Wednesday, October 17, 2012

POLITICO

  • Rev. Jackson: No debate about the poor

    "[In] each of three debates, [the candidates] spent an enormous amount of time arguing about reconciling 5 trillion dollars, a number so vast it's incomprehensible," he said in an interview with POLITICO. "They're arguing about the 5 trillion dollars ...

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  • Senate 5: Thompson pulls even in Wisconsin

    Here's Wednesday's Senate 5: 1. TOMMY'S TURNAROUND - Despite the most recent distraction involving his son's Kenya comment, Tommy Thompson is on the march in the Wisconsin Senate race.

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  • Seattle Times Co. buys full-page campaign ad

    Jay Inslee spokesperson Sterling Clifford blasted the decision to run the ad, telling POLITICO that "all Washingtonians should be disappointed that the state's largest newspaper has chosen to sacrifice its credibility as an independent news source ...

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  • Republicans: Mitt Romney didn't lose debate

    CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Romney campaign officials today forcefully pushed back on the notion that the Republican nominee lost Tuesday's debate to a more energized president, and they pulled no punches in expressing their disapproval of CNN moderator ...

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  • FBI thwarts New York Fed bomb plot

    A man was arrested Wednesday morning in downtown Manhattan for allegedly attempting to bomb the New York Federal Reserve Bank building, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

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  • 6 takeaways from the debate

    Below, POLITICO's six takeaways: 1. Offense is the best defense. The president clearly realized this second debate was not a drill (one actually has to seem like he wants the job in order to get reelected).

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  • Politico Article Saying Lobbyists Crave 'Comeback' Under Romney Gets ...

    WASHINGTON -- As tonight's debate is consuming the lion's share of everyone's attention today, with the whole of the media speculating feverishly on what may happen during an event that hasn't happened yet, it was nice to break up the day with Tim ...

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  • TKO: Crowley calls Libya for Obama - Turner, Sanchez hit the road on ...

    'TKO: CROWLEY CALLS LIBYA FOR OBAMA,' by POLITICO's Jonathan Allen - "Obama scored a technical knockout on foreign policy Tuesday night, dodging and weaving his way through a tricky question on Libya until debate moderator Candy Crowley ...

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  • Fact-check Fail: Politico's Dovere Claims Mostly-Accurate Romney Claim on ...

    Politico's Edward-Isaac Dovere might want to brush up on federal firearms law before he holds forth on "fact-checking" statements about the issue.

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  • It's miner versus miner in Ohio coal war ads

    It's an ad about an ad about an ad. The back and forth over a rally for Mitt Romney at an Ohio coal mine took a fresh twist this week with the release of a new ad that seeks to clear the air on misunderstandings about the event.

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  • Baldwin campaign asks stations to pull pro-Israel group's ad in Wisconsin

    Her campaign's counsel emailed stations where the spot is airing asking that it come down, saying it's false, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO. ECI fired back a justification letter, viewable here, and the spot, I'm told, has stayed on the ...

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  • Richard Carmona moves to fend off anti-women charges

    It's been Democrats' mantra this campaign: Republicans are waging a "war on women." But GOP Rep. Jeff Flake is flipping the script on Democrat Richard Carmona just as he surges in the Arizona Senate contest.

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  • Mayors see sequester cutting schools, roads, jobs

    I'm about facts and details and information, but elected officials are paid to do their jobs regardless of whether or not they are running for reelection," Nutter said in an interview with POLITICO. "We need to let the public know … how it happened ...

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  • Green Party ticket arrested at debate

    Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein and her running mate, Cheri Honkala, were released from police custody Tuesday night, hours after authorities arrested them during their failed attempt at attending the second presidential debate at ...

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  • The Pirate Bay sails to the cloud

    The Pirate Bay is heading for the cloud - and hoping to avoid law enforcement in the process. Its move, announced on Wednesday, is the latest of the infamous file-sharing site's efforts to stay at least one step ahead of police action.

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  • Onboard the Romney plane: Jerome Corsi

    Jerome Corsi, the political writer and conspiracy theorist, is traveling with the Mitt Romney press corps today. Corsi, 66, writes for World Net Daily and is the author of several anti-Obama books, including Where's the Birth Certificate?

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  • The world of Goldman, according to Greg Smith

    Greg Smith isn't finished with Goldman Sachs. The former investment banking executive sent shockwaves through Wall Street in March when The New York Times published his op-ed "Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs," in which he argued the bank had ...

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  • Is Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood preparing for departure?

    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was on the road to retirement - but lately, he's dropped some hints about a possible U-turn.

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  • Republicans: Mitt didn't lose debate

    (Also on POLITICO: 6 takeaways from the debate). "She was wrong," senior adviser Ed Gillespie testily told reporters Tuesday night.

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  • Boehner and Obama haven't talked fiscal cliff

    "It's all about the election," Boehner said, according to several participants on the call who described the discussion to POLITICO. The message: The election is stalling everything. He reiterated, according to sources, that the House has passed ...

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