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Confirmation feels good.

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U.S.

Nov. 1: The Simple Case for Saying Obama Is the Favorite

By NATE SILVER | Nov 2, 2012

The FiveThirtyEight model represents a complicated analysis of the polls, but simplicity is on its side in finding that President Obama is the Electoral College favorite.

I think Obama wins.   The Senate stays Democrat.  The House will block for the GOP.
NOTHING Happens.  Frustrating.
 

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Opinion

The Blackmail Caucus

By PAUL KRUGMAN | Nov 2, 2012

There’s something wrong with the argument that it’s better to vote for Mitt Romney because he can better navigate Washington’s “partisan gridlock.”

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2012; 

Professor Krugman has it.

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N.Y. / Region

Patience Wears Thin as Region Cleans Up, With Toll Rising

By JAMES BARRON and KEN BELSON | Nov 3, 2012

Days after Hurricane Sandy, many in the New York area were coping with gas shortages, chilly homes that lacked power, lines for buses and food handouts and new word of lives lost.

OIL (PETROLEUM) AND GASOLINE; 

Shock is wearing off.   The area is very hurt.  It was just a storm and bad luck.

Global warming is real and not at the bottom of this.

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Sports

After Days of Pressure, Marathon Is Off

By KEN BELSON | Nov 3, 2012

Lobbied by runners, politicians and the public after Hurricane Sandy, officials and organizers decided not to hold the New York City Marathon for the first time since 1970.

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON; HURRICANE SANDY (2012); 

The GOP could not let Bloomberg win on the marathon.

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N.Y. / Region

Bloomberg Backs Obama, Citing Fallout From Storm

By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ | Nov 2, 2012

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, an independent, said climate change may have been a factor in Hurricane Sandy and he believed President Obama was the best candidate to tackle the issue.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2012; HURRICANE SANDY (2012); ENDORSEMENTS; GLOBAL WARMING; 

Obama will be best.  The fix will cost everyone.  Life will go on with different super rich.

They find that intolerable.

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U.S.

In Shift, Romney Campaign Approaches Pennsylvania With a New Urgency

By JEREMY W. PETERS | Nov 2, 2012

Mitt Romney’s campaign and his supporters are investing millions of dollars in ads in a last-minute effort to sway voters in certain key demographics.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2012; POLITICAL ADVERTISING; POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES; 

The word is out.  This is the last chance for privilege.

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Business Day

Nonpartisan Tax Report Withdrawn After G.O.P. Protest

By JONATHAN WEISMAN | Nov 2, 2012

The Congressional Research Service withdrew a report that found no correlation between top tax rates and economic growth after senators raised concerns.

FEDERAL TAXES (US); PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2012; TAXATION;

I wonder what gives that much leverage?  There are bodies there somewhere.  

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Opinion

The Final Reckoning

By DAVID BROOKS | Nov 2, 2012

President Obama began big but is ending small. If he’s re-elected, would he reach the high standards he once set for himself?

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2012; 

David Brooks has hold of the wrong end of the stick.

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U.S.

In Nevada, Obama, Ryan and Signs of a New (Democratic-Leaning) Normal

By MICAH COHEN | Nov 1, 2012

Increasing racial diversity and a top-notch Democratic Party organization have transformed Nevada from a reliably red state.

Nevada is not alone.  The state has attractive features.
Try TPM(Talking Points Memo)  They are another voice.

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N.Y. / Region

Gasoline Runs Short, Adding Woes to Storm Recovery

By KATE ZERNIKE | Nov 2, 2012

Four days after Hurricane Sandy, the effort to secure enough gas for the region moved to the forefront of recovery work. In New York, the Taxi Commission warned of a thinner fleet.

HURRICANE SANDY (2012); 

No fuel, no income, no reason to suffer.

 Electrics could do the job but Christine Quin does not like change. 

I had a look at the Revkin.  He is rational.
We will get power back in the next day or three.

The phone is sounding open one side.














































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