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Monday, October 15, 2012

Cheat Sheet - Freed U.S. Hiker: ‘Argo’ Is Wrong on Iran

Today: 'Argo' Blurs the Truth , Race Remains Tight, New Polls Show , George Romney Myth Busted
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

October 15, 2012
REALITY CHECK

Ben Affleck's new movie boasts great photography and acting but runs the risk of leaving viewers with an incomplete and at times inaccurate impression, says Sarah Shourd, the American hiker who was held hostage in Iran for 410 days.

NAIL-BITER

Be prepared to keep nibbling your nails down through November. Despite both a presidential and vice-presidential debate, President Obama and Mitt Romney are running virtually neck and neck in their race for the White House. A new poll conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News shows that the two candidates have seen no change in their standing among voters since the same poll was conducted two weeks ago. Forty-nine percent of likely voters surveyed in the poll say they will support the president, and 46 percent say they will vote for Romney.

SPEED READ

Buzzfeed departed from its short-form formula on Monday when it published a nearly 11,000-word exposé that blew apart the myth of Mitt Romney's father like an abandoned automotive plant. Turns out he never righteously stormed out of the 1964 Republican National Convention. The Daily Beast's Matthew DeLuca pulls a Buzzfeed and boils the long read into seven essential points.

POST-WAR

A "staggering rise" in birth defects among Iraqi children conceived in the aftermath of the war has been linked to military assaults, according to a new study. Reports of increased miscarriages, lead and mercury poisoning, congenital heart problems, brain defects, and malformed limbs appear to be worse in children born in Fallujah, where the U.S. launched two devastating military assaults eight years ago. American forces admitted to using white phosphorous shells during the bombardment, though they denied using depleted uranium, which has been linked to high rates of cancer and birth defects. Similar defects have been found among children born in Basra after British troops invaded.

CHA-CHING

Who says expensive gasoline is a bad thing? Retail sales surged 1.1 percent in September from August, better than analysts' expectations. Sure, higher gas prices accounted for a chunk of the gain. But the data suggest that jobs growth, rising home values, and higher consumer confidence is supporting more robust consumer spending.


VACCINE
HPV Shots Don't Increase Promiscuity
According to new study.
PRESSURE
E.U. Toughens Iran Sanctions
Blocks "all transactions" between Iranian and EU banks.
CAPSIZED
Costa Concordia Hearings Begin
In Italian court.
DIPLOMACY
New Envoy Says U.S. Supports Libya
First comments since arrival.
TELL-ALL
Lohan to Talk to Barbara Walters
According to TMZ.
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