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From McGovern to Obama

American.com, by Michael Barone Original Article

Posted By: eagleblurst- 10/22/2012 3:40:45 PM Post Reply

If you look at the map of the states where McGovern ran ahead of his national average, you see something very much like the map of the states carried by Obama. Others who knew George McGovern much more closely than I have written warm remembrances of the former South Dakota senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee; see, for example, Bob Dole’s article in the Washington Post. But I feel some personal closeness to him, not just as a not entirely unrepentant McGovern voter and supporter in 1972, but also as a one-time neighbor — in Diamond Lake, Illinois, in 1947.

NBC/WSJ poll: Obama leads
by 45 points with Latinos

NBC News, by Domenico Monatanaro Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 3:40:02 PM Post Reply

Hispanic voters continue to say they prefer President Obama by wide margins over Republican nominee Mitt Romney amid signs that the race is tightening among the broader electorate, according to new data in a NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll. Obama leads Romney 70 percent to 25 percent among likely Latino voters (and 69 percent to 23 percent among registered voters), a slight uptick for Romney from the 70 percent to 25 percent lead the president held a month ago. But Latino enthusiasm has ticked up since last month, up from its lows earlier this cycle but still not yet on

Freedom of speech is
deader in Australia

Telegraph [UK], by James Delingpole Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/22/2012 3:35:00 PM Post Reply

A few months ago I wrote that freedom of speech is dead in Australia. This was prompted by two incidents--the trial of blogger and broadcaster Andrew Bolt, who had had the temerity to suggest that white-looking Australians with only a tiny proportion of aboriginal blood in them might possibly be taking the p*** by using their supposed "traditional owner" ethnic status to screw money, influence and sympathy out of Australia's guilt-ridden welfare system.[Snip] Now to this list of shame we can add a third item of gob-smacking imbecility: the consignment of Australia's most popular broadcaster, Alan Jones, to a political

The New Yorker endorses Obama in
pompous and purple prose. Some-
body's drunk too many martinis…

Telegraph [UK], by Tim Stanley Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/22/2012 3:26:06 PM Post Reply

The New Yorker has endorsed President Obama. The headline was just two words long: “The Choice.” The article was roughly 3,600. In the house style of the New Yorker, it might be called “loquacious”. To you and me, it’s just “too long.” The endorsement is hardly enthusiastic. To his supporters, Obama has been “a disappointment” and the magazine revives the charge that he spent too little. On healthcare, he “achieved the achievable” and his Nobel Prize was “an act as patronizing as it was premature.” As a personality, “Obama is … a human being, a flawed and complicated one,

The Tragic Demise of Fannie Mae

American.com, by Alex Pollock Original Article

Posted By: eagleblurst- 10/22/2012 3:25:59 PM Post Reply

James R. Hagerty’s new book, The Fateful History of Fannie Mae: New Deal Birth to Mortgage Crisis Fall, shows how hard it is for administrations throughout history to know what they are really doing in their political attempts to manipulate the housing market. As Hagerty explains, the Eisenhower administration, working through the Housing Act of 1954, tried to wean Fannie off the government’s credit and make it operate with private capital. It succeeded instead in creating the essence of the fateful and costly government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) structure.

Bundlers Gwen Stefani,
Madeleine Albright Helped
Obama Raise $180M

National Journal, by Chris Frates Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/22/2012 3:25:00 PM Post Reply

More than 750 fundraisers for President Obama have raised at least $180 million for his re-election and the list of bundlers includes boldface names like former Secretary of State Madeline Albright and No Doubt's Gwen Stefani, who raised at least $200K and $500K respectively. Michael Beckel of the Center for Public Integrity has more: President Barack Obama's re-election campaign added 120 new fundraising "bundlers" during the third quarter who have brought in at least $17.5 million, including a former secretary of state and a platinum blonde pop star who has sold more than 40 million albums.

Republicans bring back
Obama 'bitter' remarks in Pa. ad

Fox News, by Chris Stirewalt Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/22/2012 3:17:59 PM Post Reply

A new ad from the super PAC backing House Republicans invokes President Obama's 2008 comments about "bitter" small-town Americans clinging to guns, religion and their prejudices against outsiders. The ad is aimed at Democratic Rep. Mark Critz , but could have blowback for the president in the crucial western Pennsylvania district where it's running. The president made those hidden-camera comments, during a 2008 fundraiser in California, in reference to Pennsylvania voters. Obama said at the time that, as jobs disappear in the area, "It's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion

Hina Khan, Pakistani school girl,
threatened by Taliban

Global Post [Boston], by Mariya Karimjee Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 3:09:09 PM Post Reply

Karachi, Pakistan - Hina Khan, a school girl from Pakistan's Swat district who has publicly criticized the Taliban for their ban on women's education, has claimed that her life has been threatened by the Taliban and that the Pakistani government has taken no steps to provide for her and her family's safety. (Snip) According to Al Jazeera English, a few days ago, Khan found a large a large red "X" painted on the gate of her Islamabad home, where she moved in 2006 after her education was threatened in Swat. Her father received a phone call the following day from

Lions and Tigers and Bears
and Romney and Obama, oh my!

Washington Times, by Eric Golub Original Article

Posted By: surgedr- 10/22/2012 3:06:43 PM Post Reply

PHOENIX, October 19, 2012 – Welcome to C-Span's coverage of the third and final 2012 presidential debate. Due to President Obama and Governor Romney nearly coming to blows in the second debate, we had our highest ratings since we learned how to track ratings online last week. This was good because the first debate was even more boring than our usual lineup. For those of you who want to watch something interesting, we recommend you switch to ESPN. During the third debate, Monday Night Football will feature the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions.

Britain risking national security by
dealings with Huawei, says ex
MoD man

Telegraph [UK], by Naomi Scherbel-Ball, Rowena Mason Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/22/2012 3:04:05 PM Post Reply

Britain is risking national security by giving too much access to a Chinese telecoms giant, the Ministry of Defence’s former head of cyber security has warned. Major General Jonathan Shaw, former assistant chief of defence staff, suggested Britain needs to be more careful about its relationship with Huawei, amid concerns in the US and Australia about the potential for corporate espionage. In frank comments to Exaro, the investigative website, the former civil servant accused the government of putting the economy before national security. Major General Jonathan Shaw, former assistant chief of defence staff, suggested Britain needs to be more
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Turkey leads the way in cracking
down on press freedom: Report

Reuters, by Daren Butler Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 3:03:38 PM Post Reply

Istanbul - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government has waged one of the world’s biggest crackdowns on press freedom in recent years, jailing more journalists than Iran, China or Eritrea, a leading media watchdog said on Monday. The damning report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) added to a chorus of criticism from the European Union and rights groups of the EU-candidate country’s mass detention of reporters, most of whom are kept in detention while their cases are dealt with. (Snip) The U.S.-based watchdog criticised Erdogan’s public disparagement of journalists, the use of pressure tactics to encourage self-censorship, and
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Caterpillar cuts 2012
outlook on weak economy

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 3:01:35 PM Post Reply

Caterpillar says the world’s economy is weaker than it thought, and it doesn’t expect growth to pick up until the second half of next year. The Peoria-based company on Monday cut its 2012 revenue and profit guidance, and took a very cautious view toward its performance in 2013. Caterpillar makes the yellow-painted excavators, heavy tractors, and other construction equipment often seen on road-building projects. It’s the world’s largest maker of construction and mining equipment, and also makes engines. Its results are watched closely for signs of where the broader economy is headed.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
uses strong rhetoric
against Elizabeth Warren

Global Post [Boston], by Noah Bierman Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 2:57:46 PM Post Reply

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is supporting Senator Scott Brown for his moderation, but the vociferous defender of Wall Street used some of the strongest language of the campaign to describe Democratic Elizabeth Warren -- comparing her philosophy with Soviet communism. The comments were published in The New York Times’s The Caucus blog on Sunday, based on a Friday interview Bloomberg gave to the paper. “You can question whether he’s too conservative,” Bloomberg said. “You can question, in my mind, whether she’s God’s gift to regulation, close the banks and get rid of corporate profits, and we’d all bring

Earthquake experts get six years
in jail for failing to warn
people in Italian town

Associated Press, by Annalisa Camilli Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 2:54:28 PM Post Reply

L'Aquila, Italy - An Italian court convicted seven scientists and experts of manslaughter on Monday for failing to adequately warn citizens before an earthquake struck central Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people. The court in L'Aquila also sentenced the defendants to six years in prison. Each one is a member of the national Great Risks Commission. In Italy, convictions aren't definitive until after at least one level of appeals, so it is unlikely any of the defendants would face jail immediately. Scientists worldwide had decried the trial as ridiculous, contending that science has no reliable way of predicting
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The Scariest Day of My Life

American.com, by John Steele Gordon Original Article

Posted By: eagleblurst- 10/22/2012 2:51:33 PM Post Reply

As the month of October progressed in the prosperous year of 1962, the country was preparing for Halloween, harvesting the last of the crops, attending football games, and getting ready for winter. It seemed a peaceful time, at least by Cold War standards. But unknown to the public—and certainly unknown to this 18-year-old freshman at Vanderbilt University—the greatest crisis of the Cold War was brewing.

Barak: Report of US, Iran
direct talks not important

Jerusalem Post [Israel], by Yaakov Lappin Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 2:38:47 PM Post Reply

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said a recent New York Times report that said Iran and the US were holding direct one-on-one talks on Tehran's nuclear program did not point to an important development. Speaking to the 103 FM radio station, the defense minister said, "There either were or weren't contacts... the US is working to stop Iran." He added, however, that "this [claims of direct negotiations] is not such an important thing, and perhaps it's not even such an important report," since Iran has been deceiving Western powers for years while proceeding to enrich uranium.

Jimmy Carter says Mideast
peace is 'vanishing'

Associated Press, by Lauren E. Bohn Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 2:36:09 PM Post Reply

Jerusalem - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday during a visit to Jerusalem that the prospect of an Israel-Palestinian peace accord is "vanishing," blaming Israeli settlement of the West Bank. Carter, a longtime critic of Israeli policies, called the current situation "catastrophic" and blamed Israel for the growing isolation of east Jerusalem from the West Bank. He said a Palestinian state has become "unviable." (Snip) But they didn't meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Carter said that the delegation didn't request a meeting because they haven't been granted meetings on previous visits.q

Investors' Business Daily Struggles
to Prop Up Obama in Polls

Breitbart's Big Government, by Mike Flynn Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 2:31:57 PM Post Reply

A walk through the RealClearPolitics average of polls is an exploration of parallel universes. This morning, the overall RCP average shows a tied race between Obama and Romney. While this itself is an ominous sign for Obama's chances at reelection, his actual standing is likely far weaker. Propping him up are a gaggle of polls, led by Investors' Business Daily, that are clinging to fantasies about Democrat turnout. Factoring into the RCP average are three media polls showing Obama with a 3-point national lead over Romney. These polls are sponsored by ABC/Washington Post, the Hartford Courant, and Investors' Business Daily,

Romney Hits 50 Percent
Support in Colorado

Weekly Standard, by Jeffrey H. Anderson Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/22/2012 2:18:12 PM Post Reply

The latest polling of likely voters by Rasmussen Reports shows that, for the first time, Mitt Romney has hit 50 percent support in Colorado — a state that Barack Obama won by 9 percentage points (54 to 45 percent) in 2008. Romney now leads Obama by 4 percentage points in the Centennial State — 50 to 46 percent. He leads by 8 points (49 to 41 percent) among independents. Colorado is a rather crucial and somewhat underrated state on the electoral map. If Romney wins in Ohio, then Colorado might be sufficient to put him over

University Bans Christian Group
for Requiring Leaders to Adhere to
'Basic Biblical Truths of Christianity'

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/22/2012 2:10:57 PM Post Reply

Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts has banned a Christian group from campus because the group requires student leaders to adhere to "basic biblical truths of Christianity." The decision to ban the group, called the Tufts Christian Fellowship, was made by officials from the university's student government, specifically the Tufts Community Union Judiciary. The ban means the group "will lose the right to use the Tufts name in its title or at any activities, schedule events or reserve university space through the Office for Campus Life," according to the Tufts Daily.
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Report: Taxpayer loss
due to Solyndra may be
as high as $849 million

Washington Examiner, by Sean Higgins Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/22/2012 2:00:52 PM Post Reply

The cost to taxpayers for the failure of solar panel company Solyndra may be much higher than the $535 million dollar federal loan guarantee the company received. After the company went bankrupt in last August, 2011, the Energy Department, which had given the original loan, okayed an unprecedented deal to attract more private investment to Solyndra. One result of this deal is that it has allowed more than $350 million in tax write-offs to pass to those private creditors, one of which is owned by a major donor to President Obama. The House Oversight Committee now

Farrakhan praises Ron Paul; blasts
frontrunners national debt plans

Chicago Sun-Times, by Frank Main Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/22/2012 1:52:53 PM Post Reply

Controversial as ever, Louis Farrakhan praised failed presidential candidate Ron Paul Sunday for wanting to close U.S. military bases overseas and slash financial aid to Israel — and blasted the frontrunners for failing to take stronger positions to curb the national debt. The 79-year-old leader of the Chicago-based Nation of Islam gave a fiery three-hour talk to the congregation of his South Side mosque. His lecture — billed as “Guidance for our president and our nation” — weaved his musings on the Nov. 6 election with inflammatory views on Jews, gays and white supremacy.

Holy Photoshop! LSU erased
Christian football fans' crosses

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/22/2012 1:47:47 PM Post Reply

A group of Louisiana State University football fans whose admiration for the Tigers is second only to their love for Jesus is outraged after the school digitally erased the tiny crosses they painted on their bare upper chests at a recent football game. LSU officials sent out a photo of The Painted Posse, Christian students who paint their bodies with LSU school colors and small crosses for home games, in an email about the LSU game against South Carolina on Oct. 13. The students were shocked to see the photo, which appeared to be otherwise untouched,

WI Senate: Baldwin Takes
$60K from Pro-Iran Group,
Pleads Ignorance

Breitbart's Big Government, by Breitbart News Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/22/2012 1:36:50 PM Post Reply

Tammy Baldwin has come under fire for taking a $60,000 contribution from the Council for a Liveable World. In the October 18 debate with Gov. Tommy Thompson, Baldwin went on to deny having any knowledge of the group. The Council is a Pro-Iran operation that opposes sanctions against Iran and supports the current Iranian political regime. The Council’s position on Iran reads:(emphasis added) Unfortunately, United States policy has been to publicly threaten and insult Iran while taking provocative actions such as adopting a policy of regime change, attempting to increase unilateral sanctions, deploying

Kagan: Not Sure ‘I Would've
Been President Obama's
Nominee If I Weren't a Woman’

Cybercast News Service, by Patrick Burke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/22/2012 1:27:59 PM Post Reply

Justice Elena Kagan said she was “not sure” if President Barack Obama would have nominated her to the Supreme Court if she had not been a woman. During a talk before law students on Friday at the University of Tennessee Law School, Kagan said, “And to tell you the truth, there were also things that I got because I was a woman. I mean I'm not sure I'd be sitting here.” “I'm not sure that I would've been President Obama's nominee if I weren't a woman,” she said. “And if he wasn't as committed as he was to ensuring

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