Oct 3, 2012

National Journal - Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | Last Updated: 01:00 PM

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | Last Updated: 01:00 PM:
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | Last Updated: 01:00 PM

Why Won't the Commission on Presidential Debates Embrace the Internet?

Micah L. Sifry, The Atlantic
45 minutes ago
New media offer great chances for citizens to get involved, but the group that organizes debates has failed to take advantage of them.
 

No Lobbying, But Plenty of Politics and Policy Ahead for Retiring Rep. Barney Frank

Stacy Kaper
11:15 a.m.
Rep. Barney Frank , D-Mass., says he will remain involved in public policy and politics after his retirement in January, but he will not become a...

FTC Chairman Seeks Accord Giving Web Surfers Options on Online Tracking

Juliana Gruenwald
10:56 a.m.
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz is urging compromise in an intensifying debate over creating a “do-not-track” standard that...

How Will Elections Impact the Latino Workforce?

Rosa Ramirez
10:39 a.m.
The next president will face significant issues of the fast-growing Latino community which may comprise 18 percent of the  nation's workforce...

The Daily Caller Video, President Obama, and the Race-Obsessed Right

Conor Friedersdorf
10:19 a.m.
Conservatives say that liberals are obsessed with race. Bill O'Reilly avows it, as does Bernie Goldberg. Noemie Emery wrote in The Weekly...

Huntsman: Romney Lacks Vision; Dealmaking Skills Are Strong

Sophie Quinton
10:15 a.m.
Republican Mitt Romney’s business skills won’t necessarily make him a good leader, but they could make him good at working with Congress,...

Are Republicans Wavering Ahead of Fiscal Cliff?

Elahe Izadi
10:04 a.m.
Look out, because here comes the fiscal cliff, and as crisis-mode builds up, Republican resolve against raising taxes may be dissipating.

Romney Offers Ideas on Tax Deductions

Jonathan Miller
9:38 a.m.
Mitt Romney, who has thus far offered few details on how he would close loopholes or end tax deductions to pay for his tax cut plan, suggested...

NPR Poll: Obama Up 7 Points Going Into Debate

Matt Vasilogambros
9:38 a.m.
President Obama holds a 7-point lead over Mitt Romney nationally going into Wednesday night’s presidential debate, according to a new NPR poll...

News Roundup: Senate Leaders Seek Distance From Deficit Talks

9:09 a.m.
Good morning, Alley -ites. Here's what we're perusing this morning.

Diversity Roundup: Feds to Monitor Discipline of Black Students in Oakland, Calif., Schools

Next America Staff
9:08 a.m.
Three items for Oct. 3: U.S. continues to see low birth rates amid weak economy and a study investigates whether race-neutral admissions policies...

Congress Likely to Punt on Sequesration, Insiders Say

Michael Catalini
8:48 a.m.
Congress will punt sequestration for a few months when lawmakers return after the election, say a large majority of National Journal Security...

Who Are the 'Most 1% Friendly' Members of Congress?

Michael Catalini
8:25 a.m.
The liberal think tank Institute for Policy Studies is out today with a "Congressional Report Card for the 99%" that dings Republicans as the...

Romney Campaign Dismisses 2007 Obama Video

Lara Seligman and Matt Vasilogambros
8:24 a.m.
A senior adviser to Mitt Romney on Wednesday dismissed a 2007 video unearthed on Tuesday that shows President Obama making controversial...

DCCC Cancels TV Buy in Ohio's 7th District

15 minutes ago
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is cutting back ad time in three races where they feel their nominees are on a comfortable path to victory, as Roll Call reported this morning...
Influence Alley

What Barney Frank is Doing in Retirement

11:42 a.m.
If you were expecting to see Rep. Barney Frank hitting K Street after he retires from the House,  think again.

T-Mobile, MetroPCS to Merge

11:19 a.m.
Less than a year after it failed to win regulatory approval of a deal with AT&T, T-Mobile USA announced plans on Wednesday to merge with MetroPCS, saying combining forces will help both firms...
Influence Alley

Are Republicans Wavering Ahead of Fiscal Cliff?

10:04 a.m.
Look out, because here comes the fiscal cliff, and as crisis-mode builds up, Republican resolve against raising taxes may be dissipating.

Josh Kraushaar:
Against the Grain

GOP Senate Candidates: Yesteryear's Heroes

6:00 a.m.
One of Mitt Romney’s significant vulnerabilities in the presidential race is the hole in his resume after he left the Massachusetts governorship in January 2007. After leaving office, he...
 

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton,accompanied by Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul, speaks at the U.S. Afghanistan Bilateral Commission, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 , at the State Department in Washington.
PHOTO: AP Photo/ Evan Vucci


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