UPDATE: Congressman Lewis dances “Gangnam Style.” Hat Tip: Political Insider

    Georgia Items
    - AJC: Atlanta region sees spike in public corruption cases.
    - The Boy Scout’s “perversion files” scandal impacts Georgia.
    - A documentary looks at the Tri-State Crematory scandal.
    - The “Capitol Steps” are coming to Athens for a pre-election performance.
    - Walter Jones: Governor Putting Stamp On Higher Education.
    - Five counts dropped against Clayton’s Victor Hill
    - Erick Erickson says vote “Yes” on the charter school amendment.
    - Wingfield: Spend more money on traditional schools? We tried that.

    Georgia Election Items
    - CD12: Augusta Chronicle talks about Lee Anderson and the Athens Banner-Herald talks about John Barrow.
    - Jim Galloway says Sen. Chambliss might get a challenge in 2014.
    - A look at the PSC district 3 race, incumbent Eaton (R) v. Oppenheimer (D) v. Ploeger (L).

    National Election Items
    - The President and the Governor get ready for tonight’s final debate. Topic: foreign policy.
    - The President outraises the Governor in September, raising $126 million to Romney’s $78. Obama also outspent Romney $115.6 to $65 million. For some reason the Obama campaign borrowed $15 million from BoA.
    - Sandra Fluke drew a crowd of less than 12 while campaigning for Obama in Reno. Mark Steyn comments.
    - UN says “don’t elect Romney.”
    - RCP National Average: Obama 47.1, Romney 46.9.
    - RCP State Averages: FL: Romney +2.1, IA: Obama +2.4, NH: Romney +1.0, OH: Obama +2.1, PA: Obama +5.0, VA: Tie, WI: Obama +2.8.
    - RCP Electoral College map.
    - 11 Senate seats are toss-ups.

    National/International Items
    - RIP: George McGovern.
    - Three dead, four wounded in a shooting in Wisconsin. The suspect was later found dead.
    - Joe Scarborough says the Tea Party has been good for the GOP.
    - Elections in the Basque and Galicia regions of Spain were held yesterday.

    Miscellaneous Items
    - Olympic Medalists McKayla Maroney and Jonathan Horton will speak to students at Georgia Gwinnett College today. The pair will join other Olympic Gymnasts at the Gwinnett Arena this weekend.
    - The Detroit Tigers are in the World Series.
    - The Giants force game 7 against the Cardinals.
    - The weekend box office results.

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