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September 26, 2012 | | BUCKEYE STATE Amid grumbles that Mitt Romney has sapped his running mate’s mojo, the two have joined forces for two days of barnstorming in all-important Ohio. The Daily Beast’s David Freedlander weighs in on their first rally—and Ryan’s aggressive Obama takedown. ATTACK ON U.S. EMBASSY Sources say intelligence agencies knew within a day that al Qaeda affiliates were behind the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans—they even knew where one of the attackers lived. The Daily Beast’s Eli Lake explores what the White House knew—and why it may be crucial to the upcoming election. Battleground Ohio students and middle-class voters can expect a visit from both presidential candidates this week, as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are eagerly seeking the support of these crucial voting groups in one of the most vulnerable battleground states. On Wednesday the president will hold rallies at two state universities while Romney’s tour bus heads to three of the state’s major metropolitan areas to appeal to their middle-class citizens. Ohio opens its early-voting polls on Oct. 2, and it’s evident that both Romney and Obama have kicked it into high gear, as the Midwestern state is the setting of more TV campaign ads than even Florida. HURRY UP AND WAIT Two of Rupert Murdoch’s former senior executives gathered at a central London courthouse Wednesday only to hear from the judge that their trial over phone-hacking charges won’t take place for a whole year. The two ex-execs were joined by five journalists and one private investigator, also accused of involvement with the hacking scandal—all of whom simply confirmed their identities at Wednesday’s hearing and then went on their way. After he left News of the World, Andy Coulson, one of the accused former executives, was hired as Prime Minister David Cameron’s communications director, sparking questions about Cameron’s judgment. Raging Violence Damascus was the site of two bombing attacks Wednesday, as the area near the Syrian Army and Air Force command headquarters went up in black smoke. The rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad continues to intensify, and the rebel Free Syrian Army has already taken ownership of the attack. Yet while the rebel group has claimed multiple deaths, both the opposition group and the government have a tendency to exaggerate successes and losses. | | 
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