U.S. PoliticsContributorNetwork - A poll released by Quinnipiac University Polling Institute on October 17 suggests New Yorkers are OK with Occupy Wall Street sticking around. But that's just one poll. What are other polls saying about Occupy Wall Street? According to Gallup, the Tea Party may still have a stronger point to be made.
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The new Steve Jobs biography: 6 revelations (The Week)
The Week - Walter Isaacson's anticipated book details just how much Jobs hated Google, how he tried to help Obama, and how he found inspiration in a Cuisinart
Deal for new search for US war dead in North Korea (AP)
AP - The Pentagon says it has agreed with North Korea to resume — after a six-year break — the search for remains of U.S. servicemen unaccounted for from the Korean War.
Tea Party R.I.P. (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | I'm a big fan of the one-hit wonder series on VH-1, on which musicians who have eked out only a single bestselling song in their careers are celebrated. One of my favorite tunes is the Na Na song. Released in 1969 and officially known as "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye," it is regularly played today at ballparks to send off a vanquished opponent.
U.S. moves to retrofit Taiwan's F-16 fighters (Reuters)
Reuters - The Obama administration notified Congress on Wednesday that it plans to go ahead with a potential $5.3 billion upgrade of Taiwan's aging fleet of U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets despite China's opposition to such arms deals.
House disaster vote sets up showdown with Senate (AP)
AP - The GOP-controlled House remains on track to pass $3.7 billion in disaster relief as part of a bill to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, the No. 2 House Republican said Wednesday. But first the party must overcome opposition from Democrats and some tea party Republicans.
Perry makes inroads in NH, receives 27 endorsements (Daily Caller)
Daily Caller - Texas Governor Rick Perry is gaining substantive traction in the upper political echelons of New Hampshire, a key primary state. Wednesday Perry announced endorsements from 27 New Hampshire Republican state representatives.
Upcoming Obama bridge visit highlights swing Ohio (AP)
AP - Of the thousands of bridges, highways and other infrastructure across the nation in need of repair or replacement, President Barack Obama is paying special attention to a 1960s-built double-decker across the Ohio River laden with political ramifications.
Obama: No shortcut to peace in Middle East (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that there could be no shortcut to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, as he sought to head off a United Nations showdown over Palestinian statehood that's becoming a thorny diplomatic problem for his administration.
‘Opie Taylor’: Tax the rich (Daily Caller)
Daily Caller - Life was simpler in the fictional town of Mayberry, N.C., where “The Andy Griffith Show” was set, and images of Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son Opie evoke a more prosperous America. But did the mystique of that setting include a 90 percent tax rate on the wealthy?
Romney questions Perry's stance on Social Security (AP)
AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday questioned how Rick Perry would fix Social Security as the focus of the GOP presidential race turns to senior citizen-rich Florida this week.
Analysis: Long-shot scenario to avoid Mideast diplomatic clash (Reuters)
Reuters - A scenario is emerging that might prevent an Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic train wreck at the United Nations this week but analysts and officials say it will require near perfect timing and diplomacy to pull it off.
Romney touts bipartisan record (Politico)
Politico - “I’m not going to ignore the other party,” he says.
Judge tosses Ala. challenge to election monitoring (AP)
AP - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a challenge to election monitoring required under the Voting Rights Act to ensure mostly southern states are no longer disenfranchising black voters and found that discrimination continues in modern-day polling.
Marist Poll Puts Palin Within Five Points of Obama (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to the Miami Herald, a Marist Poll has some numbers that could prove a game changer for the 2012 elections. The poll finds that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is within five points of President Barack Obama, 45 percent to 49 percent.
Obama: 'No shortcut to peace' (Politico)
Politico - He says Mideast peace won't come from statements.
RNC surpasses DNC in August fundraising (AP)
AP - The Republican National Committee raised about $8.2 million in August, far outpacing its Democratic rival in a typically slow fundraising month.
Rick Perry: A stronger ally of Israel than Obama? (The Week)
The Week - The GOP frontrunner verbally assaults the president, arguing that Obama's Mideast policy is hurting Israel. Would President Perry do any better?
FACT CHECK: GOP candidates overreach on Israel (AP)
AP - The Palestinian bid to win U.N. recognition is focusing attention on the Obama administration's Mideast policy, which Republican presidential candidates say is all wrong.
US military milestone: end to ban on gay service (AP)
AP - The U.S. military passed a historic milestone Tuesday with the repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in uniform, ending a prohibition that President Barack Obama said had forced gay and lesbian service members to "lie about who they are."
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