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Huge al-Qaeda attack
foiled, says Jordan

Telegraph [UK], by Kadhim Shubber & Adrian Blomfeld Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/21/2012 8:17:13 PM Post Reply

Jordan claims to have thwarted one of the largest terrorist attacks ever planned in the Middle East after foiling an al-Qaeda plot to kill diplomats and detonate a series of bombs in Amman. Ending a four-month surveillance operation, the Jordanian intelligence service arrested 11 suspected militants with links to al-Qaeda. Officials in Amman said the suspects had aimed to dwarf the bombing of three hotels in the city in 2005, an attack that claimed more than 60 lives. Using arms smuggled in from Syria, the militants aimed to bring death and destruction across the capital, according to Jordan's General Intelligence

McCain voters defecting to
Obama are older white males

Reuters, by Gabriel Debenedetti Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/21/2012 8:16:14 PM Post Reply

In today's highly polarized political environment it is somewhat surprising to find voters who backed John McCain in 2008 and now support President Barack Obama, but they exist. Roughly 5 percent of respondents in Reuters/Ipsos polls said they chose the Republican contender in 2008 and will switch to Obama in 2012. This number peaked at around 9 percent two separate times over the summer, according to data collected since January. Who are these defectors? Jeff Waltrip, 56, is a retired electrician and retail worker who has voted Republican all his life. But in his view Obama

Romney/Biden 2012? TheDC’s
short guide to a
presidential ‘split decision’

Daily Caller, by Will Rahn Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/21/2012 7:42:50 PM Post Reply

As such an result would likely extend their time in the sun by several weeks, the political talking class has become fixated on the prospect of a “split decision” on Election Day. This scenario encompasses two different outcomes: One in which a candidate wins the electoral vote while the other wins the popular vote, and one wherein both candidates get 269 of the 538 votes in the Electoral College. (Snip) The New York Times polling guru Nate Silver has used his model to predict a 0.4 percent chance that the race ends in an Electoral College tie, but says Mitt

Bill Clinton is Melting
Down All Over Again

Frontpage Magazine, by Daniel Greenfield Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/21/2012 7:37:16 PM Post Reply

Bill Clinton is supposed to be the secret weapon in this race. The Oxford draft dodging grad who can appeal to working Americans because he has a Southern accent. The problem is that Bill also has a history of melting down during campaigns. Clinton’s incredible campaigning abilities have been largely overstated. Clinton won two presidential elections against ridiculously weak Republican candidates who barely showed up. That’s also how he became Governor of Arkansas. He blew the 2008 primaries and now he’s beginning to melt down all over again.

PM ‘knows nothing’ of
Iran-US talks agreement

Jerusalem Post, by Herb Keinon Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/21/2012 7:35:15 PM Post Reply

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday denied knowledge of an agreement in principle for direct talks between the US and Iran, but said any such talks – if they did take place – would only be used by Iran to buy time. “Israel doesn’t know about these contacts and I can’t confirm that they’ve actually taken place,” Netanyahu said, adding that in talks Tehran has held with the P5+1 – the US, China, Russia, Germany, Britain and France – Iran dragged its feet to gain time and advance its nuclear program. “In the last year alone, in the course

Obama, Media Reportedly Preparing
to Slam Romney as Flip-Flopper on China

National Review Online, by Eliana Johnson Original Article

Posted By: rolanddd- 10/21/2012 7:24:40 PM Post Reply

It hasn’t been a good weekend for the President. The NBC/WSJ poll, released earlier today, shows the race tied at 47 percent. ... The latest Gallup poll has Romney up 7 points, 52-45. NRO hears that the latest attempt by the President’s team to check Romney’s momentum will come via a years-old video in which Romney sounds more conciliatory toward the PRC. Romney, of course, will be portrayed as a flip-flopper. It will be another instance of “Romnesia.”

Netanyahu says doesn't know
of any U.S.-Iran talks

Reuters, by Ori Lewis Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/21/2012 7:23:52 PM Post Reply

Jeruslem - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he didn't know about any U.S. plans to talk bilaterally with Iran, saying tougher sanctions and a "credible military option" were the best ways to peacefully halt Tehran's nuclear program. The White House had earlier denied a New York Times report that Washington and Tehran had agreed in principle to hold bilateral negotiations to halt what the West fears is a plan by the Islamic Republic to develop nuclear weapons. Addressing reporters at a civil defense drill to rehearse for a possible earthquake, Netanyahu accused Iran of having used talks

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Rasmussen Reports, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/21/2012 7:23:35 PM Post Reply

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 49% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns the vote from 47%. One percent (1%) prefers some other candidate, and two percent (2%) are undecided. See daily tracking history. These numbers are unchanged from the morning of the second presidential debate. They suggest that the president’s stronger performance in that debate stopped his slide in the polls but did not regain lost ground. The first debate had a bigger impact, changing the race from a two-point Obama advantage to a two-point Romney edge.

Pope Canonizes 7 Saints,
Including 2 With New York Ties

New York Times, by Rachel Donadio Original Article

Posted By: LittleRedHen1- 10/21/2012 7:20:18 PM Post Reply

Vatican City — Tens of thousands of faithful, some wearing feathered headdresses and beads, others in colorful Hawaiian shirts and leis, turned out Sunday as Pope Benedict XVI canonized seven saints, including the first Native American and a 19th-century nun who tended to lepers on Hawaii.Cheers rose from the crowd when the pope named Kateri Tekakwitha, known as “Lily of the Mohawks” and beloved by Native Americans; and Sister Marianne Cope, a German-born nun who was raised in Utica, N.Y., before moving to Hawaii.

Romney Has Best
Gallup Tracking Poll
Numbers Since 1968

Washington Times, by James S. Robbins Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/21/2012 7:09:13 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney continues to out-poll every winning presidential challenger since 1968. The latest Gallup daily tracking poll of likely voters has Mr. Romney leading Barack Obama by seven points, 52% to 45%. Mr. Romney’s total is greater than Richard Nixon’s 44% at this point in the race in 1968, Jimmy Carter’s 49% in 1976, Ronald Reagan’s hard to believe 39% in 1980 (Carter was ahead with 45%), George H. W. Bush’s 50% in 1988, and Bill Clinton’s 40% in 1992. In 2000 and 2008 George W. Bush and Barack Obama both tracked at a within-error 51%.

Jordan says al Qaeda-
linked terror plot foiled

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/21/2012 6:44:52 PM Post Reply

AMMAN, Jordan Jordanian authorities have arrested 11 suspected al Qaeda-linked militants for allegedly planning to attack shopping malls and Western diplomatic missions in the country, the government said Sunday. The plot is the first to be unveiled since a triple hotel bombing in Amman almost seven years ago, which killed 60 people. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack, citing its rejection of Jordan's alliance with the United States and its 1994 peace treaty with Israel. Jordanian officials and Arab diplomats have been voicing concern over stability in the kingdom, which lies at a precarious corner

A South Park Flashback

Power Line, by Scott Johnson Original Article

Posted By: MDMuskrat- 10/21/2012 6:40:17 PM Post Reply

A reader points out that this South Park clip (warning: it may be prefaced by an Obama ad) bears an uncanny resemblance to the Obama administration’s response to the Benghazi attack: “It’s as if this was written as a guideline for the Obama administration.” http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155213/sand-idea And over at InstaPundit, Glenn Reynolds reminds us: Anti-Muslim filmmaker detained for almost a month…next court date three days after election.” I’m afraid reality has gone somewhere south of South Park.

Cassidy’s Count: More
Alarm Bells for Obama

New Yorker Magazine, by John Cassidy Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/21/2012 6:36:50 PM Post Reply

Since Friday evening, when I reported that the national race was virtually tied, and that President Obama’s firewall in the electoral college was just about holding up, there have been a couple of significant developments. Mitt Romney has sustained his momentum in the national polls, and in the pivotal state of Ohio he appears to have made up more ground. I don’t think either of these things alters the basic picture I presented in my previous post, but clearly they represent more alarm bells for Democrats. I’ll deal briefly with each in turn: National Polls:

Iranian regime said to
be rooting for Obama

Fox News, by Lisa Daftari Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/21/2012 5:52:46 PM Post Reply

The Iranian regime seems to have a rooting interest in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to a review of online writers and bloggers in Iran. "Many in Iran are concerned that a Republican win means war,” an engineering student from Tehran named Sharhad blogged on Saturday. “The regime has plastered footage from war-torn Afghanistan and Iraq all over state TV, warning the people that this is what our country will look like if a Republican takes over in the U.S,” he wrote. "If there's a victory for President Obama, the 5+1 countries as well as the United States

Clapgate Scandal Deepens

Washington Free Beacon [DC], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/21/2012 5:29:38 PM Post Reply

First Lady Michelle Obama said Friday that following the rules at the presidential debates was an “important part of the process.” (Snip) She did not, however, adhere to the rules of Tuesday’s townhall debate where applause from audience members was prohibited. Mrs. Obama can clearly been seen clapping during the debate, following an exchange in which moderator Candy Crowley interrupted Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

Pampered Princes Fling Gorilla Dust

The New York Times, by Maureen Dowd Original Article

Posted By: chicodon- 10/21/2012 5:24:28 PM Post Reply

Even at a dinner dedicated to the Happy Warrior, the president seemed like the Unhappy Warrior. Barack Obama was elegant in white tie and got off some good gibes at the annual Al Smith charity banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan on Thursday. (SNIP) “President Obama and I are each very lucky to have one person who is always in our corner, someone who we can lean on, and someone who is a comforting presence,” Romney said. “Without whom, we wouldn’t be able to go another day. I have my beautiful wife Ann, he has Bill Clinton.”

Say your prayers, Barack:
Mitt and Ann head to church
on eve of debate as
Obama stays in hiding

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/21/2012 5:23:20 PM Post Reply

One day out from their last debate, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are cramming foreign policy and taking a rare break from swing-state campaigning. The latest NBC-Wall Street Journal poll has the two candidates in a dead heat, with both Obama and Romney claiming 47 per cent of respondents. Monday's face-off in Boca Raton, Florida, represents one of the last major opportunities for Obama and Romney to capture the attention of millions of voters - especially that small but sought-after group of voters who haven't yet made up their minds. Obama was holed up in Camp David

'It's a reminder that I
can't keep up the pace':
Ann Romney opens up about
her battle with Multiple
Sclerosis during campaign stop

Daily Mail (UK), by Hayley Peterson Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/21/2012 5:12:27 PM Post Reply

Ann Romney opened up about her struggle with Multiple Sclerosis during a surprise visit to a Cuban restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday. 'I was very coordinated and athletic, and all of a sudden I'm falling and tripping and losing my balance and being so weak,' Romney, the 63-year-old wife of Republican presidential nominee, told diners. 'And I was like, "Something's wrong!"'Romney was diagnosed in 1998 with the incurable neurological disease, which attacks the central nervous system and immobilizes many of its victims. Scroll down for video

Rahm says Obama turned tables on Iran

United Press International, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/21/2012 4:50:03 PM Post Reply

Washington - A former top aide to President Obama said Sunday the United States now held the upper hand in relations with Iran. Chicago Mayor and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said world opinion has changed since Obama took office and isolated Iran on the issue of its controversial nuclear program. "Three and a half years ago, the world was criticizing us on Iran," Emmanuel said on ABC's "This Week." "Today, the world is criticizing Iran on its attempt to acquire nuclear weapons. That's a direct change." Emanuel declined direct comment on a New York Times report the

Jets' Tebow Trademarking 'Tebowing'

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/21/2012 4:42:58 PM Post Reply

FLORHAM PARK, N.J.-Dropping to a knee like Tim Tebow might cost you now. The New York Jets backup quarterback is trademarking "Tebowing," a move in which he goes down on one knee and holds a clenched fist against his forehead while praying during games. After Tebow led the Denver Broncos to a handful of fourth-quarter comeback victories last season, "Tebowing" swept the country _ with actor Robert Downey Jr. even doing it at the Oscars. Newsday first reported that the trademark was approved Oct. 9. Tebow says Friday he wasn't aware the trademark was official yet.

The truth about the tea party

Politico, by Joe Scarborough Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/21/2012 4:32:00 PM Post Reply

"Why is the Tea Party destroying the Republican Party?” That’s a leading question that I have been asked repeatedly from media pundits and Democratic politicians over the past three years. (Snip) — They energized a conservative movement battered by eight years of bloated Republicanism, — they shocked the political world by taking Ted Kennedy’s seat, — they put Obama Democrats in a constant defensive crouch, — they led the resistance against Obamacare, — they helped bring about the largest legislative landslide in U.S. history in 2010, — they grabbed six seats in the U.S. Senate that year,

Ohio county elections
chief quits, citing stress

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Not your typical New Yorker- 10/21/2012 4:22:43 PM Post Reply

Dayton, Ohio - An Ohio county's director of elections has resigned because he says work on the coming presidential election was too stressful. The Dayton Daily News reports that Miami County elections director Steve Quillen cited "the stress of the upcoming presidential election" in his decision. The county election board accepted Quillen's resignation Friday, just weeks before the election. He is a Republican so the county Republican Party in the key presidential battleground state will recommend his successor. The county had experienced delays in getting absentee ballots to voters,

There Were No ‘Demonstrations’
at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi

National Review Online, by Bing West Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/21/2012 4:21:18 PM Post Reply

Concerning the terrorist assault on our consulate in Benghazi, David Ignatius of the Washington Post on 19 October wrote a column defending U.N. ambassador Susan Rice. He pointed out that Rice had been given CIA “talking points” that read, “ . . . the demonstrations in Benghazi were spontaneously inspired by the protests at the US Embassy in Cairo.” What Ignatius fails to mention is that there were no demonstrations. None. Nada. No mob maddened by the obscure YouTube video vilifying Mohammed had ever assembled at the consulate in Benghazi. The consulate called Washington

Scenes from Red October:
Magical pictures show the
full beauty of autumn (and
as temperatures could hit
20C, it will be warm enough
to enjoy it)

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/21/2012 4:20:36 PM Post Reply

They say there is nowhere quite like New England in the fall. But old England is giving the U.S. a run for its money this year, with the trees around the Lake District transformed by the changing season into a glorious tapestry of green, red, copper and gold. And with forecasters predicting unseasonably warm weather on its way in the UK this week, conditions will be perfect for those hoping to get outdoors to take in the breathtaking autumn scenery. Scroll down for video

Atheist billboard attacks Romney’s
faith, but Mormons say it's misleading

CNN, by Dan Merica Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/21/2012 4:17:40 PM Post Reply

Washington – When he campaigns in southern Florida on Monday, Mitt Romney will have an unwelcome traveling partner: a mobile billboard attacking his religion. The billboard on wheels, sponsored by American Atheists, attacks the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for its treatment of African-Americans and gays, though the church says the attacks are inaccurate. The billboard, which American Atheists says will follow the Romney campaign for seven days, features two messages on Mormonism: “No Blacks Allowed (until 1978)” and “No Gays Allowed (Current).”

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