MoDo:  Rice "should have realized that when a gang showed up with R.P.G.'s and mortars in a place known as a hotbed of Qaeda sympathizers and Islamic extremist training camps, it was `not anger over a movie."

NYTimes:  To Libyans who witnessed the assault and know the attackers, there is little doubt what occurred: a well-known group of local Islamist militants struck without any warning or protest, and they did it in retaliation for the video. That is what the fighters said at the time, speaking emotionally of their anger at the video without mentioning Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden or the terrorist strikes of 11 years earlier. And it is an explanation that tracks with their history as a local militant group determined to protect Libya from Western influence.

MoDo (suggesting the talking points Rice was given were edited for political purposes):

"Rice should have been wary of a White House staff with a tendency to gild the lily, with her pal Valerie Jarrett and other staffers zealous about casting the president in a more flattering light, like national security officials filigreeing the story of the raid on Osama to say Bin Laden fought back. Did administration officials foolishly assume that if affiliates of Al Qaeda were to blame, it would dilute the credit the president got for decimating Al Qaeda? Were aides overeager to keep Mitt Romney, who had stumbled after the Benghazi attack by accusing the president of appeasing Islamic extremists, on the defensive?"

NYTimes:  "Democrats said Mr. Petraeus made it clear the change had not been done for political reasons to aid Mr. Obama. "The general was adamant there was no politicization of the process, no White House interference or political agenda," said Representative Adam B. Schiff, Democrat of California."

And although her tone is obviously much softer than that taken by some of the Republicans, I think it shows the stance taken by many here that the criticism was fueled by sexism and/or racism was a tad extreme.

He's just trying to figure a better way to sell us the same content.
Better packaging.
Better pitching.
That's the answer.

Stanford remained in place at No. 11 in the AP Poll despite beating Oregon on the road in Eugene, while Alabama, Georgia and Florida each moved up two slots for staying at home to survive the rigors of D-1AA Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and Jacksonville State, respectively.

With the exception of LSU, which was hosting Mississippi in a conference matchup, not a single one of the marquee SEC programs were playing Div. 1 teams. Texas A&M and South Carolina matched up -- at home, natch -- against the vaunted likes of Sam Houston State and Wofford College.

Here are four teams that have flown under nearly everyone's radar this season, yet will all be playing for conference titles in the next two weeks:

• Utah State (9-2) -- The only blemishes on the Aggies' schedule are a pair of razon-thin nonconference losses at Wisconsin (16-14) and at BYU (6-3). If they win at San Jose State on Saturday, they win their first-ever WAC championship outright.

• San Jose State (9-2) -- The Spartans lost an opening game heartbreaker at Bay Area rival Stanford, 20-17. Eleven weeks later, they knocked off BYU before a raucous sellout crowd at Spartan Stadium, 20-14. They can clinch a tie for their first-ever WAC title with a victory at home over Utah State.

• Northern Illinois (10-1) -- After a bitter opening game loss to Iowa, 18-17, the Huskies have ripped of 10 straight victories, including a 31-24 win over a very good Toledo team to clinch the MAC West title and a berth in the MAC championship game Nov. 30 against Kent State.

• Kent State (10-1) -- After forgetting to show up against Kentucky on opening weekend, the Golden Flashes have also won 10 straight to win the MAC East crown and a berth in the MAC championship game Nov. 30 against Northern Illinois. Next up for them, however, is a tough matchup with Ohio (8-3), who beat Penn State on the road opening weekend.

But you hyperbole is a little much, they can leave Amazon, they aren't the only game in town.  Buy.com and Ebay come to mind.

From you link:

All told, the AG's Office received more than 370 complaints against Amazon, ranging from customers worried about their online privacy to game-app developers demanding better financial terms.

But about 40 percent of the complaints came from small merchants who use Amazon's Web platform to sell their products. And of those, three-fourths -- nearly 120 sellers -- complained that Seattle-based Amazon abruptly suspended or closed their accounts, tying up anywhere from several hundred dollars to more than $20,000.

Argo is just a good yarn....Alan Arkin cracks me up.   A little bit Le Carre and little bit M*A*S*H.  Vindication for Jimmy Carter at the end.