55 PM Post Reply

Voters are now more critical of how the Obama administration has handled the situation in Libya, including the murder of the U.S. ambassador there, and most think it will hurt President Obama’s chances for reelection. However, they are slightly more confident in the president than Mitt Romney to handle events in the Middle East. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 35% of Likely U.S. Voters now rate the way the administration has responded to the situation in Libya as good or excellent. That’s down nine points from 44% in mid-September just after the murder of Ambassador Christopher

Liberal Groups Enlist
Hollywood Star Power In
Attacks Against Mitt Romney

ABC News, by Michael Falcone Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/15/2012 3:55:40 PM Post Reply

With just 22 days to go before Election Day, the stars are coming out to shine. The Hollywood variety, that is. The Democratic super PAC, American Bridge 21st Century, has teamed up with the Jewish Council for Education and Research to launch a new website, Actually.org, which says it will spread the “truth” about Mitt Romney through humor. And, separately, the liberal heavy-weight, MoveOn.org, released a new television ad featuring actresses Scarlett Johansson, Eva Longoria, and Kerry Washington taking Romney to task on women’s issues. On the newly-created site,

Businessman Accused of Defrauding
'Rebecca: The Musical' Producers

Wall Street Journal, by Chad Bray and Jennifer Maloney Original Article

Posted By: Drive- 10/15/2012 3:54:00 PM Post Reply

A former stock broker was arrested Monday and accused of duping the producers of "Rebecca: The Musical" into believing he had secured $4.5 million in financing from a group of overseas investors to help the beleaguered show open on Broadway, federal prosecutors said. In a case that marks the biggest fraud scandal to strike Broadway in living memory, prosecutors said that Mark Hotton, a 46-year-old living in New York City's Long Island suburbs, created four investors out of thin air in hopes of receiving a fee and a percentage of the profits from the show.

China Trains on its
First Aircraft Carrier

Washington Free Beacon, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 3:53:32 PM Post Reply

Photographs released Monday document flight training exercises on China’s first aircraft carrier, the New York Times reports. Chinese navy pilots are using J-15 fighter-bombers to practice a maneuver, “in which the plane makes brief contact with the flight deck before flying on.” (Snip) Chinese-produced Z-8 helicopters have also been practicing take-offs and landings on the carrier. Both aircraft are based on Russian and French designs. Chinese pilots are believed to have been practicing carrier operations on mock flight decks located inland. …

Swing States poll: Women
push Romney into lead

USA Today, by Susan Page Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/15/2012 3:47:02 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney leads President Obama by five percentage points among likely voters in the nation's top battlegrounds, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, and he has growing enthusiasm among women to thank. As the presidential campaign heads into its final weeks, the survey of voters in 12 crucial swing states finds female voters much more engaged in the election and increasingly concerned about the deficit and debt issues that favor Romney. The Republican nominee now ties the president among women who are likely voters, 48%-48%, while he leads by 12 points among men.

Doctor Sums Up Obamacare
In One Sentence

Cybercast News Service, by Craig Bannister Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 3:45:31 PM Post Reply

A doctor sums up the ironies and hypocrisies of Obamacare in one sentence. It’s 132 words long and takes about a minute to get out, but it’s still one sentence. As a humorous introduction to an in-depth examination of the serious dangers of Obamacare, Dr. Barbara Ruth Bellar provided her audience with a surprisingly succinct single sentence summary of Obamacare. Technically, you could argue that she's done in my her own gloating "One sentence!" interjection in the middle, which some might argue splits the sentence into three sentence fragments. But, she's a former nun and Army major, so I'm not

$3,000 Tata Nano coming to U.S.

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 3:40:36 PM Post Reply

A pocket-sized car for pocket change? It could soon be a reality for American drivers, but they’ll still need pretty big pockets. The chairman of Indian automaker Tata has announced that he plans to bring the $3,000 Nano micro car to the United States within three years, according to Automotive News. Ratan Tata told the news outlet that the 10-foot-long car four-door is being redesigned for sales in the U.S. and Europe. (Snip) Along with added safety equipment, it’s likely the car will get a larger, less polluting engine for export markets. Unfortunately, that means the price will increase, as

Air Force Engineer Takes on General
Over Controversial Warplane Crash

Wired News, by David Axe Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 3:36:07 PM Post Reply

In 2010, an Air Force CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor — a hybrid warplane that takes off like a helicopter and cruises like an airplane — crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing four people on board. When Brig. Gen. Don Harvel, the lead accident investigator, concluded that engine failure might have been to blame for the Osprey’s loss, he was overruled by a superior officer who Harvel says was eager to protect the military’s $36 billion investment in the controversial V-22. (Snip) But Harvel says he based his conclusion on more than the smoke puffs. Harvel tells Danger Room his team also closely

Gay marriage advocates
call on Obama's support

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/15/2012 3:35:37 PM Post Reply

A gay rights group is urging President Obama to speak in support of same-sex marriage in Maine and three other states that have ballot initiatives next month. An organization called LegalizeLove.com says it will air a one-minute TV ad in those states using Obama's own words when he declared support for gay marriage in May. To drive home their call for Obama to speak out, two of the group's leaders were delivering a bullhorn and a wedding cake with two grooms to Obama's campaign headquarters in Portland on Monday

Real Bears video highlights the
dangers of drinking soft drinks

Toronto Star [Canada], by Debra Black Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 3:30:54 PM Post Reply

In an attempt to draw attention to the problem of the consumption of soft drinks the Center for Science in the Public Interest has launched a video created by U.S. advertising guru Alex Bogusky. The Real Bears PSA depicts a family of polar bears who all consume way too much soda, resulting in a variety of problems, including weight gain, tooth decay, erectile dysfunction, diabetes and amputation. Eventually the father bear, who has had his foot amputated because of his diabetes, realizes that the family is just drinking too much soda and the family dumps their remaining supply in the

Obama embraces economic
record in new commercial

Associated Press, by Julie Pace Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 3:23:15 PM Post Reply

Williamsburg, Va. - With the economy showing some signs of improvement three weeks before Election Day, President Barack Obama on Monday laid down a full embrace of the economic record many Republicans say is his biggest weakness. The president’s first act in this critical campaign week was to announce a new battleground state advertisement featuring voters discussing the ways their economic conditions have improved during his term. The ad was hitting the airwaves as Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney huddled in intense preparation for their second debate as polls show a closely fought campaign.

Report: Jesse Jackson Jr.
Convalescing At D.C. Bars,
With Two Different Women

NBC Chicago, by Edward McClelland Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/15/2012 3:14:48 PM Post Reply

The gossip website Gawker reports that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. -- also known on Ward Room as Ladies Love Cool JJJ -- has been spotted convalescing from his treatment for bipolar disorder at a Washington, D.C., bar, with two different women. (Snip)Ward Room called the Bier Baron Tavern where Jackson Jr. was spotted to confirm the sighting, but we were told to come by the bar if we wanted to talk. Ward Room is considering the offer.

Scalia Explains Why Only Jews And
Catholics Are On The Supreme Court

Business Insider, by Erin Fuchs Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 3:13:08 PM Post Reply

Justice Antonin Scalia said recently the public's declining interest in religion has made it possible for the Supreme Court to have no Protestants for the first time ever, the National Catholic Register reports. "The fact that the Supreme Court consists of–what now?–six Catholics and three Jews: I would like to believe that it's because of more religious toleration, but I think it's actually because of indifference," Scalia said. During a packed talk at the Catholic Information Center, Scalia said the separation of church and state is more important in America than anywhere else despite this growing indifference, the Catholic Register

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