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Anonymous claims it stopped Karl Rove from hacking the vote

The hacktivist group Anonymous is claiming credit for Mitt Romney’s loss, alleging that ORCA, Karl Rove’s GOTV ubercomputer, was actually a vote tabulation manipulation software.

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Wrath of the Math: Obama Wins Nerdiest Election Ever

If the 2008 election was about hope and change, 2012 was about data and memes. Yet the result was the same: in the nerdiest election in the history of America, Barack Obama won.

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7 Technologies That Will Make It Easier for the Next President to Hunt and Kill You

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The White House already has an incredible amount of power to monitor and take out individuals around the globe. But a new wave of technologies, just coming online, could give those powers a substantial upgrade. No matter who wins the election on Tuesday, the next president could have an unprecedented ability to monitor and end lives from the Oval Office.

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Joss Whedon Endorses Mitt Romney Because of the Zombie Apocalypse

Some people vote on repro rights, others on foreign policy, and some make their choice based on the brain-eating undead. Director Joss Whedon is a good Hollyweird liberal. He supported Obama in 2008, and was excited about his victory. But four years later, he’s become disenchanted with the president, and is throwing his support behind [...]

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Who Owns the World? Noam Chomsky on U.S.-Fueled Dangers, from Climate Change to Nuclear Weapons

In the week when President Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney debated issues of foreign policy and the economy, we turn to world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and MIT professor, Noam Chomsky. In a recent speech, Chomsky examined topics largely ignored or glossed over during the campaign: China, the Arab Spring, global warming, nuclear [...]

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President Romney Can Thank Obama for His Permanent Robotic Death List

Never mind the bin Laden killing. President Obama’s real legacy on national security is institutionalizing the use of robots to kill terrorists. Mitt Should Mitt Romney defeat him in the presidential election, that’s what Obama will leave for his successor.

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NDAA Trends On Twitter During The Debate

President Barack Obama greets Mitt Romney before the final presidential debate on Oct.

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Romney’s Big Navy Guru Made Millions From Building Ships

Mitt Romney says a big, big Navy buildup is key to America’s standing in the world. But for one Romney’s most important advisers on Navy issues, there’s more at stake than U.S. national security. John Lehman, an investment banker and former Secretary of the Navy, has strong and complex personal financial ties to the naval shipbuilding industry. He has profited hugely from the Navy’s slow growth in recent years — raising the prospect that he could make even more if Romney takes his advice on expanding the fleet.

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Make Mitt, Not War: Romney Channels Inner Peacenik in Debate

From Afghanistan to Syria to Iran to Pakistan, Mitt Romney sounded more dovish on foreign policy than President Obama did. In the process, however, he brought back an old GOP internationalist tradition.

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Why Benghazi Is Even Bigger Than You Think for Obama and Romney

The assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya promises to play a big role in Monday’s debate between President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney. But don’t cringe: for all the silly gotcha moments about who cried “terror” and when, the Benghazi attack provides a chance for both candidates to address major concerns about their approaches to a chaotic world.

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Pop Culture Has Turned Against the Liberal Arts

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Remember when action heroes could be archaeology professors? Paramount The liberal arts have gotten a bad rap lately—or, if you believe the cover line on the September 17 issue of The Weekly Standard, are dead. A mere month and a half before a presidential election, the conservative publication took time out of voicing support for [...]

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“Bainport, a Taste of the Romney Economy”: Bain Plant Workers Fight Outsourcing Their Jobs to China

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“Welcome to Bainport, a taste of the Romney economy.” That’s the message on one of the banners that greets you at the tent city where we broadcast from in Freeport, Illinois. “Bainport” is an encampment set up by workers who face losing their livelihoods when their workplace closes its doors in November and moves to China, taking 170 jobs with it. The workers’ plant, Sensata Technologies, is owned by Bain Capital, the firm co-founded by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Democracy Now! first spoke to the Sensata workers when we met them at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, where they unsuccessfully tried to meet with Romney. Now, they have returned to Freeport and set up a protest camp in a bid to save their jobs. We speak to “Bainport” workers Dot Turner and Cheryl Randecker. [includes rush transcript]

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DN! Exclusive: Live from Illinois Where Workers Demand Romney Visit Before Bain Sends Jobs to China

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We broadcast from just outside a Freeport, Illinois, factory owned by Bain Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Workers at Sensata Technologies have set up an encampment called “Bainport” across the street from the facility to protest the company’s plan to close the plant and move it to China, taking 170 jobs with it. The workers have been trying to get Romney to save their jobs. We’re joined by two Sensata workers — Mark Schreck and Tom Gaulrapp — and Freeport Mayor George Gaulrapp, who has supported the encampment and fended off calls for it to be shut down. [includes rush transcript]

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Mother Jones Reporter David Corn on Revealing the Secret Romney Video That’s Upended 2012 Campaign

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Mother Jones reporter David Corn joins us to discuss how he released the now notorious video of Mitt Romney telling a crowd of wealthy donors in Florida that he does not worry about the 47 percent of Americans who are “dependent” on government and see themselves as “victims.” Romney’s comments have divided Republicans, with some saying he should stand by his statements and others suggesting he should renounce them. The Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, Corn is also the author of “Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Battled the GOP to Set Up the 2012 Election.” [includes rush transcript]

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Romney’s Dismissal of "Dependent" 47% in Line with Tax Policies Favoring the "Country Club" 1%

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In a newly unearthed recording released by Mother Jones magazine, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney tells a crowd of donors that he thinks 47 percent of Americans are “dependent” on government and see themselves as “victims.” The video has ignited what could be the biggest political firestorm facing Romney’s campaign to date. We’re joined by Pulitzer-winning journalist and author David Cay Johnston, a former New York Times reporter and author of several books, including most recently, “The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use ‘Plain English’ to Rob You Blind.” Johnston says Romney’s tax plan is “a plan for dynastic wealth. It is a plan to take care of the already rich. It is not a plan, as he claims, to help the strivers who want to get ahead.” [includes rush transcript]

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Could Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Help Romney Win Race? Up to 1 Million Voters Face Disenfranchisement

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With less than two months to go before the November election, we look a new voter ID law in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Studies have shown as many as one million eligible voters in the state do not have an acceptable identification under the new law, which requires all voters to show a state driver’s license, government employee ID or a non-driver ID card issued by the state. In Philadelphia, it has been estimated that 18 percent of voters lack the proper ID. At least one Republican politician, Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, has already boasted that the new voter ID law will help Mitt Romney win the state. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard arguments on whether to allow the controversial law to go into effect or to approve a preliminary injunction. For more, we speak with two guests: Vic Walczak of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and one of the co-counsels who argued the case, and Jessie Allen, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. [includes rush transcript]

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Democratic Donors Withhold Contributions over Absence of Climate Change from Obama Campaign Message

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A group of Democratic donors have announced they will withhold some of their financial support from President Obama’s re-election campaign for not speaking out more about climate change. The group of roughly 100 political donors say Obama should directly address mocking by Republican rival Mitt Romney on climate change last week during his acceptance speech in Tampa. President Obama is also being urged to use his acceptance speech tonight to reaffirm his 2008 campaign promise to aggressively tackle climate change. We’re joined by Betsy Taylor, political consultant and president of Breakthrough Strategies & Solutions. She is working with the donors who are threatening to withhold support. [includes rush transcript]

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