Today's News 10/20

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GOP CANDIDATES
Ron Paul:
The Hill - Paul campaign announces multimillion-dollar ad buy
Politico - Ron Paul debuts TARP-themed ad mid-debate
ABC - Ron Paul Launches Two New Ads

Slate - Ron Paul in Nevada
Slate - Why Ron Paul has other Republicans running scared in Nevada.

FreedomWorks - Ron Paul's Budget Plan is the Real Deal
New American - Ron Paul’s Bold Budget Plan Draws Cheers, Jeers
Investors BD - Ron Paul's Really Good Idea
Fiscal Times - Ron Paul Economics: The Devil in His Details

Christian Post - Ron Paul: US Aid to Israel Must Stop
NJ.com - Eat your broccoli: Understanding Ron Paul's position on Iran

CSM - Ron Paul supporters sound off on Christian Science Monitor coverage

WaPo - Rick Perry, Ron Paul have mixed record on energy subsidies
Newser - Perry, Paul Sought Energy Subsidies They Bash

Examiner - Ron Paul defends 'Occupy Wall Street'

Ology - Is Ron Paul's Message Catching On Among Republicans?
Rick Perry:
The Atlantic - Rick Perry Is Giving Himself a Makeover
ABC - Rick Perry Bets Big on Comeback…for Texas Rangers

WSJ - Perry Takes Up Flat-Tax Banner
WaPo - Is the flat tax Rick Perry’s political silver bullet?
WaPo - Perry to unveil national flat tax plan
WSJ - Rick Perry’s Support for a Flat Tax Cheers Steve Forbes

Reuters - Ideology trumped science at Texas agency, two lawmakers say
National Journal - Perry Campaign to Increase Reimbursement for Private Jets

WaPo - Mitt Romney and Rick Perry’s longtime rivalry resurfaces at debate
WaPo - Rick Perry clashes with Romney, goes on attack at Republican debate
WaPo - GOP presidential hopeful Romney touts his ability, campaign releases video questioning Perry’s

Business Week - Perry Names Tech Fund Panel Keeping Official of Loss-Making Firm
TNR - Rick Perry, Please Come Home: Why Texas Needs Its Governor Back
Miami Herald - Anita Perry taking a higher-profile role on campaign trail
Baltimore Sun - Perry, Romney set up campaigns in Md.
LA Times - Rick Perry's World Series wager: BBQ, of course

Mitt Romney:
ABC - Iowa Politics Insider: Return of the Romney
LA Times - Mitt Romney may win the GOP presidential nomination by default
The Hill - Tea Party's ‘anybody but Obama’ attitude benefits Mitt Romney in general election

AP - Romney speech touts ability, as video rips Perry's
Mercury News - Romney and Perry share history of bad blood
LA Times - Mitt Romney's hands-on approach to Rick Perry raises questions
Politico - Team Mitt Romney video tries to remind on Rick Perry
Boston Globe - Romney speech touts ability, as video rips Perry's
Perry - Perry, Romney: New level of nasty
St.L Today - Democrats target Romney, draw from Bush vs. Kerry

USA Today - Republican rivals' stabs at 'Romneycare' gaining traction
ABC - Romney Delivers Patriotic Speech in South Dakota, Recounts Derek Parra Friendship

Examiner - Mitt Romney--Mormon, Christian?
WashEx - Are you kidding me, Mitt? John Holdren?

Herman Cain:
The Atlantic - Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Is (Roughly) Three VATs in One
Boston Magazine - Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan = Tax the Poor
Investors - Big Cain Plank Has Him Tied To The Nines

TIME - Of Herman Cain, Hostages and Ronald Reagan
Fox News - What Cain Needs to Do If He Really Wants to Be President
U.S. News - Is Herman Cain Too Funny to Be Elected President?
HuffPo - Herman Cain's Resurgence Means Everyone Has To Eat His Pizza, Apparently
WaPo - Herman Cain’s race problem
CNN - Cain on Piers

The Hill - Cain would 'feel comfortable' leaving nomination to Gingrich or Romney
HuffPo - Herman Cain 'Misspoke' When He Said He Might Negotiate With Terrorists (VIDEO)
Politico - Hillary Clinton and Hamid Karzai chuckle over Herman Cain
HuffPo - Herman Cain, Tavis Smiley & Cornel West: Black Sheep or Wolves in Black Sheep's Clothing?

Chicago Sun-Times - Herman Cain coming to Chicago for fund-raiser
Washington Times - ROOT: Raising Cain

WaPo - Herman Cain on abortion: Pro-choice and pro-life?

Kansas City Star - Herman Cain hits a sour note on immigration


Michele Bachmann:
Politifact - Michele Bachmann hits Obama administration for ending long-term care program (Mostly False)
Whittier Daily News - Frank Girardot: Waiting for Michele Bachmann
Jon Huntsman:
Atlantic - Huntsman's Wall Street Reform Looks a Lot Like Obama's
Concord Monitor - Huntsman at Hopkinton town hall
AFP - Republican Huntsman says banks still 'too-big-to-fail'
Newt Gingrich:
CSM - Is Newt Gingrich the GOP's next flavor of the month?
Union Leader - Primary Status: Conservative leader Hemingway is Gingrich's first NH paid staffer
AJC - Gingrich Fights On
Fox 5 (Vegas) - Perry, Gingrich remain in Vegas to address voters
Arizona Republic - Newt Gingrich, in Phoenix stop, decries 'bickering' GOP foes
NewsMax - Luntz Focus Group: Gingrich Won the Las Vegas Debate
MinnPost - Newt Gingrich's attacks on the courts: Should we pay attention to him?
Rick Santorum:
New Civil Rights Movement - Rick Santorum Says He Will Die To Stop Gay Marriage (Video)
MEDIAite - Rick Santorum Vs. Mitt Romney On Health Care Mandate Question
Daily Caller - Political consultants: Santorum’s ‘swing state’ math may be fuzzy
WSJ - The GOP and RomneyCare
Caffeinated Thoughts - Interview with Rick Santorum: A Champion for the Family, Manufacturing Jobs
HuffPo - Rick Santorum Pledges To Defund Contraception, 'Die On That Hill' Fighting Same-Sex Marriage
Morning Call - Santorum touts long-ago Pennsylvania wins
Post Crescent - Commentary: Running to be the anti-Romney
Boston Globe - Rick Santorum won last night's debate by effectively making his case to Iowa conservatives
Misc.:

ECONOMY
BusinessWeek - Fed survey finds economy expanding modestly
SF Gate - Economy: Retailers will take losses to gain sales
BusinessWeek - U.S. Economy: Home Starts Jump, Consumer Prices Stabilize
JOBS
USA Today - Unemployment claims drop in latest week, but still too high
AP - US futures edge up as unemployment claims dip
HEALTH CARE
Daily Caller - The pillars of Obamacare are crumbling
WSJ - ObamaCare's Heritage
FOREIGN POLICY
USA Today - Libya officials: Gadhafi captured, possibly killed
CNN - Reports indicate Gadhafi is dead
ENERGY
BusinessWeek - McDonnell takes aim at lack of US energy policy
BusinessWeek - Chevron Says U.S. Energy Policy Rife With Contradictions

 

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Polls And Trends:
Rasmussen Reports: 2012 Iowa Republican Caucus Cain 28% Romney 21% Paul 10%

CS Monitor: Mitt Romney GOP front-runner but wouldn't beat Obama, says poll
Omaha News: Which GOP plan is best?


GOP CANDIDATES


Ron Paul:
RP Op-ed: Blame the Fed for the Financial Crisis
Think Progress: Ron Paul Makes The Case For … Something

AP: Paul drops $2M in new TV ads to criticize rivals
Washington Post: Ron Paul spending $2M on TV ads that criticize Romney, Perry and Cain for bailout stances
RCP: Ron Paul Hits Early States With Ad Blitz
USA Today: Ron Paul launches ad blitz in early voting states
Houston Chronicle: Ron Paul spends $2 million on TV ads criticizing presidential frontrunners
Sunshine State News: Ron Paul Hits the Airwaves in Iowa and N.H. -- Bashes Obama, GOP Rivals
MSNBC: Paul’s two new TV ads
The Hill: Paul campaign announces multimillion-dollar ad buy

State Column: Ron Paul outraises GOP candidates, Obama among active military

Daily Caller Bruce Fein: Ron Paul’s irresistible budget plan
NY Mag: Alec Baldwin Is Not a Supporter of Ron Paul
E! Online: Alec Baldwin Occupies Wall Street, Duels With Ron Paul Supporters

Think Progress: Perry And Paul Sought Energy Subsidies They Claim ‘We Don’t Need’
Grist: Perry and Paul were for energy subsidies before they were against them
Ology: Rick Perry, Ron Paul Sought Energy Subsidies They Now Condemn

Rick Perry:
Statesman: Perry now 6th in Iowa, poll says
Washington Post: Perry’s biggest problem: Voters don’t like him

Houston Chronicle: Herman Cain calls Perry flat-tax concept “a good idea”
WSJ: Political Wisdom: Will Perry’s Flat Tax Plan Fly?
AJC: Perry hints at the outlines of his economic plan
NY Daily News: Rick Perry, 2012 Republican presidential candidate, to propose national flat tax

DT Mag: Rick Perry’s New Anti-Romney Ad Looks Like a Jerry Bruckheimer Production
The Atlantic: Video of the Day: Perry's Strategy Is to Call Romney a Hypocrite

Huff Post: Rick Perry Spokesman Clarifies Texas Governor's 'Brother' Remarks From GOP Debate (VIDEO)
UK Telegraph: Republican presidential debate: Rick Perry called Herman Cain 'brother.' Why?

Comedy Central: Rick Perry Still More Popular Than Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman
Comedy Central: Rick Perry Embraces Zombie Flat Tax Proposal


Mitt Romney:
Politico: Mitt Romney: 'I'd love to win in Iowa'
WSJ: Romney Tells Iowa: ‘I Will Be Here Again and Again’
MSNBC: Romney: 'I’d love to win Iowa'
Washington Post: GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney sees Iowa opening, talks of winning after low-key start

Washington Post: Romney pile-on continues with two new ads
USA Today: Republican rivals' stabs at 'Romneycare' gaining traction
Examiner: Mitt Romney and Obamacare

UK Mail: Mitt Romney's team 'pull brutal video advert against Rick Perry just hours after posting it online'
Dallas News: Romney launches website blasting Perry as a 'career politician'
Huff Post: Rick Perry Ripped In Mitt Romney Campaign Ad (VIDEO)
CNN: Romney video comes down after objection from CNN
US News: Romney's Campaign Goes on Offense With Career Politician Site
The Atlantic: Romney's Campaign Tried to Pull Web Ad Mocking Perry
CBS: Romney pulls web ad of stumbling Perry
Politico: Hitting Mitt Romney from both sides on YouTube (UPDATED)

The Hill: Romney calls on Obama to stop campaigning, blaming
MSNBC: Obama agenda: The campaign hits Romney
NYT: Obama Group’s Web Video Attacks Romney
Huff Post: Democrats Seek To Frame Mitt Romney As John Kerry In 2004

US News: Debate Roughhousing Aside, is Romney Serious about Illegals?

Media Ite: Mitt Romney Reacts To Reported Muammar Gaddafi Killing: ‘It’s About Time’
Newsweek: Romney Cheers Gaddafi Death
LA Times: Mitt Romney on reported death of Kadafi: 'It's about time'

Huff Post: Mitt and the Seven Dwarfs
Washington Post: Mitt Romney takes on Mormon ‘cult’ comments, takes fire from GOP rivals
Des Moines Register: Mitt Romney says aggressive debates come with the territory


Michelle Bachmann:
Sac Bee: AM Alert: Michele Bachmann ventures into true blue territory
NBC: Michele Bachmann to Answer Questions in San Francisco
Patch: SGV Supporters Meet Bachmann
Glendale News: In Pasadena, Bachmann slams Obama on economy, Libya

Herman Cain:
Des Moines Register: New Rasmussen survey shows Herman Cain leading in Iowa
CBS: Cain's abortion comments could prove damaging in Iowa
Washington Post: The 9-9-9 plan in one (very long) graph
Fox: Herman Cain Will Try to Clarify 9-9-9 Plan on Friday
Washington Post: Are Herman Cain’s 15 minutes finally over?
The Atlantic: Herman Cain's Smooth Talk
Washington Post: Cain’s troubles multiply
Huff Post: Herman Cain's Retirement Proposal

ABC: Is Herman Cain Pro-Choice?
CNN: Santorum labels Cain 'pro-choice,' Cain rebuts
CBS: Cain suggests abortion should be up to families
NPR: Is Herman Cain In Trouble With Social Conservatives?
Washington Post: Herman Cain’s problematic position(s) on abortion
USA Today: Herman Cain clarifies abortion stance
ABC: Cain Tweets ‘I’m 100% Pro-Life. End of Story’
AJC: Rick Santorum: Herman Cain just waffled on abortion
Time: Herman Cain Somehow Misses 40 Years of Abortion Debate
Seattle PI: Santorum says Cain misleads voters on abortion
Slate: Countdown to Herman Cain "Clarifying" His Abortion Position
Boston: Santorum says Cain misleads voters on abortion
AP: Santorum Says Cain Misleads on Abortion Position
Politico: Herman Cain insists he's pro-life after abortion comments
WSJ: Herman Cain Would Allow Abortions in Rape, Incest Cases
NY Daily News: Herman Cain, GOP presidential hopeful on homosexuality: Being gay is a 'sin' and personal 'choice'
Washington Post: Herman Cain’s ‘choice’ stance on gays doesn’t ‘wash’
NY Daily News: Herman Cain: Being Gay Is A Sin

NYT: Hey Herman Cain, Hamid Karzai Knows Your Name
Washington Post: Clinton, Karzai joke about Herman Cain's 'stans' comments
ABC: Hillary Clinton Mocks Herman Cain
Politico: 'All the 'stans'
Washington Post: Clinton pokes fun at Herman Cain and the ‘Stans’
Think Progress: Karzai On Cain’s ‘Ubeki-beki-beki-stan-stan’ Comment: ‘That Wasn’t Right’
The Hill: Karzai questions Clinton over Cain's '-stan' remarks
Daily Caller: Clinton, Karzai make fun of Herman Cain in Afghanistan

State Column: Despite attacks on ’9-9-9′ tax plan, Herman Cain leading polls in South Carolina, Florida, Iowa
CNN: Zakaria: Why Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” plan is less crazy than you might think

Time: Is Herman Cain the Most Unctuous Black Man Alive?


Newt Gingrich:
Fox: Could Newt Gingrich's Debate Strategy Put Him on Top?
Huff Post: Newt Gingrich In 2012: A Man Of Fewer Ideas
Huff Post: Newt Gingrich: Rick Perry And Mitt Romney Are 'Almost Like Seventh Graders'
Huff Post: Chris Matthews: Newt Gingrich Has 'Demonic Aspect' (VIDEO)

Rick Santorum:
Sunshine State News: Rick Santorum Files in N.H. and Gets More Endorsements

Jon Huntsman:
Union Leader: Jon Huntsman: Why I'm boycotting Nevada in favor of New Hampshire
Washington Post: Jon Huntsman’s foreign policy opportunity

Multiple Candidates:
ABC: GOP Candidates Attack One Another With Half-Truths
NYT: Romney, Bachmann and the Oys of Yiddish


Other Candidates.:


Caucus/Primary News:
CBS: Nevada governor expects caucus date compromise

Coalitions-Related News:
Fox News Latino: Analysis: Perry vs. Romney on Immigration
Washington Post: Romney, Perry asked McDonnell for his endorsement


ECONOMY
Fox: What’s Driving Dem Strategy? 21 Million Government Workers
Bloomberg: Fed survey finds economy expanding modestly
MSNBC: Economy may be sluggish for a while, index shows


HEALTH CARE
Daily Caller: The pillars of Obamacare are crumbling


FOREIGN POLICY
Huff Post: Muammar Gaddafi Killed, Captured In Sirte: Reports
Huff Post: Bill O'Reilly Book Burned By Soldiers In Afghanistan (PHOTOS)
Washington Post: Clinton, in Afghanistan, demands Pakistan step up counterterrorism effort