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Al-Qaida in Afghanistan
is attempting a comeback

Associated Press, by Deb RIechmann & Robert Burns Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 3:49:48 PM Post Reply

Kabul, Afghanistan - A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission and concede a small but steady toehold to the terrorist group. That concerns U.S. commanders, who have intensified strikes against al-Qaida cells in recent months. It also undercuts an Obama administration narrative portraying al-Qaida as battered to the point of being a nonissue in Afghanistan as Western troops start leaving. (Snip) "They are trying to increase their

**Gallup Shock** Romney
Maintains Six Point Lead

Breitbart's Big Government, by John Nolte Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/20/2012 3:49:04 PM Post Reply

While we were all enjoying the ride while it lasted, I don't know of anyone who expected Romney to still hold a six-point, 51-45%, lead in the Gallup poll when today's numbers rolled in. But he did. This is the fifth day in a row where Romney's been at 50 or above and the fourth day in a row he's been ahead of Obama by six points or more. Lefties are comforting themselves with the fact that for right now this is an outlier poll -- which is true -- but a steady outlier with the name Gallup on it is my mind of outlier. Romney supporters still need to prepare themselves, though, for a tightening before election day.

International monitors at US
polling places draw criticism

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Alexander Bolton Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/20/2012 3:42:35 PM Post Reply

United Nations-affiliated election monitors from Europe and central Asia will be at polling places around the U.S. looking for voter suppression activities by conservative groups, a concern raised by civil rights groups during a meeting this week. The intervention has drawn criticism from a prominent conservative-leaning group combating election fraud. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a United Nations partner on democratization and human rights projects, will deploy 44 observers around the county on Election Day to monitor an array of activities,

Daily Swing State
Tracking Poll 10-20

Rasmussen Reports, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 3:41:25 PM Post Reply

The full Swing State tracking update offers Rasmussen Reader subscribers a combined view of the results from 11 key states won by President Obama in 2008 and thought to be competitive in 2012. The states collectively hold 146 Electoral College votes and include Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.(Snip) In the 11 swing states, Mitt Romney earns 50% of the vote to Obama’s 46%. One percent (1%) likes another candidate in the race, and three percent (3%) are undecided. This marks the first time that Romney has

Fort Hood Victims Demand
Attack Deemed 'Terrorism'

ABC News, by Randy Kreider Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/20/2012 3:39:52 PM Post Reply

Survivors of the Fort Hood massacre released a new video this week calling on the government to classify the November 2009 shooting as a terrorist attack rather than "workplace violence," a change that would make them eligible for specific combat-related benefits. In the video, uploaded on YouTube Wednesday, witnesses to the shooting, some of whom were wounded in the attack, voiced their frustration with the government's labeling of the attack in which 13 people died and 32 others were wounded in a shooting rampage allegedly carried out by a fellow soldier, Maj. Nidal Hasan.

Romney pulls ahead

New York Daily News, by Gabriel Malor Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 3:37:03 PM Post Reply

For the first time, Gov. Romney has moved into the lead in Real Clear Politics' projection of the electoral votes. The national polls now range from Obama +3 to Romney +7 with an average of Romney +1. President Obama's once unstoppable reelection effort has not only stumbled, it is collapsing in key states, with the Obama campaign reportedly releasing assets from North Carolina and cutting ad buys in Florida. So I can see why the Democrats are in the middle of a group freak-out. But behaving like ninnies will do them no good. If I could get voters to believe

U.S. election: In Cincinnati,
recession-wracked African-Americans
stand by Barack Obama

Toronto Star, by Mitch Potter Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 3:32:40 PM Post Reply

Cincinnati - Four years after Barack Obama’s historic triumph, the paradox of black America’s crushing reality flows from Kurt Crews in nine simple words and a shrug that conveys equal parts frustration and forgiveness. “It’s getting worse — and I’m voting for Barack Obama,” said Crews, 48, a part-time night watchman. “It took George W. Bush eight years to completely mess things up. It’s going to take eight for Obama to make it right.” (Snip) Obama has twice tempted backlash by speaking out on race since he was sworn in. In July 2009, the president judged police in Cambridge, Mass.,

Romney hits out at
Obama's 'petty attacks'

Agence France-Presse, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 3:26:34 PM Post Reply

Florida - Mitt Romney mocked President Barack Obama Friday for his "petty attacks" on the Republican challenger, saying the incumbent was playing word games instead of justifying his bid for a second term. Romney took the stage in the political battleground of Florida, quickly berating Obama for comments early Friday when he branded his rival an untrustworthy flip-flopper suffering from "Romnesia". "They've been reduced to petty attacks and silly word games," Romney told a crowd of more than 8,500 people at the Daytona Beach Bandshell, as the two candidates stumped for votes just 18 days

Us Mag Headlines Cost of
Ann Romney's Dress, Buries
Higher Cost of Michelle's

Breitbart's Big Journalism, by Warner Todd Huston Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 3:24:13 PM Post Reply

Us Magazine had a little tidbit of gossip when it discovered who made Ann Romney's and Michelle Obama's hot pink dresses worn to the recent presidential debate. In its headline Us blares that Ann Romney's dress cost "$1,690." But Michelle Obama's ensemble was priced at $3,290 despite the silence of the headline. Us gives the world the following headline: "Ann Romney Wears $1,690 Oscar de la Renta Dress to Presidential Debate." (Snip) And yet, "public servant" Michelle Obama's outfit was almost twice as costly as Romney's. Obama, 48, styled a shift dress and cropped jacket from Michael Kors' 2013 resort

Israeli Navy boards
Gaza-bound ship 'Estelle'

Jerusalem Post [Israel], by Yaakov Lappin Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 3:21:35 PM Post Reply

The Navy took control of a Swedish ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists towards Gaza on Saturday, and towed the vessel to Ashdod instead. The activists refused all Israeli requests to divert their course, and had declared that their intention was to violate Israel's naval blockade on the Gaza Strip. "When those onboard made it clear they had no intention of cooperating or accepting the invitation to arrive at Ashdod Port, it was decided to take control of the ship and bring it to Ashdod," the IDF said. Navy commandos took over the Estelle without the use of force, and offered the

Obama's struggles with white voters:
Racism has nothing to do with it

New York Daily News, by S. E. Cupp Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 3:17:09 PM Post Reply

Gallup's latest tracking numbers put Mitt Romney ahead of Barack Obama 52% to 45%, the largest lead for Romney since the race began. Historically at least, no one has ever lost with numbers like these, at this stage in the race. According to past Gallup polls, Obama was ahead of Sen. John McCain 52% to 41% in October, George W. Bush had John Kerry beat 52% to 44%, and Bush was up 3% on Al Gore in 2000. (Snip) White voters, in fact, have eluded Obama and the Democratic Party in increasing numbers. As it currently stands, Romney is up by more than 20 points among white voters in a slew of

Second Suspect Arrested
over NY Bomb Plot: Report

Breitbart's Big Government, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 3:12:08 PM Post Reply

A California man arrested on child pornography charges has been linked to the foiled plot by a young Bangladeshi to blow up the New York Federal Reserve, the New York Times reported Friday. The Times said Howard Willie Carter II was arrested after an FBI agent found 1,000 images and three video files containing child pornography on a laptop and hard drive in the trash near his San Diego apartment. After tracing the computer back to Carter, investigators found emails on it addressed to "Yaqeen," a name that had surfaced in the investigation of the bomb plot.

Point Reyes declared
Drake landing site

San Francisco Chronicle, by Carl Nolte Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/20/2012 2:45:07 PM Post Reply

The federal government has quietly ended a 433-year-old historical controversy by officially recognizing a cove on the Point Reyes Peninsula as the site where Sir Francis Drake landed in 1579 and claimed California for England. The mystery of where England's most famous and feared sea captain landed has long intrigued maritime scholars. Many of them claimed Drake landed in a cove near Point Reyes in what is now Marin County, but others cited what they said was evidence that Drake put ashore in spots ranging from San Francisco Bay to Alaska, Oregon, British Columbia or

Dozens of states make it
hard to get abortions

Associated Press, by Lindsey Tanner Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/20/2012 2:41:56 PM Post Reply

CHICAGO— It's legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard and getting harder. Just this year, 17 states set new limits on abortion; 24 did last year, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion rights nonprofit whose numbers are widely respected. In several states with the most restrictive laws, the number of abortions has fallen slightly, pleasing abortion opponents who say the laws are working. Some of the states with the toughest laws are spread across a big middle swath of the country, stretching from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

France 24 TV: Cairo reporter
'savagely attacked'

Associated Press, by Jamey Keaten Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/20/2012 2:38:11 PM Post Reply

PARIS— A correspondent for France 24 TV was "savagely attacked" near Cairo's Tahrir Square after being seized by a crowd, the network said Saturday. It was the latest case of violence against women at the epicenter of Egypt's restive protests. The news channel said in a statement that Sonia Dridi was attacked around 10:30 p.m. Friday after a live broadcast on a protest at the square and was later rescued by a colleague and other witnesses. France 24 did not give further details about the attack, but it said its employees were safe and sound, though "extremely shocked,"

Democratic super PAC to revive
attacks on Romney’s Bain record

Daily Caller, by Alex Pappas Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/20/2012 2:30:20 PM Post Reply

A Democratic super PAC with ties to the White House announced Saturday that it plans to reinvigorate its efforts from earlier this summer to attack Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for his leadership at private equity firm Bain Capital. Bill Burton, a former Obama spokesman who runs Priorities USA Action, suggested in a Saturday memo that the best way to stop Romney from rising in the polls is to remind voters of his “time in the private sector and the devastating impact he had on middle class Americans.” “Polling data clearly illustrates that Mitt Romney’s business

My 6,128 Favorite Books

Wall Street Journal, by Joe Queenan Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/20/2012 2:28:00 PM Post Reply

I started borrowing books from a roving Quaker City bookmobile when I was 7 years old. Things quickly got out of hand. Before I knew it I was borrowing every book about the Romans, every book about the Apaches, every book about the spindly third-string quarterback who comes off the bench in the fourth quarter to bail out his team. (Snip)I even tried to spend an entire year reading books I had always suspected I would hate: "Middlemarch," "Look Homeward, Angel," "Babbitt." Luckily, that project ran out of gas quickly,

Survey: 40 Percent Of Americans
Have $500 Or Less In Savings

CBS News [Philadelphia PA], by John Ostapkovich Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/20/2012 2:26:17 PM Post Reply

PHILADELPHIA— A survey of about 1,100 Americans finds that more than 4-in-10 respondents admit they don’t have more than $500 in readily accessible savings. The survey is a kind of departure for CreditDonkey.com, a website that compares credit card deals. Not respondents all were poor. Some had big houses, big mortgages or 401(k)s, but still no more than five Benjamins to rub together right now. Jill Michal, president and CEO of the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, reacts to the lack of liquid assets.

Detroit ranked most dangerous
city in the country fourth
year in a row as economic
devastation continues to take
its toll

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/20/2012 2:15:52 PM Post Reply

Detroit was once the industrial capital of the nation. But, decades of economic decline and a ruinous recession have turned the Motor City into America's crime capital. For the fourth year in a row, Forbes.com has rated Detroit, Michigan, as the most dangerous city in the country -- with a violent crime rate of 2,137 per 100,000 residents. Many of the other places on the list are also declining industrial powerhouse cities that have been left ravaged by dwindling blue-collar jobs and rising unemployment.Baltimore, Maryland, ranked number seven; Cleveland, Ohio, number nine; and Buffalo, New York, number ten;

W.H. Tries to Write
Al Qaeda Out of Libya Story

Weekly Standard, by Stephen F. Hayes Original Article

Posted By: FlyRight- 10/20/2012 1:43:40 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration appears to be mounting yet another version of its campaign to push back on claims that it misled on the intelligence related to the attacks in Benghazi on 9/11/12. But the new offensive by the administration, which contradicts many of its earlier claims and simply disregards intelligence that complicates its case, is raising fresh questions in the intelligence community and on Capitol Hill about the manipulation of intelligence for political purposes. (Snip) The administration's new line takes shape in two articles out Saturday, one in the Los Angeles Times and the other by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius.

US aircraft were near Benghazi
during Libya attack but unable
to prevent deaths: report

New York Post, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: FlyRight- 10/20/2012 1:36:05 PM Post Reply

US drones were in the skies over Benghazi during last month’s fatal attack on US ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, a new report claims.Defense Department officials weighed sending troops to rescue Stevens and more than 30 other Americans whose compound was surrounded by an angry mob on Sept. 11, says the report by CBS News. But no US counterattack or rescue effort was carried out.The drone and other reconnaissance aircraft observed the final hours of the protracted, seven-hour battle at the US Consulate.

1 dead, 6 seriously injured
after tour bus coming back
from Grand Canyon veers off
Arizona highway

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/20/2012 12:53:41 PM Post Reply

WILLOW BEACH, Ariz. — A charter bus carrying tourists back from the Grand Canyon careened off a northwest Arizona highway late Friday night and crashed, killing the driver and injuring more than 20 passengers, six of them seriously, authorities said. The bus was northbound on Highway 93 and nearing the Nevada state line when the driver suffered a physical problem and lost control shortly before 8 p.m., the Arizona highway patrol said. The vehicle hit a ravine, tore up a small hill, and then bounced and lurched over rough terrain for more than 700 feet before stopping, damaging

Forget Gallup, NBC Touts
Obama Beating Romney (Not
Anymore) in Halloween
Mask Sales

Newsbusters, by Kyle Drennen Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/20/2012 12:48:45 PM Post Reply

With Friday's Gallup tracking poll showing Mitt Romney with a 51-45 lead over Barack Obama, the crew at NBC's Today decided to focus on a much more reliable method of predicting the next President of the United States: Halloween mask sales. Co-host Matt Lauer announced: "...there's some science behind this when it comes to the election. For example, according to the Huffington Post, this year Obama masks are out-selling Romney masks by more than 30%." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] Lauer detailed how the candidate with stronger mask sales has won the past

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