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Mitch McConnell is already back to obstruction at all costs
According to Jamelle Bouie from The Plum Line, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has already begun to trend toward a strategy of “categorical opposition."

Why Hispanics don’t vote for Republicans
If the GOP wants to win the Hispanic vote, it needs to address immigration, social issues and even ideology, Heather Mac Donald argues on The Corner.

Election's forgotten winner: Harry Reid
Because of his party’s gain in Senate seats, Salon's Thomas F. Schaller suggests, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) came out of the congressional elections as a definite winner.

Boeing announces layoffs — after election
According to Breitbart's Awr Hawkins, President Obama’s planned defense cuts might be responsible for Boeing’s 30 percent cuts in managerial positions.

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Health group asks Obama to stop eating junk food in public
Elise Viebeck from The Hill reports that a health group has asked President Obama to stop his habit of eating junk food while in public.

Trial for alleged attempted Obama assassin set for next year
According to The Hill’s Jordy Yager, a federal judge has ruled that the man accused of trying to assassinate President Obama will go on trial next year.

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We Forget
RedState’s Erick Erickson writes about the lack of permanence in politics.
 
The 6 best overreactions to Obama’s Win
ThinkProgress’s Annie-Rose Strasser rounds up a few reactions to President Obama's reelection.
 
‘Innocence of Muslims’ filmmaker sentenced to a year in prison for ‘parole violation’
Hot Air’s Mary Katharine Ham explains why the controversial film should remain a prominent topic.

Why John Boehner has gerrymandering to thank for his majority
Mother Jones’ Nick Baumann analyzes House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) new majority in the House.

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Axelrod: Election shows PAC’s ‘can’t buy the White House'
David Axelrod suggested the pro-Republican super-PACs wasted money during the election, according to The Hill’s Amie Parnes.
 
Giffords confronts her shooter in court: ‘Done thinking about you’
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and her husband confronted the man that nearly took the former lawmaker's life, The Hill’s Daniel Strauss reports.

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A more impressive win than in 2008 and a more important one
According to The Atlantic’s James Fallows, President Obama’s reelection holds a lot more weight than it did four years ago, considering the odds against him.

Our disenfranchised troops deserve better
On her blog, Michelle Malkin suggests the Obama administration would have had the resources to address military disenfranchisement if it had not already squandered trillions in taxpayer dollars.

Campaign spending is very poor economic stimulus
Slate’s Matthew Yglesias argues that not only are campaign advertisements annoying to see on television, they also might be hurting our economy.

GOP reaps its surrender of pop culture
At Breitbart, Mike Flynn highlights the role that pop culture played in the downfall of GOP challenger Mitt Romney’s campaign.

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Obama wins a second term, calls for national unity in victory speech
Amie Parnes of The Hill writes that after defeating GOP challenger Mitt Romney, President Obama called for unity in his victory speech.
 
Boehner: Focus on ‘common ground’ to help avoid fiscal cliff
According to The Hill’s Pete Kasperowicz, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is endorsing a bipartisan approach toward avoiding the fiscal cliff. 

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We can’t afford another four years of Obama’s tax cheats, crooks and cronies
Michelle Malkin provides an overview of what she calls President Obama's "culture of corruption."

Paul Weyrich wanted fewer people to vote for a simple reason: When more do, Republicans lose
The Daily Kos’s Timothy Lange (Meteor Blades) explains a short video from Paul Weyrich arguing that Republicans have an incentive for fewer Americans to vote.

The five most tedious talking points of 2012
At The American Conservative, W. James Antle lll recounts the numerous talking points of 2012 that no one could get away from.

What if the GOP Loses?
The Atlantic’s James Fallows evaluates what could happen after the election.

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Obama, Romney leave nothing to chance one day before election
The day before the election, both presidential candidates appeared in key swing states, The Hill’s Amie Parnes reports.
 
Report: Military base bombing plot foiled by US forces in Yemen
Yemeni troops reportedly thwarted a bombing plot against U.S. and local force counterterrorism base, according to The Hill’s Carlo Muñoz.

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Wealthy Columbia Univ. donor: School told me Obama had 2.6 GPA
The Daily Caller's Neil Munro reports that an unidentified source claimed that President Obama’s Columbia University grade point average was 2.6.

Republican war on reality continues
Republicans continue to believe that tax cuts for the rich incite higher growth rates despite evidence to the contrary, according to Kevin Drum at Mother Jones.

Mayor Bloomberg: NY Marathon will go on, lights and heat elsewhere not so much
At Michelle Malkin’s blog, Doug Powers questions New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s (I) priorities becasue he failed to cancel the New York Marathon in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Bill O’Reilly: Colin Powell cut Obama a ‘little more slack’ because they are both black
At Think Progress, Ian Millhiser applauds Fox’s Arthell Neville for standing up to Bill O’Reilly and his comments concerning the former secretary of States’s endorsement of President Obama.

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Shift in proportion of white, minority vote could decide Obama-Romney race
The changing ethnic makeup of the American electorate could be a major deciding factor in the presidential election, according to The Hill's Niall Stanage.

Ambassador: Web treaty plans pushed by Iran, China could lead to censorship
U.S. Ambassador Terry Kramer warned that China and Iran are pushing for online censorship in a new telecommunications treaty. The Hill's Jennifer Martinez has more.

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An iceberg called Bernanke
The American Conservative’s Charles Hugh Smith argues that the goal of the Federal Reserve to stimulate growth has been counterproductive.

The race is over
Redstate’s Erick Erickson says that no action taken now by either Mitt Romney or President Obama will be influential enough to convince undecided voters.

Why progressives are still worried about voter suppression
The Atlantic’s Molly Ball argues that liberals are more attentive than ever to the potential for forms of intimidation that could suppress voter turnout.

Romney and the Supreme Court
Salon’s David Sirota predicts that if Romney wins, his Supreme Court picks would be a judicial disaster.

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FCC orders TV station to air anti-abortion activist Randall Terry’s campaign ads
The Federal Communications Commission said anti-abortion activist Randall Terry was entitled to air ads that insinuated President Obama was sympathetic to violence extremism, reports Brendan Sasso.
 
Court releases Rehberg accident report
A much-anticipated accident report released today reveals little information about a boating mishap involving Rep. Denny Rehberg in 2009, reports Cameron Joseph.

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Mitt rewrites auto history
Romney attacks President Obama’s rescue of the auto industry in an attempt to win Ohio, says Jared Bernstein of Salon.

The anti-abortion vote and federalism
According to Michael Brendan Doherty of The American Conservative, despite pro-lifers' energy for the GOP ticket this election, seeing Roe v. Wade overturned is highly unlikely even if Mitt Romney does win.

Romney campaign staged donations at storm relief event
At a rally-turned-storm-relief event in Dayton, Ohio, the Romney campaign bought $5,000 worth of supplies at Wal-Mart and gave them to supporters to give to Mitt Romney for the cameras, says Aviva Shen of Think Progress.

Leno: DADT is back — it’s 'Obama’s new policy for questions on Libya'
With seven weeks having passed since the attack on the consulate in Benghazi, the White House’s lips are still sealed about the events leading up to that day, says Hot Air’s Erike Johnsen.

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White House shoots down rumors it nixed Benghazi intervention
The White House goes on the defensive after Newt Gingrich accuses it of giving orders not to rescue those in the consulate once it came under attack, reports The Hill’s Julian Pecquet.

Rep. Markey says ‘super-storm’ Sandy shows climate change ‘at our doorstep’
According to Rep. Markey, Sandy is only the beginning of extreme weather patterns to happen in the United States if climate change is not addressed, reports The Hill’s Pete Kasperowicz.

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Mitt Romney would be toast without this man
Mother Jones's Andy Kroll profiles the co-founder of the pro-Mitt Romney super-PAC Restore Our Future.

Obama’s layoff bomb
Michelle Malkin claims President Obama is “deluded" about the state of the private sector.

Why exactly is Chris Christie subverting Mitt Romney?
The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg explains why New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is showing Obama some extra love despite calling him the president “clueless” last week.

If you want to repeal ObamaCare, support Akin and Mourdock
Amid all the chaos surrounding Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) and Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock’s (R) comments on rape and abortion, voters should remember a loss for them means not overturning of ObamaCare, argues RedState’s Erick Erickson.

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Biden already thinking about 2016
With less than a week until the election, Vice President Biden hinted at plans for a possible 2016 presidential run, reports The Hill’s Amie Parnes.

Report: Pentagon’s 2012 intel budget slashed by billions
According to a recent report, the Pentagon has dramatically reduced spending on sensitive intelligence programs in fiscal 2012, reports The Hill’s Carlo Muñoz.

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Real media would take Trump challenge seriously
According to Brietbart.com’s Mike Flynn, the left-leaning media continued its sycophantic loyalty to President Obama with its disregard for Donald Trump’s challenge.

Romney-Ryan's real poverty plan
Mother Jones's Kevin Drum lays out the facts of the Republican ticket's tax plan, pointing out that, despite what they claim, the working class and poor will be hit the hardest.

‘Your First Time’: New Obama Web ad looks like it could have been transmitted from Vladimir’s campaign
The Obama campaign’s new ad mimics an ad for Russian President Vladimir Putin by drawing a comparison between voting for President Obama and losing your virginity, writes Doug Powers on Michelle Malkin's blog.

The nonsensical beauty of the fiscal cliff
The Republican claim that Democrats are ready to go off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year isn't necessarily true, according to Slate's David Weigel.

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Chevron gives $2.5M to super-PAC backing House Republicans
Chevron is working to keep the House in GOP hands, donating $2.5M this week and exercising "its right to participate in the political process," reports The Hill's Ben Geman.

Staffer for ex-Rep. McCotter sentenced in signature scandal
According to The Hill’s Peter Kasperowicz, a congressional staffer was sentenced to 20 days in a work program after fraudulently stating that she collected signatures to get her boss, former Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.), on the 2012 ballot.